Articles about American Pit Bull Terrier
Also, it is important to see about chain leash for the dog. Heavy chain is of frequent use because pit bull is unable to gnaw it through. Chain loop thickness must be 1 cm approximately. It is recommended to fix rotary elements on either side of the chain to prevent dog’s getting tangled in own leash. The leash should be regularly checked, especially the part attached to the collar, because it is under the biggest loads. From all dog collars available, the most reliable are nylon ones. This will be discussed in detail further. The advantage of keeping in aviary consists is that the animals grown in such the environment do not suffer from rachitis, their skeleton is much stronger and diseases of locomotorium occur on rare occasions. Feed box Particular dish is allocated for feeding. So, cracked plates or the other kitchen utensils are inadequate for this purpose. It is necessary to get a basin and teach the pet to eat from it only. The feed box must be provided with arrangement that will make it impossible for the dog to drag it through all the house or aviary. The basin should be such as not to be overthrown by a dog. The same thing can be said in respect of water ware. Thereto, one may use spreading in coarse texture, that is laid under the ware or wooden shield where the hole for feed box is filed out whereby it is firmly withheld in the same position. When washing the pet’s dishes by cleaning agents it needs to douche them thoroughly so as not to intoxicate the dog. Water and feed bowls should be placed at dog’s side and always kept clean. Toys A puppy, like a child, needs toys. They must be bought prior to pit bull’s arrival to apartment. Obligatory toys are a ball and a bone, which the dog will be able to chump with pleasure without spoiling other things in the house. If a piece of the rubber sticks in dog’s stomach then surgical service may be necessary. All the toys must be made of very firm ingot rubber that is tearproof. Also, they must be of big size so as not be swallowed by the dog. It is undesirable to use as toys rubber balls filled with air. They can be dangerous to the dog’s health. Pit bull terrier easily pulls apart such the balls with the result that the dog may ingest a piece of torn rubber. Appliances used for walking A collar, leash and muzzle are required in order to air pit bull terrier. As soon as puppies’ bones have improved in strength one begins to use a collar. Therefore, so far as there is the danger of breaking the neck, one had better dress a breast-band while walking. The collars can be of two types: - commonly fastening collar made of leather, leather-like material, special lacing or nylon; - severe, with metallic barb. Standard collar must be loose so as not to asphyxiate the dog. At the same time it should not be too loose for fear of dog’s snuffling it off. Alongside with common collar there are a choke collar and a jerking chain to be used for educational purposes. They automatically close up around dog’s neck one should just draw a leash. On reducing the pull-up the loop around the neck also eases off. Those, who use jerking chain or choke collar, should learn to do this right so as not to inflict injury to the dog. The owner of pit bull terrier will need two leashes: short and long ones. The short one (1-1.5 m) is attached to the collar with the help of carbine and intended for the dog to go beside its owner. The long one (10-12 m) is necessary for airing of the dog. At one end of the leash there is a trigger but at the other is an untight loop through which the owner passes his hand. At the present time one may acquire convenient leashes that are tapes with spring mechanism in plastic frame. The mechanism makes it possible for a person to change and fix leash length, which in turn universalizes it....to continue reading this article please click on here...
