Wolfdog91 7,992 Posted Thursday at 18:35 Report Share Posted Thursday at 18:35 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 ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,673 Posted Thursday at 19:04 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:04 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 ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 7,992 Posted Thursday at 19:23 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:23 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 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,967 Posted Thursday at 19:52 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:52 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. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 8,510 Posted Thursday at 19:56 Report Share Posted Thursday at 19:56 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. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 49,924 Posted yesterday at 00:27 Report Share Posted yesterday at 00:27 There's not a dog breed on this planet,I would personally leave in a room, alone with a baby or small child,that's just f***ing madness....the term 'Nanny Dog' was probably coined by the peddlers and kennel club lot 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 49,924 Posted yesterday at 00:37 Report Share Posted yesterday at 00:37 here you go.. started by an American lady from New York in 1970 ,to sell her Staffordshire bull terriers 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 8,437 Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago Ive had Staffords,Pitbulls ABs and bandogs over the years and all were great around kids as I wouldn't tolerate any dog of mine even looking at a kid the wrong way.But would I say I could leave them to look after a small child?of course not,that's would be almost as ridiculous as calling them nanny dogs.But not quite as ridiculous as the other bullshit phrase " there's no bad dogs only bad owners 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickshaw swami 4,509 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago If you eat your own shit and lick your mammys cooter you shouldn't be called nanny. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,743 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago On 04/12/2025 at 18:35, 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 ? They talking about the Staffordshire bull terrier, they love kids and thsts how this came about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,743 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 21 hours ago, Daniel cain said: There's not a dog breed on this planet,I would personally leave in a room, alone with a baby or small child,that's just f***ing madness....the term 'Nanny Dog' was probably coined by the peddlers and kennel club lot I don't think they actually mean nanny as leave a baby with the dog. Staffordshire bulls are well known to love kids and family life and this is why people called them the nanny dog, I've never had or seen a staff that didn't love children, would I trust one with a toddler of course not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,743 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago On 04/12/2025 at 19:52, gnipper said: 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. Its definitely the staffy, they love children, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,967 Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 2 hours ago, Moocher71 said: Its definitely the staffy, they love children, Loads of dogs love children but anyone that leaves a dog of any breed with a kid is stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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