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Answer by Eviledna42
Submitted on 3/9/2004
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Please, please, please get a book on canine pack behaviour. It will help you SO much on how to keep the peace in your household! Remember that purely because of her size your APBT will always be top dog above the Papillon mix. Start establishing this now by always feeding the APBT first, greeting her first, petting her first. Contrary to popular belief APBTs can live quite happily alongside other dogs if socialised properly from an early age. As for the turning on your children question - why did you get an APBT if you think that of them?? Again, establishing dominance can help. Let your daughters feed her, let them be an ongoing part of her training. Anything to establish in her mind that they are above her in all things. If she ever shows signs of dominance aggression take her to an animal behaviourist for more advice. Mind you, I've owned several and they've always been fantastic with kids!

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Question by CYN4465
Submitted on 2/18/2004
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My 3 girls and I just got a 8 week puppy, we also have a 1 yr Papillion Mix that we got at the pound, they seem to get along very will, I have heard that after a certain age not to leave a pit alone with any other animal. My question is at what age or since the puppy is so little do I need to worry. Also, with my children. Will he turn on them someday?

Answer by CH
Submitted on 4/17/2004
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Pit Bulls are GREAT with kids as long as they are properly socialized. Most generally you want to keep an eye on your pit with other dogs when they get about 8 months old, but since some dogs mature faster than others this isn't set in stone. My apbt started to show aggression towards other dogs at 5 months because he developed quickly. But by 7 months (his current age) I have him broke of it. He still wants to attack other dogs, but he knows there will be consequences. And he knows that if he is good and doesn't fight there will be rewards.

Answer by newjerseyrocks
Submitted on 5/16/2004
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CH- sometimes your comments are so intelligent and then other times, I think you are a complete dog fighting ghetto moron. Hmmm....

Answer by CH
Submitted on 5/18/2004
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Ok, I'll let you in on a little secret. Whenever you and I agree on something, it's because you are almost as smart as I am. When, we disagree, it is for the same reason. So if there is a disagreement, you can bet that I will out-debate you on it. Even when I am rarely wrong (which is of course never when talking about bulldogs) I would still best you at a debate. Oh, and if you would sit still long enough to read my whole post you would see perfect logic.

Answer by Iggy
Submitted on 6/24/2004
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"Start establishing this now by always feeding the APBT first, greeting her first, petting her first." I disagree. I would feed the papillon first. You don't want the pit getting the idea that she is the top dog. I'd much rather have a pit that cowers to another dog than one which thinks it is dominant.

Answer by matt
Submitted on 1/30/2005
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they wont turn unless u treat it wrong, and its fine to leave it alone with ur other dog,as long as u know that they get along good

Answer by dogman
Submitted on 4/10/2006
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your guys are all idiots and don't know a damn thing about bulldogs other than what you read in your glossy, PC little "master your pitbull" coffee table books. all bulldogs are not the same. YOU CANNOT break a game dog of fighting. you work around their personalities, not vice-versa. it's too bad you guys don't put your money where your stupid mouths are. i'd love to relieve you of some of it.

Answer by PitBull_30
Submitted on 5/8/2006
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A pit has been bred for hunreads of years not to cower to anything. Dog, Bull, Boar, Bear it dosen't matter. A pit won't cower to a Papillion. I wouldn't leave them together after 6 months. A Papillion would most likely be considered prey. American Pit Bull Terriers have a very high prey drive. No dog "turns" on anything. If a dog bites it always has a reason and gives warning signs. APBTs are great with kids. They are also better because they are pain tolerant and if a kid steps on a pits tail they most likely won't even wake up but other breeds like shepherds bite as a reaction to pain. Both the kids and the dog need to be taught to respect each other.

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