We got a dog!

wandajune6

FI has been begging for a dog practically since we met. We only planned to peek at the shelter tonight but came home with Maury, a year and a half old pit bull/staff mastiff mix. I'm not a big dog fan but he's the sweetest pooch I've met. He's quiet, laid back, and, best yet, trained!

Meet the newest member of the family:

pinkcow13

He's adorable!!!! Congrats

smalfrie19

He's so sweet! I can't wait for another!

wandajune6

Thank you! Other than a love of the couch, he's wonderfully behaved!

Swazzle

He is adorable!!! Gahhh I love pitties

sarawifenow

How sweet! Dogs are the best. I couldn't imagine life without my Bailey Girl. Have fun with him!

flyingfoxes

What a cutie!

Peaseblossom55

He is cute!!!

sophhabobopha

Oh my god what a handsome boy!

JCbride2015

Such a sweetie-pie!  Pits are great dogs.

APDSS22

What a cute little face!  Pit mixs are great, mine is the sweetest big dog I've ever seen.

VulgarGirl

Is a dog!!!! With a face!!! Cute doggy face!!!!! OMG DOGGY!!!!!!!!!

What I mean to say is, what an adorable dog you have there. Fine choice.

Dignity100

Congrats!!

wandajune6

Thank you for saying that!

As a side note, we've had a surprising number of negative responses from family and friends about getting a pit. He's just so sweet!

VulgarGirl

wandajune6 said:

Thank you for saying that!

As a side note, we've had a surprising number of negative responses from family and friends about getting a pit. He's just so sweet!

I love pits. And rotties. And boxers. And german shepereds. And chows. And labs. And poodles. And terriers. And basically dogs. I love dogs. I want a dog very much. Dogs are awesome.

I hate the bad rep pits get. Growing up one of my friends had four huge pit bulls (they might have been normal sized, they seemed huge to me), they were the sweetest kindest dogs. You couldn't lay on the floor without getting slobbered on by them, they'd sit up on the couch and cuddle up with you and put their big heads in your lap and it was so sweet!!! 

Yes a pit can attack. Any dog can attack. Cats can attack as well. I have a scar from a friend's cat who decided to scratch me pretty freaking deep because I was sitting on the couch and that pissed it off. No one bitches at people for having cats and say they're dangerous. 

jdluvr06

First he is adorable. Congrats!!! I'm so happy you decided to adopt a Pitt mix. Pitts are such good dogs and when given the chance will be the most loyal loving pet. Ignore the negative responses from your family and friends, I'm sure Maury will eventually win them over.

wandajune6

Thank you all!

We knew that we wanted to adopt a dog from a local shelter. We knew we didn't want a puppy and we liked the idea of taking a dog who had no other options.

We went in looking for an older girl, likely a lab mix of some sort. We ended up with Maury. The volunteers asked us lots of questions and everyone kept mentioning him. We have a huge backyard and FI works from home most days so we think we can give him a good home. We have FSS's 15 year old son with us but we hope to have a baby someday. In the meantime, we think we can get Maury used to kids with the various nieces, nephews, and friends that come through our home.

While we were told that he's housebroken, good with kids and other dogs, and trained, we're planning on taking him for training. We'll wait a few days to see if it's truly necessary but we'd rather teach good behaviors from the start if possible.

I'm already in love!

Oh- and if anyone has any dog tricks, recommendations, etc. to share, I'd love to hear them!

lkristenj

Pitties are wonderful.

I volunteer at the only shelter in my city that allows them to be adopted to the public. I have met so many amazing pit bulls that way. So many are sweethearts and cuddle bugs.

I would recommend watching Zak George on youtube. He has many videos about dog training on a variety of subjects, all for free online. He does a relatively good job of explaining things and has a very communicative style. He advocates no-force and really communicating with your dog, getting it to think for itself and make good choices. He's a bit radical sometimes and can come off as a nut, but his message is a good one.

wandajune6

I just created a Zak George channel for tonight! Thanks!

Swazzle

wandajune6 said:

Thank you for saying that!

As a side note, we've had a surprising number of negative responses from family and friends about getting a pit. He's just so sweet!

This happened with us also. My grandmom was horrified and convinced that Lucy was going to kill us in our sleep. Now, Lucy is my grandmom's favorite dog in the family and the only one that's allowed to be at her house unsupervised. My mom was also pretty taken aback at first but quickly fell head over heels in love with her. Once your family and friends meet him, I'm 100% sure they'll feel differently.

wandajune6

Swazzle said:

wandajune6 said:

Thank you for saying that!

As a side note, we've had a surprising number of negative responses from family and friends about getting a pit. He's just so sweet!

This happened with us also. My grandmom was horrified and convinced that Lucy was going to kill us in our sleep. Now, Lucy is my grandmom's favorite dog in the family and the only one that's allowed to be at her house unsupervised. My mom was also pretty taken aback at first but quickly fell head over heels in love with her. Once your family and friends meet him, I'm 100% sure they'll feel differently.

That's awesome. And I love her/my name!

APDSS22

Swazzle said:

wandajune6 said:

Thank you for saying that!

As a side note, we've had a surprising number of negative responses from family and friends about getting a pit. He's just so sweet!

This happened with us also. My grandmom was horrified and convinced that Lucy was going to kill us in our sleep. Now, Lucy is my grandmom's favorite dog in the family and the only one that's allowed to be at her house unsupervised. My mom was also pretty taken aback at first but quickly fell head over heels in love with her. Once your family and friends meet him, I'm 100% sure they'll feel differently.

That actually happened with us too before the family had met him.  Pitts and pitt mixes get a lot of hate like that.  Dachshunds are actually more likely to bite.  Once the family met him nobody said anything about the breed he was since he's so sweet and awesome.  He's also the only dog in the family who fetches.  For some reason that is amazing to both my parents and my ILs.