It's really not a good idea to use that kind of force on a dog of any size. It causes them to anticipate your actions and that can lead to defensive actions by the dog. The mother only uses that kind of option for discipline for a very short time span when they are little. She needs to be started in a serious puppy obedience class as soon as possible and then continued through to the highest level of obedience category. You do not want a dog like that if you cannot depend on it obeying your voice the first time.
I have a family member that has two much loved Pits that are house dogs. I would never take my dog over there. When they were puppies they were pretty well behaved but they would often get high spirited inside. They are now not huge dogs but they are heavy boned and very muscular. One wrong step and it could seriously hurt a small dog.
I could never have walked even the smaller of those two dogs by myself until they were fully obedience trained. They were just too strong and could have been a danger if they had gotten off lead. Not because they were mean but because they were so boisterous and fast! Dogs like that need to be walked regularly. The lack of exercise of sitting in the backyard does not run off the energy that they have, it actually makes them more excited and mischievous when they get inside. So many of these dogs end up in the shelters and are put down because the owners do not realize the training it takes to obtain a well behaved Pit that is not a bother or a danger to the home and the neighborhood. |