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Thank you so much for the prompt replies!
Amanda,
I really appreciate you taking time out to respond even when you were tired =)
In response to ur reply, I knew upon getting my dog that he would probably be more aggressive than other breeds, but now on the forum I see that there are a lot of pits that actually are able to be with other dogs and be calm, so I just hope my dog can become like that one day..I understand everyones different and some might not ever want to, but I guess i wont really know until trying a whole bunch more and failing? Do you think there are any sure fire ways of knowing that my dog will always be dog aggressive? Also, I don't kno of any other dogs with good dispositions that are his size-the only one i know is the small one whom i described earlier. I actually tried having them meet again today and it seemed like it was worst than the first time. My dog kept trying to get him and was barking such shrill loud barks-and getting insanely hyper, he even scraped my skin on my wrist due to his pulling on the leash.. He just loses control upon getting close to dogs...doesnt listen nor care about food and he doesnt even care about me it seems!
Lindsay,
Thank you for ur reply! I just wanted to reply to u and say that my dog doesnt care about food when he is up close to another dog. From far away he is fine, and doesnt really seem to care about them, only when they approach him he gets crazy. When they are far away he just watches them, might let out an occasional bark, but nothing bad at all.
Mikado,
Thank you also for your reply. I will definitely try the 'watch me' command...any advice how to go about this one? just say watch me and then when he looks treat, im assuming? I will definitely try it in areas where there are distractions.
Its hard for me to be so carefree when we see other dogs because my mind is going a million miles per hour trying to see if the dog that is approaching is leashed and if its displaying aggression signs, and if its soemthing i need to worry about.( there are too many dogs not leashed which scares me because if they run up to us, its hard to hold my dog back, he is 50+ pounds now). I am constantly on the lookout for dogs while walking him, if i see one approaching i will head to the opposite side of the street..is this normal? do any of you do this? I do feel paranoid in a sense..but only because I dont want my dog to get in a fight with another dog, nor have another dog attack mine.. that just wouldnt be fun at all.
any further suggestions or advise is GREATLY appreciated!!
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