Despite what you may have heard, many Pit Bulls can and do live peaceably with other pets including other dogs, cats, and even farm animals!
Success depends on your dogs own limits with other dogs, your other pets, and your management skills.
When managing a multi-dog home, be aware of the following:

Common Sense for Your Pack

• Food can be a fight trigger. (Note: rewarding one dog while the other is near helps to prevent resource guarding with each other). Some dogs may guard their food so it may be necessary to feed your dogs separately or in a crate as they may guard their food. If you have cats he may guard his food around the cat. Have training sessions where you put your dogs in a sit. Have your dogs look at you and not each other for leadership. Reward calm, attentive behavior. This helps to establish you as the leader and keeper of all good things.
  
  
• Toys – watch for signs of toy possession. If a certain high-value toy or treat sets one dog of into “It’s Mine!” mode, then it’s not good to leave that lying around. Be sure to supervise play at all times with or without toys. Sometimes dogs can scuffle over a spot on the couch or a spot next to you. In these cases dogs  shouldn’t be allowed up on the furniture.
  
  
• Spaying/neutering your dogs is one way to keep tension to a minimum.
  
  
• Establish yourself as a leader using positive leadership. Manage and supervise playtime. When things get too amped don’t let your dogs get pissy with each other, it’s time for a time out. This can be a sit stay or down stay for a few minutes or longer. Keep the atmosphere calm. Dogs that are highly aroused can get into it and they may be less likely to be paying attention to verbal cues.
• The nice thing about Pit Bulls is that they like to please their people. They are willing listen to cues. If during play your dogs are getting too amped then a nice firm, “Hey!” should do it. Call them out of play and reward them with treats for listening to you. Allow them to return to play when they’re calm. Set limitations so there isn’t a free-for-all, highly-aroused atmosphere. In the canine world, such an environment is a dicey state to be in.
  
  
• Make sure that when you or company comes in the door that you remain calm. Don’t reward arousal in your dogs, and don't allow others to either! Everyone should ignore aroused behavior and pay attention to your dogs ONLY when they’re calm. Dogs can get into fights over the excitement that you’re home. Remember: your dogs being calm is key. When you get home after work, ignore them until they’re calm…..THEN pet them and calmly say hello. Dogs shouldn’t be clamoring franticly around you or company.
  
  
• Training is essential for any dog and definitely for a multi dog home. Get your dogs into a good training class to learn proper leash manners around other dogs and good people greeting manners. If your current dog isn’t trained he’s likely to “teach” your new dog some bad behavior. It’s best to start out with a good mentor!

Nothing in Life is Free (NILF)

Most dogs do better in a household where they EARN their rewards. This is a good way to establish leadership. Have your dog sit and wait for his food bowl, have him sit and wait for a pet. Dogs sense this leadership in a home and this helps them to feel that someone is in charge. Individual dogs may not feel as compelled to take over and establish order if the humans are doing it for them. Note: Dogs tend to correct each other when other dogs are getting too aroused. Remember it’s very important for you to establish yourself as a leader. It shouldn’t be up to the dogs to establish limits and boundaries, it’s up to you.

Bonding

With all this talk about leadership, don’t forget about bonding. Spend some alone time with each dog. Pit Bulls love to please their people and this trait is intensified as you strengthen the bond with your dog. Please be sure to share love with your dog when he’s relaxed, not jumping or overly aroused. That way negative behavior is not inadvertently reinforced.

Remember:

Puppies are the life of the party but their limits with other dogs may change as they mature. Please be aware of these changes.
It’s best to place opposite sexes in the same home. (See Same-Sex Pairings).

For the safety of all your pets, be sure to separate all animals when you're away. If you are not around to supervise the dogs lose their leader. Without leadership as dogs can get into all sorts of trouble as they are pack animals. If your not going to be around them to supervise such as going next door to see the neighbor, a trip to the store or their in the backyard and your inside in the kitchen cooking dinner, it’s best to separate them.

If you’re bringing a new dog into your family and already have a dog, be sure to introduce them very slowly. Walk them side by side in a neutral territory. Don’t let them meet fact to face! Let them get used to each other’s presence before allowing physical contact. Sometimes it can take dogs a few days to get used to each other before they can actually meet. Then bring them closer to your home such as the front yard or driveway. Check to see how your dog “feels” about this new dog.  Chemistry is everything, just as it is in human relationships. If you have a good match, proceed.

Marthina McClay, CPDT
Animal Behavior College Mentor/Trainer
Dog Trainer/Behavioral Counselor
Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
Tester/Observer for Therapy Dogs

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