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does it get any better?

so i know i ask alot of questions on her, but here goes,,,, my sister coundnt keep her pitbull puppy 8 weeks old ,,and shes cute and all, and i know my 8 year old just loves her, she said that she will clean up after her , yea right ,shes upstair howeling because i have to keep her away from my 11 year old male dog , i give chewing raw hides to chew on , my old dog just growls at her if she, if she comes near him,,, she took over his bed ,and she has her own,,, she runs up to him and trys to get him going but he growls, and i feed my old dog a big bowl of food and hes small he eats his food very little , than she comes down and eats the rest thew out the day, well its like having a baby around again , she can go out for about 5 minutes if the pee a little and poops some she will come into the house and she will poop on the flood and she chew my husbands charger cord for his cell phone ,what can i do so sh stops howling, up in her room tv is on and her toys are there, what can i do????? and my daughters friends say their cant play with her in our house ,and its very cold out ,,and because she will attack at any give time,, and they told me that pitts are getting banded in pa, shes only 8 weeks old and shes red nosed pitt and a lot of muscles she plays with the children, but people dont like her for being a pitt bull can i get any insight from pitt bull owners ,that have rasied children around pitts please give me advice on it because i dont want to have to get rid of her so my daughters friends can come over again,,,help please,,i have a 11 year old wolf and he never attacked any one,,,

Public Comments

1. The dogs need to be sociallized together. And a puppy chews things and has accidents. Just like icky human babies. It's normal!
2. Sounds like she has a dominant personality and is bullying your older male dog. Try taking her to obedience training, sounds like she needs some discipline. She's very young so there's hope that you can train her properly.
3. This is exactly why I will never own any pets again for the rest of my life. I have been in your kind of situation too many times. It will not get better. Pets can be worse than having a baby cuz at least the baby doesn't have to go outside in 10 degree weather to go to the bathroom. At least the baby doesn't run across the yard in the snow and get the leash stuck so you have to get your shoes, go out into the snow, get the dog, unhook the leash, let the dog in, ugh......i am pregnant and I have a dog and a cat. They are both very old i love them both to death but enough is enough....Good luck!!!
4. Get a cage for her so she can sleep in it in the same room as your other dog. Feed her in it and keep her in there unless you get her out and take her for a walk (you'll have to take her for lots, dont leave her in there 24/7). She will not poop in there as it is her bed, it will teach her to be house trained. Your other dog will be free to move about so she wont bother him, but she will have company and hopefully not howl. It wont need to be forever, just until she learns a bit. Have her out to be with your other dog while you look after them both, they will soon get used to each other. She needs to learn how to do things, she's only a baby yet.
5. your little dog cannot just be left in a room. thats not very nice. thats why she is howeling. she wants friendship and human affection. you need to supervise the two dogs together so that they get used of eachother. your older dog isn't used to having another dog around so he's probably a little cranky. your little dog wants to establish its place in the household. puppies always pee in the house. they have small bladders. you have to let them out often. usually 5-10 min after she eats and right when she wakes up. puppies also chew on a lot of stuff. you have to punish her when she chews on the wrong stuff and give her the right stuff to chew on. make sure that she always has toys to play with. when she chews on wrong stuff tell her "no." show her a toy and tell her that is what she chews on. it will get better. you just have to spend the time and effort to train her the right way.
6. 1) Puppies chew, mess and destroy. It's programmed into them. With proper training and socialization it will pass eventually. 2) Crate Training 3) Walk the dogs together 4) DAP (dog appeasing pheromone) will help both dogs 5) Always reward the effort to go 'potty' outside. Never scold inside or she'll learn to hide it. 6) A strict potty schedule. 15-20 minutes after eating, immediately after waking up and as soon as she starts sniffing the ground. add: I would seriously suggest that you turn to this site for help. http://www.dogster.com. It's free, just go to breed specific formums and into either APBT or AmStaff. It's only dog lovers so someone will be able to provide the insight you need.
7. Please don't get upset with me but it sounds like maybe you really don't want the puppy and just taking care of it out of respect for your sister.I don't blame you I have done the same thing for my sister a while ago.The puppy needs alot of attention that's why it is howling.Putting the puppy in a room by itself is not going to solve that problem.If anything it could escalate to a bigger more unmanageable problem such as no social skills.and taking into account of the breed (pit bull) that could be a big problem.Eventually the growling will slow down I don't think it will stop all together.As for the peeing and pooing in the house after going outside if any luck she will get it that pee and poo belong outside.Just keep doing what you are doing with the house training.As for the chewing puppy's will try and chew your whole house down if they can .You are also doing the correct thing by giving her other things to chew on.It is a long process to train a puppy to stop doing things you don't want it to do.Good luck.