I am dog sitting & i have a question about the way the dog is acting?

Question

The dog is a pit bull mix
she is a very good dog....but she has seemed to attach herself to me...she is always following me around and will not let me out of her sight!
I am staying at my cousins house for at least 8 weeks and have no way of contacting him to ask him...
My boyfriend wants to stay with me while I am there, but the dog does not seem to like him very much?
She is fine with him until he gets close to me...
She doesnt bother him and will even play with him, but as soon as he goes to give me a kiss or gets close to me she starts to show her teeth and growl...
I want my boyfriend to stay with me while I am there but I am afraid to leave him home alone with her while I am at work?
Do you think that it would be fine because she seems ok with him unless he is near me, and if I am not there then it should be ok right?
I just know pit bulls dont have a very good rep and I dont want anything to happen...?
Help?

Answer 1

If he is a "big boy", he should be fine. The dog should be fine. You should be fine (since you won't be there to start the problems rolling). I wouldn't think there will nor should be any problems. Good luck

Answer 2

it sounds like the pit is territorial maybe he just likes females. or he is just trying to be protective of u. my little dog does that, when someone gets close, he growls and shows teeth, hes just being protective. does the pit know you, do u visit there often? if so, like i said the dog is just being protective, he sees someone comming into the home that he doesnt know. i think your boyfriend will be fine there, even without you there. yes pits have a bad rep, but not all of them are "bad". if you are going to be there for 8 weeks, and your boyfriend is there with you in that time frame, then im pretty positive that the pitt will likely get used to him being around and the growling will stop. good luck

in regards to tintin's answer- dont spank the dog, that is one reason why pits have a bad name, because people abuse them in a few differant ways, and they become vicious. tell the dog No with a stern serious voice. i grab my dog by the collar and make him look at me, and i point my finger at him and tell him "no". and i make him sit, and stay. if he moves he goes back to the timeout until i tell him he can go. hope all goes well.

Answer 3

She probably just feels like he's moving in on her new buddy. I have 5 dogs and one gets like that when my little sister visits. She's 13 and is his best friend. When she's here I can't even touch her. I tried to tap her shoulder to wake her up because she is a very HARD sleeper and he nipped me. I hollered at him and tried again and he just stood there full on growl. So now when she's here I get on the end of the bed and shake it or jump on it and she wakes up. He's doesn't care how much I bother/annoy her as long as I don't touch her. As far as her being a Pit Bull mix, I think that the breed stuff is BS! I'm getting attacked by an 8lb Pomeranian! Any dog can be mean no matter what breed it is, its just that people use pit bulls for fighting and are mean to them that make them mean and its more common so its heard more.

My suggestion is that when you are wanting some alone time or whatever, put the dog in another room, in the yard or in a crate. Oh and have your boyfriend give her doggy treats here and there. You can always buy a dogs heart through its tummy. =)

Answer 4

Have your boyfriend FEED the dog, as often as possible. And never underestimate the power of TREATS.

Do not leave your boyfriend alone with the dog until you both feel comfortable. Do NOT spank the dog, but you can verbally reprimand her when she growls and send her to another room -- temporarily. Don't banish her for long, though, she needs to get used to your boyfriend.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Have him try to befriend the dog, by taking it out for it's walks. This might help. If the dog is not food aggressive try to get him to feed the dog. The dog will associate him the positive things in its life, but some dogs just don't like certain people, no matter what. Good luck.

Answer 6

i think maybe the dog is missing its owner and is over protective of you because he/she senses something it dont like about your bf if you are going to leave the 2 of them there while ur at work just tell him if the dog tries to attack to go outside to get away from it those dogs got a vicious bite, but i think since u wont be there the dog has noone to protect so they should be fine who knows maybe they will bond and the dog will back off you

Answer 7

You are letting the dog win, don't stop doing what you want to just cause the dog doesn't like it. Your BF should be fine while you are gone. Just tell him to ignore the dog, and don't show any fear. Own the place and don't let the dog bully.

Answer 8

the dog is getting possessive the way that an alpha dog does. either you or your boyfriend need to correct her when she does that. i would suggest you probably not let your boyfriend stay with you until you get the dog to stop doing what it is doing. you don't want to get home from work to find out that the dog bit your boyfriend.

Answer 9

the dog, as u say likes you a lot, perhaps a little too much. she is clearly protective of you, your bf should be fine while alone with her but i would not trust her while you are together, cause she will bite first and ask questions later.

Answer 10

i think the pitbull is jealous of the attention your boyfriend gives you. and the dog is also being protective.

try both of you playing with the dog, and slowly introduce you and him touching/intereacting as well.

i think it'd be just fine to leave the dog with him. he's got jealously/protective issues, not with your boyfriend in general.