[Alan]

Besides dog fighting, what sports do you think the APBT would be better at than most other breeds and why?

[bahamutt99]

Weight pull is the only thing that I can think of where an APBT would beat most comers. I don't know if its a combination of his strength, tenacity, willingness to please, or what. But at every all-breed pull I've been to -- with the notable exception of one -- APBTs dominate the classes. Except, of course, for the very small and very large weight divisions. The exception I'm talking about was a pull hosted by a sled dog club, and there was only one experienced APBT pulling (Loki). She pulled 28x her body weight on a wheeled cart, but was beaten by a few huskies that were a bit better. (She's not a very enthusiastic puller, which is why I don't put emphasis on competing in that sport right now. She's done everything I've asked of her, so I don't see the point in pushing her in something she doesn't like doing.)

Anyway, I'm rambling. Weight pull, weight pull, weight pull. The big breeds pull more in total, but you can't beat a Pit Bull for a good all-around performance.

[The Diesel]

I always thought they would be great at dock diving but have never seen one do it besides Maximusflys. I know they arent the biggest fans of water but i though they would be good because of weight to strength ration and a high drive.

[Michele]

Originally Posted by The Diesel I always thought they would be great at dock diving but have never seen one do it besides Maximusflys. I know they arent the biggest fans of water but i though they would be good because of weight to strength ration and a high drive.

check this out:

http://www.pitbull-chat.com/showthre...ht=dock+diving

[Alan]

I dont know the answer to this question; but I have always heard that huskeys and other types of sled dogs can out pull an APBT with ease. Is that true?

[bahamutt99]

I wouldn't say so. Yes, we got out-pulled by huskies, but the really good dogs usually don't. That's not to say there aren't really good huskies and malamutes that can give a Pit Bull a run for his money. But as a general thing, general APBTs vs. general sled dogs, no. Not in my experience anyway. It may be different in colder climates.

[Pit Bulldog]

Some apbt's are great as catch dogs. You just need one with high enough prey drive. You also need one's thats are not fight crazy, otherwise you will be breaking fights up instead of catching pigs.

I also think some smaller performance bred dogs would do great in agility trials if you could get them to focus on the agility part instead of other dogs.

[screamin'eagle]

Originally Posted by Alan I dont know the answer to this question; but I have always heard that huskeys and other types of sled dogs can out pull an APBT with ease. Is that true?

There is a cool video of a relatively novice APBT spanking some "said" expert pulling samoyeds indoors on this forum.

I would say pound for pound the APBT vs. Husky/Malamutes of equal class the APBT wins hands down. The climate has a big deal do do with it though. I couldn't imagine a long haired dog out pulling an APBT of equal experience in say...Atlanta in June, but at the same time I can't see an APBT beating a Malamute on snow in Minneapolis, for example.

[Alan]

That makes sense Eagle, thanks!

[maximusflys]

Originally Posted by The Diesel I always thought they would be great at dock diving but have never seen one do it besides Maximusflys. I know they arent the biggest fans of water but i though they would be good because of weight to strength ration and a high drive.

Maximus does well in this sport and there are a few others but they will never be at the top. Their build is not right for this sport. They pack on way to much muscle on a little body and that hurts them. Maximus weights about 55lbs. and is 19" tall. Top dogs in this sport weight about the same but they are 22" and taller making them much more leaner than Maximus. I've tried cutting out any muscle building exercises and just worked on cardio type exercises to see if I could lean the muscle down some but even cardio exercises packs on bulky muscle.

[Miakoda]

Originally Posted by Alan I dont know the answer to this question; but I have always heard that huskeys and other types of sled dogs can out pull an APBT with ease. Is that true?

Depends on the type of pull. When it comes to drag pulls on snow, you better believe it that a Husky, particularly an Alaskan Husky, will show nothing but it's rear-end to every other dog.

I used to pull in the IWPA (rather, a few of my dogs did ). I've seen many a APBT get outclassed when going by percentage pulled according to weight. One cannot compare what a JRT pulls to that what an APBT pulls without taking dog's weight into consideration. And I've seen some American Bulldogs that just made some APBTs look weak.

As for catch dogs, while I love using APBTs, there are dog far more better suited to it. I'm just being honest.

[ayobreezie]

Sorry, but I have to chime in on this because I own Alaskan Malamutes.. the "Alaskan Husky" is properly termed Alaskan Malamutes... Huskies are properly termed Siberian Huskies.. Malamutes are usually a lot bigger.. and Huskies are smaller.. Malamutes are meant for heavy pulling, and Huskies are meant for light pulling, over a longer distance... and only a Husky will have blue eyes.. Malamutes should never have blue eyes.

Here's a link for comparisons..
http://www.minnesotamalamuteclub.com/malvsibe.htm

But this has nothing to do with APBTs.

[JRSPITS]

[quote=ayobreezie;39421]Sorry, but I have to chime in on this because I own Alaskan Malamutes.. the "Alaskan Husky" is properly termed Alaskan Malamutes... Huskies are properly termed Siberian Huskies.. Malamutes are usually a lot bigger.. and Huskies are smaller.. Malamutes are meant for heavy pulling, and Huskies are meant for light pulling, over a longer distance... and only a Husky will have blue eyes.. Malamutes should never have blue eyes.

I thought an alaskan husky was separate "breed" from siberians and malamutes. From what I read it is bred for working purposes and the breed isn't completely pure because only the great working dogs got bred to great working dogs regardless of pedigree.

[ayobreezie]

I don't know.. I've only heard of Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes.. I've never heard of an Alaskan Husky.

EDIT - Just read a wiki on 'em... so, I guess their a non-purebred beast of a dog..

But, I still believe Malamutes would be the top weight pull dogs.. they are huge, and that's just what they were bred to do.. pull.

[screamin'eagle]

Originally Posted by ayobreezie But, I still believe Malamutes would be the top weight pull dogs.. they are huge, and that's just what they were bred to do.. pull.

In their environment, I'd agree. Like I said above, on snow or on an iditarod sled team no doubt, but pull that long haired heavy ass dog in a different context and he'll be ineffective. Its all about the context as with anything else. Also if that's the case I guess St. Bernards are fair game, and would probably pull more than the malamute. In the cold they'll kick as pulling too...other enviroments not so desireable.