Adopted January 2010 (to a home with 2 other FMNAS dogs!)

5/29/11:

All of our Forget Me Not dog friends, Crystal, Jack, and Ace, are doing great. Ace (the pit bull we adopted about 18 months ago) is well integrated into the family. (He and Crystal didn’t get along at first, but they’re fine now.) He still chases our cat Johnny from time to time, but when Johnny gets tired of it he just turns around and slaps Ace on the nose. All the critters are healthy, happy, and loved. 

1/17/10:

We picked up Ace this afternoon. He’s even more adorable in person than he is in his pictures! He’s such a sweet, loving little guy. And very silly and funny!
Crystal, our Top Dog, told him off a little bit when he first got here, but she got over it. Much to my surprise, Jack is being kind of cranky and jealous. He isn’t flat-out attacking Ace, but he’s snarled at him a few times, right in his face. Ace has to outweigh him by 20 pounds, but the poor little guy is so sweet he just falls down when Jack gripes at him. Jack’s gotten a lot better over the course of the day, though. He even shared the couch with Ace earlier. I think it’ll all work out. Jack is just kind of an insecure guy.
Ace is very interested in our cat, Johnny, and chased him a little bit, but not much. Johnny is utterly horrified that there’s a new dog in the house. His fur stuck out like a hedgehog! But he’ll get past it. Crystal teases him sometimes too, and he just smacks her upside the head.
The kids love Ace, and he loves them right back.
He’s a big toy fan! We have a lot of toys for the dogs, rag bones and tennis balls and such. He’s been having fun playing with all of them. We’ve dubbed him the master of Chew Fu, as he can throw a chew toy high in the air and catch it again.
Anyway, he’s a lovely boy, and we’re very happy to have him here. We’ll keep you updated on the situation with Jack. Jack is actually a very sweet-natured guy himself, so I think it’ll all work out.
Shelter response: I'm so glad you love him - he is just such a sweet-natured boy (lucky for Jack, huh?!)

The best way to help Jack accept Ace is to make sure they have lots of non-competitive fun together - walks together, visits to parks, plenty of treats for both whenever they are behaving well together. You want Jack to view Ace as an addition to his family that always makes things FUN for Jack.

Poor Johnny, please send him my apologies for shaking up his little world. Just keep a close eye on Ace and always, always tell him "NO!" when he chases Johnny. As you can tell, he wants to please you, and will learn quickly what makes you happy, and what doesn't.