Question:My friend has a pit pull that she can't take care of and wants to leave it at my place when I'm home to take care of it. She is 8 weeks old now. She isn't very responsible with it and it'll mostly be at her friends houses. I told her she can come over this week and if he causess no problems I would think about it.
Any advice?
Answers:
Lots of advice !
A Pit is a large strong dog and needs to be socialized, house trained, and trained to sit, stay, down, and come.
1. Socialize by introducing to lots of friendly people. After the third round of shots, introduce to lots of friendly dogs and puppies.
2. House train by watching him and taking him outside when he sniffs or turns around. If you don't watch him all the time, he will potty where you don't want . An 8 week old pup needs to go after eating, after drinking, upon waking, and about every 3 -4 hours. You might put paper down in the kitchen and keep the door blocked.
3. Training - get him some rubber chew toys, so he won't chew on the furniture. Go to the library and ask about books by Ian Dunbar... you want books on positive training.
To train him to sit, go in the kitchen and wait until he gets bored and sits, then say "sit!" and give him a very tiny treat.
After a few weeks, you can train down, by waiting a little longer.
The books can explain an easier method, but it takes a book to explain. Ian Dunbar also has tapes.
If the puppy gets you mad or doesn't obey, then roll up a newspaper and hit yourself. Never, never strike the puppy. It doesn't work, and may scare him.
The responsible thing is to train the dog. It won't matter who trains the puppy, what matters is that the puppy is trained and treated well for the first 4 months, because that is a very critical learning stage.
actually find a good home for the dog?seriously
your friend shouldn't have a dog and it needs a good loving home
care
puppy food:read lable for instructions
watch it and move anything out of reach that you dont want to get chewed
lots of play for like 1hr a day
1 walk a day for 20-30min
1 bath a 7-12days
Yahoo guidelines don't allow me to comment on your "friend".
Otherwise I'd say that she is a fvcking cvnt.
it sounds like your friend is the one causing problems for an other wise good loyal dog. its too bad.
If your friend isn't very responsible & can't handle taking care of their own pet, surely your friend shouldn't have a pet at all.
Best tell your friend to give it up for adoption.
As far as taking care of a pit bull, they're pretty much like any other dog. They can be a little more agressive than other breeds though. My last dog was a pit bull & he loved it when we played tug-o-war with an old t-shirt. Also make sure to keep one of those dog bones handy. When my dog was bored he'd sometimes end up chewing on one of my mom's shoes (you have nooo idea how many pairs of shoes he chewed up). But besides that, pit bulls really aren't bad dogs like how they're often portrayed.
& its a good idea to socialize both your dog & your friend's pit. Just make sure to watch them carefully in case they enter into an unfriendly fight.
its like any other kind of dog be really nice to it
I don't see any reason why not. It kills me how the owners of some rotties are so sloppy! What is wrong with people?
This is not a good idea if you are not going to keep the dog at all times..
A Pitt needs consistency. As you stated, she is not a responsible owner. Irresponsible owners are the reason there are so many problems with Pitts.
Talk her into finding a good home for the dog with someone responsible and knowledgeable about the breed..
everyone gave you good advice on here... due to your friends irresponsibility for her pitbull puppy, and wants to leave her at different houses... whenever she feels like.. will more than likely effect the innocent puppy in a bad way... Pits are sweet animals and need owners that understand them and love them and to be consistent with training them.. and your friend isnt that.. Pits get a bad rap anyway, why did she even get it if she didnt want to take care of it? being tossed from house to house will probably end with the puppy going to the pound... tell her thanks alot.. she is the reason I have to keep defending my sweet pit bulls to people that think they are such monsters... give the puppy a fair chance,, find him a loving home.. with parents that want to take care of him
okay-- i love pits you will notice by all my other responses that i have one-- but listen-- these dogs are stubborn and they do sometimes like to "buck up" on same sex dogs and this can be BAD! so while they shouldbe fine they should not be left out together especially as they get older-- they should be properly confined as should all dogs and observed at all times-- just be careful so this dog will not become another bad statistic!
I would not take it to a shelter but rather tell your friend how and why she needs to take care of it. Here are some reasons NOT to put it up for adoption:
1. Pit bulls never get adopted. I work at a shelter and no one wants them. She will be stuck in there for a long time.
2. You should not give up a puppy just because it's to much work. She should of never bought it in the first place if she doesn't want to take care of it.
I would not babysit it, but tell your friend that she needs to take care of her own dog!!!
Good luck, hope this helped.
If she's not responsible the with puppy it doesn't need to be with her. It need a responsible owner. I would tell her that if she can't take care of it then she needs to find a stable home with someone who can.
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