- pacanto wrote:
- Egan,I dont claim to know everything but one thing I do know is proper socialisation and proper training makes any dog of any breed putty in your hands.I can see why most people on this site have APBTs.Its worse than a Schutshund club.Small man syndrome,bar one or two here who know what they are on about.
Hands up who says my dog loves to bite!!?
Hands up! two of my pitbulls hate all dogs and one of my amstaffs would start a fight in a room on her own
the other dogs can tolerate some dogs in controlled situations, but they can NEVER be trusted with other animals FACT!!!
Yet ALL my dogs are human friendly.
NO amount of socialization can completely change the instincts of an animal bred for a specific purpose, the instincts are always there beneath the surface
This debate has been done thousands of times, NURTURE vs NATURE
you asked which breed to choose, amstaff or ambull
go with amstaff, great family pet and a very good chance it will be ok with other dogs in controlled situations, BUT remember , they can be dog aggressive, it may or may not become an issue when said dog reaches maturity
and when anyone who knows ANYTHING about apbt's, the LAST thing they will do is advertise a pup as blue nose or red nose, thats normally a RED FLAG to everyone that the person selling said pup hasn't got a clue!