My wifes family dog is a pitbull named taz. He's the biggest suck in the world, so I know if it's raised correctly chances are your pit will be nicer than a pomeranian. Moosie has only displayed aggression once, and it was to protect us. We were walking and a siberian husky approached us with his tail straight up in the air. Moose who's tail was wagging at the time stopped immediatley. The dog showed his teeth and barked, and moose went into defensive mode. We were frightened until we took him over our neighbors house who owns a boxer and they played like little kids.Oh im down with socialization. I don't want any fear aggression coming from him.

i've seen them in action. My wifes family owns one, And he's treated like you treat your dogs. He's allowed anywhere he pleases. But he listens. He's very independent but he knows who the pack leader is. Hands down. Moosie is free to be a dog, but he has to know when I talk he needs to listen.

He lurvs you

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I hope so. He's been so perfect we're sitting around wondering what the catch is, and how he ended up at the shelter.

here he is.



My moosie

the way i learned was GENTLE knee to the chest... basically just enough to move him back away from you. of course if he has long claws and likes to 'wrap up' you will regret this if your wearing shorts.

you can practice with him. get some jeans on and do whatever gets him jumping up. as he does it use your knee/thigh to push him backwards and say "OFF!" - smart dogs will learn it pretty quickly. when you have guests if they arent comfortable doing the same you can grab him by the scruff of the neck and pull him back, you can give a sharp jerk when you do this. just grab the skin on the back of the neck and jerk while repeating the command

thats great, sounds like a smart dog. i recently lost a 15 year old lab/pitt mix and i can tell u from experience that its true what they say.. you cant teach an old dog new tricks.. get them while they are young

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also if you make a loud "ouch" sound when they bite or nip at you, this will help them understand that they are playing too hard.

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Teething dude...

its possible even with his adult teeth in that he may still be teething or having tooth pains. this is most likely why he's nibbling, but its not something you should allow or praise him for. when he gets older he's going to think nibbling is okay and his teeth will probably hurt more. not to mention if he nibbles the wrong person or accidentally (not even aggressively) drawls blood you're in trouble. its always advised that you stop bad behavior like that as soon as possible to avoid him thinking that its okay.

and just for some background so you dont think Im talking out my ass here. Im a former vet tech, own two pit bulls myself, used to train dogs including show dogs, and have worked in the pet industry for close to 10 years!!

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Someone just posted in here (and I've read it elsewhere) to get the dog high. I'm not sorry to say that that is SERIOUSLY fucked up. It's YOUR choice to get high, but the dog's or another animal's? That's like forcing your child to get high, and I personally will not tolerate it.

Gryph, it sounds to me like you and your lady really know your dogs. Nice looking fellow you've got there, too... has he got any heeler in him? He doesn't look blue, but I do see a lot of ticking on the coat. One of the smartest dogs I ever knew was a Queensland heeler, owned by our former farrier, and the dog's name was Farrier and DAMN was he smart! Your tips on how to sort dominant behavior are SPOT ON, most humans misread dominant behavior as "wanting affection", often don't realize that any animal putting itself physically higher than you is a dominant gesture and then find themselves in "mysterious" trouble for it.

Yesterday I was chatting with a woman next door to our kids' place here who's got a Rottweiler pup. I expected the pup to be cheery and outgoing, but he's not, he's timid and backs away. I didn't tell her that she needs to be careful of that, and then she told me that at 6mos. old they've already had a problem with him being aggressive. She said they hired a trainer (person called themselves a dog psychologist) who helped them greatly, but they're gonna have to be careful with such a timid dog, a male at that. This dog's timidity does NOT bode well, especially since we're talking about a Rottweiler.

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We have 2 Bull terriers and a Pitbull.... They are in the house with our KITTIES and only had a problem 2x's and it was with the Male Bull terrier... the other 2 are female. He bites.. I mean he has a strong sense of character. He once bit a Homeless Person who tried to approach us on a walk in the park, and Bit a friend of my boyfriend...(who kinda looks like he could be homeless). Other than that he is a LOVER> I think its all in the person raising the dog, Don't let the pup chew on you and think its OK... Trust me Its not nice when their bigg full grown dogs wanting to Knaw off your arm. I think Pit bull and Bull terriers are very LOYAL, so treat them right and you'll have a Happy dog who will PROTECT!!!!
(yeah, i'm high).....

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