You may want to try if possible to give a guest a treat before they enter so that they can greet her with something good. Hold her during this and try not to feel nervous or uneasy as she can feel your emotion. If she's good the reward her with praise and another treat. give her some time to adjust to some one coming in what she percieves as HER house.

There are several possible reasons for this type of behavior: 1. She is being terrirorial over your house or you. 2. She may not like the person entering your house. 3. If she has any emotional baggage she may have an inherent distrust of some people especially when they come into her home. Talk to your vet or a behaviorlist if it persists

I have two american staffords and whenever mine do not want to eat I add just a little bit of milk sprinkled on thier food or I buy the can food and mix it with thier regular food. May want to try to get him started that way.

I would say get two amstaffs (1male/1female from puppyhood preferably litter mates) if you have some sort of experience with the breed. puppys are alot of work...trust me my female has had a couple litters the biggest being 12 and they were all a hand full and then some. If you are able to provide firm training, exercise, proper socialization, and some TLC then you'll have your self some new family.

If you get two make sure that they are male and female, or else they could become very aggressive with each other.

Apparently your dog is bored out of his mind. Mine is still a pup and with lots of stimulation and walks he is not destructive. They are an active breed and thus wanting to play all the time. I suggest that you teach him that nipping is wrong by squealing like a pup when he does, this this teaches him that he is hurting one of his pack members. They also become very vocal when they want to do something. I suggest playing ball, which they love to do, and going on long family walks. This will help out with the frustration he feels, also they do become tired after a hard day of play. If doing so, this dog will become a family oriented dog who loves a lot and wants to please his owners.

I got my AmStaff at the age of 2 years old, she had been running wild outside with other dogs. We have 2 dogs and she is really great with them. While she is scared to death of our cat.

I got my AM Staff at the age of 3 years old, he was already raised by a single mother with children and a cat; thus his socialization skills were excellent. I have 2 children and a cat. The dog has never so much as barked at the children and the cat is the dominant of the two. I have very little company and never saw him as a protector because of his calm demeanor; however, he proved me wrong when a gentleman friend of mind put his hand around my neck as a joke, luckily the dog was caged. I must also add that I have had my dog professionally trained as he used to jump on the kids and barely listened to commands. Now I view him as the world's best dog. Training really does make a difference. Hope this helps.

we have 2 am staffs, one is14 and the other is 9. We also have 2 cats. if you raise them with cats usually the cats become part of the pack. The male am staff is a little less tolerant of the cats, and chases them around, and sometimes growl when they are in his face, but he tolerates them. keep the cat away when the dog is eating.

Every six months. Typically, it lasts three weeks, but there is individual variations of course.

I got my first pit at 6 months and she has always been wonderful with kids. She spent sometime with my friends 3 year old who drug her all over. I really believe it is something that they just inherently understand. All of my pits have been good with kids.

They are really good with young children.

This breed is ESPECIALLY excellent around children.

I recently purchased this breed, and I have two children 5 and 2. And he does okay, just some reinforcements which will come with any puppy. Another good breed, is a boxer. This is from personal experience also. I don't know how my amstaff will act as an adult because hes only 5 months, but is doing really well. but my boxer does really well with both of my kids.

This breed is fantastic around children, as long as it knows that you are the leader of the pack. if you are not committed to training and still want a dog, I suggest you get a smaller breed such as King Charles Spaniel.

A good way to train any breed of dog to be well behaved around kids is to act like a kid around them and reward them for good behavior. Without hurting the dog, tug it's ear, poke at it's teeth, grab its tail, etc and when the dog is good and doesn't react, then reward with a treat. If you start this with an 8 week old pup, I bet he would be great with kids. Another aspect to think of is the noise level, so maybe turn the TV up while doing this exercise. Don't badger the dog, just get him used to that behavior while making it a positive thing for him.

I have had my Amstaff since she was 8weeks old and my daughter was 6mths they grew up togeter and now my dog is more protective of her that anyone in the family. It takes time and patients, but as my daughter got older she became the dominate owner at the age of 3. Its not impossible my dog knows who's in charge and that is most important.

When dealing with bully breeds it is best to pair males with females so that there isn't that want to be the top dog. Of course you always need to be the leader, but if the girls are fighting establish a leader and stick to it. I had two females at one point and the little one would not give in to the older unless I made her. So just keep to it:)

Spay them if you have not yet. Two intact females do not usually tolerate each other very much. Are you sure they show aggression or they just play rough together? I have two female AmStaff and their playing goes rough sometimes, but then they just exchange kisses!

I have a Pit Bull and a Rottie. To combat aggression I decided the pack order by feeding my Pitty first and made my Rottie watch him. After he was finished then she was allowed to eat. This established early on that not only was I pack leader, but my pitty was above my little rottie. My Pitty had a much more stable temperment to begin with and now my rottie is very submissive to everyone in the house because everyone knows their place in the pack. I use this method with everything, pitty gets treats, food, water, bathroom breaks, attention ect. all first and my rottie has just accepted her place. It has created harmony and everyone gets along.

They both want to be leader of the pack, as you have stepped down, but if you can make yourself the leader of the pack again by speaking to them in a firm voice, but no shouting, then you should be OK for a while.

I have a part Staffordshire Terrier and part Rhodesian Ridgeback female called Tess. She goes 80lbs now at 2 yrs old. We also have a Shortie Jack Russel [Brin] that is 10lbs. I would never leave them alone together while I'm not here . . . but a good way to control Tess was an electronic collar to train her. These collars can be used in a good way without harm to the dog. Works great. I only low shocked her once . . . [I tried it on myself and wasn't bad] . . . after that the beep warning works . . . never shocked her again.

I suggest putting them in seperate rooms of the house until you can leave the house, trusting them together. meanwhile socialize them together and make them play games together with you. Do not leave them unsupervised until they are more mature.

Both dogs have a history of aggresive behavior. Though your dogs are young, and sound to be well socialized. I would not recomend leaving them together while you are gone though they may be just fine. I firmly believe that if the dogs are raise correctly and well socailized that they could be left alone without any problems, but it is not recomended if there are other options. Also as the dogs grow up they may naturally become more agressive. I do not believe that either breed is more agressive than any other breed just that they have unfortunately had bad press due to bad ownership. Both breeds need a dominant owner, and to be well socialized from the time they are very young. I wish that the press would focus not on the dog but the ownership of the dog when problems arise.