Size matters

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Good post. Pit smartness is something a lot of breeders seems to rank very low in their program. In fact some even rank gameness pretty low. Mouth seems to be what's the most popular trait these days.

Thanks, and yep, a lot of people (who aren't too smart themselves) seem to like dogs who aren't too smart either

Fact of Life: Evolution favors the intelligent and those who never stop trying

This is true even in fighting. Muhammad Ali wasn't the heaviest puncher in heavyweight history, but he was the smartest, the most athletic, and believed in himself more than any boxer in history ... which combination of traits enabled Ali to beat all of the biggest punchers in heavyweight history (Liston, Shavers, Foreman, Lyle, Frazier, etc.).

Don't get me wrong. I love a dog that can bite.

As do I, so long as they have the gameness, athleticism, and intelligence to use that bite effectively.

If not, I will watch that hardmouth dullard quit to one of my dogs damned near every time.

But I've seen many hard biters biting nothing but air, when facing a smarter "soft" mouthed dog. And their owners starts making excuses like "Must've been the keep. Brought in on the wrong weight. My dog would've won any other day" And so on. When in fact they are to stupid to see quality as it's presented right in front of them.

Exactly right, yet again Skipper.

This is why one of my other handles was "SmileWiper" ... it sure hurts a lot of feelings when folks watch their big, bad, hard-mouthed monster stand there, sucking air, because they got out-hustled, out-muscled, out-maneuvered, and beaten to the punch every time ... with that kind of pressure and pace just never letting up

Just ask all those heavy punchers who lost/quit to Ali

Ali's Own Words: "I never worry about hitting power because I always fix it so they got nothing to hit."

Jack

[skipper]

This is why one of my other handles was "SmileWiper" ... it sure hurts a lot of feelings when folks watch their big, bad, hard-mouthed monster stand there, sucking air, because they got out-hustled, out-muscled, out-maneuvered, and beaten to the punch every time ... with that kind of pressure and pace just never letting up

Been there, done that. Smart people learn and adapt, while idiots do the same mistakes over and over again, not having a clue what went wrong. Once had a monster that would kill you in one bite. He was truly a freak. To bad he was just as stupid as he bit hard. Went as a freight train, met a dog that was smarter and quit on all four. Mouth can fool you, and will cost you bad LOL.

[evolutionkennels]

Fact of Life: Evolution favors the intelligent and those who never stop trying

Jack

Yes I do!

[Officially Retired]

Yes I do!