The Nanny Dog (Interesting Pit Bull History)

[jimco]

Ran across this and found it interesting. In the late 1800's and early 1900's Pit Bulls were often used as
babysitters for small children. Thought y'all might enjoy them old photos of the dogs and kids.

For Over One Hundred Years Americans Knew Pit Bulls For What They Did Best. Babysitting.
 Astoundingly, for most of our history America’s nickname for Pit Bulls was “The Nanny Dog”. For generations if you had children and wanted to keep them safe you wanted a pit bull, the dog that was the most reliable of any breed with children or adults.
The Nanny Dog is now vilified by a media that always wants a demon dog breed to frighten people and make
head lines. Below are some old photos of kids with their "Nanny Dogs"

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

[Shotgun wg]

The thing I notice is the dogs look to be younger with the young kids and older with the slightly older ones. Like the dogs were raised with the kids. If there weren't so many folks breeding them for the purpose of being cool they may have still been known as such.

[halfbreed]

  yep   weren't no dingo gonna get my baby   lol 

[Rocking Y]

That's still the way it would be today if it weren't for people claiming them being monsters

[jimco]

Yep, I never owned a Pit Bull before now. My niece got mauled by one about 16 yrs. ago and I just bought in to the propaganda that they were ALL born killers. (A stray came in their yard and attacked her). Even after we started hunting I resisted getting one. But now that I have an eight month old puppy I can see without
a doubt that he is the most loyal,playful, dog on our yard. I have a 2 yr. old grand daughter and when I bring
her to the dog yard that dog is so excited to see that baby it is almost comical.

[cantexduck]

 Just like everything else , humans messed it up.

[justincorbell]

  yep   weren't no dingo gonna get my baby   lol

Hahaha

[Rocking Y]

Yep, I never owned a Pit Bull before now. My niece got mauled by one about 16 yrs. ago and I just bought in to the propaganda that they were ALL born killers. (A stray came in their yard and attacked her). Even after we started hunting I resisted getting one. But now that I have an eight month old puppy I can see without
a doubt that he is the most loyal,playful, dog on our yard. I have a 2 yr. old grand daughter and when I bring
her to the dog yard that dog is so excited to see that baby it is almost comical.

Yep I understand that. I got a buddy who leaves his running loose in the yard whenever his niece is outside and a stray came over, she coward first until the dog showed aggression then she put teeth on em

[jimco]

  How bout that last pic . Aint that just the coolest chit?

[bigthickethogdogs]

thats some pretty cools pics

[jon]

I had one just like the one in the 6th pic I got her for my son and they was same age as eachother and couldn't be separated until someone poisoned her

[Amokabs]

That's interesting and not the first time I've heard it. When John D Johnson went to buy one of his best dogs of all time, Dick the Bruiser, the dog was out front, babysitting for his family. There was a dirt county road in front of the house, and a creek to the side, and DTB would either herd or bring the baby back towards the house if it started wandering in either of those directions.  Those are some great photos you posted.

[Sneaky Creek Kennel]

This is a cool post! I looked some more pictures up.
Just google nanny dog!




The top picture the dog in the right corner is what I think all bulldogs should look like! That's a awesome built dog!
Thanks for starting this post. It really raised some interest!

[jimco]

Just imagine the bond that was formed between them kids and their dogs. I never knew this before stumbling
across it.

[rdjustham]

[DWEST]

My AB, even though i think there's some pit in the wood pile.  Couldn't ask for a better acting dog with a new baby.  He slept under her crib her second.night home, after figuring out what was goin on.  Now that he's matured a lil, he reminds alot of the bulldogs that were around when i was little

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2

[charles]

Them some good pics. Its crap the media n dog have turned a protector of children into a savage line of dogs.

[bob]

You say the media , but if owners would be better owners , better teachers , better pack leaders , have a tighter handle on there dogs , the media would have nothing to report ,and I'm not pointing fingers , lots of people other than hunters have bull dogs , as one man said city dogs  , some people have no clue on what there teaching the dog or the conciquences on what's taught later in the dogs life

[Amokabs]

The problem is ignorant people adding who knows what into the the micpxture and not culling pos'. They want a thick, low dog that will intimidate and look good with their "grill" when they smile. They take these "pit"s" and harness their prey drive towards humans, and people wonder why they bite. But the media will not state the obvious, it aint the dog, but the THUG on the other end of the chain that is the problem. Those dogs are no more pitbulls than a cocker spaniel. They are GHETTO TERRIERS. the dogs in these photos are pit bulls, watching over their children. Those are authentic pit bulls.

[athorn]

Regardless of breed, no dog should be left alone with an infant.  I don't believe that pictures of dogs with children are any indication