posted 10-02-2003 09:47 AM         

Socialize it a lot BUT remember that no matter how you raise it it may turn on and eat fii and fido and kit and kat. So be careful learn how to rea your new dog and just be prepared.

posted 10-02-2003 10:50 AM         

Since you already have two female dogs, you would be taking a huge gamble by adding another female to the mix, even if she will be spayed. A male APBT has a much better chance of "fitting in" with your other two dogs.

http://www.badrap.org has a great section where they discuss multiple dog households and same-sex aggression.
If you decide that you can't possibly own a male APBT, you may want to reconsider adding an APBT to your family. If you *must* have a female, please realize that your chances of all three dogs getting along with each other are slim, and you may have to cordon off your household for the safety of your two smaller terriers. Even if the APBT is only 30lbs as an adult, she could still do some serious damage to any dog, large or small.

posted 10-02-2003 11:20 AM         

Also i do plan on spaying, and also get obedience lessons from puppy classes to up.
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Even so you are taking a BIG chance with same sex dogs.

I was just wondering about how i should go about haveing the puppy both in a semi truck and at home? should she stay home till she's well adjusted to the home or should she do both?
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If she were to stay home for the amount of time I would feel comfortable leaving for days and coming back she would not go at all. You never know when your husband will walk in the house woith her and she will go after fii and gigi.

Should i get her younger then 8 weeks old (around 5 weeks or when she is just weened?) so she thinks my other
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NO and if the breeder would let you take her that early I would not buy from them becuase they dont care about the pups.

My suggestion is not to get a APBT youa re asking for trouble. Trust me! I have a dog that was cute cuddly and raised very well and given love, raised in the house around other dogs etc. Well those days are over. He does not like female dogs PERIOD and if a male dog looks the wrong way at her she will be scratching to get to him. We learned this the hard way. With a GSD we were fostering they would play all the time and one day he went after her and that was it she hated him. He was about 70 pounds and she was on it! Luckly we were there as we never leave the dogs together when we are not. If he had not been there it would not have been pretty.

posted 10-03-2003 12:14 AM         

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This pitbull that im going to get is not big, both parents are around 20-30 lbs, My two terriers i have now are 15 lbs, so really there is not going to be that much of a size difference.

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they all know i am the dominent one in the household!

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While these things are good, they are NOT a guarantee that the pup will get along with other dogs when they are mature. All of our dogs KNOW that we humans are in charge of all that exists in this house, but they still get into the occasional scrap. The problem with a scrap involving an APBT and a smaller dog is that it could be over VERY quickly, with a tragic end for the smaller dog. Obedience is also a good tool for control, but can never overcome genetics.

posted 10-03-2003 06:09 AM         

I Just lost a Rottie about 3 months ago, I had him a short time, i got him a year ago and he developed cancer at 9 months old and spread rapidly.

So i have had 3 dog's in the family and all were great. The two terriers would put the Rottie in his place and he respected them, Yes he would think he was the boss, but they told him different and i have always been there to supervise what goes on, My dog's have never been alone.