Calling APBT types pibbles

I call them pitiful bulls because that is what they are. They're whiney, needy, brats. LOL

I find it a very truthful nickname.

Bullies as well I find truthful, when they're not busy being pitiful they're being pushy, demanding and thinking they are the most important creatures in the world.

I guess to be quite honest it annoys me more people who don't own my breed telling me what I can or cannot call it.

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That would be a bit odd, if you were walking down the street and saw another bluetick coonhound and squeeeed "OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH what a cute little poo poo." Somehow I just don't think it would be appreciated by the other party.

I've never considered the use of "pibble" as any attempt to change the image of the breed. A "pibble" is still a pit bull and is still everything a pit bull should be. :dunno: Maybe my perspective is affected by the fact that one of my breeds has several well known alternate names, none of which have led to any widespread belief that they're any less intense, driven, energetic, reactive, protective dogs.

lmao... I also call her a turd burglar but I definitely wouldn't go around calling other peoples dogs that one :rofl1:

I was under the impression that we were talking about using the name "pibbles" to influence people about the character of the dogs. that's what I was referring to... but I will admit I didn't read the whole thread lol.

I only have an issue with it if they are calling them pibbles to influence the way they are viewed. I HATE that they have the bad rep that they have but I think to go to the other extreme by m aking people think they are everyones bestest buddy and just widdle bitty pibbles who would never do anything bad is just as bad as the rep they have and could lead to a lot of other issues. If that is NOT the case then I really don't care lol

I dunno...the OP doesn't say. Reading the replies, I'd say some posters do see the use of "pibbles" as an attempt to alter the image of the breed and others do not see it that way. So yeah, some are "talking about using the name "pibbles" to influence people about the character of the dogs" and some are just talking about the nickname with no hidden meaning attached to it. Take your pick.

I was referring to people who are trying to change what people call APBT type dogs. Not just as a cute brief comment to a friend. As in "hi this is my dog Fluffy, he is a pibble"

And I think names and labels are important. What things are called have a huge impact on how they are perceived.

when I joined in I had only read the first and last page and that was where it left off when I came in... so I ran with the "changing the image" thing lol

if someone were to name coonhounds with some sort of name that insinuated they were QUIET dogs I would probably have the same issue lol because it's simply just not true. like... hush puppies lol. NOT hushpuppies.

but I ALSO call belle "chalupa" and she's definitely not one of those and I'm not trying to insinuate that she would be a delicious meal :rofl1: I have way too many names for her

I hear pibble in a Southern accent: "This right here is a pi'bull".

Haha at any rate I don't consider it a big deal. It just sounds kind of goofy. I voted chocolate covered raisins because I like Glosettes.

ok, well in that case i don't like it. but i also don't think it's going to ever be particularly effective.

Then no, I wouldn't agree with it. However, I don't use it in that way nor have I ever met anyone that uses those terms in that way.

I will use the term "pittie" or "pit" among people who know what I am talking about, but it's just a shortened term. If people hear that (or hear me call my *own* dog a "pibble" for that matter) and assume that means that I am somehow ashamed of the breed or am not knowledgeable about pit types and dog/dog issues---then well, you know what they say about those that assume.

I rarely refer to my Labrador Retriever as such--he's a "lab" usually. I have a registered American Quarter Horse, but 99% of the time if I describe her I tell people she's a Quarter Horse, and if I'm on the net I shorten it to QH. If I had a Tennessee Walking Horse, I'd shorten it to "walker." If I had an Arabian I'd shorten to "arab." If I had an American Saddlebred I shorten it to saddlebred. It has no deeper meaning, honest.

There is SOME differentiation. An APBT is just that, an American Pit Bull Terrier. It is a distinct breed, just like a Staffordshire Bull Terrier is a distinct breed. "Pit Bull" is really a catch-all that's come to encompass a type. I try to be careful where I use the terminology. Among friends, like here, who know what we're talking about and aren't trying to get an entire type of dog wiped off the face of the earth, it's one thing to refer to "pitbulls" but out THERE, when amongst people who don't understand, it's a whole different matter.

