Thu, Dec 6th 2012, 00:38 GMT

This is an intense prey drive -- I would not call this "aggression" per se. Pit bulls can be known for very high prey drives. I would not put her down for this -- dogs are predatory creatures, after all. But she needs to be very carefully managed and make absolutely certain she *cannot* escape onto a neighbor's property to injure or kill livestock -- the property owner is well within their rights to dispatch the dog at that point to protect their livelihood. If the area is fenced make especially sure it can't be jumped, or broken through -- or barring that, put her on a tie-out when outside and make sure she is never outside unsupervised. You could possibly condition her to ignore the sheep but I think that would be a long and hard battle.

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Kolbe
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Wed, Dec 5th 2012, 08:42 GMT

Try posting this on the behavior forum on this site. There are more people there to help. Sorry I don't have any advice. Good Luck!

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Kali

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