[mikefertynnz]

I want my pitbull to be friendly around other dogs but tyson seems TOO friendly. He likes to jump on them and stuff. For example me and my friend down the street play basketball together and when we play he has his 2 month old pit outside well today he told me to bring mine over so they can play, but my pitbull tyson kept jumping on his pit and knocking him over. tyson also kept opening up his mouth on my friends dog not biting but just open. Any suggestions to help my dog be more calm around other dogs? Please give me some advice

[inchaaruutaa]

Honestly, they play rough, the 2 pit bulls at my house jump all over each other, pull ears, drag each other around by the necks, then they both jump
On the couch and lay on each other. My sister's lab doesn't like the way diesel wants to play, so he gets pretty pissy with him. The best thing I could suggest to you would be to try and tire him out before you take him to see other dogs, see if that might work

[mikefertynnz]

Lol i dont really mind him playing like that with another dog, its just my friends dog is so small compared to mine so i feel bad my dogs knocking his around like nothing

[bestgenpower]

Then you need to find a playmate the same size as your dog. They are rough. You can't really change that. Some will tell you to stop the play when it starts to get too rough, and your dog will learn to control himself because he wants to play... but eh, why bother? It takes a long time, and play should be FUN not overly full of commands and rules to follow.

[BqTyG9eS]

Pit bulls, especially young pit bulls, play very roughly. They also don't seem to display any manners. I've seen many a pit bull puppy get snapped at or told off by an older dog for not respecting boundaries. Until Opie was about a year old, he had the most obnoxious habit of biting at the mouths of other dogs. Just constantly biting at and licking their faces. My older dog had to put him in his place a good few times before he got the hint.

Just make sure you only allow your dog to play with very tolerant and playful dogs. Or you may end up with a fight on your hand. An overly playful dog and an intolerant dog can very well end up with two angry dogs. And let him play with bigger dogs. They'll appreciate his craziness more than a small puppy will.