i have a three year old girl. sweetest dog in the world. i just bought a boy. too young, won't be able to have him for a month. someone broke in and stole him. my only option now is to get a girl. does anyone have two pits (both girls)? do they get along okay? or does anyone else just know a lot about dogs? what do you think?
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Get your money back!!! No one came in and stole ONE. Someone else paid more than you and got it.
Take your dog to the shelter and let her pick a friend.
I have known lots of people with pits and as long as they are raised together and maybe your other female isnt jealous, they should get along fine. Just slower bring them together.
Females tend to be pretty territorial especially with other females in my experience. But if they are properly introduced and spaying helps as well, they will probably do fine. My sister has 2 female pits and they fought at first but once dominance was established, they've been fine since.
Usually an opposite sex dog if at all.
You're actually usually better off with two females of almost any animal! Male/male tend to fight, and with male/female, the male tries to show dominance (even if neutered). If the females are spayed, they don't tend to be as territorial as they would otherwise be. (Of course, this varies a bit on personality.)
I hope the police are trying to track down whoever stole the dog...
they get along BUT since you already hace a 3 year old she might get jelouse and there might be a problem so wether its a girl or a boy she will be jelouse so it might be a problem.
i had a boy he was about 2 years and then we got a girl for him who was just a little older and they would fight i mean evry night so we had to get rid of the girl
so think about what your getting into
Stole him from your house?? I would go to the pound and look for one.
My mother has 11 pits... yes, I know it's insane. It actually varies to personality dog to dog but for the most part two females are fine.
As long as your dog is raised in kindness she will be fine with another dog. We had 2 pits (female) a poodle and a yorkie all in the same house at the same time. All got along fine and all were female.
Females are very territorial, but spaying them helps alot. I only own one female Pit X Rotti, but I own 6 male dogs, one being a APBT, one being a Staffie and one a Dogo Argentino. They get along great with eachother, but you might want to introduce them before purchasing a pup.
Hi. I actually rescue pits and have worked with them for 12 years. I have three though they are all boys. Sorry to hear about your lose. I had a boy stolen from me too and never recovered him. The best combination from what I have witnessed in my work is having a male and a female. You did good by getting the boy at a young age and having the female a bit older then puppyhood. Females tend to be more protective then males especially to puppies. Even if she is fixed she will still show motherly instincts and will do very well with a younger dog. I recomend that if you have multiple dogs especially pits they should all be spayed or neutered as soon as they are of age. This will help limit any aggression towards each other. Look on Pitbullrescuecentral.com and you are sure to find a great puppy in your area that needs a good home. Good luck!
You say you know a lot about dogs, what are your credentials?
I have 3 females and 1 male. They was raised together and sometimes they have little fights. she will probably be OK as long as it is a puppy, but if stray dogs come along they get really aggressive toward them. So I would keep an eye on them really close to start off with
Why not go with another breeder? I have a male Pit and a male Lab they are both neutered and are completely inseperable. My Pit Bull was 3 when I got my Lab and we had no aggression problems. Years ago I had females and there seemed to be more issues with the females. It always works out better if both dogs are fixed, it cuts down on problems by 80%. Just from experience my females did fight more and they were not Pit Bulls. But if you do go with the 2 females it can work out but to better your chances I would have them spayed.
i wouldnt ever get to females. but i have a male pit(not fixed) and a female chow chow(fixed) and my pit loves other dogs he dont care for the sex of the dog. so i would get a male. and weve had 2 other male pits and they got along fine. but female dogs usually dont like other females.
It is pretty standard to have 2 pits of opposite sexes simply because pits are more apt to be dog aggressive. I'm in no way saying that all pits are, but that they have a natural tendency to be dog aggressive. Training can help as well as spay/ neutering, but dog aggression is hard wired in pits. There are many cases where same sex pits get along, but it takes a vigilant owner to make sure that no fighting is ever allowed. I am an APBT lover!! I have 2 myself, a 14 mth old male, and a 6 wk old female. So far, so good with them. Puppies usually bear no threat to an older dogs confidence in you, the owner, so i say you are on the right path there. As far as whether or not they will get along, it all depends on temperament. Your older female is pretty much who she's gonna be, but with a pup you never really know how they'll be. Pits true personality comes ot around the 1 and 1/2- 2 yr mark, so just be careful, alert, and disciplined in making sure that you are teaching them what is and isn't allowed in your home, and you may end up with some good companionable sisters.
I have been involved with American Pit Bull Terriers for 30 years, and breeding for 15.
Regardless of training, how well they get along or if they were raised together, NEVER leave your pit bulls alone together. It is not fun to come home to a dead dog, maybe even two. No pit bull type dog should be left alone with any animal.
Leaving them alone together because they were raised together is a major mistake a lot of pit bull owners make. Something anyone and everyone owning a pit bull type dog should live by is to never trust your dog to not fight with other dogs. A male and female shouldnt be left alone just like two females or two males shouldnt be.
A lot of times they can be together if you are there without fighting, but never leave them alone for even a couple minutes.
Dont take the chance.
I had two female pits, and they got along just fine. They were left alone together while I was at work, and never had any problems. I got them from different breeders about three months apart, and were also about three months apart in age.They never fought with each other, and became best friends right away.
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