Being the owner of a pit bull myself, I am aware of the dangers that come along with these dogs. I don't believe that the dogs themselves are bad, it's the people who buy them for the wrong reasons that are the ones to blame for there dangerous tendencies. These dogs are extremely loyal and intelligent animals. They make great pets and companions, but you have to train them in the right manner.
These are dogs that need an extreme amount of attention to form loving bonds, and loving tendencies. From day one of getting my dog, Lexii, I spent all my time with her. She basically went everywhere that I did. I also spent an hour each day trying to train her to do all sorts of tricks. I learned this style of caring and training from my cousin, who had bought a blue nose pit bull a couple years before. I saw how great her dog was; it was obedient, friendly, and extremely intelligent. This is when i fell in love with the breed. So I copied my cousins techniques and they ended up working great for my dog.
Lexii started out as a very hyper puppy. Her teething stage was difficult because she had the tendency to bite and not let go, but all puppies go through this. To break her out of this habit, I bought this spray for dogs (the name has escaped me) that has a sour apple flavor. The dogs really don't like the taste, so you spray it on your hand, or a very tiny bit in there mouth if you want them to stop biting. This helped tremendously.
After working with her one hour a day, she can do a complete list of tricks. Sit, lay down, fetch, play dead, roll over, pick up the ball, back up, etc. These are all words she understands and reacts to. She is a very loyal dog with an amazing temperament. She has never bitten anyone, even while playing. She is not possessive over her food or toys, she is just a very loving dog. The key to getting these results in a pit bull is spending a lot of time with them, and taking the time to really train them. You can't neglect these dogs, otherwise they will become aggressive. I understand that the dogs were originally bred as fighting dogs, but your dog doesn't have to turn out that way if you put the time and caring into raising them. It's not the dog that's bad, it's the people who breed them as fighting dogs, and to be aggressive that are giving this breed a bad rep.
These are dogs that need an extreme amount of attention to form loving bonds, and loving tendencies. From day one of getting my dog, Lexii, I spent all my time with her. She basically went everywhere that I did. I also spent an hour each day trying to train her to do all sorts of tricks. I learned this style of caring and training from my cousin, who had bought a blue nose pit bull a couple years before. I saw how great her dog was; it was obedient, friendly, and extremely intelligent. This is when i fell in love with the breed. So I copied my cousins techniques and they ended up working great for my dog.
Lexii started out as a very hyper puppy. Her teething stage was difficult because she had the tendency to bite and not let go, but all puppies go through this. To break her out of this habit, I bought this spray for dogs (the name has escaped me) that has a sour apple flavor. The dogs really don't like the taste, so you spray it on your hand, or a very tiny bit in there mouth if you want them to stop biting. This helped tremendously.
After working with her one hour a day, she can do a complete list of tricks. Sit, lay down, fetch, play dead, roll over, pick up the ball, back up, etc. These are all words she understands and reacts to. She is a very loyal dog with an amazing temperament. She has never bitten anyone, even while playing. She is not possessive over her food or toys, she is just a very loving dog. The key to getting these results in a pit bull is spending a lot of time with them, and taking the time to really train them. You can't neglect these dogs, otherwise they will become aggressive. I understand that the dogs were originally bred as fighting dogs, but your dog doesn't have to turn out that way if you put the time and caring into raising them. It's not the dog that's bad, it's the people who breed them as fighting dogs, and to be aggressive that are giving this breed a bad rep.
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You have totally changed my opinion about Pitbulls. I agree with you that it is the Owners not the Dogs themselves that make the dogs aggressive. I have never heard of the sour apple stuff, but I recently got a new puppy who is also teething and biting so I am going to look into that stuff.
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