Video: Wallace, the Pitbull

[Rottweilerlvr]

You guys are gonna love this video!! Like a DA, I actually teared up, and there was nothing sad. :eek: Just thinking that Wallace was on deathrow and then champion in less than 2 years must have got to me... Awesome video, awesome dog!! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNicN-o1VyA

[Patch O' Pits]

I hadn't seen that one thanks for posting it.

APBTs "the all around athlete". That's just one reason why they are my favorite breed

[ClarkFarm]

I enjoyed the videos. I hesitate about one thing though... from speaking to people who are pro-BSL (and trying to change their limited or no experienced mindsets) I find a common fear is the image of a pitbull "locking" on to its victim. I personally would not include images of a pitbull type dog hanging from an object as I think that would tend to make that feared image more concrete in their minds.

Just my thought on it.

[Rottweilerlvr]

I see what you are saying Clark, but the "lock jaw" in a pitbull is a myth. If that was the case, Isabella wouldn't have beat Joy in tug o war every time... The pitbull doesn't even have the strongest bite, but I understand what you are saying... Maybe Patch can go into detail on why owner's do that in the first place...

[SmoothCollieluver]

Now that dog has some drive! My mil's pit looks just like him except black instead of brown. She's a great dog. Not driven like that but she is laying at my feet at the moment (farting and snoring) ya there's an evil pit for ya lol.

[ClarkFarm]

When I explain there is nothing physically capable in a dog's jaws to "lock", they still remain fearful/cautious of a pitbull not letting go... I commonly hear "but a pitbull will bite and not let go... a GSD will bite and release right away"

That is why I thought those images of the dog hanging from different items may not be a good thing when trying to educate others. Even though the myth of "lockjaw" seems to thankfully be decreasing, the fears of a pitbull refusing to release its victim remains common in my experiences talking with others.

And personally, I would never teach or encourage a dog to refuse to release an object. I hope that Wallace would indeed release the frisbee if he was told to do so but we do not know that by watching the video. I think it would be different if his trainers had audibly given a command such as release and he instantly obeyed.

[GSP4619]

That was so nice. Makes you smile to see a pittbull doing some good and living a happy life filled with so much activity. Instead of them being splashed across the TV doing all kinds of bad things. I thought that was so cool how he was all over the place getting the frisbee's very cool!

[tori]

:) Omg , Wallace is the most amazing Pit Bull i've ever seen. :D

[Tori's mom]

Wallace is actually what inspired my guy to start training Loki for disc dog! I was wondering around on u-tube (actually I had just watched one of your new vids Rottweilerlvr!) and found wallace's "Rocky" training video- a couple days later and a few e-mails back and forth with Wallace's owner, Loki is scheduled for a private eval with a new trainer and $60 worth of Frisbees:rolleyes: are scheduled to be delivered by the big brown truck....
Wish us luck- our apt with the trainer is tommorow, MAJOR vet trip tues (hip x-rays, blood work, etc). I believe there is even a digi cam on the way to doccument Loki's project- my guy (who declared that there would NEVER be a bully breed in this house less than a year ago, and actually believed that pits were "viscious nasty killers") is actually interested in helping with the bully breed PR. All thanks to one of Wallace's videos! By the way, they address the locking jaw myth on the website with a video- go to www.wallacethepitbull.com and click on pitbull myths.