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Originally Posted by Mz_s3ski_Kitt3n  i agree w/ her...if you get them both as puppy they will grow to love eachother and will not hurt eachother. But i do knoe that pitbulls do have what they call "locked jaws" they will not let go for the life of them. 
which to me it means no-no for me since i have young children. If you plan to get a yorkie get a pit @ the same time if not then my answer to the question would be no i wouldn't. |
I am sorry your information is incorrect, pitbulls do not have "locking jaws" It is one of those "urban Myth" spread all over...Regardless wheter you like/dislike the breed, YOU as a responsible dog owner need to go with your gut...You (not meaning YOU personally)
dont like the breed, dont intermingle it within your household...Before I brought another dog (pit, rott, even lab) I would really have to sit down and think about EVERYTHING...Pros/Cons et al...
Please see below regarding the Lock Jaw...
The infamous locking jaw is a myth. The American Pit Bull Terrier and related breeds are physiologically no different from any other breed of dog. All dogs are from the same species and none have locking jaws. Dr. I Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia states, "To the best of our knowledge, there are no published scientific studies that would allow any meaningful comparison to be made of the biting power of various breeds of dogs. There are, moreover, compelling technical reasons why such data describing biting power in terms of 'pounds per square inch' can never be collected in a meaningful way. All figures describing biting power in such terms can be traced to either unfounded rumor or, in some cases, to newspaper articles with no foundation in factual data." Furthermore, Dr. Brisbin states, "The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog. There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of 'locking mechanism' unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier."