Lab/Pit Bull mix - Ignorant about pit bulls

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Almost any dog can be trained to show desired behaviour if you put in the time.

we own a pitbull and 2 yellow labs. they are both great breeds, they are both loyal and loving, and very smart and love to learn. i think you should have no trouble training this dog

The biggest problem many people run into with Pits is due to backyard breeders who aren't careful about the mating. They breed high strung Pit with another and wonder why the offspring are just as bad. Being as the dog has that calming lab mixed in, I'm going to guess that training will do wonders. Discipline with a dog like a Pit should always be firm and even but not over the top. If you use a key before disciplining that will serve well in the future: for example I give a sharp whistle before issuing any sort of correction, as such I mostly only have to give the whistle and my dogs know that they're doing something they shouldn't be doing. Until you really know the dog don't even try anything as drastic as trying to roll him over. That's a submissive posture and may not be taken well. If he rolls and offers you the belly to scratch...BY ALL MEANS SCRATCH AND PRAISE!!!!!! Positive re-enforcement works best with this type of dog.

Well, I would say if you went the Humane Society and they didn't mark the dog as not liking other dogs then I would say it is fine to have them around another dog. I once met this very majestic pit bull/lab mix and he was very gentle around everything. He was pure muscle but if he was running towards you he would avoid you and run around you and stop in front of you. I think to help with his fear of leashes and collars and other items like that you should just have them laying in front of him for a while so he gets used to the idea of them and slowly work on putting them on him.

I have a yellow lab/pit bull mix and she is the sweetest do ever. I suggest you go about like any new dog, but pay a little more attention due to no one knowing his history. Its a good sign that he stays by you and as long as he hasn't shown any sign of aggression, he should be fine. They are trainable, but stubborn. Hopefully the worst you have is when the dogs get rowdy just playing. I don't know how your is, but mine looks like a lab but has the body of a pit, so she is very strong, and so behaves like a lab with the strength of a pit. That is probably the hardest part to deal with is just pure strength when controlling him or taking him for walks. Pit bulls naturally are not violent, and in my experience the lab personality comes through extremely strong.