I could use some help! - Page 3

Wallies_momma · 02-20-2013, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dday

No you are the one that is "full of it". You seriously are going to use your two isolated dogs as your proof that APBT's are not dog aggressive, over hundreds of years of history? Your anecdotal evidence only shows your lack of knowledge of the breed. Do some research before you post foolishness on this site. And for your information, dog aggression is not necessarily a bad thing any more than a herding dog that want to round up animals, or terriers wanting to hunt and kill vermin. I am glad that YOUR two dogs get along fine with your other dogs. But that is an exception rather than the rule. And you most likely don't have real APBT's, most people don't.

Rld88 · 02-20-2013, 08:06 PM

@dday @geomon How old are you seriously, grow up! @Gopitbull Community I haven't bad mouthed anyone, or told anyone to get rid of their dogs, to the few that have given good advice, I thank you. I got on this site to ask for help and people immediately start telling me to get rid of my dog because of my beliefs and what I do with him (dog parks). I get told to start honoring the "warrior" or "fighter" in his blood, that sounds ridiculous or I am going to be the reason for the next breed ban and blah blah. This is my thread so, if you don't have anything intelligent, and polite to say, please don't say anything at all.

charliegirl · 02-20-2013, 09:02 PM

I live in QLD Australia and in my state Pitbulls are banned. We have to buy our pups as Visla crosses or staffy crosses or the councils will put them down. Our 8week old girl is purebred from old American lines. She is showing DA already. The other pups she plays with may start the fight but she ends it.
We didn't teach her that, it's in her breed and we were told she is game breed (I still need to learn about that)
I do know that the advice your given on this site is some of the best advice you will ever get. I've looked at pitbull sites all over the world. These guys love the breed and are honest about it. They fight to keep the breeds name honest so they are realistic about the breeds traits. I say it would do you good to really listen to what they are telling you.

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shewerewolf · 02-20-2013, 09:12 PM

Ya know about 2 years ago I would have been one of those people "its all in how you raise them" but I have learned that is BS....My girl (who is a mutt with some form of bully breed in her) Alexa played with hundreds of dogs, including my other boy Drake...just fine but when she hit about a year old it was on.....i heard the gutwrenching sounds of a dogfight....I tore the screen of of the door by hitting it with my shoulder while running out the door to stop it...luckily there were no bad injuries...but I learned from that day on that an apbt may not start the fight or my be ok with other dogs but it is possible that at some point they just change....DA cannot be prevented and it cannot be eliminated...if you love the breed then you just learn to live with it....good training and crating and rotating are the best tools.

trooper · 02-20-2013, 09:19 PM

No offence but people like yourself shouldnt own pits, get a LAB.

**redog** · 02-21-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rld88

This is my thread so, if you don't have anything intelligent, and polite to say, please don't say anything at all.

Take from it what might help and make the best of it. Don't sweat the rest.
Has there been any progress? How's it going?

Rld88 · 02-21-2013, 12:37 AM

Its been good redog, thanks for asking. A poodle (its a big poodle) that he went crazy over when I was walking him when I first got him he seen yesterday, and he went crazy again. I am not sure what his deal is with this particular poodle but he remembers it. It has been months since the 2 dogs had seen each other but Rocky spotted him from quite a ways away. There has been 2 dogs that flips his switch and I am just not sure why those 2 in particular, any thoughts?

Cain's Mom · 02-21-2013, 12:42 AM

Have you tried teaching the watch command? So when he is around the dog he does flip out over he is focusing on you? It's very simple to teach and my boy picked up on it very quickly. I do it with him all the time now to keep practicing it and he always brings his attention to me immediately now that he knows what I want out of him. Performanceknls has a good YouTube video on how to teach it. Just look up customk9performance. I'm sure redog or others can give more but that was my first thought. Get him to focus. I never knew how to teach it until I saw Lisa's video.

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**redog** · 02-21-2013, 12:48 AM

No wonder, poodles SUCK!

Not really but it probably gives off a vibe that triggers your dog. That you can ease with the watch me thing. Most of all YOU stay calm since your dog feeds of your excitement as well.