Jim20186

Thanks for the concern. Unfortunately no, I do not have papers. He is not a full american, after viewing his parents his father was the american and his mother was an english. By the look of it, he does not look like a pitbull. He's got to develop more, but his parents were nowhere near pitbulls. Thanks again Sammy, but at present time my concern is not with BSL. If that were a problem then I'd look further into that down the future, but right now it's the least of my concerns as I know he is not a pitbull. Right now, the concern is based around the pup growing up with my other boy and how they react together, as well as his current behaviour.

Thanks for the concern. Unfortunately no, I do not have papers. He is not a full american, after viewing his parents his father was the american and his mother was an english. By the look of it, he does not look like a pitbull. He's got to develop more, but his parents were nowhere near pitbulls.

Hey everyone. I would like some advice on my new 7 week old (American male) Staffordshire Bull Terrier. I just recently bought him last week, and after viewing the parents I was impressed how good natured they were. The catch is, that I have another Staffy (also male, de-sexed) who is 4 years old. He is an English. Very lovely dog, well natured, but also very territorial. He is a big sook deep down though, like most staffy's. Doesnt like to get in trouble, very highly strung but also dominant (which is a weird mix). He hates birds, possums or anything in his backyard, as it's a shame because there have been a few dead birds and possums over the years. Since I've brought the pup in, I have managed to get the pup used to the older dog and the older dog is slightly coming around (he isnt snapping at the pup as much as he first did) My concerns do not lie with the older dog though, I know he will come around. What concerns me is the puppy. I'm already seeing a dominant nature from him, he already runs around thinking he rules the roost and as the pack leader (myself), I've been doing all the normal things that I've done with Tyson (older dog) when he was a pup (which worked well) Unfortunately, this little guy has a mind of his own. Everytime i say no, he snarls, barks and even growls at me. I know that's pretty normal, as he is trying to establish himself in the pack, but I'm a little concerned at the "growling". Especially at his age (7 weeks) Not only that, he is a royal pain in the backside to tyson who is copping it without biting, or now getting aggressive back towards him. Tyson is pretty much taking everything the pup throws at him which concerns me as tyson is usually very dominant (i really don't want the pup thinking he has it over Tyson). For some reason he is taking himself off to the laundry all day (he usually doesnt sleep in there at all) and wants to seperate himself from the pup because of the annoyance. The Pup is obsessed with biting feet (really obsessed), sometimes even drawing blood at times. I've tried multiple methods of stopping this, from deep NO's (and believe me, I'm a big bloke with a deep voice so I can throw down a pretty intimidating NO) to coins in soda cans (that rattle loud) to rolled up news paper as a tap on the hand (I'd never hit the pup with it). Nothing seems to work, he just has too much of a mind of his own. Earlier today he started biting me on the feet, i quickly nudged him off and said no and for the first time I heard him growl and snarl. This worried me the most, and he has continued it since. I work long hours, thus i wanted to bring in a little mate for Tyson so that he doesnt get too bored during the day. But I have been a little concerned with this young pup, he is already trying to dominate the pack and so far, nothing is working to show him who the leader is, and who the dominant dog is. Feel free to give me as much advice as possible, the more the merrier as he is a cute little fella, just very naughty. This is new for me, mixing two dogs together thus the more advice the better. Jim Brisbane