Fearful of what my pit may become - please help with advice

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

yes some would take it the wrong way, but from your first post that is not what you were saying.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

you can learn alot from being on this site because everyone has different views of how something should be done, so if one thing doesn't work for you there is always something else you can try. i wish the best to you and your puppy. good luck

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

I have raised pits and every dog is different. I have one that would never harm a fly. My male is bred as gamey as they come and i was told i would not be able to raise him with my shitzu. I worked with him ever since he was a pup and now he is fine and loves the other dog, BUT i still kennel him when i am not around because things happen as we all know. good luck with your dog just keep working with him.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

Right on! She should do lots of reading, even oldies to the breed can't read too much about them, LOL. You are absolutely correct in saying that you have to have the will to learn. With every breed, this is true, but more so in the pit bull breed. You wanted me to state some good things, so here goes:
*Pit bulls are extremely athletic dogs that love to please. You could do almost any sport with them, if you are interested in going that route.
* They have a high threshold for pain, so they are great around rambunctious little kids. They didn't call them the "nanny-dog" for no reason.
*They love people. You could take your dog anywhere and it will more than likely love every person he meets.
*They are clowns!! They have some of the funniest personalities. Your pit bull will keep laughing for hours and hours.
*There is variety in this breed. They have so many different colors and patterns and they are all just gorgeous. Not like any of the other breed colors (i.e. rotts are all the same, collies are all the same, etc)
*95% of pit bulls tested for the ATTS passed with flying colors. This means that they have wonderful temperments (correct me if I'm wrong on the stats)
*You could take all the dogs in the world, and they wouldn't have as much HEART as one pit bull!!

I hope these are some positive enough statements about the breed. If anyone else can add something to the list, please do.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

Most importantly for the person who originally started this post is that the love the dog has for you personally has nothing to do with its dog aggressive tendencies which is inherent in the true pitbull form. Its hard to take the herding instinct out of the border collie and likewise its hard for most pits to have the fight taken out. Again dont associate any aggressiveness towards other dogs as have any baring within the "pack" its forming with you and your family

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

Sorry for the confusion (not always the best at articulating). I just didn't want anyone reading on here and thinking that if they try hard enough their pit bulls will get along with each other. Each dog is different.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

ummm... Rockstar is a he.

lolol!

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

oops, my bad. Sorry about that, LOL

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

A friend of mine has 2 pitbulls (altered male & female) that have been living together for over 5 years without any major problems. The younger male likes to chew on the females ears. When shes had enough she gives him a warning and he leaves her alone. So both these dogs know their place in the pack and accept it. Now if they saw another dog or cat they would try to kill it.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

apbt are not for people who do not have time to watch them or relly who are not strong enough to handle them but they are dog agreesive and usually no matter how much socializing you do they will eventually turn on and want to do what they were bred to do so in having this breed you need to take caution and consideration around other breeds

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

IMO this is a very misleading thing to post to a new owner.... A 3 year old APBT and a 6 month old PUPPY can get along very well, for now. You have an adult and a baby running around together, and an adult that you clearly state is very dog aggressive. Do you honestly think that all will be ok as the younger one gets older and the unsupervised situation will continue?? WOW....I wouldn't even risk the possiblity of my 6 month old puppy becoming a bit dominate at this point, not a very responsible decision in my eyes.

Don't mean to come off harsh but this situation can be very misleading to someone new and I had to say something.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

Excellent response...you may not be around when then the pup starts up on the older dog, and you could actually come home to 2 dead dogs, and a house wrecked.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

i can see where my post could be alittle misleading. when i say unsupervised i meant that i'm in the house with them, just not always watching them. when i leave the puppy either goes with me or she is in her kennel. sorry for the misunderstanding. and i don't believe you were being harsh at all. thanks for pointed that out.

 

Re: Fearful of what my pit may become – please help with advice

i have to interject something here, this person says a very important thing, his/her friend has an ALTERED MALE and a FEMALE living together with no problems. it must be said that there are 99 percent fewer problems when the dogs are of opposite sex...the male USUALLY will bow to the female ( at least in my house they do) i know that there are a few females who hate male dogs, and i know there are a few males that would indeed attack and hurt a female.....but it is RARE.