Pitbull FAQ's Part-I

Do you have time for training the pit bull?

There are two different ways of training the pit bull to make it behave properly and reduce their aggression.

One method is making the dog to follow the instructions by showing how to do it. The other method is life long training. The training starts when the puppy arrives home and the training lasts till the death of the animal. As the owner one must be prepared to allot 5-10-15 minutes per day.

The time allotted must remain the same all through the year. If that [time allotment] is not possible, then you can better think of other breed, not the pit bull terrier. The training is very, very essential as far as pit bulls are concerned. This training will reduce hell a lot of problem.

Are you the one who buys pit bull to impress people?

If you belong to this category, then please change your decision as early as possible. By purchasing pitbull for this reason you are committing biggest injustice both to the dog and yourself.

American pit bulls are very much in demand in almost entire US because of their agility, aggression, intelligence and look. Breeders are producing pit bull puppies like gasoline [unleaded] to meet out this demand. This kind of extra demand results in back yard breeding and unstable dogs. Hence don't try to buy these pitbulls only to impress others and end up buying the unstable ones.

One should be aware every more and more pit bulls abandoned because of bad press and their aggression. The rescue centers are replete with pit bulls that are abandoned. You should not become one such irresponsible owner.