Pit Bull Puppy to Perfect Dog: A Step-by-Step, Reward-Based Training Guide for the First Year, with Week-by-Week Plans

By Steve Sanderson

Raise the pit bull everyone loves to meet.
Pit bulls are loving, clever and strong. They learn fast, good habits and bad ones alike, and the first year decides which dog you end up with. This step-by-step guide shows you how to raise a calm, friendly, well-mannered companion using kind, reward-based training.
Inside you'll find:

The first weeks: coming home, house training, crate training, puppy biting and how to make the most of the critical socialization windowFoundation skills, step by step: focus, sit, down, stay, settle, coming when called, loose-leash walking, leave it, drop it and calm greetings, each with troubleshooting tipsEveryday skills: wait at doors, car travel, muzzle training, nail trims and stress-free vet visitsLiving with a strong dog: exercise and brain games, other dogs and dog selectivity, the teenage months, and help with pulling, barking and leash reactivityReal-world advice: pit bulls and children, adopting an adult or teenage dog, and being a great ambassador for the breedA 12-week training plan and month-by-month goals to your dog's first birthdayPractical tools: socialization checklist, sample daily schedule, training log and body language guideWhether you have a new puppy, an adopted teenager or a pit bull mix from the shelter, this book gives you a clear plan and the reasons behind it, so you can build a dog you are proud to take anywhere.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HN8BK3Z5
• ISBN13: 9798162873464
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 97 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"