roll or bump

[turkd3000]

leave em alone, the dogs will let u know when theyre ready.

true

[R2L]

with barking on the chain? lol
gotta spin them

[pig mad]

with barking on the chain? lol
gotta spin them

i dont get what your saying thrre mate..

[classic pitbull]

leave em alone, the dogs will let u know when theyre ready.

I agree.

[Officially Retired]

a bump is just to see if its cranked

a roll is to see how it looks...

Actually, this is where a lot of people blow it.

A roll is supposed to be to school the dog, not necessarily to judge him yet.

Your first few rolls should be against dogs of different styles, to teach your dog how to handle them, and these rolls should be fairly short (< 15 min). You really shouldn't be passing judgment here, but instead assuming the role of educator.

Only after you first invest the time allowing your dog to mature, and educating your dog in the process by exposing him to dogs of various styles, should you then place him in a serious hard roll (or match) to evaluate him for real. Too many people want to game test their dogs damned near the same day they first start, which is a mistake.

Naturally, during the schooling process, if the dog is an ace (or a bum) you can see these levels of ability as you go along ... but his gameness shouldn't be seriously challenged at all ... until he is FULLY-mature, FULLY-started, and FULLY-schooled

Jack

[SHOWBOX]

so would you bump a pair of 8 month old pups?

You should invest in the PITBULL BIBLE. There's a lot of OUTSTANDING information in there for the novice as well as the professional . If you're serious, that book is a great place to start.

Best of luck to you and God bless.

SHOWBOX

[Officially Retired]

Thanks for the props.

Actually, he's got it ... he just needs to read it

Jack

[pig mad]

yeah i need to find time to read it i can get on here and ask a question while cleaning my kennels or driving or at work. got a 2 year old daughter not very often is there a good time to pull it out if i dont want the pages ripped out.

[scary]

yeah i need to find time to read it i can get on here and ask a question while cleaning my kennels or driving or at work. got a 2 year old daughter not very often is there a good time to pull it out if i dont want the pages ripped out.

That's why I bought TWO copy's. so I could put one up and read the other one.

[NightBreed]

I agree contact is needed ive had a few dogs who showed no care for other dogs until they were in the box, you could walk a pissed off dog up to them on the chain and they could care less and when they were across from the same dog in the box it was a totally diff story.