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So my mother is getting a pit bull!

I can't imagine being dogless. I know when you get into a new house you'll be chomping at the bit to get your next best friend. Our lab/chow mix is 12ish and her arthritis is getting worse. I'm glad we got the new puppy now before Tiv is gone. I'm just trying to steel myself for making the decision of when to put Tiv down. It's so hard.
 
dionythicus said:
I can't imagine being dogless. I know when you get into a new house you'll be chomping at the bit to get your next best friend. Our lab/chow mix is 12ish and her arthritis is getting worse. I'm glad we got the new puppy now before Tiv is gone. I'm just trying to steel myself for making the decision of when to put Tiv down. It's so hard.
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Ya, it's really hard to know when is when. Ours was in the same boat with her arthritis and she could no longer make her trips to the bathroom without going down and needing help up. :awcrap:
 
May I suggest that it be your mother training the puppy, I'm not sure if this has been suggested before, but from what I read it was you who was going to do the training(I may have read wrong). But the puppy needs to know who's the alfa in the pack and that would be your mother. As such, It's she who needs to go through the puppy classes with him and any other training classes with him.
It sounds like your mom and him have begun a beautiful and long lasting bond that I hope she can cement with love and training,
 
snakemom1961 said:
May I suggest that it be your mother training the puppy, I'm not sure if this has been suggested before, but from what I read it was you who was going to do the training(I may have read wrong). But the puppy needs to know who's the alfa in the pack and that would be your mother. As such, It's she who needs to go through the puppy classes with him and any other training classes with him.
It sounds like your mom and him have begun a beautiful and long lasting bond that I hope she can cement with love and training,
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I agree with this too. I worked as a trainer for a couple of years and soooo many people wanted me to train the dog and give it back. Which would have been very easy but the dog would then just be good for me and be is normal old self with it's parents. 99% of my lessons was people training. It's probably why I don't train any more, I'm not as good at teaching people. Mind you if you train her well enough she should get to the point where she is handleable by anyone. However, it would help a lot of you mom was boss from day 1. She also needs to be educated on winning all the little battles. You'll probably see in the first week of training if your mom is really willing to be a good enforcer, and that more than her age will determine if she can handle the pup.
 
I'm seeing the seeds of truth in this already. The puppy got very "bitey" today when he got excited. I put him on his back and gave him a sharp stare and "naaaaaaaah!" growl (much like the sound of a basketball shot-clock). He was meek for about 10 seconds and then got hyper again... but wouldn't bite me, just my mom and my two dogs! Sadly, my big bullies just let him hang on them, and won't put him in his place. I could pet him and his tail would wag as hard as it could. My mother would reach down to pet him and he was nipping over and over. I told her to reprimand him like I had, and her version could only be described as lame! He struggled and bit at her while gently put on his back. Plan B was for her to yell "ouch" and act like the bites were terribly painful (which with those little teeth, they can be). This was actually pretty effective.

The second way this came to light was walking him on lead several times today to relieve himself. I'd give a light tug on the lead, stand pat, and wait him out before I would walk another step. When Mom took him out, he was lunging, pulling, run and jerk himself when he got some slack in the lead, and biting the leash!

It's odd, while he certainly sees me as "alpha," he still follows her everywhere during the workday. I tried to test him and have both of us squat and call him, and he came to her every time! Even if I roll a ball across the floor, he runs to get it, and brings it back to her. Granted, he goes home with her every night and spends much more time with her. But it's almost odd how this dog has adopted her. I joked that she had bacon in her pocket.
 
The puppy:
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Cute pup, it definitely looks like a mix to me though (or perhaps backyard breeding). Training and socialization from a young age are a very very good idea. When Pit Bulls are mixed with "guardian" type dogs problems can occur due to guardian type dog's aggression towards people. I can't say for sure what your pup's mixed with, the traits will make themselves more known as he matures.

Make sure this pup is introduced to AS MANY THINGS AS POSSIBLE while he's still young and impressionable. Puppys have a better, less scared reaction to things than older dogs do. Older dogs have greater possibility of reacting badly to new situations. Introducing as many places, people, animals, and things to a puppy when its young will familiarize the dog with the world in which it lives in, ensuring that it will not encounter too many "new" situations when it is mature.

