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Posted by John Tuuri on 10/5/2007, 6:27 pm, in reply to "dog bite" Get with a good trainer that can help you with obedience training and put in the work, or get rid of the dog. Those are the only safe options. --Previous Message--
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: Hi,
: I am looking for some thoughts from
: responsible pit bull owners. My boyfriend
: has a 4yr old blue nose apbt named Rex who
: bit me last week. I have been around for
: about about 4 months now and have gotten to
: be great buds with Rex. I woke up to him
: chewing a hole in the comforter so I got up
: to put him in his crate (where he goes for
: punishment). He went under the table and
: when I reached under to grab his collar, he
: nipped my finger and I am now missing my
: entire finger nail.
: The next morning I was not frightened around
: him. Chad and I just felt so confused and
: sad. Chad left for work and I let Rex out
: and spent some time with him. Then I was
: laying in bed reading and when I moved to
: get up, he got on top of me and was barking
: in my face. It was not a "let's
: play" bark, or an "I see a
: squirrel outside" bark. It was a bark I
: had never heard from him before and now I
: have been frightened of him. I feel like if
: he was going to attack me he would have but
: I still have not been able to be around him
: yet. It has been a week.
: Chad says he has never shown human
: aggression before and thinks that he has not
: been giving him enough exercise lately, as
: he is a business owner and been busier than
: the first couple of years he had Rex. Please
: give me any thoughts or suggestions. Chad
: has been giving him more exercise. I have
: been doing a lot of research of my own and
: read that crates should not be used for
: punishment. I brought this up to Chad and he
: said he knew that but it was the only thing
: that would work when Rex was a puppy.
: I feel like maybe he was associating not
: getting as much exercise since I have been
: around but I want to know for sure what
: could be going on.
:
: Thanks for any thoughts!
:
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