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new here! summer is approaching and i’d like to work on my dogs behavior around swimming pool. back in 2020 my parents pitt drowned in their pool (rip macy) and i want to make sure my current dog is confident swimmer. When i visit my grandparents my 5 yr old male (roman) cannot control himself...

Hi! My little pit Zoey is about 2, almost 3 months old and I’m having some trouble figuring out if some of the things she does is normal or signs of other issues! So Zoey, who is still struggling to learn her name, really likes to bite hands. I’ve tried yelping, distracting her with a toy...

Hello! This is my first thread and i am glad i have finally found a safe place to ask questions regarding my lovely puppy! I have a 1 year old female blue nose who i love dearly and has been with myself and fiance since she was 4 months old. She wasnt always aggressive but as she got older (we...

Hi everyone, As promised, here are pictures of saphira: A little history on her: She was found abandoned on the roof of a school building in Newton, IA by the Jasper county ARL and spent 6 months at the shelter before being sent to a foster home in Des Moines. One month later, I met and...

Does anyone have experience dealing with their dog barking non stop if someone goes in the pool? She loves to swim but will bark excessively if someone goes in the pool. If we bring her in the pool, she will swim and be fine but if she gets out, and there are still people in the pool she goes...

Hey guys, so I have a six month old pit puppy, Jayda, at home and a 2 (almost 3 year) old Shiba Inu, Chase. They love to play a lot, however Jayda tends to guard a lot of toys from Chase and it leads to fighting. Even if Jayda has a toy, and we give Chase another one to focus on, she will run...

So my almost 2 year pit mix rescue recently started to guard my bed, but only when I leave during the night to go pee and come back. She would growl (warning) when I'm trying to climb back in bed. I would need to turn the lights on, get her off the bed, climb back in. And she's fine afterwards...

My family wasn't planning of getting a dog, let alone a pitbull as we have no experience with them.(we have owned a borgi, lab with 10 puppys and german sheperd) Anyway, are 1 year and half APBT was a rescue that we got in a adoption event and he is neutered, we've had him for 3 months now. All...

I actually have a couple questions if you don't mind. First, we got this handsome devil off of Craigslist. She said he was a boxer mix, but our vet and a bunch of dog breeders have told us he looks like either an American Pit Bull Terrier mix or an American Staffordshire Terrier mix. I know...

Hi! I'm new to the forum, but I've read a lot of the posts. I know that dog aggression can be normal for bully breeds, but just wanted to get people's opinion. My 10 month old pit mix up until recently was the friendliest dog that loved to play with all dogs. We have a group of dogs in the...

My 1 yr old (unneutered) APBT has tried to mount on a few occasions now. He used to try to do this to my son when he was a much younger puppy when he got over aroused but has not tried to do this behavior for months now. He has always been very hyper around people other than his immediate...

I have a year and 4 month old female Pit Bull that I rescued. She suffers with anxiety, especially separation, but all around is an extremely sweet and friendly girl. The only issue I've always had with her, is when unfamiliar people come to the door and inside our home. She barks and growls and...

This is my first post so bare with me if I've missed anything. This is my second pitbull, my last lady lived a happy 15 1/2 years, never had any problems with socialization. Our new baby is a 5 mo old spayed female pitbull. We rescued her, she was left in a box taped up dumped outside a closed...

Hey everyone, I have a 5 year old blue nosed APBT, I have had for about a year and a half. He was abandoned on the streets, used as a fighting dog, and stabbed seven times. Very animal aggressive. Here's what happened... My girlfriend brought over her 4 year old brother and 2 year old sister...

Ok, I have what might be a strange question....my adorable guy has been sniffing and then barking as he pounces at the Concrete garage floor. He doesn't do that anywhere else in the house or outside...just in the garage. At first we thought he was just seeing his shadow, but he does it even when...

I have a APBT named pocho and he acts very strange on walks. He tends to always want to sniff and he will get stuck on certain areas and drool. Any one have a clue as to why he does that? He is a year and 4 months old

Hello, this is my first post. I have a 2.5yr American bully that I had since he was 12 wks old. He is my first bully breed dog so please excuse any ignorance. Recently he has started several behavioral things that are concerning to me. 1. When a stranger comes up to the house or if he is...

I have a 1 year old Razor edge blue nose male pitbull. He has been an amazing dog thus far, has very few negative behaviors. He never chewed up the furniture, or had a lot of accidents in the house. After approximately four months of someone being home with him all day, he is now being left...