| Pitbulls are wonderful dogs that don't get much credit | | | | always expect. This is important in training a pitbull. |
| for how kind and loving they can be. The fault is not | | | | 5. Your dog should not be allowed to go on anything |
| on the dogs - but the owners, who do not train the | | | | high, including the couch and bed, unless they ask you |
| dogs properly. To train your pitbull right, you should | | | | first. Dogs feel they have more authority when they |
| look at training a pitbull using these secrets. | | | | are up higher, so it is important to stop this behavior. |
| 5 Time-Honored Secrets | | | | 4 More Important Secrets |
| 1. Avoid any kind of confrontation with your pitbull. If | | | | 1. Toys are great for your pitbull puppy but they |
| your dog is aggressive to you, you should not be | | | | have to be earned and they should only be playing |
| aggressive to it. That being said, don't back down | | | | with one toy at a time. This shows them who the |
| and make sure your dog knows you are the boss. | | | | alpha dog is. |
| 2. Set times for your dog to feed and don't deviate | | | | 2. If your pitbull puppy is demanding of you, then just |
| from those feeding times. | | | | walk away and ignore them. If they bark at you |
| 3. You may not think that a dog jumping on the | | | | because they want to sit somewhere, ignore them, |
| couch and sitting on your lap is bad, but it shows the | | | | then come back and have them ask to sit with you. |
| dog that they are in control. Make sure you train | | | | 3. Keep watching for defiant behavior in your pitbull |
| your dog to ask to sit on your lap, not just assume | | | | and stop it before it gets out of hand. |
| it. | | | | 4. Before you let your dog run around the yard, take |
| 4. Praise should come when the dog does something | | | | them around the yard on a leash to show them that |
| right, not just when they do anything. Praise has to | | | | freedom is something they earn. Teaching this is |
| be something that your pitbull learns to love but not | | | | important when training a pitbull. |