Comments on: Why I Adopted a Pit Bull Named Zeus

By: The Saturday Bytes June 5, 2010

The Saturday Bytes June 5, 2010 — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:08:44 +0000

[...] newest ones are anti-BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) designs. As the caretaker and guardian of a pit bull, the topic is something I’m very passionate [...]

By: Pit Bulls, Science Diet & Preventing Your Dog from Biting a Stranger

Pit Bulls, Science Diet & Preventing Your Dog from Biting a Stranger — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:12:13 +0000

[...] here to see 20 pictures of very happy Pit Bulls. The “headliner” is none other than my Zeus. [...]

By: 8 Steps for Feeding a Raw Meaty Bones Diet

8 Steps for Feeding a Raw Meaty Bones Diet — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:07:05 +0000

[...] it didn’t take Zeus very long to get through a couple of turkey necks this morning, it took Sweety about half an hour [...]

By: Jim (Doggybytes.ca)

Jim (Doggybytes.ca) — Sun, 09 May 2010 06:53:51 +0000

Hi Vizsla Mom, thanks for stopping by

. Zeus doesn't particularly like to "play ball", his thing is taking a ball into either side of his jaw and then sit there squeeze it (sometimes for an hour or more) over and over. Great exercise for his jaw, but doesn't do a lot for cardio. :/

His "ball obsessive" behaviour is what led me to think that his previous owners probably gave him tennis balls which wore down his teeth.

By: Vizsla Mom

Vizsla Mom — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:05:28 +0000

Dogs that like to chew on tennis balls often show excessive wear on all their teeth. Does Zeus like to play ball?

By: Veggies: A Place in the Raw Meaty Bones Diet For Dogs?

Veggies: A Place in the Raw Meaty Bones Diet For Dogs? — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:09:10 +0000

[...] tripe (say that 10 times fast) or a beef tripe veggie mix. For today’s brekkie, Sweety and Zeus will be taste testing a ground herring veggie mix for the first time, #omnomnom. So they do get a [...]

By: Jim (Doggybytes.ca)

Jim (Doggybytes.ca) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:45:09 +0000

Yeah, I took his favourite treat (Tripe Treats), folded it in half (they're kind of bluuy stick shaped), and stuck it in his kong. He tries for about 10 minutes to get it out and if unsuccessful in that time, he gives up. So much for steely Pit Bull determination eh?

I am thinking his thing is tug-of-war too. It didn't click till now when you mentioned it, but he'll take his kong or his ball and bring it to me, pushing it into me. Sometimes I'll grab the other end of his kong and he tugs and shakes it.

I bought him one of the huge Booda tug ropes, he destroyed it in about 15 minutes, but he sured loved tugging in that 15 minutes, and I was seriously winded. :/

May have to figure out another tug activity for him.

By: Rachel_PawPurrry

Rachel_PawPurrry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:05:18 +0000

Oh wow…great observation… When I adopted Suede I thought I had a “fetcher”. So when she chewed up her last rubber bone I bought her a ball…the one you can put the treats in…not even with treats does she touch the thing….so I bought another rubber “bone”….and realized that when she brings me the bone she isn't interested in fetching…but rather tug-of-war…I LOVE IT!!!

By: Jim (Doggybytes.ca)

Jim (Doggybytes.ca) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:58:24 +0000

Since I wrote this post I've come to realize that Zeus' teeth weren't filed. Within a very short time I came to realize that Zeus is VERY ball obsessive. Once he's got it, he doesn't want to give it up, and it's not a possessive thing, he just really loves squishing his ball.

So more than likely, his previous owners gave him tennis balls which over time wore down his teeth to where they are now.

The only balls he gets now are the rubbery Chuckit ones.

By: Off Leash at Arbutus Cove Park

Off Leash at Arbutus Cove Park — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:49:48 +0000

[...] is a dog lover and guardian to a Border Collie named Sweety and an American Pit Bull Terrier named Zeus. Jim blogs at DoggyBytes.ca focusing mainly on canine health and nutrition. var fbShare = {url: [...]