I have a 2yr old pit bull that i adopted from the puppt lifeline. she was 16 weeks old when i got her and she was going to be put down that day if i did not get her. the people who rescued her said that they found her in a box on the side of road. when i first brought her home she was very submissive and afraid of eveything. as time went on some switch was hit and now she is the complete opposite. she jumps on every person and dog that comes through the door and then licks them for about 10 minutes. she can get toy aggressive but only with her bones. she weighs about 65lbs and is all muscle. i can't take her for walks for fear that she will pull both of us into oncoming traffic. she is very well socialized but does not get along with my friends husky. she gets very aggressive towards him and they cannot be around each other for more than 2 seconds with out a huge fight breaking out. i live with 2 other dogs and she get along fantastically and infact she gets along with every dog she has ever met except for this one. i have even taken her to an obediance class that was offered for free for rescued dogs and was asked to leave the class because the trainer said that she was untrainable. can anybody help me!!!!!

i almost forgot about when i put her in her kennel. she is very good about going in her kennel when told to. however, as soon as i walk out of the room she flips her food bowl over and whines and barks until she realizes that nobody is home. on a day that she is in the kennel (no matter how long she is in their) she will not eat her food until we go to bed and even then she will get a mouthful, jump uo on teh bed and stare at me while she eats. then she will go and get another mouthful and this goes on until she has eaten 2 bowls of food and falls asleep. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

No dog is untrainable!

If she doesn't get along with that one husky, then for the time being, stay away from him. There could have been a husky problem in her past.

Sounds like she needs walks! Lots and lot of walks! For now, get a gentle leader, or halti. It may take a little bit for her to get used to it, but she can't pull you around on it. But it may start working faster then if you started training heel right away.

Her bones: make a trade. Put a treat in front of her face and tell her to 'leave it.' She will leave the bone for a treat. Pick it up but give it back to her a few minutes later. Do this until she gets what 'leave it' means.

She needs a feeding schedule. Give her half her food in the morning, half at night. Don't give her food in her crate. And if she whines, ignore her. If you answer her whines she'll learn that she gets attention that way. Give her her food, and if she doesn't eat it, pick it up. Let her know that when it's feeding time, it's feeding time. She had better it now or not at all.

To add to what talltail said-

If your dog does not accept the Halti or GentleLeader (a lot of dogs simply won't), there's also something called a Sporn Halter (http://www.epinions.com/content_77141675652). I've seen this used on many pullers and it really does help when coupled with training.

As for the jumping-
Ok, I know it's almost impossible to ignore a pogo-sticking 45 lb dog, but you're gonna have to. When you first come in the door after having left the home, completely ignore your dog. Don't look at her, don't say her name, in fact, don't say anything at all NO MATTER WHAT. Put your keys away, put your purse or wallet away, get yourself something to drink, check phone messages (at this point you may want to skin your dog alive...), but ignore your pup until she stops jumping. Ideally she'll be tired enough to sit, but maybe not. Once she calms down, you can glance her way, QUIETLY tell her good girl and give her a pat or maybe two on the head. I know this sounds drastic, but it sounds like you need drastic results. I recommend this frequently to people w/excitable dogs and so far it has yet to not work. As a matter of fact I did this with my own Border Collie mix (VERY high energy!!) and now I honestly don't think she knows she CAN jump.

Once your dog calms down consistently when you come home, start telling her to sit before you pet her. ONLY do this when she is calm, otherwise you'll end up making her dance and jump all over again. Don't pet her until her butt is planted on the floor. This adds to the control you have over her and makes her use her brain a little bit more- something most dogs need to do more often, including my own.

When she will sit consistently for you, she'll probably start being more and more calm with you. At this point you can start introducing other people to the mix. ALWAYS have her on a leash when new people come thru the door. DO NOT let the other people even so much as look at her until all four paws are planted on the floor. You can achieve this the easiest by having her sit and keeping the new friend at a distance. She will learn sooner or later that she doesn't get attention from ANYONE until she is calm.

Dogs are harder to do and would require another few paragraphs for me to go into, so for now I say if at all possible, leave it be. Don't invite strange dogs over to the house. If you walk with other dogs frequently, put her in a sit every time you pass one. BRING TREATS on your walks, because you'll probably need them to get her attention.

A very important note- Her excitable behavior is very likely to get worse before it gets better. Among trainers this is known as an extinction burst. It's just a fancy way of saying that if she is bouncing on eye level now, she'll be bouncing to the moon eventually. Don't give up. No matter how irritating, no matter how frustrating, don't do ANYTHING at all to give her attention, good or bad, until all four paws are planted firmly on the ground, and eventually her butt is too. Otherwise you will have created a Frankestein (with my help...). I know it'll probably be very difficult (it was for me), but this will help with so many other things as well, including preventing (at least to some degree) seperation anxiety.

I hope this insanely long post helps and please let me know if you have any questions!

I am sorry that your obedience class was not a good one. I agree, I think most dogs are trainable. I have replied to your other post, not knowing you do not have the basic commands good for your dog.
Maybe what is called for is a little bit of training at a time?
Skip feeding the dog. Also you might be giving the dog too much food. A dog should be eager to eat.
I would not place food or water in a kennel/crate. The kennel/crate is for the dog to rest, lay down and be calm not to eat in.
Try those things even though it sounds simple.

There are all kinds of anti-pull harnesses and halters out there. Also, you can teach her to heel in the house, that's what I did with my previous dog, then I moved to the yard, then parks, then city streets. He was really good at it and he liked it because it got him lots of positive attention. The more training you do with your dog, the more they receive positive attention and they love positive attention the most. (Humans also love to feel appreciated for things we do for others.) Sit-stays are great for most situations, like waiting to get in the car and waiting before leaping out of the car and you can teach her sit-stay in the house initially.

Both Cesar Millan and Victoria Stillwell (Its Me or the Dog--animal planet) get directly in front of the dog when they want the dog to listen to them. I've found that works amazingly well with my dog. If he's jumping on someone I get between him and the person looking directly at him commanding 'stop it!' and blocking him. He doesn't jump on anyone any more.

The reason ignored behavior gets worse before getting better is that it has worked for the dog so the dog has to try it harder before giving up on it.

YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO TAKE YOUR DOG ON WALKS.... THEY NEEDS WALKS & ALOT OF THIS BEHAVIOUR WILL STOP ONCE YOU START WALKING YOUR DOG!

I can DEFINITELY relate to your problems because I have 2 large dogs and both were leash pullers. I tried everything I could until I bought a pinch collar as a last resort. I used to think the pinch collars were mean torturous devices but now I think it's the best thing in the world & I know they do not hurt the dog.

To understand why it works, you have to understand what it does.

In the dog world, when one dog does something wrong, the Alpha dog will go up to them & nip at their neck to correct them.

This corrective action is simulated with the squeezing action on the pinch collar.

My dogs actually listen to me now & they understand the correction when I pull it. My dogs stop & look back at me for instructions b/c they know they are being corrected.

Hope this helps! Good Luck with your dog!