Nanny dogs

[Wolfdog91 7,992]

Ok maybe y'all can help me with this .

I've had the conversation regarding why I don't want any form of pure bred pit bull ( really any dog honestly) many times with various people who like dogs . And I always tell them a pure bred dog is usually hard wired to a job and if there not given and outlet to do that ...bad/ undesirable things can happen . And of course the whole " it's how you raise them " argument comes out ...which yes I can agree with to a point but still.. 

Anyhow I've heard , I can't count how many times ,when it comes to pits that  "well you know they were called Nanny dogs in England and people would have them watch there kids !"  I've yet to see any actual documentation on this but I've heard it so much I'm curious.  Any of y'all have any clue where this may have come from ( besides people just making shit up) ? Figured y'all might have some odd breed or line of dog that might look like a pit or something that was used .. possibly..back in the day for something like a companion dog for kids and people have gotten confused but idk ..... So anyone have any ideas where this idea of pits being Nanny dogs came from ?

[WILF 51,640]

28 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

Ok maybe y'all can help me with this .

I've had the conversation regarding why I don't want any form of pure bred pit bull ( really any dog honestly) many times with various people who like dogs . And I always tell them a pure bred dog is usually hard wired to a job and if there not given and outlet to do that ...bad/ undesirable things can happen . And of course the whole " it's how you raise them " argument comes out ...which yes I can agree with to a point but still.. 

Anyhow I've heard , I can't count how many times ,when it comes to pits that  "well you know they were called Nanny dogs in England and people would have them watch there kids !"  I've yet to see any actual documentation on this but I've heard it so much I'm curious.  Any of y'all have any clue where this may have come from ( besides people just making shit up) ? Figured y'all might have some odd breed or line of dog that might look like a pit or something that was used .. possibly..back in the day for something like a companion dog for kids and people have gotten confused but idk ..... So anyone have any ideas where this idea of pits being Nanny dogs came from ?

Imho, you are spot on and the people giving you advice are deluded pricks making up fairy tales ! 

[Wolfdog91 7,992]

20 minutes ago, WILF said:

Imho, you are spot on and the people giving you advice are deluded pricks making up fairy tales ! 

Shit there not giving me advice just seems often enough when I'm around dog people or I'm in town with one of my dogs I'll get to talk with someone they start asking about breeds and paperwork and when I tell them my dogs are just mutts , it starts up. " I got a cousin that breeds pure bred red nose pits only $1500 " or something like that... The they get confused when I don't think that's an amazing deal, and get even more confused when I tell them I don't want a pure bred anything especially a pit ! And there goes there dumbass stories 

[gnipper 6,953]

I've heard the nanny dog phrase about Staffordshire bulls but not pits and a staffy is a lesser dog than a high drive pit.

[Borr 8,472]

I would say with limited knowledge the mastiff breeds were the nanny dogs , the dogs bred to protect and laze around , found throughout Europe. Originally of sounds temp as apposed to fighters.