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Old 01-03-2007, 07:55 AM   #1
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Confused CONCERNS!! Pit Bull & Yorkies

Ok my husband wants a Pit Bull BADLY..........My dream was to own a yorkie and he got me one.......I am in the process of maybe getting another one Ok well my question is after seeing a beautiful blue (sliver) pit last night at Bailey's training class I started to think well maybe if he is trained correctly it may can work......OK my question is will a pit and 2 yorkies possibly 3 all get along from what I am understand the pit will go outside after he is big enough to do so (So on that note I think its OK to have one), but my next door neighbors use to have some pits that lived in the home and what happens if my husband wants to keep the pit in the house I just wanted to know how would that work??
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Pit Bulls can be the sweetest dogs you can imagine. It's all in how they are raised. My daughter had 2 pit bull mixes - one is a rescue that was owned by a drug dealer and thrown out of a car during a high speed chase after a drug bust (she was about 6 mo. old) and the other came from a family with way to many dogs to give special attention to each one. While the male just ignores Roxy the female loves her and plays with her. Both dogs live inside but love to go out to play. Good luck.
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i dont believe in getting dogs to keep outside
i think as long as there raised right you shouldnt have a problem
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i dont believe in getting dogs to keep outside
i think as long as there raised right you shouldnt have a problem
Well I do believe that not all dogs where made to live in the house
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Pit Bulls can be the sweetest dogs you can imagine. It's all in how they are raised. My daughter had 2 pit bull mixes - one is a rescue that was owned by a drug dealer and thrown out of a car during a high speed chase after a drug bust (she was about 6 mo. old) and the other came from a family with way to many dogs to give special attention to each one. While the male just ignores Roxy the female loves her and plays with her. Both dogs live inside but love to go out to play. Good luck.
That was I was thinking that its all how you raise/train them........I dunno its up in the air I'll see
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I think it's easier to get a pit bull puppy when there are older Yorkies than the other way around. But you never know. I'd LOVE to have another little one one day but hubby wants a big dog -pittbull or a husky- whenever we get a house. I think they'll be just fine as long as they're trained.That's great that you're socializing Bailey at the class so he's used to seeing other bigger dogs too.
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I think those that are raised right can seem to be fine most of the time. But I also think that there is an innate viciousness that can come out when least expected. These dogs were bred for that viciousness and it is in their makeup. Just today on CNN I saw a 5 year old girl -- beautiful child -- was killed -- mauled by her uncle's pit bull. It may be unpopular to say it but I applaud each country, state, and municipality that has outlawed the pit bulls. They were a horrible human errors in breeding and they all need to be neutered or spayed -- putting an end to the cruelty that was started by man. I know I will hear that the casualties are human fault -- and I agree. But people cannot be trusted to always keep these animals away from children and small animals. If they are to continue, they should have the same restrictions as other wild, dangerous beasts. People are not allowed to keep a lion or a tiger in a residential area, and I think the same would apply. JMO.
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i also cant see the point in having a dog if its to be kept outside but thats jmo.
pits are banned for selling or breeding in the uk and just a couple of days ago a 5 year old girl was killed by one.
i dont think there is such a thing as a bad breed of dog i think its a bad owner that causes the problems and the pits i have met have all been lovely.
but saying that you must remember why the pit bull was bred in the first place for fighting, and in the wrong hands can be a killer.
if you got another yorkie and say that yorkie bit the pit bull and the pit bull turned on the yorkie the out come would be deadly.
my sister and her partner have a 15 stone mastiff who is the lovelyest dog ever, she is so gentle with kids and there little dog but a few years ago on xmas day my sister went horse riding and left the mastiff with the little dog and there staff (they had lived together for years) and when they came back the house was covered in blood, the mastiff had bite marks on her and when the walked in to the lounge the staff had blood pumping out of his neck, (the staff could be a bit grumpy as he was 12 years old) the staff later died from one bite mark on his neck.
it looked like the staff had biten the mastiff loads of times so she bit him back but sadly cost of how hard she could bite she hit a main vain with one bite.
im not saying this to scare you but even the nicest dog can turn if provoked and it only takes one bite, the mastiff never ment to kill the staff she just wanted him to leave her alone. this is her pic
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My response probably won't be liked...but remember, its just my opinion. I wouldn't do it. I may feel a bit of guilt if my hubby got me my dream dog, but none the less, I would be worried about getting him his.
Even though I don't like stereotypes....I have a girlfriend who has had several pits over the years (in the house) and all were sweet but one & it was raised just as all her others were. She never had a problem with the dog & people, but did have a problem with the dog & surrounding cats, chickens, bunnies, etc. Again...just my opinion.
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We have a pit. She is my husbands dog. We got her 6 years ago when she was 8 weeks old. She stays mostly outside because thats what she prefers. She is a very sweet dog, but I never let her be alone with my kids or with Mia. Just becareful.
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Ok, I'm no expert, but here's my opinion. Of course you can have a pit and two yorkies. But you have to know the facts first. First, know exactly where your pit came from, (i.e. fighting lines or parents). Always ensure your babies are safe as the pit grows. You have to be confident in your skills and abilities to be a good pack leader. I have two german shepherds and they are great. However, I can only trust my male, (Diablo, in the pic) with Chuey alone. My female, Ginger, still needs some work. So, really its up to you and whoever is going to help you train that dog. The pit is always going to have more energy than the babies and needs somebody to walk her everyday to let that energy out, so she/he doesn't play too rough with the babies. Its a must with big dogs! Mine have backpacks and carry water bottles in them to expand their workout, but I don't let them run with them, just walk. Best of luck to you and feel free to email me if you have any big/little dog questions!
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i dont believe in getting dogs to keep outside
i think as long as there raised right you shouldnt have a problem

