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Doug Giles: Raising pit bull children
Townhall.com ^ | 2/12/05 | Doug Giles

Posted on 02/12/2005 6:49:12 PM PST by wagglebee

“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes

It seems that excellent and courageous kids are getting harder and harder to find nowadays. More and more, we are seeing less and less of the scrappy little Pit Bull Braveheart’s in our schoolyards and playgrounds.

One reason we’re seeing a decline of kids with excellent and courageous Pit Bull attitudes is because Pit Bull adults are marrying folks who aren’t Pit Bulls. Some Pit Bulls are actually marrying noisy narcissistic Poodles!

For a Pit Bull to marry anything other than a Pit Bull is a stupid mistake. These bizarre unions give birth to offspring that doesn’t carry the deep gameness that a solid union of like animals would, so we end up with diluted, weaker specimens because of the mixtures of the different attitudes.

Another reason why we’re seeing a decline in Pit bull kids is that Pit Bull parents are getting obsessed with bigger dog houses … better treadmills … fancier chains … and flashier collars.

It’s not enough to give birth to a little bulldog, Pit Bull Mom and Dad; you must give it constant instruction and love. If you don't love and discipline your kids, you seriously decrease their chances of being champions in the arena.

Raising quality Pit Bull kids is the most important job on the planet. We cannot neglect our Pit Bull kids because of our petty selfishness. If we want a better world then we must train our charges well.

Here are six musts for raising quality Pit Bull children:

1. A Pit Bull sire and dam must love their pups. I’m not just talking about emotionally, but sacrificially. Make sure you hang out with your kids more than you do your yahoo friends. Take them hunting and fishing or wherever you like to go. Get them into sports or something else constructive. Get your and your family’s butt up off the couch and into life! Get involved in their world, and let them be involved in yours. Communicate with them. Give them more than just cash and a casa. Give them your time and attention.

2. Bless your Pit Bull pups. Continually speak that which inspires them. Help your pups realize their purpose and destiny. Give them hope. Teach them primary greatness such as integrity, character, faith, passion and tenacity.

Mom and Dad, your little pup is a blank canvas upon which you can paint a Monet or a mess … I suggest the former.

3. Pray for your pups. There is incredible power in prayer. This is not a light thing. All the great Biblical parents prayed for their pups and subsequently produced a greater little bulldog. Invoke God’s help for your little ones’ well being. Pray for their spiritual, mental, physical and financial prosperity. PRAY AGAINST ALL TEMPTATIONS FOR THEM TO BE A POODLE. Raising Pit Bulls is serious business, and prayer figures greatly in quality formation. Also, find a good Pit Bull-type church.

4. Discipline your bulldogs. Pit Bulls need discipline. They need a strong chain or cable system. If not, they are highly likely to get into trouble. Never beat your pup or verbally abuse it. That’s stupid, and if you do that, you need to be put down. It’s okay to be very firm, but not in anger—rather in principle, with tough love. Make sure all your discipline is redemptive, not punitive.

5. Give your puppies instruction. Discipline not only entails correction, but also instruction. Don’t just blather on about what is wrong and focus on the negative; show them what’s right. Walk the talk, Pit Bull Mom and Dad. You can’t expect them not to be Poodles when they see you being one. Pit Bull see … Pit Bull do. Instruction is caught, not taught. The impartation of instruction comes via the avenue of direct contact and observation. If you don’t want your pups to be Boy George-Poodle freaks, then you must hang out with them. Read them books that inspire them to independent thinking, action and leadership.

6. Be an available source of supply for your puppies’ needs. Spiritually, socially, physically, financially and mentally—be their provider, protector and hero. Make sure you have an arsenal of wisdom, tools and whatever else they need to help them as they prepare to scratch in the pit of life. There will come a time when this particular stage will phase out, but make sure you’re there during this crucial aspect of development.

My ClashPoint is this: your Pit Bull son or daughter has unlimited potential for greatness.

The purpose of your leadership is not to have them serve you, but rather you them. Help them … inspire them to discover, develop and become who God has destined them to be.

Provide every opportunity possible for them to find, follow and finish their unique courses in life.

Set them up, and then set them free to be great Pit Bulls.

And finally, realize that just because you’re a Pit Bull doesn’t mean you’re a success … not until you have raised a greater successor—your pups. Make sure you are there to cause your kids to excel. Make them independent, powerful and eternal scrappers for that which is just and good.


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For a Pit Bull to marry anything other than a Pit Bull is a stupid mistake. These bizarre unions give birth to offspring that doesn’t carry the deep gameness that a solid union of like animals would, so we end up with diluted, weaker specimens because of the mixtures of the different attitudes.

Oh, I would just love to see the leftists' reactions to this!

