Training a Pit Bull

RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By zinaya06 AT yahoo.com (Guest Post) (08/24/2008) I have a 10 month old red nose pit named Dutch and I potty trained him @ 7mons. Every time he went inside I would put his face near it 2 smell it & say No! Then go outside w/the dog & walk. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By P. hartman (Guest Post) (08/05/2008) I have a 14 week old red nose pit and she is good when she is up on the first floor of my house but when i take her down to the basement she eats everything she can get a hold of. I now have had to purchase 4 cell phone chargers, 2 xbox live mics, new shoes, ect . When I yell at her she starts to shake uncontrollable. I walk her every day some times 2 times.... and she wont play. I have a 2 year old English mastiff that loves her and always wants to play but she just sits there and won't play. Please help, any tips could help, You can email me at highdro4me AT aim.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By kassandra (Guest Post) (07/06/2008) I have a 10 month old blue pit named Kapone. He is the love of my life (besides my son), but the only thing I can't seem to get him to do is to stop chewing up everything in the house. I work a lot and know that is an issue, especially with a pit, but I try everything. We go out a lot and exercise, I buy him a million dollars worth of chew toys and all he does is destroy them within 24 hours. Then he begins to work on my stuff while I am at work. I keep him in a crate while I am asleep. I used to let him stay out, but he began to destroy my couch, blinds, and things on the counter. So now I keep him locked up, I feel so bad because he is always in there. What can I do? Report Spam or Abuse welcome to being a pit mom Post By stephanie (Guest Post) (09/21/2007) hi there i have a red nose pit and he is 1 year and 2 months old. he weighs 55 lbs. and my boyfriend and I love him more then anything. His name is B.O. pitbulls need exercise, no doubt about that. If he doesn't get it, he chews up stuff, MY stuff. They need lots of lovin, and he hates to be alone gets anxiety and separation depression. Just exercise A LOT Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By Melaniedawn (Guest Post) (05/09/2007) I just got a 12 week old pit bull puppy from an animal shelter. She has accidents at night because she can not hold it that long, but we do not punish her for it. When a puppy is 10 months old, they will finally be able to hold it for 8 hours. When she bites, i either snap my fingures or say oww. this seems to work. she has not bitten me since. Good luck in raising your new puppy. They are very intelligent animals. Mine learned to sit and shake hands in two days using hand signals. When mine bites on shoes, or the couch i tell her no and give her one of her toys to chew on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By J (Guest Post) (03/14/2006) I have a female 13 month old pitt...she pretty much potty trained herself.....we got her early as her mother died in birth and bottles raised her..... she is the most wonderfull animal ive ever had the pleasure to meet.....and yeah i agree....LOTS of toys....hehe....ive never spanked her....ive used the word NO a lot....but if it seems to lose its effect i just change the word....like Bad instead..... seems to work fine.... any thing anyone wants to add? this dog reacts to everything i say....i swear shes so smart she understands english! haha kidding...but it does seem that one once in a while.....heh Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By Tone (Guest Post) (03/02/2006) We have a 5 year old pit that weighs in at about 45lbs. We also have a 1 year old. Our dog is really good with our daughter, we supervise of course, she is an inside/ouside dog. She gets lots of exercise through playing fetch mostly. I notice that she is much happier when she gets exercise. She loves her kong. These are great toys b/c they allow a pit to really work their jaw muscles. We do have to be careful if other kids come over to the house to play with our daughter b/c our dog may become over protective of her as she grows up. We love our dog and wouldn't give her away for anything. We also socialized her as much as possible when she was young....with dogs and people....and even cats a few times (but that didn't go so well). She is a great dog, loves to sleep in the bed when we let her. loves to cuddle with us on the couch. We take her outside without a leash or a fence. She only ran away once on the fourth of july b/c the fireworks scared her. