I have a 5month pitbull and he act like he scared of me all the time. I feed him show him plenty of love and every time I tell him to come to me he kneel low and walk slowly to me like he scared of me. I tries to take him for walks but he will not walk he just sit and laydown on me. He don't play with at all but he will jump on me to be petted. He seems to be scared of everybody he don't know and scared of lots of things.will he ever get aggressive to love and protect my family? Can I get him to start walking?

If your dog is afraid of you, then you have given him cause to be if you have ever been abusive torwards him. I don't know what you mean 'will he ever get aggressive to love'. I would certainly hope not.

If you purchased a pit bull to 'protect your family', I hope that the necessity will never happen.

Have your dog properly trained if you don't know how to do it. You owe it to you and your dog to have this done.

Tick

I don't think you did your breed research before you got a pitbull... I suggest you read this page: Dead Dog Walking Pit Bull Rescue Dog

How can I get him to walk on a lease. How can I get him to play. How can I get him to walk around the house

Have you ever swatted your dog or rubbed his noise in his pee or poop?

Your pit is 5 months old, how old are you and how long have you had the pit

I would also like to know the answer to ballengers questions?
How long have you had the dog?

Some dogs are naturally timid, it doesn't mean they have been abused or poorly socialized, genetics plays a big part.
If you want aggression then please rehome the dog now, no dog should be aggressive, especially not a Pitbull when they already have a bad stigma attached to them.

We will be able to give you more specific advice with more details.

Pitbulls aren't a breed for novice owners. You are definitely out of your league with this dog.

I really wish you would have done your research before you adopted this dog.

Please come back and answer the questions we've asked, then we can start to give you advice. Until then, there's really nothing further we can say.

It sounds like this dog was either abused or is being abused. Has he been to the vet torule out anything medical? If a dog is in pain, he may act strange or submissive. The best way for your dog to gain self confidence and easily be trained is through obedience school. You have a very strong willed dog on your hands. I love the bully breed, and honestly think they are among some of the smartest dogs, but also some of the most bull headed.

I think you need to do some research on the breed, no one wants an aggressive pit bull! That's only asking for a law suite. Besides, these dogs already have a horrible name for themselves, because of stupid pet owners. Pitties will make a great guard dog, any dog will, it's in their instinct to protect. By hitting your dog to make him aggressive, he will only lash out at the wrong people, like your kids!

Please do this dog a favor and research the breed and research some proper training techniques.

'how can i get him to walk on a lease. how can i get him to play. how can i get him to walk around the house'

You would have the answers to your questions if you came back and gave us some feedback on how you acquired your dog. Was he, by chance, a caste off from a puppy mill operation; a rescue dog; a dog found on the street?

There are many reasons your young dog will not do what you want. He could have serious health issues for one, plus the above mentioned.

Tick

He is a healthy dog. He was a gift to me from my uncle for christmas. He was taken from his mom when I got him from my uncle. He loves me a lot I can tell he just scared of a lot of things. But I need him to walk on a lease so he can see the neighborgood.

I think we asked but never heard, how old are you?

First of all you don't know me or who I am to judge me. I asked for advice... what I do know even doe he kind of scared if you came to my house while I'm gone he will not let you in and that will be a lawsuit lol... I don't beat my dog but he is part of my family. I asked a question not to be judge now tell me how to get him to walk.

I don't mean aggression to dog fights or attack nobody but aggressive to not being scared of leaves at 6 months... I want to walk him up and down the street but he is scared

Hi tb, please don't be offended, we have a lot of animal lovers here and they are very picky about the advice they give.

I suggest you spend a little bit of money and find a good trainer for you and your pitty. You both go for the training so you understand how to handle your pet. It is walking on a 'leash' by the way and I am sure at five months, he can be trained to obey any command you give him, sit, walk, give a paw, anything a normal pet does. But please don't use him as a guard dog. A Pitty is a pretty intelligent dog, but the only thing I can think of, he has been abused by someone by the way you explain his behavior and that will be hard to overcome and take a long time.

What I am getting at, is you have be trained in order to train him with a lot patience, it won't happen quickly and we just can't tell you on the spot here ho to do it. It is all visual, you need to see someone showing him the ropes.

I wish you all the best of luck, and please let us know what you think of my suggestion.

Is he up on all of his vaccinations, rabies, parvo, distemper... A trainer would have to know if he is.

On other thing I would like to mention, a change in ownership is a big issue for a dog. He has just figured out what is expected of him in one place, and then he is switched to people that he has to figure out all over again. You have to realize, these are intelligent dogs. Change of people, change of food, change of environment. And you have had him since Christmas? And have you seen any change in his habits, his acceptance of his present environment. It may take a while.
Tick

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first of all you don't know me or who I am to judge me. I asked for advice... what I do know even doe he kind of scared if you came to my house while I'm gone he will not let you in and that will be a lawsuit lol... I don't beat my dog but he is part of my family. I asked a question not to be judge now tell me how to get him to walk.

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No, I don't know you, but I do know that someone that can't even figure out the basics (getting a dog to walk on a leash) is definitely out of his league with a pitbull.

I agree that you should find yourself a good trainer, someone to not only teach your dog, but to teach you as well.

There's more to owning a dog then loving it and feeding it.

If he came straight from the breeder then odds are he is just a timid dog. We have had dogs before that were scared of their own shadows, they were for their whole lives.
However there are some things you can do to help him gain some confidence.

As has been mentioned a trainer or obedience school will be able to help you build a bond with your dog.
Obedience isn't just about learning tricks, it helps the dog understand what is expected of him. A dog that knows the rules is a confident, happy dog.

In saying that, every dog is different so you are going to have to play around with different methods of getting him to overcome his fear.
For one of my timid dogs, I threw her in the deep end... I started taking her to the dog park and letting her loose (AFTER I had done obedience training with her) she was scared at first, but eventually learned that the other dogs weren't going to hurt her and even started playing with them after a few weeks.
If you go to parks or anywhere there will be off leash dogs, just asses the situation first, make sure all the dogs are friendly and will not scare the pup further.

If you don't think that would work you can try gradually introducing new things.
You can buy CD's full of loud noises like balloons popping and thunder. You play these CD's on a low volume while doing something fun with the dog. Over time you increase the volume so the dogs associates loud noises with something positive.
It works the same way for objects, just make sure to introduce items (like leaves etc) along with something positive for the dog (treats or toys)