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McSween
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I would love some help.? Okay here is the deal. My godson (25) who has a job, lives in a great house with plenty of room for a dog to run, fenced yards and all the rest is a lover of the bully breeds. He was the part-owner of a wonderful APBT who my vet rescued from an abuse situation and we agreed to take in, do multiple surgeries on (with our vet's help in getting all done at reduced fees - he is an angel BTW). Anyway, my godson and his long-time girl friend split up and agreed that she would take the dog. He gets some visitation rights but they are almost two hours apart so it is not as much as he would like.
Anyway, he would love another dog. I am thinking of buying one for him as a birthday present this coming June but I know very little about the breeds myself. I would obviously like a well-bred dog. He has talked about going through a rescue and that is a possibility.
So what I would love to know is
1) what are the differences between the two breeds and how would one chose which breed is right for a particular situation.
2) any thoughts on a rescue dog vs a dog from a quality breeder
3) and any special recommendations for selecting a breeder for these particular breeds that might be different from other breeds - if any and maybe there are not. There just seem to be a whole lot of less than reputable bully breeders out there (not that there aren't a lot of crappy breeders of other breeds - so maybe this is just a mis-perception on my part).
Sorry this is so long. I guess I should add that when I lived in the city there were a lot of really aggressive pitts around us (very popular among a certain portion of the population in my area). I realize that these dogs were made to be that way but I guess I personally have a bit of an unfair perception of the breeds - same as Saint Bernards and I own one (and he is a doll) but he is the only Saint I really trust having had neighbors who owned ridiculously dangerous and aggressive saints - I know its not fair but I can't really help it). I would like to make sure that my godson gets a wonderful dog and not a potential problem.
Thanks for reading!
Anyway, he would love another dog. I am thinking of buying one for him as a birthday present this coming June but I know very little about the breeds myself. I would obviously like a well-bred dog. He has talked about going through a rescue and that is a possibility.
So what I would love to know is
1) what are the differences between the two breeds and how would one chose which breed is right for a particular situation.
2) any thoughts on a rescue dog vs a dog from a quality breeder
3) and any special recommendations for selecting a breeder for these particular breeds that might be different from other breeds - if any and maybe there are not. There just seem to be a whole lot of less than reputable bully breeders out there (not that there aren't a lot of crappy breeders of other breeds - so maybe this is just a mis-perception on my part).
Sorry this is so long. I guess I should add that when I lived in the city there were a lot of really aggressive pitts around us (very popular among a certain portion of the population in my area). I realize that these dogs were made to be that way but I guess I personally have a bit of an unfair perception of the breeds - same as Saint Bernards and I own one (and he is a doll) but he is the only Saint I really trust having had neighbors who owned ridiculously dangerous and aggressive saints - I know its not fair but I can't really help it). I would like to make sure that my godson gets a wonderful dog and not a potential problem.
Thanks for reading!