American Pit Bull for Adoption

Jade a gorgeous APBT mix is available for adoption at Claws N Paws in Buena Vista, GA.

Age: about 3 years old
Color: white with red markings; red nose
Notes: Housetrained, knows simple commands, gets along with other dogs and cats

Jade was surrendered by her owner's children. The owner commited suicide, and her boyfriend was in jail for driving without a license. The children did not want Jade or Nyla, Jade's 7 month old puppy, so they surrendered the 2, to the rescue.

As a no-kill shelter, Jade and her daughter will be housed until adoption.

For more information, contact- Claws N Paws.

The American Bully

There is some controversy as to whether or not the American Bully is a breed on its own or is it just a selectively breed APBT.

I have my personal opinions, but for the most part one can look at it deferently.


You can really look at it a few different ways.
1. It is a selectively breed APBT using the Gotti and Razor's Edge Bloodlines.
2. It is a purbred dog.
3. It is a mixbreed.

I have thought that the American Bully is nothing more than an APBT, but with further research into the situation, I have found it to be a mix-breed dog, similar to that of the labradoodle or goldendoodle. As poodle hybrids are not registerable by any reputable breeder, they are not considered purbred dogs. They do not have a set standard. The American Bully, is similar. It is the mix between an American Pit Bull Terrier and an American Staffordshire Terrier. Although, you can get this mix registered with the ABKC (American Bully Kennel Club), it is not registerable with any other kennel club.

Because the "breed" is not registerable with the UKC or the ADBA, it is not considered a breed with a set standard. Although, the ABKC does have its own standard for the "breed," which is as follows:

General Impression

Give the impression of strength for its size.

Medium size dog with a muscular body.

Agile and graceful in movement and keenly alert to his surroundings.

Stocky, not long-legged or racy in outline.

Head

Medium length

Broad skull with pronounced cheek muscles and high set ears

Ears: Natural or Cropped
Eyes: All colors except albinism; Shape would be round to oval; Set low down in skull and far apart.
Muzzle: Medium length; Rounded on upper side or slightly squared to fall away abruptly below eyes.
Jaws: Well defined; Under jaw to be strong and have biting power.
Lips: Close and even; Some looseness accepted, but not preferred.
Teeth: Upper teeth to meet tightly outside lower teeth in front or scissor bite accepted.
Nose: All colors acceptable.

Neck

Heavy

Slightly arched

Tapering from shoulders to back of skull

No looseness of skin.

Medium length.

Shoulders

Strong and muscular with blades wide and sloping.

Back

Fairly short.

Slight sloping from withers to rump or straight accepted with gentle short slope at rump to base of tail.

Slightly higher rears accepted, but not encouraged.

Body

Well-sprung ribs, deep in rear and all ribs close together.

Forelegs set wide apart to permit chest development.

Chest should be deep and broad.

Tail

Short in comparison to size

Low set

Tapering to a fine point

Not curled.

Not docked.

Legs
Front legs: should be straight a slight turning outwards of the feet is accepted but not desired

Large or round bones; Pastern upright; No resemblance of bend in front.
Hindquarters: Well-muscled; Let down at hocks, turning neither in nor out.
Feet: Moderate size; Well-arched and compact.
Gait: Should be springy with drive off the rear.

Coat

Short, Stiff to the touch, Glossy

Color

All colors and patterns are expect the color merle.

Size

Height and weight should be in proportion.

A height of about 18 to 21 inches at shoulders for the male and 17 to 20 inches for the female.

There is no particular weight for the breed.

You can take this info as you will, and form you own opinions. I will stick by my opinion in that the American Bully by these standards set by the ABKC is a mix breed dog, as it is the breeding of an APBT and an AmStaff.

Pictures of American Bullies, ranging from Bullies, Gotti APBT, Razor's Edge APBT, and AmStaffs:

Zues- mandyp0221

Spirit- yomamasnastepits

Chamillionaire- BooBie Da Bully

Mija- BooBie Da Bully

Lil' Miss Porkchop- BooBie Da Bully

Uzi Clip- BooBie Da Bully

Deca- Sandi Marie

Hummer- shellbell44

Purina Freestyle Flying Disk

Who says that the APBT isn't athletic and mobile?



Wallace, the American Pit Bull Terrier, sure doesn't!

Wallace won the 2007 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Freestyle Flying Disc contest. He is the new Freestyle Flying Disk National Champion.

Read more at : WallaceThePitBull

On the website, it states that Wallace was a rescued APBT. He was untrained and bored. Flying disk (aka dog frisbee) was the perfect outlet for a dog of these criteria.

Wallace is truly a story that any APBT lover wants to hear about- a rescued dog doomed at a either a life in a cage or no life at all ending up in a loving home. A dog someone turned down because of lack of training and, well, care; is now a champion of his breed in the sport he loves and enjoys.

What more can any dog ask for?

And... For the main attraction... ;-)

...

WALLACE (pictures courtesy of Andrew and Wallace)








Unfortunately not a video of Wallace, but a video of the Purina Incredible Dog Challange, none-the-less.

Potty Training Update

So M.I.A. ia now 7 months old. She has her moments, I'll say that for sure. We started crate training her, but because she seemed to like the crate and have absolutely no idea what was going on, the crate training solution never really kicked into her mind. Then, we started tying her up, basically with the same sentiment of crate training but tie her leash to something stationary while she was still attached versus put her in the crate. This was the key... To start...

Once M.I.A. started to realized that if she went outside, and didn't potty, she had to stay leashed, she started pottying more outside. This was great. We were able to give her shorter times on the leash, when she wouldn't go. And things were really working...

Then, she had a step back... Deciding that my parents bedroom was a much nicer place to use the bathroom versus having to go outside. I assume she felt that this would solve the problem of being tied up. Who knows?



Now, all doors must be shut, and we know that as soon as she takes off down the hallway she has to go. We've been doing this for about 2 months, give or take. But, she still has her moments. She'll go days without pottying in the house, and then...

She'll start at the door and move her way to the living room, peeing as she walks. It's happened twice now, I believe. It's just not a pretty site or thing to clean up.

I just with that this poor pup was little enough to litter box train.. Yes, it's rather silly and amusing, but you can really Litter Box Train a dog..

Puppy Teething Stage

All dogs go through a teething stage as puppies. As pet parents, it’s not the best stage to go through. You can loose many socks, shoes, and even furniture, if you’re not careful. But, you can actually make it through the teething puppy stage.

As a parent to a new APBT puppy, you may have already determined they have very strong jaw muscles, and you may have figured out that they like to chew! This, is usually the cause of the teething period that can last several months. But, don’t fret…





You may have all the teething toys and tons of chew toys, but the pup still prefers your shoes. Well, don’t hit the dog, or punish the dog. You can actually praise the dog every time he picks up your shoes, but remember to take the shoe away from him as soon as you praise. No, this doesn’t teach the dog that it’s ok to play with your new shoes, but instead to take your shoes and give them to you.

You can try tying old socks in knots, in order to differentiate what he can and cannot chew one. Take the knotted sock and dip it in a broth. Freeze the sock, and give it to him once frozen. This is a tasty new toy that he can chew on.



Try nylabones. Never rawhides or greenies.
Frozen fruits and veggies, but make sure to avoid those that can pose harm to your pup.

You can overcome a teething puppy. It just takes a little time and a lot of patience.