| As a loving and caring Pit Bull owner, you will | | | | being patient, your Pit Bull puppy will catch on fairly |
| undoubtedly spend a lot of your time in training your | | | | quickly.When your Pit Bull puppy has mastered the |
| dog. You will probably do some crate training, | | | | walk without a leash, and coming to you when you |
| obedience training, maybe even agility training. But, | | | | call him, you can probably begin training him on a lead. |
| one of the most enjoyable things you can do for | | | | Most veterinarians will recommend starting with a |
| your Pit Bull is leash training. He may not think very | | | | nylon collar before trying a choker collar. Most of the |
| highly of it at first, but once he has the hang of it, | | | | time, the choker collar isn?t needed, unless you have |
| your outside time with him will be much more | | | | a very strong willed Pit Bull.Usually the best place to |
| enjoyable for you both. Leash training is also an | | | | start leash training is your own backyard. The Pit Bull |
| important step in training your Pit Bull for shows, if | | | | puppy is probably already very familiar with this area |
| that is your ultimate goal.Most experts recommend | | | | now, so he will be less focused on exploring, and |
| that you begin leash training your Pit Bull when he is | | | | more on training. You also don?t have to worry |
| around six or seven weeks old. Usually at this age, he | | | | about other animals on the scene, as you would at a |
| will have a better attention span, and will be up for | | | | park or local walking track.Again, when you have the |
| walks with you.When you first start walking with | | | | collar on and are ready to begin, bend down and |
| your Pit Bull puppy, you may want to allow the | | | | offer a treat to get your Pit Bull puppy to come to |
| puppy some freedom at first, so that he can explore | | | | you. After successfully doing this a few times, start |
| his area and play. The training at this time will be | | | | to walk a little with the puppy on the leash. If your |
| teaching your Pit Bull puppy to stay with you during | | | | Pit Bull puppy follows you, praise him and give him a |
| your walk, and come when you call him. By letting | | | | treat. In the event he doesn?t follow, which often is |
| the puppy explore, and then calling his name, he will | | | | the case the first time around, start all over again. |
| learn that you want him to come back to you. It is | | | | Once he starts to follow you without resistance, try |
| important to praise and reward your Pit Bull puppy | | | | walking a little bit further each time. Your Pit Bull |
| when he does come when you call him. Some | | | | puppy will soon learn to be lead, without him even |
| trainers will use treats to get the puppy to follow | | | | noticing he is doing something he may not want to |
| them at first. Due to his short attention span, you | | | | do.Continue working with your Pit Bull often, as any |
| shouldn?t expect this to work for long. You should | | | | training should be ongoing. The more training and |
| give the puppy a treat, and let him go play, then try | | | | practice your Pit Bull gets, the more accustomed to |
| again a little later. By using treats and rewards, and | | | | the leash he will become. |