Best family catch dog

[LostHighway]

It's all about the individual dog!!

 

Taylor loves her some Digger and Digger loves him some Taylor.

[shawn]

 id go with an ab pup and check out its parents and ask a lot of questions about their temperment around kids.

all dogs especially bulldogs should be closely monitored around kids though, i know ill catch hell for that statement but your talking about a dog that can do serious damage quick.

[dub]

I like pits because I have been around a lot of good ones. The only bad one were people that tried to make the aggressive. That is like trying to make water wet you just get a mess. But my wife puts up with my camo truck, keeping my bow just inside the front door for a quick hunt, me going hunting at every opportunity, and so much more. So if she does not want a pit I will give her that. If I did get a pit I would have trouble with my wife. She does not tell me not to do or get things very often so I will respect her feelings on this one. After all she is not happy about the camo truck with Super Swampers that I drive everywhere that she told me not to get. I would like to see an Airedale but I would prefer an AB or an Amrido.

[texasguy23]

Man I can feel you on the wife front about pitts. I was raised with them my whole life but she jus don't trust them. Although a stray one jus made its way in my back yard so I think its a sign lol good luck I'd go for an amerigo.

[dabutcher]

i'll say this about the amergos that uglydog breeds, the one i have it would be super hard for me to get rid of her . she's my baby and i'd do anything for her and i'm confident she would do the same. easy going dog, really laid back around the house, and ready to go when it's hunting time.  i've never had to worry about her with my kids, strangers coming up to the house is another story........good luck gettin one.  i had looked around for 6 months or a little longer and fell into one by pure LUCK.  i know she doesn't breed to just sell a litter.  I got one from someone on an accidental breeding.  Glad i did though. 

[lonewolf]

 I have 4 ABs, 3 males and 1 female! I like all of them, but the female is my favorite. No agression and grate handle on all of them. I think you need to spend time training CDs as much or more so than bay dogs. Teaching a dog to obey and handle is time well spent. You will not regret the time it takes and everyone you hunt with will notice the defferance.

[dub]

Yeah, I would live an Uglydog Amergo. But I am going with AB. I also think they will make sure nobody steels my BMC out of the yard. I think I will start with a male and add a female for retirement planning. That way I can get a puppy to make sure I have a catch dog on the bench. Them starters need a rest every now and then.

[BULLMASTER]

I havent seen one pit that I trust yet,I have been attacked 3 times for no reason .One of the attacks was from my inlaws dog that they had over 8 years and never showed any aggression toward anyone,needless to say that was the last time he attacked anyone.

[3-Bdogs]

that is prefrence and my prefrence is if your that worried about your child gettin hurt dont make an opportunity for it which means build a kennel not being rude its just the most efficent way and as far as aggression some of the ab i have had and been around were very human aggresive and thats SOME not all same goes for pitts had more prob with the ab to be honest as far as human aggression it all depends on who breed it who raised the other hand is i know labs, chows, currs, hounds, little house dogs that were worse than any pitt or ab so to each is own in JMO

[HIGHWATER KENNELS]

Fellows, for what its worth I been around pits for quite some time dealing with different catch dogs from different lines.  Never had a certain breed of pits just would pick em up as I go to use.  Had em from puppies and even bought full grown dogs, never once thought that one of them would turn on me or my kids.  Of course I had ones that would be dog aggressive from time to time and would have to cull em, but what happen to my buddy sat. shocked me when he called me.  He had this dog for 4 years from a pup, dog has been hunted by him and myself for years so no excuse for what he done at all could a person find.  He simply turned on his own owner for no reason.  Now this dog was on a chain and my buddy has small children so it just so happened to be him thank god and he was able to deal with it.  So when people say that it is HOW YOU RAISE THE DOG well in this case that motto failed the test.  Be careul with pits, bottom line cause u never know  I know it woke me up. 

[dub]

I have hunting dogs so a kennel is being built. But I like to spend time with my dogs and have them as part of the family too.

[coyote hunter]

i stick with pits  they got more drive  abd once a pit goes hog  he doesnt really go after nothin else