Just got an American Pitbull

I just got an 8 week old American Pitbull he is a male named Apollol. He is white all over with a black spot over his left eye looks like petey from the little rasicals. The only thing right now is every time i look down he is running across the living room with a sox in his month he is chewing everything up. I will be posting some pics of him pretty soon as i get my digital camera fixed.

Congrats....just make sure that you train him well and check you local laws to make sure that they are ok to keep. I have never been too much of a Pitbull fan.....but American Bulldogs are awesome....look very similar to pits and have a little nicer attitude.

Pits rock. Some of the sweetest dogs are pits. (I meet a lot of dogs too, I'm a dog groomer)

Can't emphasize the importance of training and socialization enough, though! Make your dog a good ambassador for the breed.

I love pits! They're awesome. I saw a lot of them come through the vet clinic I worked at and they were all so sweet. They never even growled. Can't wait to see some pics. Good luck with that whole puppy stage. That's always loads of fun! ;)

I live in the country so there is plenty of space for him. The laws for having a pitbull is you have to have insurance for them for where i live. I have two other dogs both female one has had pups so they are being two mothers to apollo. I have two younger brothers who play with the dog while i am work so when the dog gets older he will be used to everyone. I am going to wait untill he is about 4 months old to put him into classes with other dogs. (you know the sit, paw, play dead kind of classes)

That's cool; I always hate to see pits get a bad rep. I think that anytime someone like you, gets one and trains it to be a friendly pet, it just shows people that they're not all monsters. To prove my point: a friend of ours has a pit, and another friend has a rottie, and both of them are the most docile and friendly animals.
I would love to get a dog someday when we own our own house. I am dying for a big, dumb, friendly doberman :)

Dobies are very cool too. They're silly.

One of our dogs years ago was a chewer. We bought her a Kong brand chew toy. Wonderful thing!


~~Jo~~

pits are good with people the problem is they are usually bad with other dogs and other animals. definitely make socialization an imperative. also buy him a crate- it will prevent him from chewing up your house, help with housebreaking and keep him out of harms way when not under direct supervision. good luck, sounds cute.

i love pits... but i agree wit everyone else, socialization is very important. it's a good idea, that when he's a puppy to introduce it to other dogs and also other people, especially younger kids.

good luck with him