[GotActichwicy]

My fiance's brother reseced three females from one of his friends who was unable to afford them anymore. My fiance ending up getting one of those females and then we just kept on getting more. Now I cannot image my life without them.

[OnerePeepsy]

You tell the best stories.

Well ya know I don't have built-in cup holders, so I have to retain my "aura of mysteriousness"

[Overlord]

my entire family has had them and once they all got out of them i still kept them and its been that way eversince i guess its deffinately the legal addiction!

[Unergerah]

We had one when I was about 6 years old who I loved greatly. She was solid brindle with a little white on her chest and weighed about 45lbs. She loved the immediate family, women and kids but hated all men lol. The jack ass junk yard neighbor up the block from us had a bunch of pits that he let run loose and they were always terrozing the neighbor hood kids and killing everyones pets until Dutchess came along . They would come in our yard and I remember seeing her whoop up to 3 of them at a time... They were the bigger bully type pit bulls, huge heads and red nosed. He was teasing her out by the edge of the road one day an ran her over. It cripled her back end and she eventualy died but I'll never forget her. I keep saying I'm gonna find a pic of her but still havent had any luck. But yeah, she is why I love the breed .

[Sniliabiz]

My husband had them when I met him and I fell in love, with the dogs. LOL. Then we got a few of our own and been there ever since.

[NudiJuicervich]

I always wonder what makes one decide to acquire a pit bull. So, what made you, decide to obtain your pit bull (or bulls), and how long have you been interested in this breed?

[MannoFr]

I have had them since i was about two years old. We took in a lot of dogs from the guy down the street that was a [] guy. He would just kinda drop them off when he was done with them and we would take them in and let them live the rest of there lives out at our house. Thats how i came to fall in love with game-breds. I have always had at least one pit since then. They are the greatest breed i have ever owned and i don't want anything else.

[tactWeiccaf]

I got my first one when I was 10 from my mom and dad for my b day. She is a chocolate red nose and she will be 16 in October

[katespepach]

I got in totaly by accident. I had never seen a brindle dog. I fell in love with this beautiful brindle, and was then told he was a pit bull. It's been loove ever since!

[SappyAppy]

I was born into it. My dad always had APBT's as long as I have been alive. And that is a long time. Not as long as Purple though.

[ionitiesk]

I saw Big Girl get dumped, I initially planned on finding her a home, but fell in love with her and decided to keep her!! Well since I had no experience with the breed I started researching and discovered how much false information is out there. I try to tell people the truth about our breed every opportunity I get.

[Liaiskelile]

My uncles use to be BIG on game dogs the old Colby lines actually. Ever since we was little we use to watch him work his dogs and even let us play with the dogs. It wasn't till I turned 18 and I started to get into the dogs more than just walking, feeding, and playing with the dogs. The other years before I was 18 (I was more into females.. ) But pitbulls end that hobbie..LOL! So I always wanted one but never had a big enough place for one and when I turned 20 I decided it was time to get one. The strength, agility, endurance, temperament, and loyalty is what drove my desires to obtain such a intelligent breed.

[offinoNem]

I grew up with them. My father's dogs. I got my own when I was in School to be a Veterinary Technician. There isn't a time growing up that I did not have an APBT. It was hard for the 6 yrs when I did not have any.

[XIMHOTEP-X]

When I met my hubby a little over 7 years ago he had them. After spending time with them I've become an APBT addict. Took all of a couple of days to get me hooked LMAO.

[vintsqyuid]

I was dating someone about 5 years ago who had a pit bull and did fostering for a rescue. Well I fell in LOVE with the foster, Toby. He was a small black dog, cropped ears, who was an absolute love. Ever since I've been hooked on the breed and will hopefully one day be able to call one my own.

[teodaschwartia]

It all started with a brindle bitch I met while working at animal control years ago. Then it just snowballed.

[OnerePeepsy]

my ex.

the end.

[FYIbiatches]

Friend of mine brought his lil 45 pd red nose female over my house and it just amazed me the intelligence and the will that that lil doggie had she was awesome. She was climbin trees hold on to leather straps in trees. it was just the most amazing thing that I had ever seen./ I had to have one.....

[vintsqyuid]

my ex.

the end.

You tell the best stories.

[AricGoffgog]

I can thank my neighbor's son, the state fair, and a backyard breeder for my love of the breed.

Nala was an 8 week old APBT (Hemphill/Wilder) pup who was auctioned off at the state fair 4 years ago. My neighbor's son purchased a raffle just for kicks, what were the chances?

Well, he ended up with the dog. They aren't dog people. I still remember the first time I saw her, 10 weeks old with a huge chain around her neck. She was so sweet, but I couldn't understand the chain. I found Jessup's site a few days later, and printed out a few articles for them to read.

Well, time went by and Nala grew. She turned into a rambunctious bulldog, and damn I thought she was insane. I started working with her. Basic obedience: Sit, stay, down, the works. I loved her and started to do research on the breed. I came home with all of Stratton's books, Jessup's book, even the generic "Caring for Your American Pit Bull Terrier" ones. I found PBF & game-dog and they became huge resources for me.

Fast foward a year later, and we're at a local rescue... Supposedly looking at a GSD to adopt. Well someone beat us to him. I mention that I am really looking for a pit bull, and the woman takes me out back. It's dark so I can't see much of anything, but I can hear it. This short, stout, and snorty little dog comes running out of his dog house and hits the end of his chain. I sit down and he starts kissing me. Well, it was love. A few weeks later, we brought Howie home.

Since then my family has gotten two more bullies and we've gotten into pit bull rescue through HAPBTR. I'm active in attending local shows and damn I can't get enough bulldogs.

(It's cross-posted. No points for my originality)