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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | So the kids and I head out to our local animal shelter today to look at for a larger breed dog. Looked at several but really liked a sweet, beautiful girl that is a pit bull. I don't know much about the breed other then they have a bad rap. This girl would of rather of licked us to death. She loved playing with the kids but we noticed immediately how strong she was. She pulled my 9 year old around with no problem. We looked at a couple more dogs after playing with her but kept coming back to how much we liked her. So who out there owns pits? I know one of our BB rescues them. How are they as farm dogs? Good with other animals? My kids are 13 and 9. We have dogs, cats, rabbit, chickens, ducks, goats and horses. They still need to test her with cats and they want me to bring in our 2 other dogs to see how they would get along. Thanks in advance for any information.
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | How old is she? |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Ones that I've raised from puppies with discipline have been great dogs. A little older and she may eat a duck or two. They love to smile, love adventures and are loyal. They will protect you if a threat occurs. They can be dangerous if they were abused. I have a puppy now and she is wonderful....she stole my shoe this morning and farts a lot! |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Rolling J - 2014-10-08 9:40 PM
I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed.
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | LRQHS - 2014-10-08 9:39 PM
Ones that I've raised from puppies with discipline have been great dogs. A little older and she may eat a duck or two. They love to smile, love adventures and are loyal. They will protect you if a threat occurs. They can be dangerous if they were abused. I have a puppy now and she is wonderful....she stole my shoe this morning and farts a lot!
Your post brightened my day at work earlier. I just can't post from work but I had a couple of cute comments I thought of. So now I know they steal shoes. LOL!!! The more I read about the breed, I like but I am concerned because I don't know how socialized she has been. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | LRQHS - 2014-10-08 9:42 PM
Rolling J - 2014-10-08 9:40 PM
I believe she is between 1-2 years old. I was just reading up on the breed. I like what I am reading about it but I don't know how much she was socialized, which sounds very important with the breed.
Can you give her a test run?
We did end up adopting a kitten today and I know we have two weeks to bring him back if it does not work out (and get our money back). Not sure how it works with dogs but I work with someone who is very involved with the shelter, so I will ask her tomorrow how that works. Was planning on going back on Saturday with our two dogs to met her. |
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Location: Missouri | We have a mix that was dumped. I was not interested in keeping him b/c of their bad rap. I am not breed-prejudiced usually, but I was also not interested in becoming an advocate. However, Scrappy has completely stolen our hearts! He is the very best dog we've ever had...and boy is that hard to admit! lol! He is so good with the kids (currently 2, 9, &10). He gets along fine with our other dogs, cats, rabbits and horses. My favorite part about him is that he is very protective. When a GSD attacked our small terrier mix, Scrappy immediately separated them. He didn't go overboard, just enough to back the big dog off and keep them apart. I have seen him do this with our children as well (when he feels like they are in danger he always places himself b/w them and whatever is approaching or threatening). He looks intimidating, but is loving and kind to people and animals.
They are high energy and need boundaries and training.
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | I am on my 2nd Pitbull. Pitbull #1 was a rescue that I was told was 1 1/2 years old...I don't think that was right because she was kind of gray faced and very calm for a young dog. My husband and girls picked her out for me and I was VERY leery when they brought her home because she was a Pitbull. She was THE BEST dog. I loved her! She was so laid back. She couldn't have cared less who showed up at our door when my hubby was home but she did not like strangers coming on our yard when I was home alone. She did not like cats but was fine with our smaller dogs and good with kids. Pitbull #2 we got as a 5 week old puppy. He is a big goober. I have made sure to do all the things to him that I am afraid little kids would do...pull on his tail, his ears, grab his feet, etc. He is allowed to give kisses but gets scolded if he tries to use his teeth at all. I thought he was never going to worth a darn as a guard dog but he kept a man in his pickup the other day. He ran around the truck wagging his tail and "smiling" and the guy wouldn't get out of the truck. He didn't bark or growl...just looked like a scary dog. There is nothing scary about him, he is just a good advocate for his breed. I would definitely give this dog a shot. My first pit was at the shelter for over 3 months. She always seemed so grateful to have a home and her own people to love. If you do get this dog, you definitely need to post photos! |
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| I have had 3, all from pups. I have had 2 males and I would not think of them any different than any other dog. The last male I had was the most wonderful gentle dog. The female I have now has honestly gotten very quirky as she gets older. She is also very very jealous of the livestock and will chase them and I can't seem to break her of it. Shes a dog I have to be very careful of and keep an eye on, as far as strangers she either likes you or hates you immediately. She had always been excellent with children, as shes gotten older she plays too rough if its a chase game so when we visit family I don't allow her out with the kids anymore. I really think it just depends on the dog, not the breed.
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Location: Florida | I had a 1/2 pit I raised who was a great dog. I currently have a pit that adopted me a few weeks ago. She had been dumped and came in under the front gate and won't leave. She is very loving but is also territorial. I already have 2 dogs, an ancient Springer who ignores her and a male catahoula mix who is standing up to her. So far she has gotten a few scrapes but is learning boundries. She tried to get into the chicken pen but gave up after one afternoon. She is scared of the horses, which is good because my horses will run down a dog. I have been calling her Princess because that is what she acted like at first. Now I adapt the name from Princess Trouble to Princess Pig, etc. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | A friend of mine rescued one and she is one of the sweetest dogs Ive ever met... if you had a good feeling about her, get her... I think they get a really bad rap... when they lick and lick ya, they are lovers, don't care what breed they are...
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Location: MD | doesn't matter what they are as long as they mix with your family right! Sounds like she already loves you to pieces :) |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I had the very best one known to man but she passed two years ago. Since then, I have been volunteering as a foster. I will say that not all are great with livestock (but it is that way will all breeds). It is hard to tell until you do a home visit. Other than that, I say give one a try. Or you might go thru a rescue group since they do allow the home visits and will take them back where as most shelters will not take a dog back on trade. |
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Location: Kansas | Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!!
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Location: In a happy place | I think you ought to give this dog a chance.
My nephew got one and she is the SWEETEST dog I have ever met. When she gets up in the morning she has to go to everyone in the house and give them a good morning kiss. She was always so careful when she played with my Pooh Bear. She knew he was older and when they played chase she adjusted how fast she chased because she knew he couldn't run as fast as the other dogs in the house she played with.
My mother has liver cancer and lives with my sister. Nessie knows mother isn't well and she stays beside her most of the day regularly putting her big head in mother's lap to check on her.