I agree...that's so mean

If their going to keep the pitbull outside, I think they'd be better off just not getting one. Dont all dogs diserve a home to live in and a family to spend their nights with?
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I think those that are raised right can seem to be fine most of the time. But I also think that there is an innate viciousness that can come out when least expected. These dogs were bred for that viciousness and it is in their makeup. Just today on CNN I saw a 5 year old girl -- beautiful child -- was killed -- mauled by her uncle's pit bull. It may be unpopular to say it but I applaud each country, state, and municipality that has outlawed the pit bulls. They were a horrible human errors in breeding and they all need to be neutered or spayed -- putting an end to the cruelty that was started by man. I know I will hear that the casualties are human fault -- and I agree. But people cannot be trusted to always keep these animals away from children and small animals. If they are to continue, they should have the same restrictions as other wild, dangerous beasts. People are not allowed to keep a lion or a tiger in a residential area, and I think the same would apply. JMO.


I agree. These dogs were bred to be aggressive. I've read too many times about the sweetest little pit bull, who had been perfect all his life, and then upon seeing another dog or child act vulnerable, he attacts. Leaving him outside all the time wouldn't seem to help with his socialization either. People are always talking about training, but it's very difficult to train against instinct. All you can do is reduce the number of aggessive acts not totally eliminate them. Aren't there other "manly" dogs your husband likes? How about some power tools?
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Urgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.....

This is just my opinion!
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I don't believe in having dogs outside, I really could never do it and don't understand it.

As for the pit, pit bulls are one of the sweetest dogs there is. People can make any dog mean and aggressive, it is not the breed, rather the owners and how they raise and train it.
You do need to be careful as you do with any big dog. I would suggest getting a puppy so that it can be raised around the yorkies and learn to be gentle with them from an early age. They have to be taught to play gently with them and you have to watch or teach the bigger dog to watch where it lays down, sits or even walks because it doesn't take much to hurt a yorkie by accidentally sitting on one or stepping on them. And I would never leave the bigger dog alone with the yorkie, like I said accidents can happen and since yorkies are so small you have to be extra careful.

We have a border collie, she is about 60 pounds and my biggest yorkie is 5.5 pounds. She is so great with them. She lays down when she plays with them and is sooo gentle with them. She has even learned to watch where she steps when she walks. We do have to watch it when she is a running mood. We have to pick the dogs up because she is going so fast she doesn't have time to look down where she is stepping. She will even play tug o war with them and of course lets them win everytime. She has never once hurt them, even when they were smaller. We still don't leave her alone with them, accidents can happen and we don't want to take the chance. So you can have big dogs living with small dogs, you just have to be cautious and train them right.
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