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**WaicurtaitfuT** · 05-24-2010, 06:16 PM

Hello everyone!

While I am new to owning a pitbull puppy, I was wondering how many of you have kids?

When I brought my new pup home today I recieved alot of negative comments from my mom as well as my ex. They told me I dont care about my daughter, and I will be sorry when shes killed or ripped apart.....

Please someone enlighten me here, as I am so sad I am dealing with this....

Okay I don't have a Pit Bull perse, but I do have a Terrier mix we don't kow what she is. But I recently had a baby and everyone in my family said "You need to get rid of Sasha". It wasn't so much her breed or mix, it was her size in their opinion. She has a very big mouth and yeah if she bit it would hurt. But everyone kept saying "That dog is going to kill her or ruin her pretty face". Now that they have seen how wonderful Sasha is with my daughter and they see that she is a well trained well behaved dog. They can't stop singing her praises. So when there are kids involved its not always a breed thing. Now you have a Pit bull and people have such a bias against the breed, which sucks because they are such wonderful people loving dogs. My advice to you is Actions speak louder than words. And people fear what they don't know and don't understand. Train your puppy up right, maybe even have your dog take the CGC test. And just show them by example how great the breed can be. That is my best advice to you.

Also depending on the age of the kids, regardless of breed never leave them unsupervised together. I mean its one thing with Older children but young children, babies, and toddlers its always best to keep a close eye on them and the dog at all times. I see you said your daughter was 3, perfect. At this age supervise supervise supervise. But she is also at a perfect age to learn how to properly be around a dog, how to properly treat and interact with a dog. Teach her how to properly act around the dog and train the dog up well and you should have a wonderful dog owning experience. Can things go wrong? Yes. A dog is animal and it has teeth. If it has teeth it can bite. So always be on your A game. Whether you have a Poodle or a Golden Retriever or a Pit bull.

Good luck and keep your chin up.

05-24-2010, 06:16 PM	#12
WaicurtaitfuT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Hello everyone! While I am new to owning a pitbull puppy, I was wondering how many of you have kids? When I brought my new pup home today I recieved alot of negative comments from my mom as well as my ex. They told me I dont care about my daughter, and I will be sorry when shes killed or ripped apart..... Please someone enlighten me here, as I am so sad I am dealing with this.... Okay I don't have a Pit Bull perse, but I do have a Terrier mix we don't kow what she is. But I recently had a baby and everyone in my family said "You need to get rid of Sasha". It wasn't so much her breed or mix, it was her size in their opinion. She has a very big mouth and yeah if she bit it would hurt. But everyone kept saying "That dog is going to kill her or ruin her pretty face". Now that they have seen how wonderful Sasha is with my daughter and they see that she is a well trained well behaved dog. They can't stop singing her praises. So when there are kids involved its not always a breed thing. Now you have a Pit bull and people have such a bias against the breed, which sucks because they are such wonderful people loving dogs. My advice to you is Actions speak louder than words. And people fear what they don't know and don't understand. Train your puppy up right, maybe even have your dog take the CGC test. And just show them by example how great the breed can be. That is my best advice to you. Also depending on the age of the kids, regardless of breed never leave them unsupervised together. I mean its one thing with Older children but young children, babies, and toddlers its always best to keep a close eye on them and the dog at all times. I see you said your daughter was 3, perfect. At this age supervise supervise supervise. But she is also at a perfect age to learn how to properly be around a dog, how to properly treat and interact with a dog. Teach her how to properly act around the dog and train the dog up well and you should have a wonderful dog owning experience. Can things go wrong? Yes. A dog is animal and it has teeth. If it has teeth it can bite. So always be on your A game. Whether you have a Poodle or a Golden Retriever or a Pit bull. Good luck and keep your chin up.
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