I hope you can give this dog a trial run. Just ask if they will take her back if she doesn't work out.
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Location: Moving soon..... | They are very a very loyal breed. My Salli was a great dog and I took her everywhere with me back in the 80's. She would do anything that we asked her to. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | HarlanLivesOn - 2014-10-09 8:42 AM Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!! Oh, and they were nicknamed the nanny dog because they take to kids especially well :)
We had a catahoula/pit that looked exactly like yours. She went to the saddle shop with the boys (Hubby and son) every day and traveled the country with my son on his horseshoeing appointments. Only ONE time did she show any kind of aggression. I came home to find that she had literally chewed my son’s felt hat to pieces. I swatted her with the fly swatter and she turned and bared her teeth…..She got showed, THAT day, just WHO was boss in that house. She let the cats and the other dog crawl all over her. She worked the cattle for us in the chutes. We had her for 17 years.
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Location: Kansas | NJJ - 2014-10-09 8:11 AM
HarlanLivesOn - 2014-10-09 8:42 AM Best. Dogs. Ever!!!! My Leila Sue is seven now. When I brought her home in high school, my parents freaked out because she was a pit bull. Now they think she is the best dog they have ever been around. I showed German Shepherds for 12 years growing up and Leila is smarter than any dog I have ever been around. She is so intuitive and I'm pretty sure that she can read my thoughts. She wants to "work" so bad so she will nip at the horse's heels when I'm not looking, which drives me up the wall (she gets spanked a lot! lol). She was amazing working our bucking stock cattle- she'd get hooked and go right back to work. I am HER person and she wants to be everywhere I am at all times. In one of the pictures where she's laying on my lap, she had sat next to me and whined and put her paw on me for 20 straight minutes before I finally let her up so she'd shut up. She has custom made pajamas that say "diva" on them because she is just that! lol I have met a lot of pits and they always greet you with a lick :) Leila doesn't like to play with big dogs, but loooooves to lay on her back and let little dogs attack her head. It's adorable. I have a video of when I got chicks and I sat one next to her and she starts shaking violently.. she did the same thing when I brought a kitten home ha ha She knows the cats are not allowed on the counter so if I yell at one, she'll go up and put her mouth on them as "discipline" but has never actually bit or been mean to any of the cats or my pet raccoons. I just can't say enough good things about the breed!! Oh, and they were nicknamed the nanny dog because they take to kids especially well :)
We had a catahoula/pit that looked exactly like yours. She went to the saddle shop with the boys (Hubby and son) every day and traveled the country with my son on his horseshoeing appointments. Only ONE time did she show any kind of aggression. I came home to find that she had literally chewed my son’s felt hat to pieces. I swatted her with the fly swatter and she turned and bared her teeth…..She got showed, THAT day, just WHO was boss in that house. She let the cats and the other dog crawl all over her. She worked the cattle for us in the chutes. We had her for 17 years.
That being said........I would do a "home" visit first!
17 years!? I pray that my Leila Sue will last that long because I know I will fall to pieces when she passes. |
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Location: Buffalo, TX | I rescued Buddy 4 years ago when he was about a year old... and there is no aggression in him at all...in fact, he's one of the smartest dogs I've ever owned and the only one that can go to the barn with me and go with me when I ride....he's a beautiful brindle 75 lb. dog....
And....until I got Buddy, I was one of those people who was predjudiced against Pits...now, I'll always have one...they are great sweet dogs.
P.S.....the little Jackrat that I inherited is a little terrierist and mean as can be, and Buddy justy ignores him, even around food...Buddy will let my other dogs have a biscuit before he tries to get one, and he can almost tell what I'm thinking...he has never really been "trained", yet he obeys me instantly every time... |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | I have seen good pits and I have seen bad, personally I don't like the breed, and with kids and livestock. My sister had one who was the greatest dog in the world, kind obedient and loving knew a million tricks and one day he just snapped and took out after my heeler and nearly killed him and after that day he was aggressive toward him no matter what and they had to be kept seperate. The final straw was I was working a yearling and he out of the blue took off after her and latched on to her leg and in terror she came over the top of me. He had never gone after the horses till that day. My hubby had a mix who I think went crazy, he was also well trained and kept as a family dog, I noticed one of his eyes started to sort of wander and when he would look at you that eye wouldn't go the same direction he was starting to get aggressive toward the other dogs and livestock. It sounds terrible to say but thankfully the ups man ran him over and killed him. A gal I worked for had one for 10 yrs that was the resident farm dog and one day she came home and he had her pony pinned down by the throat dead. For the right person they can be great dogs but I can't have a dog that I can't trust. |
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| We resuced our first dog (Pitbull mix) in April of 2013..we absolutely LOVE HER.
She is so dang smart too! She's 100% off leash trained (we taught her that in less then a week after we got her). Knows all of her commands, very loyal, very protective.
LOVES the water and loves to swim. Wouldn't trade our dory girl for the world!
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Location: Sapulpa, OK | I rescued one from the side of the road 3 years ago that was skin & bones! I'd never had one & was a little afraid of her because of their bad reputation.
She has been the BEST dog we've ever had! Didn't love cats or the other dogs at first, but was willing to listen when we told her NO she couldn't chase them.
She is very protective of us, but NOT mean & always listens to us when we tell her something. I've since then rescued another one from our local shelter &
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | You need to read the book, "The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption" The first part of the book is really hard to read but when they start talking about each dog they rescued and their story it is very good. I think everyone has breeds they don't trust. I don't trust heelers or border collies and will never own one. Although I have an Aussie/Border Collie cross that I love to death. Pit Bulls get a bad rap, they are not the devil they are made out to be. I would definitely give this dog a chance. Bring her home if she doesn't work out then I'm sure the shelter will let you bring her back. Good luck and bless you for giving a shelter dog a chance! |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I've rescued more then my fair share of pitts. The very first one my sister still owns and is the best dog ever.
Of the remaining, several had to be euthanized due to aggression (unknown history) and others were ok and found homes.
Unfortunately, in the last two years, I have only been attacked by two dogs. Both being pitt bulls. One I was forced to shoot to protect myself. The other the owner was able to get ahold of her before she did more then tear my pant leg. The first came off his property. Unprovoked. The second I was on her property and the stupid owner let her out the door when she should not have ( I was there for work).
It has certainly left a bad taste in my mouth about pitt bulls. I try very hard not to judge them. But I am very cautious about the breed. However, I am very cautious around Shepherds and Rottweilers I don't know either.
