I wonder if I would be ripped like that simply from dragging a 3/8" chain around. Im curious what the collar is made of to not be the weak link in that chain. @26,000lbs breaking strength on 3/8" chain compaired to about 6000lb breaking strength on the nylon if it is 2" which it looks smaller, seems like the fellow here is training for the olympics.
Lol... you can wonder all you like, but as for your so-called fact about a "3/8 inch" chain, I'd like to know where you came up with that? I also want to know what 3/8" chain you know of that has a "26,000lbs breaking strength"? Even the "working load limit" on a 3\8" grade 120 chain is 10,600lbs, which is the strongest chain, in the U.S.A. that you can buy and is less than half of what you stated. Even a 3\8" grade 43 (the grade that we use that is lighter than grade 30) is 5,400lbs WLL... the actual truth about the matter, rather than voicing your opinion and stating it as fact, is that it is a 1\4" grade 43 chain that has a WLL of 2,600lbs and weighs 0.65lbs per foot. So let's do the math here about the supposed "heavy chain"... since she is actually a house dog, and rarely ever even on a chain, she is kept on an 8 foot chain and 8 * 0.65 is 5.2lbs... not sure if that is considered heavy for just any dog, but it's like "dragging" a feather around to them. And another thing, who ever told you that my dog's collar has a "breaking strength" of anywhere near 6,000lbs?
Wow I've never seen a dog quite that ripped:yikes: but I don't have enough knowledge to know wether a dog looking like that can in fact be healthy. The chain is certainly off putting since chained dogs don't usually have very good lives and yes indeed that looks to be on an awfully heavy chain --certainly makes you wonder....
Refer to above, although you stated it as an opinion rather than fact, the same response would be mildly appropriate.
I've got to be honest the musculan pic in the first thread looking unnatural...but tbh im not used to seeing these dogs much in the UK...i'm glad you posted more because it was obvious they are in very good condition...lovely shining coats etc.
Sorry if you've already said but are these dogs your pets aswell or do you have kennels or something?
Have you not heard of the phrase "looks can be deceiving?" I really couldn't care less if anyone thought it was unnatural or not, that's their opinion, and we all have one just like something else (not specifically directed toward you, only about the "unnatural" statement that many others have mentioned).
Also wondering what kind of competitions do you go in for? Sorry if im abit slow..i dont know much about the breed.
Who or what says that I do? Does the shape, condition, or health of my dogs have to be for competitive reasons? I occasionally show my dogs, and although I'm sure you would see it as competition, I see it more as for fun and to talk to fellow "dog" people.
i'm curious about why the nickname "gamedogs" since no ethical dog owner or pit bull lover would ever really know if their dogs are game or not, since they'd never roll them to find out.
p.s. i think the dog looks fabulous.
Well... to be honest, ethics has nothing to do with gameness (although I do not game test my dogs), it is more political brainwash and public deception than anything. And, the reason for the nickname "gamedogs" is because they are American Pit Bull Terriers, not "pitbulls" and they are game-bred dogs (the entire actual "breed", because if they are ever bred for anything else, within 2-3 generations, maybe a couple more, if you're lucky, they will no longer have any of the traits of a game dog other than the fact that they tend to make good family dogs, if bred properly). Also, to top that off, since the username "Marty" was taken, I decided on "Gamedogs" because of my website, game-dog.com (I'm not advertising, which is why it isn't a link, only explaining to try to be "helpful" if I can even call it that).
soooo..... I missed the other thread, is someone going to tell us what that dog does to become so muscled or and why exactly it is chained out with that monster chain or what? ......
Lol, you seem to be extremely impatient, I'll tell you how she become so "muscled", but first... "monster chain"? Lol, that is funny... but anyway, the way she became so "muscled" is being raised for about 14 months (so far) in the house, being fed extreme premium dog food, and is from solid genetics (something you may want to research).
And, since there was more than one post about the "heavy chain"... here are some pictures without a chain to make you feel better.