[tru_pit]

im new in the game of pits....ive seen alot of dogs that have massive muscles! how would i go about building my dog up like that! i dont want to hurt him or anything! i wanna know whats safe and whats not......thanks

 

[Roxy]

im new in the game of pits....ive seen alot of dogs that have massive muscles! how would i go about building my dog up like that! i dont want to hurt him or anything! i wanna know whats safe and whats not......thanks

The muscle shape depends on your dog parents, some just don't come out naturally buff.

 

[Purplesauerous]

It also hinges on their feed, and amount and type of activity. Common physical activities like fetch, rope tugs, springpoles, flirtpoles, walking and jogging will also contribute to great muscle tone.

 

[Chrisnjen]

It's about 95% genetics. If your dog is destined to be ripped and muscular, he will be. If not he's not pre-disposed to it and you try to make him look that way anyway, you'll just end up hurting him.

I like the analogy that an APBT should have the build of a lightweight or welter-weight boxer: compact, lean, toned and wirey. Game-bred (aka fighting) APBTs are endurance athletes more than anything and they should look the part.

These things you see looking like Arnold Swarzenegger are mutts, plain and simple.

 

[Cookies Mom]

game doesn't mean fighting just my 2 cents!

 

[tru_pit]

my pits a jeep/chinaman...well he's only 7 weeks so ill feed and train him good and see what happens! thanks for all the help..

 

[Chrisnjen]

game doesn't mean fighting just my 2 cents!

Uh...do you think that gameness is a trait that has been purposely exaggerated in the APBT for some other reason?

I was making a reference to lineage, not saying that game dogs are fighting dogs, per se (although that statement could be a contradiction in itself, depending on how you look at it).