Any dog has the ability to bite. What many people fail to understand is that Pitts were originally used and bred for hunting, like many other dogs. They will always have some natural instinct, and they will always be extremely strong dogs.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I think to make a smart decision about this you need to make a balanced one.
First of all, pit bulls can be great dogs. They are *generally* known for being good with kids. They are also generally known for being aggressive towards other dogs, livestock particularly and to be territorial. All this can be managed by a responsible owner.
I have a dog, not a pit bull, that must be watched around kids and livestock. He's a good dog, very obedient. Everyone in our extended family thinks he's great. That being said, he likes to chase horses and he has growled at kids. Thus when we travel he stays in a crate. When we leave him at home he's always in the back yard (or if its a short jaunt to town we leave him in the house). We watch him like a hawk around livestock and he generally leashed or made to remain in the back of our truck.
Thus this could be a great dog for you all but you must be willing to carefully manage it to make sure it stays a good dog, in your eyes and those of the public (whose eyes are not so friendly regarding this breed).
Everyone in my family still thinks our dog is a good one because even though they know he has these issues, he has never had an incident because we are very careful of him.
Something to keep in mind, with kids, could your carefulness of him be compromised in some way. That's something to keep in mind. Or are they old enough and responsible enough to be a help and not a hindrance?
I'm not telling you to go for it or not. I'm sure you are considering it very carefully anyway. Just thought I would give you a 'moderate' perspective. |
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Location: North Dakota | From an insurance standpoint, you'd better make your agent aware that you are getting a pit bull and then be prepared to possibly be nonrenewed from your insurance or have your rates go up. Pits are frowned upon because of their aggressive personalities. Not sure that it matters to you, but just wanted to offer the advice. |
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| I had one and she was the sweetest dog. I rescued her when she was around 6 months old. I had her for about 10 years. I really miss her....
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| WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2014-10-09 11:01 AM
From an insurance standpoint, you'd better make your agent aware that you are getting a pit bull and then be prepared to possibly be nonrenewed from your insurance or have your rates go up. Pits are frowned upon because of their aggressive personalities. Not sure that it matters to you, but just wanted to offer the advice.
I've heard this but I've never once had an insurance agent ask me what bred of dog I own. Also, I know many pit owners personally who have heard nothing about this. My insurance agency is farm bureau and they actually paid the vet bills for my brother's pit who was injured in an automobile accident. His dog was in the car with him and suffered face lacerations and needed stitches and they paid the whole bill. Never once was anything said about the dog being a pit. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | After I lost my last one it took me a few years to find the one I have now (Iggy). She makes me laugh every single day, multiple times. She is always happy and plays until she can barely keep her eyes open. I keep her inside with the three chihuahuas and she is getting so big. They get mad at her because she pulls the blanket they are laying on on the couch off daily. She steals it and puts it on the floor and makes her a little bed and they have to lay on the sofa without their blankie all day. Now, she has a pillow on the floor that is her's and she does lay on it, but takes great pleasure in stealing theirs. I have even put her one on the floor thinking she'd leave theirs alone....nope.....she just loves stealing theirs lol. I think it's because they tag team against her and won't let her on the sofa, so she steals the blanket lol. Also, Fred, the 4 pound chihuahua gets mad at her if she goes too close to him and he literally hangs from her cheek at times and she just stands there wagging her tail looking like "what am I supposed to do now?" She loves the cats. She has a favorite one that really plays with her. They sleep on her pillow together and even though that cat is 4 months old it attempts to suck on Iggy's teeny tiny teats and Iggy just lays there like that is normal behavior. She has a ring worm on her tummy from that cat lol. That cat will meow all night if you don't let him in the bedroom to sleep with Iggy. She, also, loves everyone and wants to kiss all the time. She loves hugs and love and riding shot gun in the truck. If I say, "who wants to go to the Dollar Store?" it's a mad race between her and the chi's to the truck lol. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Thanks everyone for your responses. Been thinking about her all day. I am getting out of work early and meeting my husband at the shelter around 2:45. I did talk to my co-worker and she informed me that I have two weeks to try her in our home (and still get a refund, if it doesn't work). Still not 100% yet about our decision, still need to find out if she likes cats and my husband before we take her from the shelter. I promise I will post pictures if we get her.
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Rolling J - 2014-10-09 12:01 PM Thanks everyone for your responses. Been thinking about her all day. I am getting out of work early and meeting my husband at the shelter around 2:45. I did talk to my co-worker and she informed me that I have two weeks to try her in our home (and still get a refund, if it doesn't work). Still not 100% yet about our decision, still need to find out if she likes cats and my husband before we take her from the shelter. I promise I will post pictures if we get her.
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | Just bear in mind the level of damage certain large dogs of capable IF things go wrong. Some dogs can puncture your ankle and others can rip your face off. Something to always be aware of regardless. |
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Location: California | I evaluate every dog on an individual basis. While some breeds have stronger traits than others , there are exceptions to all breeds. I know bird breeds who hate the water , a malamute who hates the snow,etc.
Being heavily involved in pitbull rescue I will say that they are a highly adaptable breed. I've had ones that love animals, dislike other animals , and stay neutral with other animals. I do feel that 99% of their behavior can be trained and issues they may come with from past owners can be redirected.
I have never had a situation where I have had a problem introducing new dogs into the group and maintaining peace. With any breed proper introduction and guidance are key. The pulling can be fixed with training , all of mine,including my 3legger , have been extreme pullers initially. Our friends have a two year old who comes over often and the dogs adore him. He has been raised around dogs and also knows how to respect animals. He stuck a cracker in my males mouth and my male let it hang under his gum until he was told he could eat it lol. I would suggest the shelter do a thorough cat evaluation since they have access to that on the property. I personally would be very careful with rabbits, birds and goats myself. Maybe you could bring her out to your property and see her reaction with the animals you have on leash. You will be able to tell if she is overly fixated on them or still aware of what you are asking of her. I wouldn't say her undivided interest in them would be a deal breaker but it is definitely going to be some work on your families part , but doable. I would never leave her unsupervised with the farm animals and I'd eliminate any potential for her to mess up . A dog is a dog regardless of breed , I would not overlook her because she is a Pitbull. Consider her tempermant and compatibility with your family as you would any breed! Good Luck!
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| Growing up my best friends family had a pit bull. They never had any trouble with it, they did get it as a puppy though so maybe that is why. I found this and thought it was interesting reading.