If a dog acts aggressively towards people or other animals introduce the animal slowly and bring treats. Reward the dog a lot at first with treats so that it starts to associate being around other animals and people with good things. Eventually you will not need to reward the dog as much. Space out the rewards until the dog acts well without them. The association should stick that people and animals mean good things.
This kind of training can work with a lot of dog problems.

Good luck with the little roughian, keep us updated with pictures and information about his integration with the world!
 
Both of my parents are in their middle 60's and they have a pitty and a boxer. Both seem to know when to be careful (with my parents) and when they can play abit rougher (my 13 year old son) and both were trained by my parents. I absolutely love the square boxie shape to a pitty's face!! I do agree with everyone here, that training by your mother would be most important. He is sooooo cute that I can see him trying to get away with all kinds of things though LOL Good luck and it sounds like its going well so far :)
 
Jessicat said:
Cute pup, it definitely looks like a mix to me though (or perhaps backyard breeding).
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Not to be a jackass, but I explained in the first post of this thread, it's a registered purebred dog, not that that matters to me. But starting your post off with "it definitely looks like a mix" and "perhaps backyard breeding" doesn't make me want to read much more of your take on things, dig? I know a lot gets lost in the typed word, but I suggest you try wording things like you would if talking to a person face to face.
 
I don't see what he could be mixed with. He looks like every pit puppy I've ever seen. He's beautiful, and I LOVE brindles. Good luck to you and your mom with him. Just start training young and make it fun. Puppies can't handle long training sessions and after the training session make sure he has play time so he doesn't feel the training is something to feel badly about.
Can't wait to see pics as this great boy grows!
 
I'll gladly post 'em! He's a real joy to have around. I had forgotten how labor-intensive puppies are in just two years (since mine have grown), though! He's at the pet store for 8 hours a day (and half that is napping), and he's already destroyed two of my baseball caps, the corner of an aquarium stand, a scarf, the zipper off of my favorite winter coat, and the upholstery of my computer chair! And when unattended for maybe 15 minutes chewed up every magazine in the magazine rack in the bathroom! Not to mention he needs to pee about every two hours! You can't turn your back on him! I wish I had my camera when he brought me the shredded remains of my favorite hat with tail wagging so hard his whole body seemed to wag! But how can you be mad at this face?
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Jessicat, my apologies if my previous post came off as harsh. The wording of that just really rubbed me the wrong way.
 
my gran has rotties and is 71 and has no probs with them and walk 2 at a time

its all down to traing if the trainig is right your mum will be fine

as for pitbulls there are banned in the uk out right and if u are seen with one your pet is taken and PTS which i dont find right imo

i have been to the usa and seen meny pits that are the lovely animals and have very good tempers

i say

bring back pits to the uk


sorry but i cant see why all dogs have to be punished for the acts of a few that was down to owners not the animals
 
He should turn out to be quite small. He was the runt, and after briefly talking to the breeder he was a real runt -weighed half of the largest sibling at birth and had to be bottle fed toward the end due to nipple competition. What I loved most about him is how he "smiles" and will "suck his thumb" when he's tired and being petted. I haven't gotten suckling-like behavior from him like when we first got got him, but it's the cutest thing I've about ever seen.
And yes, the paws are tiny! But I also picked out Rose, who was the smallest of the litter, and had the littlest feet...
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Oh, how they grow!!!!
 
Hank is growing! Getting his grown-up teeth and everything.


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Great timing on this post! I was just wondering earlier today how the puppy was working out for your mom.
 
jenneses said:
Great timing on this post! I was just wondering earlier today how the puppy was working out for your mom.
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I think she loves him more than me! It's pretty unusual how good he is around her. I've never seen a dog with so much eye contact, yet so subdued. He's been a joy to train! He's a soft puppy, and not easily distracted. And has a huge food drive and decent prey drive, which makes teaching new skills really easy. He's got sit, down, come, drop it, sit/stay, down/stay, shake, and high five figured out and just turned 5 months today! I think Rose was two years before she'd reliably do all that. Admittedly my skills at training are better now than when I got her, but this is a smart little fella. I think we'll keep him!
 
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