- Many have strong "Alpha" attitudes and it takes
a strong willed person willing to keep them in their proper place. If you
do not take the lead, they will.
- They are not normally good around other pets unless you
take time to teach them to be social. Failure
to do so will result in major problems. My suggestion is to own only one
Bully as a pet or keep them separated when you are not present. Treat every
new encounter with another animal with the assumption that they do not like
each other and it will keep everyone happy.
- Raising Bullies are not for the faint hearted or inexperienced.
Some commonly kill or eat their own young if left unattended. Hey! don't
gross out, hogs, hamsters and rabbits do the same thing.
- Some become very over-protective of you or your family,
especially if kept in the house all the time. Socialize them with people
in and out of the home
- Many are like little termites, if they can get it in their
mouths, they will chew it. Keep toys for them to chew on, otherwise you
may come home with only three legs on your table. They can easily turn firewood
into matchsticks.
I do not want to discourage you from owning a Bully but if you can
meet the above requirements, then here are a just a few of the rewards:
- They will break their necks to satisfy you. If you have
not seen them do a 360 degree in mid-air, then you just haven't seen real
gymnastics. They can climb like a little monkey, dig like a mole and fear
nothing.
- They act like little four year old clowns and will keep
you entertained.
- Once you own one, you will probably never be happy with
another breed. They have such a personality, that they almost seem human.
- They are very pain tolerant so children cannot hurt them.
- They will adapt to most any amount of room they are confined
in.
- They do not bark unless something real is causing it.
Rules for non-pet owners who visit and like to complain
about our pets.
- The dog lives here. You don't.
- If you don't want dog hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture.
- I like my dog a lot better than I like most people.
- To you, she's a dog, to me she's an adopted daughter who is short, hairy,
walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.
- Dogs are better than kids. They eat less, don't ask for money all the
time, are easier to train, usually come when called, never drive your car,
don't hang out with drug-using friends, don't smoke or drink, don't worry
about buying the latest fashions, don't wear your clothes, don't need a
gazillion dollars for college, and if they get pregnant, you can sell the
pups.
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