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Location: Mansfield, Tx | let the dogs meet through a fence first.. not just head to head... or on a leash
and DON'T be scared or act like something is going to happen... the dog will sense that....
I just resuced a puppy last weekend... it's our 3rd pit bull at the house...
you have to be a " responsible pit owner" which means ALOT of things....
Good luck... they are and can be great dogs... it's all on how they are raised and taught ( make them mind)
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | She passed the husband, meeting our dogs and cat test at the shelter, so please met "Yuki" (means white in Japanese). We brought her home about 2 hours ago and our house is a little crazy right now. She wants to play and our 2 little dogs are not so sure of that, so we are keeping a very close eye on things. She loves the kids so far and appears to be listening well for just arriving. We have two weeks to let everyone settle in and see how things are going to work. It was so funny when we left the shelter, my husband didn't even get the car door all the way open and she was in. No hesitation and no looking back. She is 16 months old.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Rolling J - 2014-10-09 4:54 PM She passed the husband, meeting our dogs and cat test at the shelter, so please met "Yuki" (means white in Japanese). We brought her home about 2 hours ago and our house is a little crazy right now. She wants to play and our 2 little dogs are not so sure of that, so we are keeping a very close eye on things. She loves the kids so far and appears to be listening well for just arriving. We have two weeks to let everyone settle in and see how things are going to work. It was so funny when we left the shelter, my husband didn't even get the car door all the way open and she was in. No hesitation and no looking back. She is 16 months old.
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Here are a couple more pictures of Yuki and our kitten "Blaze" we adopted yesterday from the shelter too. We lost our big dog and beloved cat about two weeks a part last month. I DIDN'T know if I was ready to look but as soon as I walked into that shelter, my eyes were teary more than once.
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | She's a pretty girl congrats! We do rescue and rehab of fighting dogs and bait dogs. We've only ever had to put one fighter-turned-bait dog down who even in the best of upbringings, would not have been an experienced dog person's pick of the litter. He was dense to begin with, and just too far gone into survival mode to be rehabbed and trusted in a typical living situation. He was extremely single-minded and animal-aggressive. Humans he had no beef with not even locked into an other dog while fighting, but you can't fully trust one like that as he believed he knew what was best for him and would likely make up his own new rules as he chose to.
Just treat her like you would any new and unknown dog...training for obedience first including recall work (coming to you by voice alone), staying on leash to start with. When she's got commands and on-leash recall down pat, then you expand her world and it's distractions and start over without overwhelming her current skill set. Each step of knowledge and her earning your trust, you expose her to more. Don't set her up for failure expecting too much too soon. They are terriers, they are designed to line out and lock in on something and go get it until they get it. If you keep that breeding in mind, you make your training and socialization on and off the place decisions for them while they learn and you learn about them and keep on it once they know it. No different than horses, you don't ever stop working on their skills and it keeps their behaviors evolving in a positive way. Most are not complicated or stubborn dogs at all, just giving starting-out advice with a new and older dog and I'd suggest the same for the more self-assured breeds. Good luck!
I so hope she works out for your family.
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Location: In a happy place | Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-09 4:59 PM Rolling J - 2014-10-09 4:54 PM She passed the husband, meeting our dogs and cat test at the shelter, so please met "Yuki" (means white in Japanese). We brought her home about 2 hours ago and our house is a little crazy right now. She wants to play and our 2 little dogs are not so sure of that, so we are keeping a very close eye on things. She loves the kids so far and appears to be listening well for just arriving. We have two weeks to let everyone settle in and see how things are going to work. It was so funny when we left the shelter, my husband didn't even get the car door all the way open and she was in. No hesitation and no looking back. She is 16 months old. She is so pretty, I sure do hope things will work out for her.. You got a good heart to bring her into your home.
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Not going to lie it has a been a LONG evening. It is 9:51 and she still has not really settled down. I mean HYPER and has not taken a break. Had to put the cats behind locked doors and our little dogs are mad as hell she is here. I have realized quickly though, she is very smart. I already taught her sit and some what of "leave it." My daughter is upset with her because she said Yuki growled at my son twice, but was close by and did not hear her. Once when they were playing ball and once when he asked her to get off the couch. I know there has to be an adjustment period, just hope it is not to long and we get some sleep tonight. |
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If you want any peace, I'd crate train her right away! lol!
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | Rolling J - 2014-10-09 8:58 PM Not going to lie it has a been a LONG evening. It is 9:51 and she still has not really settled down. I mean HYPER and has not taken a break. Had to put the cats behind locked doors and our little dogs are mad as hell she is here. I have realized quickly though, she is very smart. I already taught her sit and some what of "leave it." My daughter is upset with her because she said Yuki growled at my son twice, but was close by and did not hear her. Once when they were playing ball and once when he asked her to get off the couch. I know there has to be an adjustment period, just hope it is not to long and we get some sleep tonight.
I don't know how old your son is, but if you can do supervised obedience lessons with him as the leader, leash holder, command giver that would help her understand her place with (all) people. All our Pits and large dogs, our kids have always been in the obedience lesson rotation so boss is "human" not just an adult. With our first, our kids were 3 & 4, I didn't expect neatness and perfection from them but just accomplishing making the dog run through basic commands had really helped the dogs develop a respect for children as the boss too. I started the dogs out, so by the time the kids would run them through, the dogs already had a level of grasp of the words and correct responses.
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Location: NC | Rolling J - 2014-10-09 4:54 PM She passed the husband, meeting our dogs and cat test at the shelter, so please met "Yuki" (means white in Japanese). We brought her home about 2 hours ago and our house is a little crazy right now. She wants to play and our 2 little dogs are not so sure of that, so we are keeping a very close eye on things. She loves the kids so far and appears to be listening well for just arriving. We have two weeks to let everyone settle in and see how things are going to work. It was so funny when we left the shelter, my husband didn't even get the car door all the way open and she was in. No hesitation and no looking back. She is 16 months old.
Congrats!! She is beautiful! A vet friend of mine at work does a lot of fostering and adopting for a rescue group. She said she always recommends keeping the new dog crated or seperated where they can see the other animals without direct contact for a week or two untill things settle and they learn the homes rutine. Like you do a new horse. Just thought I would share I hope she works out, I love a bully :).
