Cats or dogs?

[Mayhem]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

That looks like an American Bull Terrier, though I'm no expert. Over here, most folks universally refer to bull terriers (regardless of whether they're Staffordshire, English, American or a cross) as "staffies".

Unsurprisingly, given this is the UK and our links with Aussieland, then the same applies here. Pitbull is the name given to the dog type that MsMD linked to. Staffy is what we'd call the dog that Penny posted videos of. Ain't he a cutie!

Either way, yes they have a reputation, but I'll completely agree that a lot of the issues are entirely down to the owners, and the types of owners (knuckledraggers) that buy the dogs as a penis substitute. Mind you, there are quite a lot of female owners in the north as well, so it can't always be that.

My brother's fiancee loves Staffies, she's a vet nurse, and has done much to convince both my brother and myself that they are woefully misunderstood. Thankfully we have both met wonderful Staffies over the years, that are incredibly friendly and playful. I wouldn't necessarily have one as a pet even now, but I no longer have the "fear" about them when you know there are responsible owners treating them properly out there.

Originally Posted by Lethal Lullaby

If anything we should be afraid of the chihuahua. Evil lil' critters. (I kid. I love the lil' guys. X3)

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