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Post by mamadog50 on Feb 20, 2008 14:02:42 GMT -5
:)Hi,everyone!
I was doing some research on pit bulls --after (silly me!) adopting one last week at our local shelter, and found this site.
I have rescued boxers for the past 20 years and have owned some real characters and a few pretty aggressive dogs, so the breed didn't scare me away.
Ruby is about three years old, was just spayed, has been bred and appears to have a very stable temperament. She was confiscated from a fighting ring in our county last spring, though the shelter says she was the "house dog", which I assume means the puppy machine. She was at the shelter for 8 months and has passed the aggression test they use several times. They used her to socialize younger dogs and stated that she played nicely and gets along with other dogs well.
So far in our home, she has behaved well with our adult male and female boxers. She seems to know when to de-escalate playing with our overly-rambunctious female and stops playing when we yell "stop". When our male flattened her last night for getting too close to the dinner table (for which HE was corrected), she responded by fleeing.
I've read that you can NEVER leave a pit alone with another animal, which concerns me a bit. I can certainly keep her crated when I am not home or otherwise occupied, but I'm wondering, over time, will that be necessary? --Joanne Buchanan
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Post by RealPitBull on Feb 22, 2008 9:38:49 GMT -5
Yes, I recommend seperating Pit Bulls from each other/other pets when no one is available to supervise them. This is a life-long management issue, and not something that can/should be relaxed over time.
Welcome to the forum! =)
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