okay... I am going to completely DISAGREE! Pit bulls like few here have said are good dogs like anything else....it depends on the owner. I own a pitbull and a yorkie and soon another yorkie"maddy" and they are fine .. I also have a mini schnauzer "mia" and a cocker spaniel "daisy"... My little peanut is a RED NOSE PITBULL and he is the SWEETEST thing, but I RAISED him..... he knows how to shake your hand hi, rolls over, plays dead, sits and fetches... It really bothers me how there are people out there that are very IGNORANT about this breed! I mean how can you say something about a breed you have NEVER had! That's why we get mad because "other non-yorkie owning people" say ignorant things about these babies without having them. And yes if you have never had one or raised one you are in NO PLACE to say anything in retrospect to this breed.... If I have never owned a corvette , why would I give my opinion on how it runs, drives and costly it is to repair it? RED HONEY..... your fiancee has a point.. if you raise them together they will get along better. It's such a cute picture seeing a BIG dog with a LITTLE one get along and play. Dogs are a very smart breed. They will act and behave as what you have raised them on. My pitbull is soo loving and very protective of me to make sure no one harms me.... I KNOW he would give his life to save mine as would I .... so please don't let other people's bad experiences influence your decision. This is something you and your fiancee need to agree amongst each other. Good luck!!

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okay... I am going to completely DISAGREE! Pit bulls like few here have said are good dogs like anything else....it depends on the owner. I own a pitbull and a yorkie and soon another yorkie"maddy" and they are fine .. I also have a mini schnauzer "mia" and a cocker spaniel "daisy"... My little peanut is a RED NOSE PITBULL and he is the SWEETEST thing, but I RAISED him..... he knows how to shake your hand hi, rolls over, plays dead, sits and fetches... It really bothers me how there are people out there that are very IGNORANT about this breed! I mean how can you say something about a breed you have NEVER had! That's why we get mad because "other non-yorkie owning people" say ignorant things about these babies without having them. And yes if you have never had one or raised one you are in NO PLACE to say anything in retrospect to this breed.... If I have never owned a corvette , why would I give my opinion on how it runs, drives and costly it is to repair it? RED HONEY..... your fiancee has a point.. if you raise them together they will get along better. It's such a cute picture seeing a BIG dog with a LITTLE one get along and play. Dogs are a very smart breed. They will act and behave as what you have raised them on. My pitbull is soo loving and very protective of me to make sure no one harms me.... I KNOW he would give his life to save mine as would I .... so please don't let other people's bad experiences influence your decision. This is something you and your fiancee need to agree amongst each other. Good luck!!

Actually , we have 3 at the shelter . Those dogs aren't making trouble at all .
There is one that is so lonely and crying his heart out . The girls here were afraid to go see them , they gave me their places . Funny , I went and came out in one piece .

The major problems don't come from the dog only .

JUDY PLEASE!!!!!! :thumbdown

I second that!

Seriously, without saying a word one way or the other about Pit Bulls, I would not combine a large dog and a Yorkie. I especially wouldn't do it if your Yorkie is on the small side. They are just too fragile.

This would be a "deal breaker" for me.

that's true.. There was a fmaily here that had their pitbull for 7 years. biggest baby ever in the world and the people treated it like it was a child. Well the saddest thing happened...the 2 yr. old child they had was sitting ont he floor playing, not doing anything to the dog and the dog just went over and bit the childs face!! :mad: :mad:. I would not own a pit bull at all and if my husband brought one home which he wouldnt because he dont trust or like them either..than I would probably make him leave. I would sit down with your fiance and try to negotiate a lab or even a boxer.. I like both and there both great with children and our fur babies!

This is one of my posts from another thread about pitbulls:


I also think that you hear about so many pit bull attacks because the media knows that what will cause the most stir...
Another problem is the victims, police, media.... can not properly identify the breed attacking and too many people who see any short haired medium sized dog think it is a pitbull. I own a boxer and many if not most people I see on our walks mistake her for a pit bull almost daily.

Here is a link that talks about the misleading and incorrect information the media has reported on pit bull attacks. Please read as it is informative.

http://ncrf2004.tripod.com/id9.html

Here is a quote from the article

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Another serious problem with the image of Pit Bulls is the over-reporting of Pit Bull attacks vs. other breed attacks. Unquestionably, a disporportionate amount of media attention is given to Pit Bull attacks. One example of this is a recent fatal attack in Detroit by a Pit Bull. This story ran in over 30 separate national newspapers and was also picked up by FOX news, CNN and two British newspapers. Two weeks earlier a man was killed by his German Shepherd Dog and this story ran only in the local community newspaper.

you make some interesting points but there IS a reason pitbulls have such a bad reputation and are scared of..how many attacks has there been by pitbulls on their own owners, children and other dogs just liek rotweilers but thats a different topic. I understand your defending because you have one. I hope all is good for you forever. Your dog might be different and i hope so! :) ;) ;) :) but the friends of ours with their childs face scarred forever dont have any remorse for putting there dog to sleep!

he is pissed, Whatever!!!!!! He just called and gave me a short "I'M NOT GETTING IT" I said good and hung up.

