18 month Pitbull (type) General Chat

I dont believe this.

Dogs only limp if they are in pain.

Some people say this about horses...."oh their putting it on so they dont have to be ridden"....Please, dogs and horses are not that clever....

They cannot pretend to be in pain!!!

Of course they feel pain (anyone who thinks that they dont is a moron) just like anyone or thing that fights would. But there's a thing called adrenaline and believe it or not dogs have a bit of it too lol Anyone thats ever had a fight big or small will know it hurts alot more a few hours after its happened. Bullbreeds are more tolerant to pain than most dogs. I'v read storys of American Bulldogs still trying to catch a hog even though it broke its jaw and leg. Ab's that were used as cattle dogs were supposed to be able to take a kick to the head of a cow and still work, The same as a APBT is supposed to be able to take a another APBT tearing it to pieces but still carry on.

Lol at the horses pretending to limp, I bet they soon lose the limp when the word lame gets said to the vet.

Oh yes they can, try asking some folk that show dogs that limp in the ring but dont outside of it!!

Thanks for the name calling, hope you feel better for it.

You did however address the point well even if you dont realise, I asked you if a PB feels pain when its fighting, you answered yes, but then contradicted yourself by talking of adrenalin. When infused with adrenalin a dog will fight regardless of pain, it doesnt feel it, its only AFTER the adrenalin has reduced, post fight that it will feel the pain. The PB is at the top of the list for this, its the reason they use them.

PB s feel pain then

just to remind you ...

Sorry but you are wrong on this.

Dogs as with horses can have a learnt behaviour of limping... a friend of mine had an old ...dachshund who would start to limp at a certain point in his walk...... he would put on the biggest limp you would ever see... she would then have to bend down rub it better and he would then carry on with his walk...as happy a larry... this was a daily occurance.

Same can happen with horses, I have know them to have had every investigation going as to why they are lame... with 100% clear results..yet they still limp...

They can learn this behaviour..(as a very good equine vet told me) the head is telling them they are in pain...it can happen after an injury or sometimes for no apparent reason.

Well till you witness it , you will be able to give a genuine comment as to whether they do or do not.

For those who have, we know different!!

Dawn... I know what you mean about going lame in the ring, but no sign of it outside.........LOL!!!!

Unfortunatley Elaine you havent read my posts properly If you did you would of seen I wrote:

See? NOT afterwards.

Too true Jackbox, my friends Dobe was a dab hand at it!!

what you actually said is there in black and white for all to see...so has your opinion changed now, do pb's feel pain in your opinion or not...:?

I do know that animals can "put it on" - my Uncle's rescue Greyhound once had a bad leg but it healed and is fine. However, if my Uncle says "come here mate - how's your bad leg" the little sneak lifts his previously bad leg and hobbles around for a few minutes until he forgets (not forgetting to give those eyes for a treat). It's kind of his "party piece" now!

Aren't they cunning little creatures, animals?

Must be very frustrating in the ring, if you have a dog "putting it on" when you know he/she's just fine

Can't believe horses do it too. Who ever made up the term "dumb animals" was sooooo wrong!

No my opinion has not changed one bit, IMO pB do not feel pain when they are fighting, which is EXACTLY what I said!

Just found this on Wikipeadia (I know it's not the best source of information but I think it explains about Pitbulls and pain).

I have a staffy. She has a very high pain threshold. I've stood on her paw before (by accident) and she didn't even flinch. Bryan on the other hand will yelp loudly if I tread on his paw just a little bit. So, I think they feel pain, but have a high pain threshold (which is what I believe Borderdawn was trying to say).

I am off topic a bit as I am not talking about Pitbulls but all dogs, horses and animals ....

They DO NOT PUT IT ON!!!!

Anyone who thinks they do needs their head examined.

Perhaps some of you just dont have a vet that is clever enough to find the source of pain.

Argue with me all you like but i shall not be looking at this thread again so i really wouldnt waste your time.

I can imagine a dog limping after an injury has cleared. I have a pin and plate in my leg because i broke my ankle over a year ago and I still catch myself limping even when there is no need. I think it was because I was limping with pain for 3-4 months and just adapted to walking that way.
I think a lot of Terriers seem to feel no pain when they are "Working" I've hear of dog ratting and getting bit badly on the nose but not even flinching and just moving on to the next rat.
There was a man near whre i grew up that put some fox terriers down a hole thinking they would catch a fox but it was a badger set. I will not go in to detail but the dogs would not come back once the man relised his mistake and had to be dug out and shot. So it's not just PB that can react this way to conflict.
I have also done some MMA training and when you get hit or are in an arm bar it hurts like hell but you can go to that place and ignore the pain. IMO thats just what the dogs do they feel the pain but just block it.

Dont be so rude, several people now have said that they can and do put it on, it can be a learned behaviour and also a taught one. Just because you havent seen it, doesnt mean it isnt true.

Yes it is pretty much I did only comment about it in light of when they are fighting, just that some people dont read posts properly.

Ermmm, is this a case of if you can't stand the heat....

Some of us have different opinions.. and I will inform my very experienced (respected)equine specialist ,that he is talking a load of nonsense....according to you that it..I am sure he will lose hr s of sleep over it, or maybe he will get in touch with you so you can re-educate him.

That is so true..and I am sure it is what Dawn also means... or that is how I took it to be so.


Many yrs ago I used to fence judge at horse trails, on one occasion a horse jumped a jump, myself and the other judge saw immediately the horse broke a hind leg... but unknown to the rider the horse Carried on running on his broken leg... as it happened so fast , we radioed ahead to the next fence, and we got the horse stopped mid way between fences... the rider was devastated, as she felt nothing, once the horse stopped running its adrenaline stopped pumping and sadly it had to be PTS on the field.

Animals do run on Adrenalin and they will feel no pain to after the event.

Agree. In the wrong hand a Golden Retreiver is deadly. To me he looks a bit English bully x Staff x something else as he doesn't have a clearly defined stop (base of muzzle)