| My wife Laura and I had a lot to learn about how to | | | | Frankly, Laura and I were clueless about how to train |
| train a Pitbull. If we had not discovered a guide online, | | | | a Pitbull. The problem became so severe that we |
| written by a professional Pitbull handler, I don' know | | | | were strongly considering putting "Rocco" up for |
| what we would have done! | | | | adoption. |
| When "Rocco", our 8 month old Pitbull started getting | | | | Luckily, we ran across some information written by a |
| out of control, we wished that we knew how to | | | | professional Pitbull handler. We uncovered the |
| train a Pitbull. Unfortunately, my wife laura and I had | | | | reasons for Rocco's behavior, and what we could do |
| waited until "Rocco" was close to full grown, to begin | | | | to change it. Basically, we learned about 4 strategies |
| out Pitbull puppy training. Luckily, we took the advice | | | | for raising a gentle Pitbull: |
| of a professional Pitbull handler, and we applied the | | | | 1) Begin the training process at the youngest possible |
| secret to raising a gentle Pitbull. | | | | age- one word commands can begin at 8-10 weeks. |
| When I say that "Rocco" was out of control, I don't | | | | 2) Give your Pitbull puppy PLENTY of exercise. |
| mean he was vicious. In fact, "Rocco" was more | | | | 3) Don't isolate your Pitbull for long periods of time. |
| likely to "kill" a person with "kindness", than any other | | | | 4) Give your Pitbull puppy ample opportunities to |
| method. | | | | socialize with other dogs/people. |
| When Laura or I would return home from work, | | | | When Laura and I first began applying some of the |
| "Rocco" would almost knock us over in his delight! | | | | many techniques we learned in the guide, it was |
| And, at over 80 lbs, "Rocco" was our worst | | | | challenging. "Rocco" was stubborn and set in his ways. |
| nightmare with his habit of jumping. | | | | The guide went in to great detail on obedience |
| "Rocco" had also developed a chronic barking habit. | | | | training for Pitbulls of all ages, and after about 3 |
| He would bark at just about any, or everything. He | | | | weeks we noticed a dramatic improvement in his |
| would even bark at people INSIDE their cars. And | | | | behavior. No more jumping, and limited barking! |
| cats? Forget about it! | | | | It was AMAZING. We felt like professionals at How |
| "Rocco" would go nuts! | | | | To Train A Pitbull! |