Lol.  They’re funny, just like kids.  Kaos almost got it from a prospective brother today.  He was sying hello and the other dog wanted NONE of it.  Kaos was very confused and pouted.

My advice would be to get her to walk better on her own.  Find whatever works for her.  There are loads of products, many of which have been discussed on this thread.  We use a prong collar because I am also very small and Kaos weighs half of me! 🙂  However, there are gentle lead harnesses and head collars etc.  Choke collars work for some people, however, there have been stories of dogs breaking their tracheas because they pulled too hard and the collar got too tight.  If you choose to go with a choke collar, just be mindful of how hard your dog is pulling.  They do work very well for some people.  Whatever you choose, pair it with consistant training.  Once she is walking well on her own, take the out together, but with two people.  This way, if she starts misbehaving you can correct her without having to control your male also, and vice versa.  Your male needs to understand that he is to continue walking calmly, no matter what happens around him.  It will be great training for both of them!!!  After enough practice they will get into the routine of walking calmly, side by side and you can begind to walk them together.  The important thing is to be consistant and to get your female more disciplined on her own before you try handling both of them at the same time. Good luck! 🙂

Oh good!!!! I’m so glad to hear you’re having some luck!!!  Keep up the good work, or rather, encourage your hubby to keep up the hard work for your little girl.  The more work he puts in with her, the better she’ll be for him. 🙂

I hate stupid people.  For all those people who are so ignorant and think pits are just nasty and mean and dangerous, I wish we could pettition for illegalizing stupidity because of the negative it effects it has on our society.  This is obviously a problem due to the mistreatment by total jerks.  It sucks so bad that your family and this little girl are now having to deal with this because somebody can’t play golf.  Don’t give up hope, keep trying to get a hold of the rescues.  I have a couple suggestions.  First, punch anybody who tries to hurt your dog again!  Jk, jk, don’t do that!  Do keep her out of the way of those agressive golfers though.  Also, try having your husband feed and care for her.  If she associates him with happy things, then she may be less apt to feel leary.  You will need to be careful with anything you do because you certainly don’t want to risk your husband!  I would say that she’s having a trust crisis.  Have him love on her, give her treats, feed her, brush her, anything she will COMFORTABLY let him do to regain that bond.  Additionally, try walking her on a leash side by side.  Let him be far enough away that, if she wanted to lunge at him she couldn’t reach and just walk down the street, side by side.  Let her relax while walking with him.  However, DO NOT reward any tense or agressive behavior.  He should carry the treats and reward her for walking calmly and relaxed, but you should be the one to correct her if she does something wrong, rather than him while her trust is still fragile.  I have confidence that he will be able to regain her trust with a little time and effort.  However, I would caution.  She may never behave the same towards strange men.  I would be VERY cautious with her around other people, at least until you are confident that she will not be aggressive.

You mentioned that he grabs it and pulls “as if you’re playing.”  Do you play tug-o-war with him?  This could be confusing him.  If it’s ok to play with some ropes, then why not his leash?  My pit loves to try and grab the leash and play with it too.  It can be rough because they do get pretty excited and don’t always understand that it’s your hand, not the leash.  It doesn’t sound as if it’s an agression issue, just more of an obedience problem.  When my dog does this, I give a firm, “NO!” then choke up on the leash, pressing his nose.  This forces him to release the leash, I then grab the leash closer to his collar so there’s no room for him to get ahold of the leash.  If he continues to grab for the leash I give a sharp tug and say “no” again.  This usually helps him understand that the leash is not a toy and I am not playing.  Whatever you do, DO NOT try to pull the leash away from him! He will view this as playing!  Try to give him a “no” and a sharp tug on the leash BEFORE he gets a hold of it, to remind him of his manners.  Like I said, if my pit does get ahold of the leash, I grab the leash right by his nose and press his nose.  He lets go every time.  You have to be consistant though.  Don’t let him play tug-o-way one minute, then decide it’s a nuisance the next.  Also, if you’re leaving the leash dangling loose it could be tempting him, try holding it with only a little slack in it so that it’s not smacking him as you run, then maybe he’ll be less tempted to play with it.  It would be a little bit different if this was an agression issue, but since it’s just a really obnoxious and rambunctios play issue, it’s just about getting your dog to understand that playing with the leash is not acceptable.  We also got a chain leash, rather than a nylon one, for an amount of time.  This can discourage the tug-o-war with the leash pretty quickly.  At any rate, your dog just needs to be taught that this manner of play is unacceptable.  Be firm and in command, then continue your run.  Continue with obedience training as your pit is still such a puppy at heart!  Mine is about the same age and he still acts like a puppy more often than not!

I would also say that this sounds like a respect issue.  The dominance training should help, we did the same thing when we taught our dog to roll over.  Dogs being on their sides or back is a very submisive position. You may have to be firm at first and your puppy may struggle. If he’s still small enough, you can cradle him in your arms like a baby. This is what we did with our pit.  It helps a lot.  You can also do “time outs.”  Teach your dog a command that sends her to her kennel, crate, carpet or mat.  Then, when she gets out of line, send to her time out spot.  Dominant wolves in the wild do the same thing.  If a pack member is not behaving the alpha male will send that pack member away from the rest of the pack for a short period of time.  At first, you’ll have to send her lots, but she’ll eventually understand that this over the top behavior is unacceptable.  Also, I agree with involving your children in all aspects, however, with kids it can be hit or miss, especially with young childred, plus, you want your pit to behave with all kids, not just yours.  It’s important that you establish yourself as pack leader and teach your puppy that the rambunctious behavior around your children and the jealous behavior towards your other pets is totally out of line.

Lol.  LOVE the vampire remark!  Your friend is right about it not being a good idea to let your dog continue to kill marmots, but mainly just because it’s not nice to kill things, plus, it could be your neighbors cat next.  However, Southern_pit is also correct.  They are terriers.  I had a jack russell/rat terrier cross and she was a better mouser than most cats I know!  She also brought home a bird, squirrel, or rabbit from time to time.  It’s the same thing as a golden retriever or a lab, that was bred to retrieve things, being awsome at playing fetch (which my pit doesn’t do.)  There is no chance of your dog turning on you or any other human.  You are viewed as a pack member, not food.  Your dog is simply bringing dinner back to his family.  It’s not something to be encouraged, unless you hunt, but it’s also not something that is going to cause your dog to transform into a blood thirsty monster.