GENETICS FOR DUMMIES BY ZOMBIES AND DOGS

Now- I’m not a science whiz or a 

genetic professor, but I do have a 

functioning brain cell with the 

ability to research and debunk 

BSL Bullshit.

Now- I’m curious where Mr. Sloan 

gathered his “reliable rule of 

thumb” from. “The more the dog 

looks like a pit the more likely it 

will go pit?” Now- I’ve been 

looking EVERYWHERE for any 

source of data that backs that 

statement up and I’ve found 

nothing.

When you breed a dog for a purpose- or “purpose bred” for specific traits and behaviors it’s understandable and expected for that specific bred dog to behave in such manner. As the famous Gary Wilkes who wrote an article for DogsBite.org. 
Now- according to Gary Wilks, he comes from a long line of southern pit bull fighters who purposely bred fighting dogs. He acknowledges how his family dogs were bred to create their desired fighting dog- but all that points out is- a purpose bred pit bull to be a fighting dog will be exactly that- they hope.

But what happens when you have the genetic mish mash of… Pit bull, healer, lab, collie and only God knows what? Well, according to Dogsbite.org members- somehow the “pit bull gene” ( which consists of multiple genetic contributions…) is just so BAD ASS – that it squashes every genetic contribution.

At its most fundamental level, 

inheritance in organisms occurs 

by passing discrete heritable units, 

called genes, from parents to 

progeny.

So, it makes me wonder- 

considering many dogs- such as 

mine are labeled “pit mixes” aka 

MUTTS-, just how should these 

dogs behave?

According to DBO train of 

thought- the 4th 

generation of this puppy 

should be-

1. Dog aggressive

2. Herder

3. Retriever

4. Short, long, soft, 

textured fur

5. Purple tongue

6. Stand offish

7. Friendly

8. Single owner preferred

9. Family friendly

10. Large

11. Medium sized

And a kazillon of other 

characteristics.

Riiiiiight. Pick the pit mix:

All of them. How’s that 

for genetics?