XCrispi, SnStealth, Weedhound, anyone who trains working dogs...

[SnSstealth]

thats a great bloodline!!! i am friends with the Bonecrusher kennels...they breed levitt bulldogs, thats what patches is....I should show ya some pics of her working...I actually train shutzhund, service, narcotic and explosive dogs...Alapaha is a great line though...Im just partial to my friends dogs...lol
if you are looking for protection/schutzhund dog...they should do...but remember, its based on the dog, not the dogs parents...my manson is a shutzhund dog, about to get his BH (woohoo!!), but most of his brothers didnt have the gameness/temperment for working/protection...great pets, great service work...but not protection...
You should be fine as long as they guarantee hips n such....i just read the website, I know they say it isnt, but it looks like an american bulldog to me...lol, they sound like an amazing line, bred for work....good times!!!!
german shepards are great schutzhund dogs...but they are whiny ass dogs...they annoy me...lol
any more questions, let me know:jointsmile:
whiskeytango

[stinkyattic]

Yeah, at risk of offending the Shepherd lovers, you just can't switch off that 'I want to work I need to work' thing, and I've found that my friends' Shepherds don't settle down in the house nearly so well as bullies do. Check your email WT; I'm sending you the kennel link. It's definitely not an AB, although the original ABs would have been bred to the same purpose.

[xcrispi]

Sorry I'm no help Sis .
I'm afraid they're better at training me , than I them at times . I've only messed around w / small basic stuff . Marcus was impressed w/ Zoie our Pit while here tho . She'll sit , stay , speak , lay down , has been trained R/L when shaking paws , jumps up n smacls 5 too . But that stuffs easy = repitition -n- treats . We use plain popcorn .

I've never messed around w/ ring training , work function / pulling etc... They're just companions , protectors , and my kids .

The Mighty Met. Dog is huge chested n upper body . He looks cool .

Luci is 5 mos. now and 45 lbs. , and 22 in neck . Almost as big as Zoie at 5 yrs. old .

Here's a pic. of the 2 together - Luci at about 3 mos. or so .
Sorry 4 the hijack .

Peace
Crispi :stoned:

[stinkyattic]

She's getting big fast, and she looks so sweet.

[SnSstealth]

Im sorry too stinky!!! i cant help pet pic sharing....lol, especially pits!! nice couple crispi!! Ill go check my email stinks...
WT
1st pic is my bully patches with her girlfriend prada...also levitt bully
2nd pic is my pit manson....
got someone to train yer bully yet stinks?

[Weedhound]

The shepherd lovers say that if your shepherd doesn't settle down well in the house then you don't have a good one. HA!

[SnSstealth]

lol.....i do know A LOT of whiney ones though...heh
whiskeytango

[Weedhound]

I know Steatlh.....you're right.....there are tons of whiny one.....have to wonder how they ever made police dogs eh? LOL!!

I dont' like the "bull" dogs because I don't feel they are trustworthy around smaller animals and people. Sure.....SOME ARE.....(like whiny sheps) but as a rule I don't trust any of those breeds around anything small for any length of time.......including children and older people. I don't want to have to worry about it and I've had enough "bull" dogs and cleaned up enough of their destruction to be pretty sure of them.

Remember.....I see animals at their worst. One of my favorite phrases that peole say is...."he's really a nice dog.....IF...(or BUT....) that's BS iimo. Anybody's nice when you are doing things they like. It's when you are doing things to them they DONT like that determines a good dog to me. How do they react to stress, fear, etc.....STILL A GOOD DOG????

[SnSstealth]

what she said!

[Weedhound]

Lol.....all that being said Stealth......as a tech I'd rather treat a "bully" dog than a german shepherd any day......sad isn't it??