Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
...to start reading this article from the beginning please click on here...The subject has been hotly debated by behaviorists for decades, but most are now in agreement that both environment (how and where an organism is raised) and genetics play an important role in adult temperament and behavior. Environment "acts upon" genetics and genetics help determine how an organism responds to environmental stimuli. That is partly why two organisms raised in the same environment can turn out so different. What does this all mean for you? Well, raising a pup with your other pets and/or children, training him "right" and so on, will all have a very positive effect on the pup's behavior as an adult. However, in the end, you cannot completely discount genetics. A dog with good genetic makeup will have a huge leg up when raised in a healthy environment, and sometimes despite a bad environment may still end up a-ok (which many an abused/neglected rescue dog has demonstrated). A dog with bad genetic makeup will always have bad genetic makeup, and despite the best efforts to raise and train him properly, an owner will always be fighting an uphill battle. In some cases, all the training and love in the world cannot overcome a dog's genetic problem behavior tendencies. This is all important to grasp not only for so-called abnormal behavior, but also in terms of dog- aggression in Pit Bulls. As a whole, the breed is susceptible to dog-aggression (this sort of aggression is NOT considered ?bad? or ?abnormal? per se). Despite being ?raised with? other dogs in a family, a Pit Bull may still end up dog-aggressive ? even towards his housemates.Although proper raising and training are important in teaching a dog how to be a well-mannered family member, all the training in the world won't "cure" a dog who is temperamentally incorrect or prone to certain behaviors like dog- aggression. An adult, fully-matured Pit Bull ( 3 years of age or older), is a wise choice for your first Pit Bull....to continue reading this article please click on here...
