This is a great place to be educated on how to be a responsible owner of this breed as well as nutrition, behavior, and training Hope you stay around and share some pics when you get a chance
Yeah it's loaded with some great info. I've been around the APBT my whole life, just didn't own one personally until 1997. I wouldn't own any other breed to be honest and when my last boy passed on, our house didn't feel complete without one. Roman is fitting in nicely, looking forward to many fun years ahead.Welcome
He is very well behaved for the most part. He still tries to challenge us, but he is learning his place in the pack. He has all the basic commands down (Sit, stay, down etc.) I've also taught him to beg, shake, high five, speak etc. He walks like a champ on the leash, never pulling unless I tell him to and sticks to my left side for the most part. Potty training was a challenge at first, unlike my last one. Roman would mess his crate with no care at all regardless how small the area inside was. He would go outside and potty, get lots of praise, come in the house and mess anyway. He's gotten much better, but will still wet his crate if he is in there for more then a few hours (except at night when it's time to sleep, then he's good for a full 7-8 hours). These are all minor issues to me and can be corrected with time, patience and lots of positive reinforcement.Welcome to the forum
what bloodline is he?
He is heavy Dangerzone blood on his moms side and Larson/Wilrox/Sarona on his dads side. If I go back about 5 generations on moms side there is a whole bunch of Sorrell's blood as well. I always enjoy looking over peds and learning about the dogs in there.He is handsome
Yeah, that ball has lasted quite a long time. The one we had that had a handle on it didn't last at all (it was made from a softer material though). The one in the picture is hard as a rock and neither the new pup or my last boy were able to get a hold of it. It's fun to watch them chase it around the fence line though.