But those shortened names aren't changing the name.. its not a arappy for arab, or lakkie for a lab etc etc. I have no issues and will say arab and quarter horse etc. I say lab vs labrador. But those are actual truncations of the breed's name.

Its like when people say teacup to yorkies (omg another shortening) or maltese terrrier... they are trying to imply that their dogs, or those dogs are some how different than 'regular' versions of the breed. When I hear lab I know the person means they have a labrador retriever.. or if they have a chessie it means they have a chesapeak bay retriever, or if they have a toller...

Yes, if Pibble is being used to rename the breed it's just silly, however we have FAR more damaging issues within the breed. I mean we have god awful rescues out there in our breed, we have horrific breeders, and we have more stupid owners in our breed than possibly any other breed.

I just truly believe we have much bigger issues than nick names but if calling a dog a pibble chases said owner from the breed and they are by all other purposes a good owner I say let it be.

I have some apbt friends and allies who annoy me with their cutesifying the breed but their defense they are out there on the for front working their backs broken pulling dogs, trying their hardest day and night working and rehabbing these dogs and going hoarse attempting to re-educate the community and seeking out people who are worthy of owning this breed. In the end, it's just a name and if they feel better at the end of the night calling their dogs pibbles as much as it makes me roll my eyes I'll let it pass.

I find it much less offensive than "blue hawaiian pocket pit bulls" that I have had pitched to me as a valued item.

Again, I only refer to my own dog as a "pibble" when around people who know what I'm talking about. I'm not advocating calling all bully breeds "pibbles," I would never, never advocate that.

I'm calling *my* dog a nickname that *I* find cute around people who know exactly what she is--it's not like she wears a t-shirt that says "pibble" around. If people think that pibble is too cutsie or annoying or "changing the breed name" or whatever issue they have, tough titties. She's my dog and I'll give her whatever nickname I want.

As far as the words "pit" or "pittie," I see no difference between those and "lab" or "chessie" at all.

ETA: I am an equal opportunity breed name change nicknamer--Jack is occasionally a Labradork and Sheena has been known as a Quarter Bitch a time or two.....

But sometimes a "catch all" term is what is needed. If a dog is clearly a pit bull type dog, but is not, as far as you know, a registered APBT or Amstaff, then I would not be comfortable calling the dog that. Using the horse example again, if I had a horse that was clearly of quarter horse type but not registered, I might still refer to it among people with whom the distinction would not matter as a quarter horse, because for all practical purposes, it is. I would not refer to it as an American Quarter Horse because that would imply that the horse was registered and a known purebred.

Since we can only guess what Sally is based on her physical type, I'm not going to call her an American Pit Bull Terrier any more than I would call my friend's unregistered palomino stock horse type horse an American Quarter Horse. I will vary what she is based on who I am telling. To most people, she's a pit bull mix since that's what she appears to be. If the person is shady or shows a creepy amount of interest in her, she's a spayed lab/boxer mix......

This was about calling the breed that, not as a cute nickname for your dogs as has been pointed out.. (I call my dogs little mostly white monsters all the time)

This depends on who you talk to. I have met many more APBT people that would say that 'pit bull' is a shorthand for the APBT breed than it is a type.

Maybe I'm just confused then, because I stated in previous posts that I don't advocate calling all bully breed types "pibbles." I use "pit" or "pitties" for an actual shortening for the breed. I do have an issue with someone who would hear that I call my dog a pibble and then make a negative assumption about what kind of owner I am though.

Yep. I have too.

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My Quarter Horse was more commonly referred to as Three Quarters Something Else...the Something Else was usually replaced with various words that won't get past the filters here.

kind of like "wiener dog" ... kind of annoying, but oh well.