liddy walk

liddy walk, originally uploaded by elebashdavidh.

This is Liddy, my son's American Pit Bull Terrier. She is a great dog and is very gentle and submissive around people. As you can see, Liddy is lanky instead of short and squatty. If you look at breed photos, you will see both body types. She does have incredible muscle tone. This picture was when she was about one and half years old although she doesn't look too much different now, other than being more muscular. She is definitely attuned to people. Pit bulls have a different hip structure than many other breeds. She often sits in a chair like a human (many pit bulls do this). She can also lay on her stomach and extend her legs straight out behind her. She loves the water, tug of war, and retrieving balls. She is territorial around other female dogs. She was brought up with cats in the household and gets along fine. She does have a strong prey drive for squirrels and rabbits and would also run deer if she was not always on the leash. I would not choose a pit bull for myself because of the widespread prejudice against them. Owning a dog should not cause stress, and because of her breed, I am always thinking about what could happen. When she was young, she would go next door and play with the kids on the beach at the campground. Children and parents always told us how wonderful she was but since she has grown up and the campground has expanded, it is not responsible for us to let her run. This photo was uploaded from Flickr.