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Potty training an 11 month old pitt bull Post By Andrea (Guest Post) (02/26/2006) I need help!!! We got diamond a red nose pitt bull female in May 2005. I cannot seem to get her to go outside to potty all the time. We take her out first thing in the morning, and 20 times a day and before we go to bed at night. She spends her days outside when the weather is nice. We have to keep her in a crate when we are not home, and when we go to bed. We would not have her in the crate if she would not go in the house. even after she goes outside and does her business, she comes back in the house and goes again. I have a 18 month old child and one on the way. I am going to have to get rid of diamond if she continues this. We have tried everything... PLEASE HELP!!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By louise (Guest Post) (12/29/2005) HI LORETTA, WELCOME TO BEING A PITBULL MOMMY. I HAVE HAD MANY PITTYS & THEY ARE THE BEST. HOWEVER THEY NEED MANY HOURS OF SUPERVISION & EXCERCISE IS KEY THEY HAVE TO BE STIMULATED IN A POSITIVE WAY THEY LOVE TO LEARN & ARE VERY LOYAL.TAKE YOUR PUPPY TO A TRAINING CLASS & ALWAYS SOCIALIZE YOUR PITTY WITH OTHER DOGS RIGHT FROM PUPPY HOOD.ALWAYS REMEMBER TO NEVER LEAVE THE DOG UNSUPERVISED & ENJOY. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By wonfivegolf (Guest Post) (10/12/2005) My husband and I raised our son's pit bull, Natasha, after he brought her home and then went off to school. She is almost 4 years old. She has always been very energetic to the point of getting into "mischief" if she doesn't get the exercise she needs. That means taking her outdoors several times a day to "do her business" and play fetch. She was easy to train, as we were careful to take her out shortly after meals, before bedtime and first thing in the morning. The exercise and activity are good for us and essential for her! Remember that her genes gave her very strong jaws, body, legs, etc. In the excitement of playing fetch, if she gets a finger or hand by mistake, it hurts! Be patient, kind and gentle and she will be a wonderful pet. But always remember the pit bull genes of incredible srtength, lightening fast reflexes, including chasing a neighbor's cat or child. You have undertaken a great responsibility and must provide the best protection of her and people and property around her as possible. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post by rlf323 (14) | (10/11/2005) Contact Never, never spank your puppy. Use the word NO when it does something wrong. Praise the puppy when it does something right. Like Pete said provide lots of chew toys. We have had our puppy since it was 4 weeks old and have never spanked him. Changing the tone in our voice when saying No did the trick. He hasn't had an accident in the house since he was 4 months old. We now have a doggie door and he uses it all the time. Good luck and be patient and give your pup lots of love.. Puppies are fun. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By Jannie (Guest Post) (10/11/2005) I have a 75 lb. red nose pit bull, she's 20 months old now and we never had any trouble traning her. She was 5 weeks old when we got her and after having her about 4 weeks she started letting us know she needed to go out to go potty. We never had any trouble with her biting. She chewed up 1 shoe and we spanked her with it and we still have the shoe. We tell her not to chew on anything while we leave her at home by herself or we will spank her and we show her the shoe and she has never chewed on anything while we are gone. She always has chew toys and treats. Sometimes she even chews on her 15 lb cat that she grew up with...she has 4 cats but just 1 will play with her..pit bulls are very smart dogs and easy to train..good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Training a Pit Bull Post By St. Pete Ken (Guest Post) (10/10/2005) Provide lots of chew toys and beef hide chews for the puppy to chew on, provide 15 to 30 minutes of exercise time outdoors, its good for both of you, keep a newspaper rolled up to use for discipline, you generally only have to swat a puppy once or twice, and then you only have to pick up the rolled up paper and swat it against the table or counter for them to understand you mean for them to behave. If the puppy jumps up on you or on company, grab and firmly squeeze his front paws while saying NO or DOWN. Always keep shoes and slippers out of reach. These guidelines have worked well for me. Report Spam or Abuse