Shawn,
I think in the eyes of many that we are grouped together in the same category. If you don't believe that, you just need to go look at a duck hunting, bow hunting, or any other type of hunting board and mention hog dogging...See what kind of response you get. And that is from within the hunting community, it gets worse when you go outside of that. The only way I know to combat the stereotype is to not live up to it...Try to be ethical, and educate the uninformed when the opportunity presents itself.
Hog doggers, deer hunters, we are all sportsman and i dont think many hunters see diffrent, i am on other boards and have had no issues.
As for the MAIN subject on this thread, i have never raised a pit, the ones i have used and have in my yard still were from the pound, however i looked for certain things when getting one, but i have had a few issues after the catch with them they do get wound up perty good but heck stick me on someone i hate and i dont wanna quit either and if someone get in the way,,, WELL sorry! But after the catch we always made it appearent to watch the pits close untill the blood eyes have went away.. That is just my experience, now if he is wanting to fight on a regular basis then yes what others have suggested may be the answer, BUT as for the breed i wouldnt trust my life with anything less in the woods. Bein 10 months old i would just give him an old fashion arse whoopin if he even looks at another dog after the catch he will learn.
