Training Pitbull Puppies- The #1 Error In Pitbull Puppy Training .

My wife Laura and I had to select a "crash" course in training Pitbull puppies. Our 8 month old Pitbull,"Rocco", was a muscular 82lbs, and he was becoming a holy terror! Not in a vicious sense, mind you, rather in an "obnoxious" sense. He was non-stop barking, jumping on us constantly, etc.etc. After being enlightened by a professional Pitbull handler, we observed that we had made the #1 error in training Pitbull puppies!

My wife and I both work outside the home, so we decided early on to build "Rocco" a pen in our relatively small backyard. We furnished it with a spacious enclosure, to protect him from the elements. We would simply allow "Rocco" inside our place on a real limited basis. We would try to have him attention, especially when we got home from work, however it probably wasn`t enough.

We noticed that "Rocco`s" barking and jumping gradually became worse as time went by. He truly was over excited when we entered the pen upon returning from work.

When we took him on walks, he was pretty much out of control. He would "dart" all over the place, in an attempt to spend energy. Upon seeing other dogs, he would bark violently. At 82lbs, he was really hard to control!

When we were only about to put "Rocco" up for adoption, we ran across some training tips from a professional Pitbull handler. We soon ascertained that we had crushed the 3 most important rules in training Pitbull puppies.

1) Train your Pitbull puppy at the youngest possible age, BEFORE they get big.

2) DON`T isolate Pitbull puppies for extended periods of time. They are loving and social animals.

3) Allow them AMPLE chance to use energy

As I mentioned earlier, training Pitbull puppies was a nightmare with Rocco. Laura and I had waited until he was nearly an adult to start. At that point, he was obstinate and "set in his ways".We nearly had to put him up for adoption. We observed a guide written hy a Pitbull handler that helped us finally realize what makes a Pitbull "tick". We found it to be the only reliable author of training Pitbull puppies

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Nov 10, 2010 | 0 | Puppy Training Tips