Good day,
My name is shay I live in Barbados and I have a 9 week old red nose pitbull puppy, this is my first pitbull and im trying to learn as I go but it seems he is the one training me. I got him unexpectedly so I was not prepared: no crate, treats or food. So I improvised I let him sleep in my room with me and my husband in a newspaper corner and regular bowls from the kitchen. I feed him rice and chicken as this was what the previous owner told me they were feeding him already (I got him when he was 7 weeks old), they also were feeding him raw egg over the food and raw meet(including the bones) here and there. He has some aggression issues which im trying to work on but I see little to no progress, when we leave home I put him in his own room with food water and some toys to keep his company. As soon as I close the door he starts whining, crying and banging on the door, he does this all night if I try to get him to sleep in their.
This morning he did something that had me very concerned, I woke up to him by my head eating these little brown kibble sized things and I knew I put his food up for the night. When I checked he ate his own poop and this has me so disturbed because I feed him a sizable meal last night and he ate a good set of it. It is not as if we woke up late because it was 6am.
In terms of food im trying to get him off of human food and to start I gave him some Purina puppy chow with some Purina Alpo in a can over it and he barely touches it, I know it will take time. My major concern is that when I do feed him and rice and the alpo he eats all of it but then is still trying to eat our food, I figured I needed to up his portion and I did but he is still doing the same thing. I am thinking of a eating schedule but I am hearing different from other people, I know they mean well but I rather learn from someone who has experience with the breed.
He only has one shot so far his next one is this Saturday 24th sep, so he is confined to the house I bought him some toys and I try to play with him to burn his energy but he grabs the toys and runs and hides them lol. He is a puppy so I know he will be biting and im trying to teach him not to. But its hard he is so stubborn, I was at work and he started biting on my husbands work shoes and when I got home he allowed me to know he gave him lashes and put him in his room. From what I know you dnt hit dogs and I have tried my hardest not to I would put him on time out in his room when hes done wrong. The thing is he knows when hes doing wrong and waits until we are not looking to do it again, the time out is not working, I would raise my voice and he would sit their and stare at me then continue to do what hes doing.
I need help badly, I don’t want him growing up and possibly going out and biting someone. I promised to take care of him and I want to raise him right, can you help me ?
My name is shay I live in Barbados and I have a 9 week old red nose pitbull puppy, this is my first pitbull and im trying to learn as I go but it seems he is the one training me. I got him unexpectedly so I was not prepared: no crate, treats or food. So I improvised I let him sleep in my room with me and my husband in a newspaper corner and regular bowls from the kitchen. I feed him rice and chicken as this was what the previous owner told me they were feeding him already (I got him when he was 7 weeks old), they also were feeding him raw egg over the food and raw meet(including the bones) here and there. He has some aggression issues which im trying to work on but I see little to no progress, when we leave home I put him in his own room with food water and some toys to keep his company. As soon as I close the door he starts whining, crying and banging on the door, he does this all night if I try to get him to sleep in their.
This morning he did something that had me very concerned, I woke up to him by my head eating these little brown kibble sized things and I knew I put his food up for the night. When I checked he ate his own poop and this has me so disturbed because I feed him a sizable meal last night and he ate a good set of it. It is not as if we woke up late because it was 6am.
In terms of food im trying to get him off of human food and to start I gave him some Purina puppy chow with some Purina Alpo in a can over it and he barely touches it, I know it will take time. My major concern is that when I do feed him and rice and the alpo he eats all of it but then is still trying to eat our food, I figured I needed to up his portion and I did but he is still doing the same thing. I am thinking of a eating schedule but I am hearing different from other people, I know they mean well but I rather learn from someone who has experience with the breed.
He only has one shot so far his next one is this Saturday 24th sep, so he is confined to the house I bought him some toys and I try to play with him to burn his energy but he grabs the toys and runs and hides them lol. He is a puppy so I know he will be biting and im trying to teach him not to. But its hard he is so stubborn, I was at work and he started biting on my husbands work shoes and when I got home he allowed me to know he gave him lashes and put him in his room. From what I know you dnt hit dogs and I have tried my hardest not to I would put him on time out in his room when hes done wrong. The thing is he knows when hes doing wrong and waits until we are not looking to do it again, the time out is not working, I would raise my voice and he would sit their and stare at me then continue to do what hes doing.
I need help badly, I don’t want him growing up and possibly going out and biting someone. I promised to take care of him and I want to raise him right, can you help me ?