Good breeders only breed from dogs with wonderful personalities, and don’t even pursue sought-after colors like blue brindle at the expense of securing a good nature instead.Īnd careful socialisation training teaches dogs they never need to be frightened of unfamiliar people or dogs, so that they don’t react to them aggressively.
The Importance Of Good Breeding And Training And bites to people are frequently the result of trying to break up dog fights. However, they are far more likely to react aggressively to other dogs than people. Pitbull type dogs are still significantly over-represented in dog bite statistics. The evidence in their favor isn’t entirely conclusive though. So, by the time these researchers compared aggression in 40 pitbulls vs 44 similar sized dogs of other breeds in a shelter setting, they concluded that the Pitbulls were no more aggressive than other dogs. And (perhaps more importantly) deliberately raising aggressive dogs is becoming less and less socially acceptable. And people used the most aggressive dogs to sire further fighting dogs.įortunately, dog fighting is now illegal. Are Blue Brindle Pitbulls Aggressive?Īmerican Pitbull Terriers, Amstaffs and Staffies have all been used as fighting dogs in the past.įighting dogs were mistreated by their owners to make them more aggressive in the fighting pit. Unfortunately though, there are also badly-raised Pitbulls who have an altogether different reputations. Well-raised American Pitbull Terriers are smart, athletic, a bit goofy, and devoted to their human families. Which means the frequency of this color and pattern is partly driven by fashion and demand.īut does anything make them popular besides their looks? Is their personality special too? Blue Brindle Pitbull TemperamentĪt the time of writing, there is no evidence that any of the genes associated with blue brindle coats affect a dog’s temperament as well. And it’s easy for breeders to increase the odds of blue brindle Pitbull puppies by making savvy breeding choices. This means that if Pitbulls existed in the wild, expression of a blue brindle coat would be easily obscured by other coat types instead.īut of course, they don’t. The brindle gene is masked by some genes, but not all.Īnd the dilute gene is recessive, which means it is only expressed when a dog has two copies of it. The black gene is dominant, which means it is expressed whenever it is present. So that the black appears blue, and the red appears fawn.īlue brindle Pitbull puppies receive two copies of the d gene: one from each parent. The dilute gene reduces the amount of pigment in each strand of hair.
And as handsome as that is, blue brindle dogs have one more extra special element: Pitties with just the black and brindle genes have black and red brindle markings. The brindle gene causes the narrow stripe pattern on blue brindle Pits.īrindle dogs have one or two copies of the brindle gene (from one or both parents).īlue brindle Pitbull puppies with only one copy of the brindle gene only develop a brindle coat if they don’t inherit an alternative gene which masks it from their other parent. Next comes the brindle gene, which has the unexpected abbreviation K br. It triggers production of the black pigment eumelanin.īlue brindle dogs only need one copy of this gene, from one of their parents. Sometimes to truly appreciate what makes a color special, it’s fun to look at the chemistry going on at a genetic level.īlue brindle dogs owe their looks to a very particular genetic recipe: The black geneīlue brindle starts, counter intuitively, with the black gene, known as B.Īll blue brindle dogs have a copy of the B gene. So, they’re sometimes called blue nose brindle Pitbulls. The exact width and spacing of them is as unique as a fingerprint, but they’re always pretty narrow.īlue brindle stripes are gray with soft fawn in between them.īlue brindle Pits also have blue noses. What About Brindle?īrindle is a pattern of stripes. In dog color parlance, blue means gray.īut it has to be said that ‘gray’ just doesn’t do these coats justice – it’s a very special shade of gray indeed. Of course, they aren’t literally blue like the sky.
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