Raising A Puppy 5 Months Old (23 Weeks) Spencer The Pit Bull

Carrying Things Around

This silly puppy likes to carry things around in his mouth. If a human wants it he will let you take it from him. If Bruno wants it Spence will run and Bruno will chase him. It turns into a game where they go back and forth between which dog is running with the object. Bruno has always been faster than Spencer, but the pup is catching up and I believe he will soon be faster than big brother Bruno.

We were on our way for a walk in the woods. Spencer brings his bone. At the gate I have learned to take the bone from him and not allow him to bring it into the woods because he will only carry it for half the walk. He eventually will drop it to sniff something and forget to take it. I leave it at the gate and he picks it back up when we return.

Spencer will often pick up one of his bones and walk to the door wanting to go outside to chew it, or just carry it around. Notice Kung Fu watching Spence from the porch. Spencer will still playfully bark at the cats on the porch, but the cats rarely run from him. They just lie there looking at him like he's a strange creature who is not worth wasting any energy on.

Walking with the Pack

Now listen up, pup. I realize just how tempting it is to want to smell and lick up the doggie friend walking beside you, but that's just not the way the pack rolls. You gotta resist the urge to pull toward the dog next to you to smell and lick at it and just keep walking. Got it? We'll keep working on this, pup. You are already getting better.

Spencer Chases Oreo the Cat

Oreo the cat tended to respond to Spencer by running. The cat would trigger Spencer's drive to chase and as a result every time Spencer would see the cat he would take off after her. It got to the point where Oreo would disappear from the normal hangout on the porch and we would have to go and find her. This time I happened to have the camera on. After the cat jumps from Sara's hands she runs. Even at 12 years old Sara shows the pup enough leadership in her daily day-to-day interactions that he responds to her correction to leave the cat alone. Watch how after Sara calmly corrects Spencer he not only stops the chase but backs off and follows her with his head low. She was able to successfully communicate with the dog that we did not agree with his habit of chasing the cat.