1 posted on 02/12/2005 6:49:13 PM PST by wagglebee
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To: wagglebee

I don't know. Read like something from Oprah's how to raise a sissy monologues....


2 posted on 02/12/2005 6:54:29 PM PST by Time is now (We'll live to see it......Does anyone see it yet?....)
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To: wagglebee

Guy is a hottie, maybe someone can post a picture.


3 posted on 02/12/2005 6:56:36 PM PST by jocon307 (Vote George Washington for the #1 spot)
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To: wagglebee; ambrose

Does Ambrose know about this?


4 posted on 02/12/2005 7:05:49 PM PST by SoDak (hoist that rag!)
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To: wagglebee

And one other important thing, don't drop them at kiddie kennels to be cared for while the dam is off working. I'm afraid that animals care more for their young than many people do today.


5 posted on 02/12/2005 7:05:49 PM PST by Maigret
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To: jocon307

Guy?


6 posted on 02/12/2005 7:08:34 PM PST by k2blader (It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
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To: k2blader

Doug, I mean. I meant guy as in "the guy". He's really very handsome.


7 posted on 02/12/2005 7:11:31 PM PST by jocon307 (Vote George Washington for the #1 spot)
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To: jocon307

Ahhh! He has good beliefs about raising children too. :-)


8 posted on 02/12/2005 7:14:16 PM PST by k2blader (It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
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To: jocon307

Not bad at all.

9 posted on 02/12/2005 7:17:00 PM PST by NYpeanut (gulping for air, I started crying and yelling at him, "Why did you lie to me?")
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To: NYpeanut

Thank you!


10 posted on 02/12/2005 7:19:32 PM PST by jocon307 (Vote George Washington for the #1 spot)
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To: wagglebee


Reee Tar Ded.... what the crap was he trying to say.


11 posted on 02/12/2005 7:23:09 PM PST by SouthernFreebird
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To: wagglebee

I REALLY like this guy. He is a great writer. I wish he would write everyday. Maybe twice a day! He inspires me.

"PRAY AGAINST ALL TEMPTATIONS FOR THEM TO BE A POODLE."

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.


12 posted on 02/12/2005 7:34:05 PM PST by Esther Ruth
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To: wagglebee

Oddly, nothing in the piece about education. So, all the little pitbull pups will grow up to be asking the poodle pups with an MBA if they'd like the car parked in front or back of the restaurant...


13 posted on 02/12/2005 7:39:59 PM PST by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: wagglebee

I don't think it has anything to do with marrying - I think it has more to do with the PC attitudes at school, which includes the feminization of our boys.

I believe that's why Laura Bush has started a program called Passport to Manhood - where young boys are mentored about their responsibility as a husband and father. This is a great program and I can see where a whole generation of young black men will end up making a real difference in the lives of their families and their communities.


14 posted on 02/12/2005 8:06:26 PM PST by CyberAnt (Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
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To: CyberAnt

Personally, I think soccer is quite symbolic of what has happened to today's youth. Kids today are encouraged to play on coed teams because they should be "equal." Well they're not! They never have been, never will be and God never wanted them to be. When I was a kid, boys played football and girls did gymnastics. Boys were taught to be tough and stand up for themselves, yes I mean fighting. Today, boys and girls are all taught to be alike, until puberty comes and then their hormones take over and all of their lifelong "familiarity" creates even more problems; but there again, the left seems to think its okay for thirteen year old girls to dress and act like harlots.


15 posted on 02/12/2005 8:12:07 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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I know it's whacko! My son and his wife have 3 girls and they are very, very strict about what they watch on TV - what music they listen to, etc. But .. you know what .. they are the sweetest girls and they are good to each other. But .. I consider them to be very normal and typical little girls.

They are such a joy to have around - not like some kids I know.


16 posted on 02/12/2005 8:20:30 PM PST by CyberAnt (Pres. Bush: "Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self.")
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To: durasell
Oddly, nothing in the piece about education.

I disagree. It says a great deal about education. It just does not say anything about school.

17 posted on 02/12/2005 8:24:08 PM PST by aberaussie
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To: CyberAnt

I have a 10 year old niece, and I'm terrified about how she might turn out in a few years, even though her parents are quite strict with her, this is often not enough with the influences of today's society.


18 posted on 02/12/2005 8:26:22 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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Make sure all your discipline is redemptive, not punitive.

When my father got home after I burned up a neighbor's front yard playing with matches, my 5-year old rear end was redeemed.

19 posted on 02/12/2005 8:32:48 PM PST by auboy (Saying and doing are often miles apart.)
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To: auboy

I'd say you probably deserved it! :)


20 posted on 02/12/2005 8:37:13 PM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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