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soulpups

has there ever been a more appropriate time to sing “we are the champions” to my dog? i dont think so!

RW-17 & 19 JCh Ch. Tibicinan Regina di Cuori

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ilovegreatdanes

Ted Talk: Pit Bulls

Some of you may have forgotten who I am since it’s been forever. But before I go on (and on) with this topic, I figured I’d remind you that I work with dogs everyday. It’s my profession and passion.

There has been too much misinformation being spread around the internet, the public, the media about Pit Bulls and I’m (and a lot of other animal professionals) fucking sick of it.

I guess to start this off, I’m going to post an example of this terrible misrepresentation of the breed (yes, it is infact a breed!).

I honestly don’t even know where to begin. First of all, the dog in the video probably isn’t even a Pit Bull, but a Pit Bull mix. There’s no way to really know unless a DNA test is done and we see the pedigree. But it looks to me like a mix. Second of all, the two examples she gave of other “Pit Bulls” was a fucking Bull Terrier (which is most definitely not a fucking Pit Bull) and an American Bulldog (also most definitely not a fucking Pit Bull). Third of all, in order to be a Pit Bull all you have to obtain is a block head, muscular build, and stocky body? Noted. So I guess the actual recognized and registered breed American Pit Bull Terriers is just a big oopsie booboo on almost all ethical kennel clubs around the world. Fourth of all, “Pit Bulls are killed in shelters daily simply because they’re pits. People don’t trust them around children. Dogs are a product of their environment. They are the way they are because owners decide to abuse them, neglect them, abandon them…” I’m not even going to write my response to that in this paragraph because it would be too fucking much. So I’ll see you in the next one.

Girl, the environment isn’t the only factor in what makes up a dogs temperament, personality, and behavior. Genetics play a big role in this. Genetic aggression is a thing, always has been and always will be. Genetics are why a border collie herds, a pointer points, a Belgian Malinios bites, a bloodhound tracks, an LSD guards, and why a Pit Bull kills dogs. You think every owner trains them to do that? No. That’s why they’re the go-to when it comes to dog fighting. They have a high game drive, prey drive and strong tenacity. They were bred for a purpose and it sure as hell wasnt to be a nanny dog. I’m not sure who came up with that one, but I have to say that it’s gold.

Anyways, I’m going to expand on this soon.

I will be having talks like this more often on my new blog @thedogsnobs if you wanna follow. I would love to have more Ted Talks with you guys. I feel like education is key. Maybe I’ll post some training videos for everyone in the near future.

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drferox
Anonymous asked:

Hi! A while back, I stumbled on dog forums with breeders heatedly debating dogs’ lifespans. Most breeders argued that dog breeds with short lifespans (around 5-6 years) were a result of breeding health problems into breeds by humans and that such short lifespans were abnormal. Other breeders however argued that dogs with longer lifespans like chihuahuas (that can apprently live up to 20 years old?) were the wrong ones on a genetic level. Do you have any thoughts on lifespan?

drferox answered:

Well, I reckon it’s pretty rich to argue that breeding in the ability to live a long and healthy life is ‘wrong’ on some level. I mean, most of us want our pets to live a long time. If they can do that comfortably then shouldn’t that be something we aim for?

If you look at the nearest relatives, 8 years seems reasonable for a wolf in the wild. However, we are not talking about dogs ‘in the wild’, we are talking about animals in human care, and wolves in captivity might live for 12-15 years.

So it’s not unreasonable to say 12-15 years should be the target lifespan, but anything beyond that with a good quality of life is a bonus.

Which means the breeds that do have notably shorter lifespans, around 5 to 8 years old, many of which are large and/or brachycephalic, raise some ethical and scientific questions but should not be argued to be the norm for all dog breeds.

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