MIA, my blue APBT is a little bit of both. You can place a broom on the floor, and she's terrified; she's never been hit, chased, or harassed by a broom. Stack boxes in the corner, and she's hiding under the table until she's ready to get used to it. New people come over, and she's barking and backing up. Although, MIA was socialized for the first year, we seemed to back down on her training after that.
When you bring a Pit Bull into your home, you want to make sure that you start training early and you continue it.
Like many dogs, when Pit Bulls are not socialized, they can become a little unpredictable. You want to make sure that your dog knows what pots sound like when they fall or what a vacuum sounds like. You want to socialize your dog with objects and sounds, not just children, adults, and elderly people.
When you bring home a new puppy or dog, it's important that you set up ground rules, restrictions, and training schedules. Start small, introducing one thing at a time. If you swamp your dog with tons of new concepts all at once, you won't get the end result that you were hoping for.
It's very important that you socialize your dog early. It's thought that a puppy needs the most exposure between the age of 3 to 12 weeks. That means, you want to find a breeder who is reputable and knowledgeable. If you're looking at shelters, you'll find that there are many shelters who have volunteers and paid employees who spend time with the puppies, socializing them with new concepts.
Don't stop the training when you get home, and don't stop the training just because your puppy or dog may be older than 12 weeks. Old dogs can learn new tricks.
Without any experience with strange people, objects, or noises, you just don't know how your dog will react when he comes across this situation.
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