WTG! For stickin to your guns! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Boring to death .

Thats how My husband and I feel about pitbulls also. Theres enough of them in my neighborhood that I feel I can give that opinion without just relying on what you hear in the news. Thats what my husband always says " how many times do you see a pack of yorkies maul someone.

If you do not want a large dog that can bite and cause damage...get a FAKE dog. Any breed of dogs CAN bite...and pitbulls are NOT the only breed used in fight!! And so most of you know, a rott has a stronger bite than a pit and before the media focussed their horror stories on pits, it was on the rotts and dobermans...so do REAL research with people who breed and really work with the breed, whatever breed you choose to have, be it a pit, boxer or even a lab! And remember, even Labs do bite and attack!

My chi was attacked by a chow chow...but never by a pit, and both breeds roam free in my neighbohood...so we cannot generalize, by the action of the owner that lets his dog out in the street i can tell you that now way in hell that dog was properly raised. Like pits or don;t like them, i don;t care but it bothers me all the misconceptions about this breed, there is no other breed to suffer like they do :(

Just for future reference, a blue nose pit is not more of a pure breed. They are all the same. That's just what some breeders say to make you pay more $$. Also, I had a pit for 2 yrs. He played very nice w/ my yorkie & was the sweetest most obiedient dog ever. But some mean kids frightened him & scared the crap out of him one day, so he is very scared of kids or short people now. So, we decided to give him to an older couple w/ a farm when we had our baby. Just in case. I don't think he ever would've hurt her, but I didn't want to take a chance. I love the pit bull breed, I think the are very beautiful & obedient. Its just how you raise them. My parents have one also that sleeps w/ 4 cats! Anyways....just my view on pits. Also you have to think about your city laws, cause pits are banned alot of places. Good luck! Maybe your bf could get a yorkie! :p

This is horrible, but I absolutly hate pitbulls...I know that they have a bad rap or whatever, but anything that can exert that much force in a bite well it is not for me...What makes me feel bad about this is that, whenever I see a pit with its owner at the dog park, on he street, anywhere, I immediately pick up my Bruce and get as far away as possible. I used to believe that pits were as good as any dog, but then there was a particularly vicious attack on another little dog here at one of our dog parks...While making their way to the small/shy dog area a lady and her husband were casually walking when a beautiful brindle pit that had been playing ball nicely with its owners spotted the female dog bounded over and clamped down on the dog, picked it up and just shook the life out of it without letting go for a second...The other little dog did not even have time to make a sound. It took the boyfriend of the small dog owner jumping on the dogs back and wrestling it to the ground (who got a minor bite in the end as well), the pit's owner trying to pry its mouth open, and a bystander beating the pit with one of those chuck it dog things to get the little girl out of the pits jaws. What happened in the end is animal control came and seized the dog, the little one was obviously dead, and two sets of owners were devestated. The pit had never apparently been aggressive before, and I stand by my opinion that pits are just not for me.

Pits are just sooo strong for their size, they posses superior athletic ability, and their jaws do not lock but exert more pounds of preassure than those of many other breeds. Love your pit if you have one, but Bruce and I will respectfull stay away!

I know that many dogs have a bad rap, because they get more media attention... I did not know that other dogs were used in dog fights, thank you for correcting me (whomever did, I am older now, and having memory problems- lol)

I did want to reply to what we have experienced next door... where there was a pitbull and a pitbull/something (a pit mix) anyways, the pitbull herself seemed nice, she didn't try jump the fence, or try and bite my dog through the fence, but the pit mix did...

I could not let my dogs run in the yard, when these dogs were out (which was most of the day) sometimes I would knock on their door to have their dogs come in so mine could play.

The mix dog would ram herself into the fence (wood privacy fence) she would try jump it, and would stick her nose/mouth under the fence and did manage to bite my yorkie on the nose, but didn't get a good grip so I got my dog away.... this happened when I had asked them to put their dogs in so mine could run- within five minutes they let their dogs out.

None of us were able to walk on that side of the house, because the fear we had of this dog... thankfully they moved out.

So there is proof for me anyways, that all dogs are different, even pits.

Wow, what a horrible story. Now I will DEFINATELY pick up Brandy and hold Bailey back when I pass by one. I feel so bad for everyone involved. I understand that other dogs can be mean, but I too would never own a pitbull. There was a newstory recently about a Siberian Husky who mauled a baby. I still love huskies, but I understand that the dog did it because they have a high prey instinct.