How I got my first pitbull

Itachi, the first time I got him at 2 and a half months





Itachi at 4 months



It never crossed to my mind that I would be owning a pit bull since it had a bad reputation as a mean and vicious killing machine as what the media would portray. I was planning to choose from several breeds that are known to be child-friendly (though we don't have a kid yet in the family). These are the Labrador retriever, the Golden retriever, and the Jack Russel terrier. After months of research, I've decided to buy a Labrador retriever. I've made a reservation last October, 2008 from a neighbor who is currently breeding Labradors. I said I would need a male pup. His female Lab had just been mated on the first week of October. Since it will take 60-63 days for a dog's gestation period before giving birth, I expected to have a Lab pup by the end of the year.

But my mother had knowledge about my plans to buy a Lab pup, she asked me if I was serious about it. I said yes. She told me all the advantages of owning a Lab, from grooming, to food (they're eating machines,they could probably consume 15kg of dog food in just a few weeks.), for being a heavy chewer and excessive barkers. But I insisted since I've already made a reservation.

During the last week of October of last year. My mother suggested an idea to buy a pit bull pup. I was stunned of what she said. "Are you serious?" I told my mother,"Haven't you heard the news that these dogs are man-eaters?". I know my mother, she gets what she wants, I thought she was just joking about getting a pit bull pup and she was not. She invited me to come to her student's house (she worked as a pre-school teacher at that time,now she's retired) to take a look at a litter of pit bull pups. The student's father is a breeder of show-bred pitbull pups. I surfed the Internet to find out what more about pit bulls. After serious consideration I've decided to take a look at them.

When I got to see the pups,I find them so cute and adorable. They're a litter of 8. They're two and a half months old. I immediately noticed this black-eyed spotted puppy eagerly looking at me with the rest of it's littermate. He's different from the other pups. This male pup reminded me of the dog who starred in the Little Rascals movie and Wishbone TV series. I never got see their mother but I saw their father on the other cage, and what a monster! His head is so huge around 25-30 inches in diameter,and he got ripped muscles too.

So finally,I decided to take this puppy home. The daughter of the owner, took him out of the cage and gave it to me. I took him by my arms and he immediately licked my face as if telling me that he also like me and he's willing to go with me wherever I go. So that's how I got Itachi..... :)