Hey, my 10 week old pitbull is showing signs of aggression (growling, biting) towards dogs and strangers. Just wondering if anyone ever had a young pitbull puppy do the same thing? how did they turn out?
:thm:as the puppy is 10 weeks old, he is testing his britches. You need tomake sure the dog is well socialized so that he will be able to face these situations as he grown into adulthood. Obedience training is a must too if he is already showing these kinds of traits. I wouldn't jump the gun and shoot out that bnecause it's a pittbull, these are signs of something more dangersous because as a dog, this dog is a puppy and needs the proper socialization and training skills to lead a productive life.
This is not true at all. Any dog is trainable, especially from a young age. Aggression in dogs comes from the owner, not the dog. Dogs are pack animals and work within a hierarchy. You have to be the alpha individual and show your dog what is acceptable and what is not.Within any breed of dog, individual animals have their own personality. If yours is showing this already at a real early age, it's a sign that this pitbull will turn out to be more aggressive than others are. Training and socializing might help some, but even that might not be enough for you trust this one not to someday turn on you, your family, or strangers.
Wow, this comment really blew me away. How much actual research went behind this answer? Pit bulls were NOT, I repeat NOT bred for fighting. If you would read up a little they were bred to protect their owners from being overtaken by, wait for it.............and rember that pitbulls were bred many years ago for one thing and one thing only......dog fighting