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Got some sleep last night. Put her in my room and showed her where the dog bed was. Made sure the other two dogs were with the kids (which both dogs/kids love anyway). She did good overall. No house broke, so she was awake for the midmorning pee outing, at which time my cat (that sleeps with me every night) went into the room while we were outside. Yuki found her upon our return, then wanted to play. Cat wanted nothing to do with dog, I just wanted last hour of sleep before work, could not get cat from under bed, husband leaves for work and I break my GOLDEN rule and let the dog in my bed so she would calm down. It worked all of 10 minutes before the alarm went off. I am heading to get a create after work today. We have a nice outdoor pen but the whole point was we wanted a larger indoor dog to sleep with us (husband works shifts).
My son is 9 and daughter is 13. I have set very firm guidlines with them and I worked a lot yesterday with Yuki. Just have not had any new dogs for a while and have to remember the adjustment peroid may take a while. Thanks everyone for your advice and well wishes! |
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Location: Mansfield, Tx | Tips:
When it comes to the kids playing with her...
Toys / balls... don't play tug of war to much with her....b/c they are fast at getting another grip on the rope / toy your hand / childs hand may get in the way
Balls... make her DROP them and step back / away from them before reaching for them
Don't let her get to Hyper... she can have fun and play but watch her body language. if you need to stop her make her calm down / sit for awhile then she can go play again.
Have key words for her...
If your playing and it gets to rough... : Ouch - so she will release
Mine - to leave it alone
sounds like she needs to walk with your son on a leash with you next to them for a little bit. and classes
so she knows the Human is the leader...
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Location: Kansas | Rolling J - 2014-10-09 7:58 PM
Not going to lie it has a been a LONG evening. It is 9:51 and she still has not really settled down. I mean HYPER and has not taken a break. Had to put the cats behind locked doors and our little dogs are mad as hell she is here. I have realized quickly though, she is very smart. I already taught her sit and some what of "leave it." My daughter is upset with her because she said Yuki growled at my son twice, but was close by and did not hear her. Once when they were playing ball and once when he asked her to get off the couch. I know there has to be an adjustment period, just hope it is not to long and we get some sleep tonight.
My pit is VERY vocal. I worked with her as a puppy to know to never bite, even during play time, so I know she never would, but she is always making some sort of noise- including growling. I tell her to get up in the morning (she sleeps in my bed with me and I shut my door when I leave for work so I don't want to lock her in) and she rolls her eyes to look at me without lifting her head and growls (neither of us are morning people lol). I say "go get your toy," she wags her tail, growls, and runs and gets it. I rub her favorite spot on her back, she stretches out and growls. So unless you see her growling as a sign of aggression (tail not moving, hair standing up) don't take that as a for sure sign that she's being mean. |
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Location: California | HarlanLivesOn - 2014-10-10 6:37 AM Rolling J - 2014-10-09 7:58 PM Not going to lie it has a been a LONG evening. It is 9:51 and she still has not really settled down. I mean HYPER and has not taken a break. Had to put the cats behind locked doors and our little dogs are mad as hell she is here. I have realized quickly though, she is very smart. I already taught her sit and some what of "leave it." My daughter is upset with her because she said Yuki growled at my son twice, but was close by and did not hear her. Once when they were playing ball and once when he asked her to get off the couch. I know there has to be an adjustment period, just hope it is not to long and we get some sleep tonight. My pit is VERY vocal. I worked with her as a puppy to know to never bite, even during play time, so I know she never would, but she is always making some sort of noise- including growling. I tell her to get up in the morning (she sleeps in my bed with me and I shut my door when I leave for work so I don't want to lock her in ) and she rolls her eyes to look at me without lifting her head and growls (neither of us are morning people lol ). I say "go get your toy," she wags her tail, growls, and runs and gets it. I rub her favorite spot on her back, she stretches out and growls. So unless you see her growling as a sign of aggression (tail not moving, hair standing up ) don't take that as a for sure sign that she's being mean.
My rednose is also VERY vocal. Until you know how he is everyone thinks he is growling or threatening them verbally but he is just extremely vocal.
Good move on the crate, I was going to suggest that. Crates make excellent safe spots ,sleeping spots, calm down spots ,etc.
If there is any indication of her taking posession of the sofa with your son or anyone you may want to make the sofa off limits to her. The behavior isn't acceptable but it may be easier on everyone if you take that challenge away from her. I know several other rescue ladies who maintain a peaceful household pack 99% of the time except for scuffles that almost ALWAYS occur over human beds or sofas .I've never ran into an issue myself but know those can be points where territory issues come up ,usually with other family pets though.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | sorrel horse ranch - 2014-10-09 6:13 PM
Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-09 4:59 PM Rolling J - 2014-10-09 4:54 PM She passed the husband, meeting our dogs and cat test at the shelter, so please met "Yuki" (means white in Japanese). We brought her home about 2 hours ago and our house is a little crazy right now. She wants to play and our 2 little dogs are not so sure of that, so we are keeping a very close eye on things. She loves the kids so far and appears to be listening well for just arriving. We have two weeks to let everyone settle in and see how things are going to work. It was so funny when we left the shelter, my husband didn't even get the car door all the way open and she was in. No hesitation and no looking back. She is 16 months old. She is so pretty, I sure do hope things will work out for her.. You got a good heart to bring her into your home.
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Thanks again everyone! Things are much smother this evening. She has been playing good with the kids and I don't allow "tug-of-war" she has to drop the ball first. I am amazed at how smart she is, learning quickly!!!! Got the crate home and after the husband to get it set-up :)
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Location: here there and everywhere! | I have my first Pit now whom I got from a rescue about 8 months ago. Shes about 3 years old and looves to attack people with kisses all the time. Sweetest thing you ever did meet, they had found her badly beaten tied to a vets door. The fact that she is still as sweet as can be is a testament to the resilience of their breed. My 4 year old nephew comes over on weekends and she is so gentle with him. I also have 8 cats that do stay inside the house. It took about 4 months for her to truly adjust. If your having issues just be patient with her. Jessi did good when she first came but then regressed for some reason (ie accidents in the house) Crating definitely helped her a lot
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| SmokeNMirrors - 2014-10-10 9:46 PM I have my first Pit now whom I got from a rescue about 8 months ago. Shes about 3 years old and looves to attack people with kisses all the time. Sweetest thing you ever did meet, they had found her badly beaten tied to a vets door. The fact that she is still as sweet as can be is a testament to the resilience of their breed. My 4 year old nephew comes over on weekends and she is so gentle with him. I also have 8 cats that do stay inside the house. It took about 4 months for her to truly adjust. If your having issues just be patient with her. Jessi did good when she first came but then regressed for some reason (ie accidents in the house) Crating definitely helped her a lot
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Location: California | Rolling J - 2014-10-10 3:48 PM F Bar, your avatar is so cute!!!! Very creative!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Also with all my rescues I consistently see an adjustment period of at LEAST 30 days before they truly settle down!
