Hi Cesar....I wrote to you not long ago about the problem I had with one of my pitbuls (Max). Well, Max struck again while nobody was home. He attacked and killed our eldest dog (15 year old Golden/Chow). We were so saddened by this....I took Max to the pound on that Friday. Well, by Sunday I was in tears, because I just didn't know what to do anymore, but couldn't live with him being there. I had tried a local dog behaviorist and I feel I was taken for a ride. I don't have the money to be trusting these people who don't know what the heck they're doing except take your money. Well, we ended up bailing Max out on Monday, and decided that we would keep him in a separate dog run during the day when nobody was home and rotate and share yard with other members of the pack, but at least we knew he was loved, clean, fed, and healthy. I just couldn't trust him anymore to be around the other dogs. Well, since I couldn't get a response from you and was feeling pretty guilty by seeing his sad face through the gate while the other roamed freely, I decided to try to find him another home with a single person or couple, where he would be the ONLY pet or could work consistently with his behavior. I found Max another home on a Wednesday and the next day (Thursday) I saw you at the North Central Animal Shelter at the Press Conference with the Mayor of L.A. You were busy speaking with a woman, sitting in the shade of the patio and then listening to the Mayor talk. I didn't want to bother you, but I did snap a few pictures of you. I wish I could've asked you about Max and maybe you could've worked with him. But, I suppose it wasn't meant to be. I do keep in touch with the new owner and asked them to please contact me if it doesn't work out with Max, so that they can bring him back to me. I've had him and his sister Ruby since they were 6 wks old. now 10 mos. I want to see him happy! Gracias Cesar por todo lo que haces por los duenos de perros y por los perros tambien. Max & Ruby's Mom (Browneyez0706)

I have a rednose female pit bull, who just recently turned one. I have been socializing her since she was four months old and she is wonderful with every dog and knows how to be gentle when it's a smaller dog and whatnot. The other day I took her to the dog park and someone had brought in a toy. She took it and ran away with it and sat down chewing on it and as soon as another dog would come after it she would show teeth and try to snap at them, then sit back down and play with it again. I took the toy away from her, made her sit and stay and threw the toy in front of her and stood by her and every time another dog would come and smelled the toy and she showed teeth, I touched her to snap her out of it. Is this the right way to do it? Or is there another way to fix her behavior?

Thank you.

i have a 10wk old red nose georgia pit bull with colby lines, i have had her since she was only 3wks old. the breeder was forced to move so he had to give away all the pups early. i love this dog more than just about anything & i have tried to do everything possible to keep her healthy & balanced. she gets in these moods sometimes & she jumps at me & bites & growls, i don't condone this at all & i don't want to hit her. i have cuts & bruises all over my body!! she mainly does this inside of the house but she does great outside & on walks & with other people & dogs, she only acts this way towards me & sometimes my boyfriend & his mom. i don't know what i'm doing wrong or how i can fix the problems i have been having. i absolutely can't give her away & i can't afford obedience classes or anything, i don't know what to do.

Hi Ceaser,
I wanted to ask that we have two female pitbulls that are about three years old but we kind of have a problem with both of them. One always jumps at us and nips at us and the other one always jumps on our other pitbull and bites her and recently she made a puncture wound on our desert tortoise and she actualy played too rough with one of our other little dogs that we had and punctured a wound into his neck and he died instantly but now im lost and i dont know what to do. I love the dogs so much and we treat them right but its the way they act with other animals that are smaller than them. What kind of advice can you give us that can help us with our two pitbulls.

Cesar
I have read two of your books and watched several of your TV series. I have a rescued pit bull that has a great personality. He is great on a leash and very well mannered, he works well off of a leash as well. BUT when it comes to new dogs he wines like he wants to play and will wag his tail and act playful, but when it comes to direct contact he nips at the other dog. He shows no sign of being agitated up to the point where he nips. After the initial contact with the dog he doesnt seem to have any other issues he reacts like the dog isnt even there. We also have a 6 year old Pappillon that he has no issues and hasnt.
He has nipped at my neighbors Shepard and I imediately corrected his and put my dog on his back to let the other dog sniff him while he was in a calm submissive possition, but the Shepard would have nothing to do with my dog once he had made the initial snip. He does not growl or give any sign of agression prior to the snipping
What should I do differently in introducing him to other dogs.
Thank you
Dave

I have a wonderful Dog I love him with all my heart. He is a mix between a pitbul and a lab. He is a great dog inside the house he minds, he has a great fun personality and is always in high spirits. He usually learns very fast. But there is one thing I cant get a handle on. I watch your show ever time it is on and I try to apply some of the things that you teach. But I can't seem to get him to listen he is almost two years old. The problem I am having I can't take the dog out of the house he turns into a whole different dog. He wants to kill every dog he see's for no reason. He is very strong and hard for me to handle. I am just a girl and he just drags me. He growls and trys to bite, and if he ever got lose from me I know he would hurt another dog, or even himself as well. I have so much love for dogs and it would devestate me. I love my dog so much and I want him to become a smart well minded dog and reach his full potential. I need some serious help I am not sure where I went wrong. I tried so hard to avoid the aggresive state he is in. Please help me.

Cesar my names D.J. Fernandez Jr. I have a year and a half old American red-nose/American Stafford-shire pit bull named Appollo he is very loving to kids and members of my family and also my friends but when were out walking or in the car everyone he lays his eyes on is a enemy how can i stop that behavior hes 70 pounds and still growing..he gets plenty of exercise,discipline and affection i just don't want my Boy Appollo to get hurt or hurt and or kill another dog.....please help me and my dog appollo.

p.s.- YOUR THE MAN

hey cesar, iam having a problem with my 2 males pitbulls, one is 3yr and the other one is 8months but hes way bigger and stronger and now he want to fight and punk my older dog, i love them both and i would like to know wath can i do so they can be friends, not fight!! the 8m old is very jelaous and he always wants all the attention even when iam peting both at the same time, he pushes him or wants to star fight!! please help me i dont want to get rid of one of them!! thank u cesar, and i wanted you to know iam your fan and i love your show, i love dogs!!! jessika...

hi cesar

I have a male pitbull that is very dog agressive he is ok with the other dogs that are in the house but is very agressive if they are on the other side of the fence. I have him on a 40 foot tote rope when he goes in the yard cause he jumped the fence and attacked another dog and i could barely get him off
and when he did that the dog warden of are town said he was going to mark him as a dangerous dog so i replaced the fence because i was so scared he would jump over again and put in a six foot fence and then he climed that to get out and the only way he could go out is on the tote rope . I try to walk him and i really have no contol over him he pulls me everywhere and he its like hes dragging me he weighs about 80 pounds and im 115 and im afraid that when he sees a dog he is going to get away because i can not control him. im very afraid that somthing bad will happen. i really want to walk him but he acts crazy when we go because we rarly go and i feel bad i know theres a promblem but i dont know how to fix it and i want to cause i love him very much and but im scared of his behavior when he acts like that.i just want to know if there is any thing i could do for his dog aggression and how hyper he is..thank you so much...

Amber