PitBull Breeders

When everyone and his brother, and his brothers' neighbor breeds
anything, this can only result in a negative impact to that being
bred. This kind of casual breeding has impacted many breeds. The "PitBull", , Doberman, German Shepherd, St. Bernard to name a few, have all suffered from this type of breeding.
For whatever reason, "T.V., movies...." A breed may have the lime
light for a time, and because of their popularity many people buy
them. (This of course is a good thing. Here in the U.S.A. we can
have any dog we want.) All these owners may be great responsible
people who love and care for their dogs very well. However, there is much more to breeding a litter of puppies than to just be a responsible owner of the puppies' parents.
I have witnessed a number of conversations that go something like this;
"Hello, how are you. I noticed your dog. It's a beautiful St.
Bernard. Is it male or female"?
"Male"!
"Whew, has he been neutered"?
"No, he has not."
"That's great! I have a female. Lets breed them, I know people that want pups."
It's a wonderful thing to have a litter of puppies, especially from
your own dog or dogs. But, there are many people breeding animals that have no business doing so. Their primary motive to breed is to make money. They may not know, understand or even care anything about the standards of the breed, Conformation, performance, how the breed should "ACT" and "THINK", these are all major issues, and worthy of much study. I would not say that "casual Breeder" are not concerned with
the quality of their pups, but when people are willing to breed ANY male and ANY female, the quality of the pups, (and the breed) WILL suffer.
A good number of people know a St. Bernard as a "large, brown and
white, hairy, slobbery, good natured dog. They have no clue about the standards; conformation, movement, intelligence, attitude, function, and abilities of the breed. They only think, male and female equals puppies equals money. Recipients of these "thoughtfully bred pups" do the same thing, and breed their dogs. It goes on and on. There are many generations of COMPOUNDED errors that make up too many breeds
today.
Genetics is a funny thing. The paper work, (blood lines) of a
male and female may be excellent, and you are sure the breeding will produce pups of the highest caliber. You do everything right,
everything well, but the pups could turn out to be a nightmare.

I know of big name pitbull breeders , through much forethought, research and planning bred excellent dogs. The pups were sold for thousands of dollars each, before they were born. Everyone involved with these breeding were very excited. The pups were born, and raised, and a total disappointment.

I personally have bred dogs from my yard that I knew completely. They were most excellent "Pit Bulls", in every way they can be measured. Exactly the hard hitting fire power I want by my side, in case it's needed and a gentle loving dogs in the house with my wife and kids.
These dogs were bred with other dogs in the past with excellent results. However, when bred together, it was a disaster. These pitbull puppies were obviously nasty and mean.
Dealing with an obvious problem is not so difficult. It is easy to see, and any responsible pitbull breeders will take care of it.
Sometimes problems are not so obvious. When bad attitudes are subtle in a pup they will be over looked by the inexperienced breeders eye. Only to manifest in a mature dog that NEVER should have left the breeder's yard.
There are many problems that would be alleviated if experience, wisdom, knowledge, and very high breeding standards are exercised, and enforced. This creates what I believe is the largest problem for the "casual breeder." Or maybe I should say their customers. When a "dog breeder" does not know what to look for, he will only achieve it by accident. When there are problems with pups, subtle or obvious, they can not be addressed unless you understand what you are seeing. To complicate things, in every breed there are idiots breeding dogs that should have been put down.
Show quality dogs are a beautiful thing. I do admire well bred
dogs. It takes much forethought, planning, knowledge, effort,
money to breed dogs that win in shows. These breeders know what they are doing, are committed, and are very good at what they do; I highly respect that. But, the show is not my focus.
In my opinion the "show" places too much emphasis on how a dog should "look", when the preeminent qualities and importance of a dog is how they think and perform.
I absolutely adore extreme K-9 athleticism, intelligence and
attitude, obedience, off leash and under control. Breeding dogs of this caliber are most difficult to obtain, but the rewards far out weigh the effort. The qualities of extreme intelligence, athleticism, and excellent attitude are elusive, and often evade even the best of pitbull breeders .
Proper attitude is often the last quality to be identified. For
instance, all St. Bernard puppies are cute, cuddly, beautiful......
It's when they are grown; big, and strong that bad attitude may reveal itself. In small breeds bad attitude can be a nuisance, even a
liability, but with larger breeds it can be dangerous. Again
recognizing problems, such as bad temperaments etc., in pups, is most important, and completely reliant on the ability of the breeder to do so.
Anyone interested in owning a dog, no matter what the breed,
please make a real effort to research, and FIND reputable breeders.
The friendship, joy and satisfaction of owning a well bred dog will
far out weigh the expense.
Concerning the "PitBull" most people, at least in my experience, think they are mean vicious killers. These qualities are
cowardly, and have no part in a well bred and real "PitBull" There has been so much casual, indiscriminant, irresponsible breeding with the "PitBull", "most people" have never seen a real "Pit Bull" but only the manifestation of generations of compounded errors.

A True "Pit Bull" is the most courageous, loving, kind, athletic,
intelligent, playful, FUN, companion, guardian, and friend in the
world of K-9's. They are worthy of the same awesome love, and
devotion they are hard-wired to permeate.
I have "Great" "Pit Bulls". The result of over 30 years of a
relentless pursuit to have the finest K-9's the world can produce.
Coupled with great sacrifice, money, and effort to "push the
envelope", and move the breed to a higher standard.
As much as I would love everyone to experience the awesome
abilities, love, and devotion of a real "Pit Bull", it breaks my heart
to know, "Popularity Kills A Breed".

Brian McNamara