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I love that others are sharing their Pitt pictures on here too!!! Beautiful dogs!!!!
Yuki is so smart! Again amazed at how quickly she is learning. She wants to be a lap dog and we can't convince her she is to big. Did realize just a little while ago, she is very timed outside. Went for a walk around the block and she was curious but as soon as something startled her, she ran behind me. Once I showed her it was OK, so was good with it too. Think we are going to be a fan of the breed too :) |
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Location: SE Louisiana | SmokeNMirrors - 2014-10-10 9:46 PM
I have my first Pit now whom I got from a rescue about 8 months ago. Shes about 3 years old and looves to attack people with kisses all the time. Sweetest thing you ever did meet, they had found her badly beaten tied to a vets door. The fact that she is still as sweet as can be is a testament to the resilience of their breed. My 4 year old nephew comes over on weekends and she is so gentle with him. I also have 8 cats that do stay inside the house. It took about 4 months for her to truly adjust. If your having issues just be patient with her. Jessi did good when she first came but then regressed for some reason (ie accidents in the house) Crating definitely helped her a lot
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Location: here there and everywhere! | okkritter - 2014-10-10 11:16 AM
SmokeNMirrors - 2014-10-10 9:46 PM I have my first Pit now whom I got from a rescue about 8 months ago. Shes about 3 years old and looves to attack people with kisses all the time. Sweetest thing you ever did meet, they had found her badly beaten tied to a vets door. The fact that she is still as sweet as can be is a testament to the resilience of their breed. My 4 year old nephew comes over on weekends and she is so gentle with him. I also have 8 cats that do stay inside the house. It took about 4 months for her to truly adjust. If your having issues just be patient with her. Jessi did good when she first came but then regressed for some reason (ie accidents in the house) Crating definitely helped her a lot
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Location: here there and everywhere! | komet. - 2014-10-11 7:19 AM
SmokeNMirrors - 2014-10-10 9:46 PM
I have my first Pit now whom I got from a rescue about 8 months ago. Shes about 3 years old and looves to attack people with kisses all the time. Sweetest thing you ever did meet, they had found her badly beaten tied to a vets door. The fact that she is still as sweet as can be is a testament to the resilience of their breed. My 4 year old nephew comes over on weekends and she is so gentle with him. I also have 8 cats that do stay inside the house. It took about 4 months for her to truly adjust. If your having issues just be patient with her. Jessi did good when she first came but then regressed for some reason (ie accidents in the house) Crating definitely helped her a lot
THAT is a beautiful dog...
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| ***Pet Pit Bull Rips Arm from Daughter of Delaware Councilman***
The 8-year-old daughter of a Newark, Delaware city councilman had multiple surgeries, including one to reattach her right arm, following an attack by the family's pet pit bull Saturday afternoon.
She spent several days fighting to recover from multiple dog bites that critically injured her.
The 8-year-old girl was at her Adelene Drive home with her 15-year-old sister around 1 p.m. Saturday when the family's pet pit bull viciously attacked, police said.
"The doctor told us this was the worse dog [attack] she has ever seen and this is her specialty," McGuinness Ruckle wrote in a Facebook post Sunday.
The aggressive dog initially prevented the siblings from leaving the room where the attack occurred, but the teenager was able eventually to carry her hurt sister past the pit bull, authorities said.
The dog's behavior continued to prevent medics from treating Emily at the scene, which led Newark police to shoot and kill the pet, according to officials.
The critically injured child was airlifted Saturday to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she is still recovering Tuesday.
When reached by phone, the councilman declined to comment on his daughter's condition.
"I'm just focusing on my daughter right now," he said.
Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pet-Pit-Bull-Rips-Arm-fro...
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Location: SE Louisiana | Itsme - 2014-10-13 12:42 AM
***Pet Pit Bull Rips Arm from Daughter of Delaware Councilman***
The 8-year-old daughter of a Newark, Delaware city councilman had multiple surgeries, including one to reattach her right arm, following an attack by the family's pet pit bull Saturday afternoon.
She spent several days fighting to recover from multiple dog bites that critically injured her.
The 8-year-old girl was at her Adelene Drive home with her 15-year-old sister around 1 p.m. Saturday when the family's pet pit bull viciously attacked, police said.
"The doctor told us this was the worse dog [attack] she has ever seen and this is her specialty," McGuinness Ruckle wrote in a Facebook post Sunday.
The aggressive dog initially prevented the siblings from leaving the room where the attack occurred, but the teenager was able eventually to carry her hurt sister past the pit bull, authorities said.
The dog's behavior continued to prevent medics from treating Emily at the scene, which led Newark police to shoot and kill the pet, according to officials.
The critically injured child was airlifted Saturday to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she is still recovering Tuesday.
When reached by phone, the councilman declined to comment on his daughter's condition.
"I'm just focusing on my daughter right now," he said.
Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pet-Pit-Bull-Rips-Arm-fro...
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That wasn't necessary.. Everybody here knows the reputation. There's not a person on this thread that has not done the research to find out what breed leads the pack in human attacks. So.... is it your mom or your dad that gave you the PB DNA?
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | komet. - 2014-10-13 1:51 AM
Itsme - 2014-10-13 12:42 AM
***Pet Pit Bull Rips Arm from Daughter of Delaware Councilman***
The 8-year-old daughter of a Newark, Delaware city councilman had multiple surgeries, including one to reattach her right arm, following an attack by the family's pet pit bull Saturday afternoon.
She spent several days fighting to recover from multiple dog bites that critically injured her.
The 8-year-old girl was at her Adelene Drive home with her 15-year-old sister around 1 p.m. Saturday when the family's pet pit bull viciously attacked, police said.
"The doctor told us this was the worse dog [attack] she has ever seen and this is her specialty," McGuinness Ruckle wrote in a Facebook post Sunday.
The aggressive dog initially prevented the siblings from leaving the room where the attack occurred, but the teenager was able eventually to carry her hurt sister past the pit bull, authorities said.
The dog's behavior continued to prevent medics from treating Emily at the scene, which led Newark police to shoot and kill the pet, according to officials.
The critically injured child was airlifted Saturday to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she is still recovering Tuesday.
