My roommate/girlfriend rescued a pit bull puppy back in August and now that she's getting bigger and such I thought I would join up to get some information and advice on pit bulls! We have trained her so far to "sit" and "hold" and are working on "down", "off" and a few other common commands.
Our entire pack consists of 6 chihuahua mixes, one Chinese Crested and the new pit puppy.
What I'm wanting to research specifically right now is if it is possible to train the pit to play nicely and gently with the smaller dogs. They do play rougher with each other than they probably should ... but she follows that example, and because she is so much bigger I think there is some danger the smaller dogs will get accidentally hurt. Or they will get angry and seriously attack her, or something.
My girlfriend wants to get another larger breed puppy to play with her. Is this a good idea? Whether or not it is, I would still love advice on training the pit to play nicely with smaller dogs because they will still be there no matter what.
She also pulls a LOT during walks and we're not having a ton of success in getting her to calm down a bit. Are there any tricks to get her to walk nicely on the leash? We do have a slip collar that tightens if she pulls but it's not pronged or anything. We also bought a head halter but she hates it and spends more time trying to get it off than walking when we put it on her.
Thanks for any advice!
Our entire pack consists of 6 chihuahua mixes, one Chinese Crested and the new pit puppy.
What I'm wanting to research specifically right now is if it is possible to train the pit to play nicely and gently with the smaller dogs. They do play rougher with each other than they probably should ... but she follows that example, and because she is so much bigger I think there is some danger the smaller dogs will get accidentally hurt. Or they will get angry and seriously attack her, or something.
My girlfriend wants to get another larger breed puppy to play with her. Is this a good idea? Whether or not it is, I would still love advice on training the pit to play nicely with smaller dogs because they will still be there no matter what.
She also pulls a LOT during walks and we're not having a ton of success in getting her to calm down a bit. Are there any tricks to get her to walk nicely on the leash? We do have a slip collar that tightens if she pulls but it's not pronged or anything. We also bought a head halter but she hates it and spends more time trying to get it off than walking when we put it on her.
Thanks for any advice!
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