Some things just stick in your gut...ya know.
Instead of trashing someone's thread I'll post here because it fits and this thread is already on a downward spiral.
Semmes- reading back on some of Your other questions. about being "game" and "hot" If these dogs were "hot" I would Cull, I cant stand a dog that will get that way when in woods and need them to focus, the cur dogs get pissy, and need Your Bull to be level headed. My Pits I have had and all bull types have to be trustworthy around chickens cattle, and anythings on a farm environment. I believe that was original job to serve humans as a helper and be smart enough to do as needed. I think they should be bred that way again and wouldn't have so many issues
I believe bulldogs at around a year old should have to be taught what not to mess with and anything else is far game...
They are bulldogs...they are bred assassins and well should be. The if not killing this or that is not natural to them by definition and these things can be trained and focused but I was referring to a pup previous and a pup with these drives suits me just fine when talkin bulldogs.
I feel young bulldogs or bullbreeds that without guidance take it upon themselves to police and dominate their environment hold the true original temperament but by the same token should be able to curb and focus their aggression thru guidance. That is when you sort by a cull factor...
This is not for everyone, but when Your ass in a bind, this dog can choose to let go of one hog and come after the hog that's got Your ass down or a bull, or whatever is problematic, not just chase off what is running because prey drive has kicked in a tiny brain. Yes they have prey drive, but it does not always overload them as does a Pit or many ABs. Some Dogos are too smart making them too soft and need a pack environment to finish a job,
This sticks in my mind as well...
There are and have been many pits and abs that perform this function easily without dogo to add 'brain size' lol. They are documented in the news quite frequently and have much more of a track record in those areas over dogos.
And this little gem sticks with me as well...
reaches under my hens nesting and grabs snakes, and wont steal eggs or bother a bird, has enough sense to know what belongs and what don't belong and what is okay to kill and not.
To me, not owning chickens, a bulldog if mine would probably kill the chicken first, then eat the egg and that would be perfectly acceptable and expected in my world. If I owned chickens it probably wouldn't and I would expect they should be able to be trained, focused (tho begrudgingly) away from that behavior. But I would also expect by natural instinct, or 'sense', they'd leave the snake alone.... Instinctively, with the exception of some suicidal terroir breeds...
And finally this:
As Far as health....The lack of physical limitations and the speed, I don't find necessary to do PennHip or OFA testing on these, like I do with My Catahoulas. Soundness in very important, as with every aspect in breeding dogs,
Funny statement?!?
The working bred catahoula sorts it's self by health and hips over generations. They are expected to put down myltuple miles when dogging. The two breeds referenced above when used as lead in dogs are expected to maybe do a 200yd run. And both breeds are inherently riddled with displaysia.
Just some statements I found kinda weird...