When reached by phone, the councilman declined to comment on his daughter's condition.
"I'm just focusing on my daughter right now," he said.
Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pet-Pit-Bull-Rips-Arm-fro...
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That wasn't necessary.. Everybody here knows the reputation. There's not a person on this thread that has not done the research to find out what breed leads the pack in human attacks. So.... is it your mom or your dad that gave you the PB DNA?
I am sure I can google just as many other stories about other breed of dogs that have attacked also.
Prior to me getting Yuki, I had a wonderful Australian Shepard mix (mostly AS). He was the best family dog, a person could ask for. Never a mean bone in his body towards his family but unfortunately he was to protective. It got to the point where friends could not even come into our home anymore without us having to lock him up. He bit our neighbor after getting breaking his chain and we were not home. For years, this was never a concern and these were all people we knew well. It broke my heart and I will never understand why he became that way. I am sure of one thing though there was no Pit Bull blood in him at all, so take your trouble making somewhere else. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM
Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!!
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Rolling J - 2014-10-13 10:52 AM LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!! Your puppy is so cute!!!! How could you ever be mad at those cute eyes for taking your shoes!!!!!!!
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!!
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Location: SE Louisiana | Rolling J - 2014-10-13 10:52 AM
LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM
Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!!
Your puppy is so cute!!!! How could you ever be mad at those cute eyes for taking your shoes!!!!!!!
LOL!!!!! OK Rolling j... Is that your dog in your avatar??? That's an awful big frown for such a little puppy!!!  |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | komet. - 2014-10-14 1:14 AM
Rolling J - 2014-10-13 10:52 AM
LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM
Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!!
Your puppy is so cute!!!! How could you ever be mad at those cute eyes for taking your shoes!!!!!!!
LOL!!!!! OK Rolling j... Is that your dog in your avatar??? That's an awful big frown for such a little puppy!!!
I wish I could say it was my puppy, but I wanted to be part of the Halloween avatars...so I googled "cute Halloweeen pictures." I loved this little guy :)
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Location: Louisiana | I have had many Pitbulls and Putbull mixes over the years...i am prone to picking up ANY dog i see that needs a home or help and finding them a home. I currently have (guessing around 3yr old) Pitbull mix that is a rescue im trying to re home, we also have a 1.5 year old Pitbull/(Aussi/Heeler) ...lol and I have a 9 year old registered pitbull. My 9 year old male lives inside he is not fixed we have had him since he was 5 weeks old. He is a BIG SWEET BEAR ! Hes 90 pounds and thinks he is 10 pounds well "try" to curl up in your lap....he is 9 years old but STILL has that hyper puppy mentality he is VERY well behaved and smart but LOVES to play and LOVES when we have guest over. We currently have 15 horses, alpacas, mini horses, mini donkeys, mini pigs (6 of them are babies who stay inside with him being litter box trained to sell) and we also have cats....."Munster" (our pitbulls name) has never had a problem with any of them. I think the only issue we ever had when he was youngerwas any animal that would run he would chase (not aggresivley but just run with it and of course the animals where scared....lol) he also goes nuts over a 4 wheeler or dirt bikes (thats his cocaine....lol) he is fixed on wheels....but again he is very well behaved so he will leave it alone if told to.
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Location: Louisiana | and 1 more of him and "Pinky" her eye balls were not developed so she was blind. She stuck to him like glue.
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | I love that everyone is sharing their pitt's pictures. They are all beautiful dogs and shows the gentle sides of this breed |
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Location: Oregon | Here's mine! She's a cuddle bug and loyal as the day is long. She does have tons of energy though and we make sure she gets enough play time.
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| LRQHS - 2014-10-13 9:53 AM
Here's my vicious pit :) Hide your children!!!
Looks more like hide the Beer!!   |
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Location: California | Hope the new gal is fitting in perfectly!
Happy Howl-oween time!
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| We ended up with our first pit bull last year when I found her running around loose and starving. We don't know anything about her but my husband fell in love and made her a shop greeter in our saddleshop. She is awesome! She loves everyone, gets along great with the other dogs, and is fantastic with the kids that come in to our saddleshop.
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | Here are some pics of my vicious Pit Bull...yesterday when the FedEx guy came Boomer nearly folded himself in two while wagging his tail he was so excited to see what I got, then wrinkled his big old sloppy lips into a Pitty smile, and then to top that off, tried to crawl in the FedEx truck to go road trippin' with the FedEx guy. Yup, he's pretty scary....
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | F Bar - 2014-10-14 6:37 PM
Hope the new gal is fitting in perfectly!
Happy Howl-oween time!
F Bar, I had to laugh seeing these pictures. Pretty, sure it is a good thing you can't read the mind of your brown one.
Komet you need to put captions to this one :) |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Everyone on here has been so helpful. Yuki is a very sweet, loveable dog and a quick learner but are pit bulls/ mixes always this hyper? It is like she does not have a turn off switch. She wants to play 24/7 but the problem is she keeps hurting my little dogs just from her sheer size and strength. They will play for a little while, but you always hear one yelp then go and hide. And the cats are her personal chew toys (she does not hurt them but wants them to play too).
Depending on my husband's work schedule, some days she does not have to be crated at all but other days between work schedules she needs crated more and on those days watch out we are not sleeping that night because she is tearing the crate apart. Despite our work schedule she always has time out of the crate, but the hours change. We do not have a fenced in yard and are facing the possibility of moving very soon, so that is not an option at this time. However, at the new farm I already have an area picked out I want fenced. When the weather allows I put her in the pen outside while we are gone and it is nice size. She goes for walks and the kids love playing with her. It just seems like we can't wear her out no matter how long she is out playing.
She is 16 months, so just wondering if this is the nature of the breed or is there hope at the end of this "puppy" stage. LOL!!!!
My favorite is when she picks on the new kitten all day, then when we crate her for bed...he jumps on top and seeks his revenge.....but you can't close him out of the room because the older cat gets upset she can't go in and out and the dog scratches at the door....ooooh the life with animals. |
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| Mine gets crated every day for about 9.5 hours and you can definitely tell that he's excited to see us at 4:30 but it has gotten much better over the last year. I don't crate mine at night because we don't have any other animals in the house and he doesn't chew anything up while we are sleeping. To tell you the truth mine may be fine to leave run the house during the day now but that makes me nervous for our pillows because he did chew them up last year when he was left alone for about 2 hours.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Rolling J - 2014-10-20 9:10 AM
Everyone on here has been so helpful. Yuki is a very sweet, loveable dog and a quick learner but are pit bulls/ mixes always this hyper? It is like she does not have a turn off switch. She wants to play 24/7 but the problem is she keeps hurting my little dogs just from her sheer size and strength. They will play for a little while, but you always hear one yelp then go and hide. And the cats are her personal chew toys (she does not hurt them but wants them to play too).
