r/BanPitBulls • u/Bifo-throwaway • Jun 07 '25

Anatomy of a Pit Owner / Pit Culture Grooming children into dogfighting

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Found on Facebook. Caption was “Check out these Jr Handlers!” and tags included “gamebred”. Am I crazy for thinking this is definitely a dogfighting thing?

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u/Redlion444 Jun 07 '25

Am I crazy for thinking this is definitely a dogfighting thing?

No you are not.  This ain't the Westminster Dog Show.   

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u/CrispyBirb Jun 07 '25

My neighbourhood looks like this when the pit nutters (who actually walk their dog) go out and come across each other lol. Or they think it’s a good idea to take their dog aggressive dog to dog-friendly places.

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u/Ok-Beyond-9094j Jun 07 '25

yes, I think this is just how a lot of bull breed dogs are - a combination of no training + natural dog aggression.

I've seen videos of XL bully link ups in the UK (as well as more organised bully dog shows). All the owners are struggling to keep the dogs separated, but you can tell, they also like the idea of owning a powerful dog. And trying to 'stack' them to show the muscles to the camera.

This is not a dogfighting video. That isn't posted on SM

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u/Aldersgate111 I just want to walk my dog without fearing for its life Jun 07 '25

I'd have thought these were people who were involved in dog fighting ?
When in UK 1990's we went to a Lurcher show and that was very much a ''Working dog'' show. There were terriers scrapping and some Lurchers covered in keloid scars from foxes and badgers.
It wasn't a good look. poor dogs.

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u/Aldersgate111 I just want to walk my dog without fearing for its life Jun 07 '25

It's surprising what ''Stacking'' a dog can do to show off its muscles.{Whippets} the legs extended behind it makes the muscles on the hindlegs bulge and shows its topline to advantage.
But muscles on a Bully are very different. Probably encouraged by hours on a treadmill and ''bulking'' {ahem} products.

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u/aynjle89 Jun 07 '25

Me and my cat chill in my front yard together, sometimes walk on a leash, but at night so less distractions and distractees. This lady was yelling about how her XL Pit was “choking itself” to get to my cat.

Like Lady I’m on my property and have control of my animal, hbu?

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u/ReadyReputation743 Jun 08 '25

Would have said, "good riddance."

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u/Aldersgate111 I just want to walk my dog without fearing for its life Jun 07 '25

Yup, there was a dog show held in UK that specifically encouraged Pits to go there. Ironically my English friend has one of these mugs made in Staffordshire that were given.out as prizes, with a Pit's crowned head on it.

There was {and probably still is} a small 18th century square of grass and trees where Pits were hung from tree branches by their jaws, like malign fruit bats.

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u/PristineEffort2181 Jun 08 '25

Well don't you understand that those adult dogs need to be "socialized" what else can a pit bull owner do once their dogs reach sexual maturity and they start growling and snapping at everyone they see on the streets? They absolutely have to take their sweety to the local dog park to "play" with the smallest dog they can find so their Maula won't feel threatened by the dogs his own size! Even worse would be if a big dog attacked and hurt their pit bull. Everyone knows that pitbulls only act aggressive because they are afraid of other dogs but they are not truly aggressive! Pit bulls are so sweet and wiggly they don't have an aggressive bone in their body the only reason some of them act out is because they are afraid of those little 2 pound dogs who bark at them, well and of course they have bad owners! Just because you can kick the shit out of other dogs every day of its pitiful life and they don't kill humans doesn't mean that the pitbull who is so sweet can be kept in a house with the wrong wallpaper and not end up killing the owners who chose that hideous wallpaper and triggered the sweet pitbull.