My one week old Pitbull pups

what a big litter! Great colours too, you will have alot of fun photographing them as they grow.

Cute pups. You'll have lots of photo op's with all those puppies.

shots of parents?

check the pitbull thread ^

Cute pups, do you have pedigrees on the parents?

i dont

First words out of my fiancee's mouth? "Aaaaawwwwwwww!!!! I want one!"

Neil B wrote in post #12379470
i dont

Well, that's just lovely.. no health testing either I assume?

kady05 wrote in post #12386162
Well, that's just lovely.. no health testing either I assume?

..... how does not having a pedigree equal no health testing?

Simply ridiculous comment.

jmg181 wrote in post #12386405
..... how does not having a pedigree equal no health testing?

Simply ridiculous comment.

Because generally speaking, people that breed dogs with no pedigrees don't do health testing either. Just a fact. I work in rescue, see it all the time.

kady05 wrote in post #12386531
Because generally speaking, people that breed dogs with no pedigrees don't do health testing either. Just a fact. I work in rescue, see it all the time.

And assumptions like that make you look like, well, an ass.

jmg181 wrote in post #12386587
And assumptions like that make you look like, well, an ass.

Fine with me! We'll see what OP says, maybe he'll prove me wrong in my assumption.

For the record, I don't think un-papered dogs should be bred. And I definitely don't think dogs that haven't been health tested should be bred either.

For the record, I don't put much into paper. I also don't put much into dog snobbery. I care more about the dog than the line they come with.

jmg181 wrote in post #12386835
For the record, I don't put much into paper. I also don't put much into dog snobbery. I care more about the dog than the line they come with.

I'm not being a snob, I'm being realistic. I have 2 mutts from BYB's.
Go work at a shelter for awhile and watch how many "purebred Pittbulls" come in that the owners thought they could find great homes for.. big surprise, now they're in a shelter and more than likely going to be PTS. Or just browse CL, thousands of ads for Pit Bull pups.

Not to say that dogs with papers don't end up in shelters, but if the breeder has papers on the dogs, and takes the time (and spends the money) to health test, and also work their dogs (whether is be in conformation, or other dog sports), the pups are usually sold before they are born, with a contract. Health testing, to me, is VERY important; if I'm going to spend X amount on a dog, it's parents better have their hips, eyes, elbows, patella's & cardiac done, as well as any breed specific health issues (like Ataxia for Am Staffs).
I'm not against breeding, or breeders (I have a dog from a breeder myself), but I am against irresponsible breeding, and about 95% of breeders are irresponsible and shouldn't be breeding dogs.