Depending on my husband's work schedule, some days she does not have to be crated at all but other days between work schedules she needs crated more and on those days watch out we are not sleeping that night because she is tearing the crate apart. Despite our work schedule she always has time out of the crate, but the hours change. We do not have a fenced in yard and are facing the possibility of moving very soon, so that is not an option at this time. However, at the new farm I already have an area picked out I want fenced. When the weather allows I put her in the pen outside while we are gone and it is nice size. She goes for walks and the kids love playing with her. It just seems like we can't wear her out no matter how long she is out playing.
She is 16 months, so just wondering if this is the nature of the breed or is there hope at the end of this "puppy" stage. LOL!!!!
My favorite is when she picks on the new kitten all day, then when we crate her for bed...he jumps on top and seeks his revenge.....but you can't close him out of the room because the older cat gets upset she can't go in and out and the dog scratches at the door....ooooh the life with animals.
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| Yes, they're pretty high energy for sure. My old roommates have one and he's a ball of energy at 2 still. Completely gentle but loves to play and run. He has a rope toy strung up between two trees in the yard that he'll run back and forth for HOURS and still not be tired. They take him out with the quad to run in the desert and he can easily go 4-5 miles before he slows down. When I have him, he spends most of the day out running with the queenslands on fenced land and they chase rabbits, birds, etc. He'll general chill out at night if he's been out there all day but he has to be out ALL DAY to wear down. He's not bad at all, just likes to be on the move. |
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | Are you doing any obedience with her? Any on leash work with others helping you around the other animals? Teaching her to "leave it"? Rather than letting her roam, I'd do some work time on leash and give her some training in her responses where you can give her leash correction and get a response when you ask, rather than just a voice in the air from somewhere over there. How many hours is she crated? They are very sociable dogs and terriers, they need stimulation and limits...if she's not getting any guidance during her interactions and being rewarded for the correct responses, and being locked up all night and often during the day, you're going to have energy and behavioral problems. Will she have company in the yard when you move? She'll need some mental outlet and a friend or she'll probably find a way out of your yard to keep herself entertained and with company.
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Location: on my horse | Rolling J - 2014-10-20 8:10 AM
Everyone on here has been so helpful. Yuki is a very sweet, loveable dog and a quick learner but are pit bulls/ mixes always this hyper? It is like she does not have a turn off switch. She wants to play 24/7 but the problem is she keeps hurting my little dogs just from her sheer size and strength. They will play for a little while, but you always hear one yelp then go and hide. And the cats are her personal chew toys (she does not hurt them but wants them to play too).
Depending on my husband's work schedule, some days she does not have to be crated at all but other days between work schedules she needs crated more and on those days watch out we are not sleeping that night because she is tearing the crate apart. Despite our work schedule she always has time out of the crate, but the hours change. We do not have a fenced in yard and are facing the possibility of moving very soon, so that is not an option at this time. However, at the new farm I already have an area picked out I want fenced. When the weather allows I put her in the pen outside while we are gone and it is nice size. She goes for walks and the kids love playing with her. It just seems like we can't wear her out no matter how long she is out playing.
She is 16 months, so just wondering if this is the nature of the breed or is there hope at the end of this "puppy" stage. LOL!!!!
My favorite is when she picks on the new kitten all day, then when we crate her for bed...he jumps on top and seeks his revenge.....but you can't close him out of the room because the older cat gets upset she can't go in and out and the dog scratches at the door....ooooh the life with animals.
My girl was a complete and total nut, also couldn't wear her out. Eventually she would just drop wherever and sleep for a while and was right back at it.
What helped the most for her was structured leash time, making her walk perfectly and doing some obedience work with her.
What also helped a ton was taking her riding with me and letting her "lope" circles with me around the race track. After two horses and probably ten miles she would be an awesome house dog for the evening! Repeat on a nearly daily basis lol
Another important thing for her was just letting her be a dog. I was living with a girl who had a really grumpy catahoula that put some manners on her fairly quickly as far as how rough she was allowed to get and I reinforced that but still let her spend plenty of time doing whatever dogs do.
I also got her one of the industrial strength kong toys and would put a little bit of spray cheese (NOT paying for that high dollar kong toy filler) and that would keep her entertained for a few hours and helped her settle into being calm while inside or when everybody else was tired, etc.
Once my pitty got a little older and settled into her routine she calmed way down.
Tried to attach three pictures of my girl Della but only two show up unless you click at the bottom. Lame!! I named her after our BB Della's dog Della and she was the best dog and a class A snuggler! I wish she would have been around longer. 
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| Yeah, they all are the sweetest, until they aren't then you all can run around in utter surprise and ask "Who knew?"
I did and does anyone with half a brain.
Puts me in mind of the idiots who post pictures of their toddler curled up for a nap with a boa constrictor.
They (animals) are what they are. No amount of anthropomorphizing, ignorance or training will ever change that. They are creatures of nature and the capacity to do great harm remains undiminished.
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | F Bar - 2014-10-14 6:37 PM
Hope the new gal is fitting in perfectly!
Happy Howl-oween time!
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Location: Home....Smiling M Farms | WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2014-10-09 10:01 AM
From an insurance standpoint, you'd better make your agent aware that you are getting a pit bull and then be prepared to possibly be nonrenewed from your insurance or have your rates go up. Pits are frowned upon because of their aggressive personalities. Not sure that it matters to you, but just wanted to offer the advice.
FYI ^^^^ this is true.
No, they are not going to come right out and ask you what kind of dogs you have BUT if there is an accident involving the dog (ex. dog bites mail man and mail man sues), your home owners insurnace is going to ask you what kind of dog was involved in the incident. Depending on your state and/or insurance company, they can drop you if the offending dog was a pit bull. However, it ranges from company to company, some even incude german shepards, dobermans, and rotts. Stud horses actually fit into this category as well.
To the individual who said farm bureau fixed his dog, that was a different scenerio. The dog was injured in an accident and it was up to insurance company to pay for injuries. Not the same.
I have no problems with the breed, my dog Indy is 1/2 pitt and I love her to pieces, but I know this is true at least with farm bureau (who I use).
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