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Help???i Can Use Some Advice??

Discussion in 'Dog Discussion' started by lockjawpitz, Dec 27, 2004.

  1. I have started to notice some protection triats starting to develope in my 9 month old APBT(chyna),shes very happy fun loving dog with her friend Nickle the basset hound and very loving family dog,but lately ive notice her starting to be protective when she see's someone she doesn't know she starts jumping,barking and staring to ponce on our fence,I dont want her to start being overly protective I know shes still a pup but i dont want this to be a problem when she starts maturing.

    Should I worry about this or she just being protective/alert when she thinks something is wrong or not right?

    My other question is when she starts maturing will this get worse if nottin is done,or will she settle down
     
  2. SLICK WILLIE

    SLICK WILLIE Guest

    Most dogs will act this way in their area but when someone comes around you need to keep your eyes open for agression. Protection is one thing but agression is another and you can tell the difference. Just make sure the dog has plenty of time meeting new people and other animals. I myself have had to deal with an agressive pit bull and she is not nice at all but she knows her place in my family but if anyone else comes around she will get them. Sometimes its poor breeding that makes a bad dog and sometimes its bad social skills caused by the owner. I have gamebred dogs and they could all be house dogs. I will not deal with a dog I cant control and if one bites me or someone in my family it will die a swift death!!! Sounds cold but thats the reason we have pitbulls in the news all the time cause some people dont take the right precautions when breeding and culling their dogs. Hope this helps
     
  3. sedona

    sedona Pup

    It may be a little late, but try socializing her. Take her to the vet's and to the local pet store just for people to pet her. Ask the employees to play with her for a few minutes (when they aren't busy). Have company over more often, but keep her on a leash until you know she's ok with them. (Even then, supervise). A dog that never sees anyone besides it's family will usually act more aggressively to strangers then a dog who meets strangers on a regular basis.
     
  4. dznutts

    dznutts Big Dog

    Thats the trick right there......socialization...
     
  5. Whiskey Bay

    Whiskey Bay Top Dog

    I always socialize my dogs from the time they are 5 weeks old.When I have puppies to sell,my kids always take them out and play with them.I handle them on a daily basis from day one.I brin new pups to the weight pulls from the start even though it will be close to a year before they are pulling.It gives them a chance to meet and great lots of people and get used to strange dogs and commotions.I bring dogs to Petsmart with me all the time.All the employees know my dogs right off the bat and always love on them.
     
  6. Classic

    Classic Big Dog

    I hate to say this, but it seems her days of being freinds with the Basset are likely limited. Also socialization is good, but a dog left in the yard will always bcome territorial over their space. That being said if she is now pouncing on the fence how much longer do you think it will be before she goes over it to grab someone she sees as an intruder?
    Put that bitch on a sturdy chain set up before she causes you to lose your home, family , and livlihood. I'm sorry if I sound harsh...I am NOT trying to be mean, but you alone are responsible for her actions...good or bad.
    By the way, I am NOT advocating putting the dog down !!!
    Almost ALL dogs are teritorial of there space / property...
    just be responsible and put her on a STURDY chain set up.
     
  7. badger

    badger Big Dog

    why isolate the dog more by chaining up? i would try to correct the problem with constant socialization,obedience training. if the problem persists maybe a chain, the dog is still young.
     
  8. Classic

    Classic Big Dog

    " i would try to correct the problem with constant socialization,obedience training"

    This is great while you are with the dog !

    Mainly I am addressing the time when the owner is not outside with the animal.
    (which might be considerable)


    if the problem persists maybe a chain, the dog is still young.

    The dog is NOT too young for a chain, and if there is an accident and the dog attacks someone over the fence, what then? You can't take that back unfortunately.
    Better safe than sorry !!!
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  9. MTNDOG

    MTNDOG Big Dog

    The key is to socialize like all else said. The rest is normal behavior. Raised properly Ive seen many pitbulls get along with other animals. Ive also seen some that absolutly wont get along with anything on four legs. All the dogs are individuals, watch for signs of serious aggression and correct it when you see it..again socialize, socialize socialize, If that doesnt work maybe he's not the dog you are looking for.
     
  10. While I agree with everyone on here in socialization, there is one thing about pit bulls that everyone must keep in mind and that is Never ever take them for granted and never ever leave them unsupervised running freely.

    a pit bull should either be in the house with family, on a good chain set up, in a fenced in area and not be allowed to roam free at any time. this results first in possible harm to the pit bull, running out in front of a car etc, a possible attack on another dog as they are territorial, or another person that they don't know. leaving an unattended free roaming dog go is just like leaviing a loaded weapon laying on your front lawn for just anyone to pick up. these dogs are the most wonderful dogs there are, but in the wrong hands or in the wrong situation, can be not only deadly but your worst nite mare to come true. Take care of all animals, after all they do not have the sense of reason, for they were put on this earth to be mastered by us, responsible pet owners.
     
  11. zombie106

    zombie106 Big Dog

    I have a similar issue with one of my dogs. I got her when she was three months old and now a little over a year. We got her from a not so good place, but she has been the perfect dog ever since. However, she does have some issues from time to time. For some reason anytime there is a fence and a person in her field of view she barks at them. The bark doesn't sound aggressive; it is more like an "I see you and you don't scare me" type of bark. Like when you see people talk to themselves to try to build themselves up. She has never bit anyone and I doubt she would. This is the type of dog where if you give her a dirty look she rolls over. We have been taking her to the park since she got her first shots, so we know she is well socialized, but sometimes she just snaps into this barking. One day my sister was playing with her in the kitchen, and stepped over a three-foot high baby gate into the hallway and my dog started the barking thing. Like she had never seen my sister before. Other times at the dog park my dog will be running around, and will pass somebody, so she will stop whatever she is doing and go stand about three feet away from them and do this weird bark. We think that she might have seen them out of the corner of her eye and maybe been spooked, but who knows. At first we noticed that it was people with sunglasses, or hats, or dark colored hair, or light colored hair, or when my girlfriend around, but then there have been times when all those conditions have been present and she hasn't done anything at all. So now whenever she has one of her "episodes" we just stand near the person (if we are able) and tell her it is ok, and that everything is fine. We think that scolding her might make her resent the person she is barking at, because in her mind "when that person is around, I get yelled at." But like I said, we don't know what sets it off. We just assume that some random factor sets off some memory for her when she was little and the result are these "episodes".


    If anyone has any advice, I would also appreciate it.
     

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