Just bought a Bull Terrior....
 

Can any one help me out i just bought a 8 week bull terrior I need some good points on how to raise him right i was told that he is the most vicious Dog out there.

Bull Terrier = Pit Bull

No : meaning Bull terrior

This Is what he should look like no Pics yet

Ah ~ Spud McKenzie... why didn't you say so?


I've never heard of them being the most vicious, I think that title's held by the Pit ~ but training and treatment are paramount in the demeanor and behavior of an animal.

that dog is lame.
why would you want to have a vicious spud?

From AKC.org

The Bull Terrier comes in two varieties, the colored and the solid white.

Their coat is short and glossy and requires very little grooming.

The Bull Terier loves games with a ball or other toys and all sorts of outdoor activities.

Today's Bull Terriers are playful, fun-loving, sensitive, and affectionate dogs who make wonderful pets and companions, despite their tough appearance.

The Bull Terrier is valued as a loyal and loving friend. Because they are so muscular, Bull Terriers need plenty of exercise to stay fit, and love nothing more than playing catch with a bouncy rubber ball. They make the most delightful of compaions -- in the city or country.

More info at The bull terrier club of america
http://www.btca.com/

Get em a friend, like an alligator to play with, down here in Florida, they are everywhere

Thanx Persiankitty but to everyone else make sure you know what your talking about when saying it's not the most vicious becuase it's the most vicious start dog around , these dogs take pit's like nothing because pit's are stupid, there is a reason they call them (bull )terriors , they take anykind of dawg believe me it's also how you raise the pup that matter but i don't want him walking with my girl and him getting all crazy and eating someone or another dog, so thanks for the info:)

I've raised rotweillers before and the most important thing is obedience. If during his puppy years the dog doesn't latch on to the fact that you are the master then later on you or your family could be in big trouble.

Sometimes this actually can take quite a bit of nerve. One rottie puppy I had actually scared the shit out of me. For example if he got a piece of meat and you tried to take it away he would snap at you.

So what we used to do was to purposely let him get a choice piece of meat and then try to take it away. If he snarled or didn't release I would kick his ass, not in an abusvive way, but in an initimdating "I am the boss" fashion. In nature dogs are disciplined fairly but quite harshly by the "top dog". If you don't replicate this lesson many dogs will grow up to be a mess, maybe even dangerous.

Here is my current "mutt" - "Navigator", the largest dog on the planet, and a real sweet guy:
http://www.fareastmedia.com/navi.jpg

Proof please.

Make sure YOU know what YOU're talking about ~ all you said was that you were told it's the most vicious...

Hey pill ~ the sky is falling


....and what's a 'start dog' supposed to be??

agree...
and from http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/bullter.cfm
"Lips

Should be clean and tight. "

Agreed

:winkwink:

haha you thought you were getting a viscious dog and got a bitch dog instead

haaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha :)

Btw; I names him Pimp:) I really don't need to proove myself to anyone here but to all that know about thses Dogs please feel free to share good and bad:)

The British Bull Terrier no longer holds the title of best fighting dog, and a number of terribly efficient killing dogs have been invented since dog fighting has been outlawed almost everywhere.

The variants of the Staffordshire Terrier (including the American version, the Pit Bull) are not only better fighters, but potentially much more aggressive and vicious. The Bull Terrier is usually a very well-behaved dog, even around other dogs, which can't be said about some of the more vicious pit fighting dogs.

Other fighting breeds are the Tosa Inu from Japan (http://www.eratagaritosainu.com/The%20Tosa%20Inu.htm), the dogo argentino (http://www.dogo.org/Photo_Gallery/Photo_Gallery.htm), the pressa canarios (http://www.dogo-canario.org/Foto%207.htm).

There are other breeds, but you get the point: the best fighting breeds have a low stance, a relatively low body, a medium-short snout, and very muscular jaws. Most of the aforementioned breeds appear to be variations in type on the Pit Bull breed, and some of them are pretty scary animals, looking kind of like Pit Bulls on steroids.

Two Presa Canarios tore a woman to pieces despite the attempts of their handler to restrain them (the dogs were actually the property of a man in prison at the time).

Some of these breeds are gigantic. Presa Canarios can exceed 200 lbs, making them the size of a large mastiff, but with the head of a Pit Bull.

At any rate, what is your interest in these breeds. Normally, when I see someone on the street with a fighting dog, it looks like the owner is someone who might not always be up to good. These breeds require very responsible, strong-willed owners who will work hard to curb their vicious tendencies. Some of these breeds would be better to disappear off the face of the earth.

After all, all dogs are canis familiaris (literally, "common dog" or "family dog") and if a canis familiaris is going to be born into this world, it would better be in the form of a Golden Retriever than a Dogo Argentino.

why buy a dog you don't know how to raise :helpme

Pit bull might be the most vicious dog or whatnot but when it comes down to intelegence then your on the wrong page bro, anyhow i think despite all the hate on my man, i feel he wil proove to be something special at a bright age of 8 weeks he is 15lb already looking like a champ eating everything in the house possible and peeing and shitting all over the place:) But i'll will get a pic up and show you guy's honestly it was a choice between the pit and this guy but they can't compete honestly because first off the pitbull(american shafferd) was $500 i was thats it, for my boy they wanted $2000 because his parents were some sort of champions in Russia i have papers and all for him i might just take him to the show's and by the way if you ever see a white version of (PIMP) run because they are all deff and the only way to speak to them is by sign language:) Pit is nice for fighting but if you want an intelegent dog to love and respect you i think i got what i was looking for:)


Thanx again for all you help guy's

WHy have kids if you don't know how to raise them...?

seriously a very stupid remark, i don't know you but please with opinions like that keep them to yourself.

We'd be living in a much better world if parents were a bit better trained.

well he has a valid point. some dogs are harder to maintain than others there for requireing special attention, training, etc. etc.

But it's intelligent to start a thread and insult those who post within it?

Do control freaks make good dog trainers?

i'm not sure you really know about these dogs..
check out this site
it's got everything you need to know about your mutt