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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I foster and train very young puppies for a rescue. Pitbulls, taken early, can be trained to be just as safe as other breeds.

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[b]This one growled at you.[/b] That is incredibly concerning, OP. You must contact the neighbor and tell them that on no account must this dog enter your property and go near you or your children. He's 5, so it's going to be very difficult to train him out of his habits.

Get a camera, just in case something happens that you need to document. I'm sorry this is happening to you.
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I would rather have a dog growl at me than just go and bite me for no reason!  Of course, tell the neighbor what you said but, honestly the op invited the dog over.  I can't imagine the dog owner would want to be near op since their dog didn't like op![/quote]

PP you replied to. [b]No dog should ever growl at a person, period.[/b] I have a dog-aggressive northern breed that we keep a very close eye on and leash at all times, and he loves all humans - he would never even think of growling at a person. It sounds like these dog-owners are clueless so OP needs to tell them directly that this dog should be kept away from them at all costs.[/quote]

This. If the dog is growling at you because you're too close (e.g. sticking your head in its crate), that's a human problem that shouldn't be happening. But if the dog is on leash and growling, that is 100% a handler issue. And since the handler in this case was a child, this is a major problem that needs to be addressed directly, right away, ideally in writing so there's a record.

So many newer dog owners are, as pp said, clueless. It falls to those of us who know and do better to educate these noobs for our own protection, and to protect our dogs and families. It shouldn't be that way, but it is. [/quote]

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