Lets clarify the bulldog/pitbull/bull terrier situation.

[New Dawn]

sorry I dont mean to say that all rat dogs are mean and nasty just that I was only ever bitten by they and never the big bad pit bulls...

sorry bad name I call them by Rat dog I mean cha ( shoot I cant spell their names to save myself hence why I call them rat dogs ) you know all the " IT " girls have them in a bag....

I am sure as with all breds there are good and bad just like humans really...

[AliBaby]

Tali- do you mean chawuwahs (sp?)

[New Dawn]

yep Stupid name its so hard to work out how to spell it....

[AliBaby]

i agree!

[Phteven]

FWIW I think the thingg is that if you get bitten by a little fluffy dog (AKA a rat) chances are you will have some nasty scars but you will live to tell the tale but if you get bitten by a big mastif kind of dog you just might get killed.
That's one of the reasons that I got a small dog. I think that any dog will bite if it is pushed too far so I may as well have one that won't do to much harm if it is pushed beyond tolerance.
Then again bull terriers and bull dogs have high pain thresholds so their tolerance may be greater.

[Lulu]

Aaah, I geddit. I was kind of hoping that it was a typo and you actually had a catdog. I'd like one of those.

Chi's are mental, they scare the bejaysus outta me too. DS went to pat one the other day but I collared him before he got to it - the owner didn't mind when I told him they can be a bit mental cos she agreed.

[Phteven]

Aaah, I geddit. I was kind of hoping that it was a typo and you actually had a catdog. I'd like one of those.

Try a Siamese or a Tibetan Spaniel

[Chamberry]

I have a female staffy named Staffy lol Im so imaginitive but Id have to say the best dog Ive ever owned would have to be a rednose Pitty named Tank. Unfortunately due to council laws in brisbane he was taken from us and given a "pitbull test" where they do allsorts of tests on him to verify that he is a pitbull and not an american staffy and when the test came back positive we had the choice of relocating him so we brought him an airfare to Sydney where he stays with family now. Staffys are from the same bloodline as pitbulls and have the same characteristics just no where near as much game.

[Lulu]

better than ANOTHER staffy called Tyson...!

[New Dawn]

warning about to go off topic a little....


The thing that really annoys me is when I am out walking my dog ( a G shep ) people with little yapper whos dogs is carring on like a bannch trying to get to my dog... when walk past me or see me coming will pick up there little dogs and then give me the look of death if Jeda even sniffs there way while we walk past....

Ok I get that she is big and I am not so big, so it might not look like I have much control ( to be truthful if she decided to run or " go " something I proberly not be able to hold her back ) but she wouldnt hurt a fly, she is the biggest sook of a dog... I always have DD2 with me ( if not all of the winkies ) so they can see she must be a family dog but still they look at me like I have the evil dog....

I know its the same for owners of staffys as well...

I used to have a rottyx and I could only walk her if she was on a holtiy ( as she was the same weight as me ) as they were new on the market people would think it was a muzzle **** it was funny to see peoples faces when we walked by But hey my BHL is always away and living in sydney she made me feel safe... can tell you she came in handy when the neighbours were robed.... my house didnt get touched

OK back on topic BHL wouldnt mind a 2nd dog soon and we are thinking a staffy ( well he wants one ) I told him as long as I can dress it up I dont care now that would be a scream

[Phteven]

Some Chi's are nice but they can be a bit over-protective. I went to scholl with a girl who owned one that scared me rigid lol.
I've always thought a rat dog was any of the small, ankle high dogs.
How did we get from boofas to rats lol?