Raising a Puppy: Mia the Blue-Nose American Bully Pit—22 weeks old

A day in the life with Mia the American Bully (Bully Pit) puppy. Mia's sixteenth week—22 weeks old, 43 pounds, 17 inches from the ground to the highest point of the shoulders (the withers).

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is sitting on a blacktop surface and she is looking forward. Her ears are flopped over to the front.

22 weeks old (5 months)

Good Manners

Mia is starting to understand that she is not to push ahead into the house when we are all walking in together. I had reached for the doorknob when Mia stepped up on the front step to rush inside. Before I opened the door I looked down. Mia quickly pulled her paw off the step and looked up at me as if to say, “oops.” I opened the door and she walked in a step behind me. Good girl, Mia

People Lover

Close up - A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is laying on the leg of a person wearing maroon plaid pants sitting on a hardwood floor.

Mia is very affectionate. If you sit down on the floor chances are she will come over and lie down next to you. She's not overbearing with excitement. She will simply snuggle in for a pack nap.

A blonde haired girl is laying in a field and a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is laying over top of her arm.

Mia snuggling with Amie in the grass on a warm spring day.

A blonde haired girl is laying in a field and laying on her is a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy.

Mia with Amie

Close up - A blonde haired girl is laying in a field and a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is licking her face.

Watch out Amie! The tongue!

A blonde haired girl and a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy are sitting back to back on a blacktop surface.

Amie was sitting in the driveway when Mia walked over and sat behind her. It was a perfect opportunity for a picture.

A blonde haired girl in sunglasses is sitting on a blacktop surface and texting on her phone. There is a black cat walking in front of her. There is a girl with a blue ribbon in her hair kneeling next to her petting a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy that is laying down on the blacktop surface.

A little later Amie and Sara were hanging out in the driveway when Mia came over to hang with them. Sugar, the cat, decided to join in as well.

A blonde haired girl is laying out on a blacktop surface and taking a picture of her and a blue nose American bully Pit puppy that is laying down. A girl with a blue ribbon in her hair is kneeling next to the puppy. A black cat is standing behind the blonde haired girls leg.

A photo shoot with Amie and Sara

Close up - A blonde haired girl is hiding behind the head of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy. The puppy is looking up and to the left.

Close up - A blonde haired girl is taking a selfie hiding behind the head of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy. The puppy is looking forward.

Close up - A blonde haired girl is hiding behind the head of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy. The puppy is looking down and to the left.

Close up - A blue nose American Bully Pit is licking the face of a blonde haired girl wearing sunglasses.

Close up - A blonde haired girl is wrapping her arms around the shoulders of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy. She is looking down and to the right.

Just like Spencer the American Pit Bull, Mia also loves Uncle Tim, an autistic man in his 60s.

The Pack

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy, a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier and a brown with black and white Boxer are sitting in grass and looking to the left in front of a split rail fence.

The Beach

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is sitting in sand looking forward with sand all over her nose.

Mia visits a dog friendly beach and discovers sand and sea creatures are great fun!

A girl in a green shirt is holding the leash of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy and leading her to the water at a beach.

Sara takes Mia down to the water.

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is very cautious about walking towards the waves. A girl in a green shirt is holding her leash.

Mia is super curious. The water keeps coming towards her and then running away again.

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is looking at the waves. There is a girl in a green shirt moving away from the coming waves.

She stares at the wave as it starts to come at her...

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is moving away from the waves, closer to the girl in a green shirt holding her leash.

...then decides she better back off.

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is walking towards a descending wave. There is a girl in a green shirt holding the puppies leash.

Wait, it's leaving again?

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is jumping away from a wave that is coming towards her. A girl in a green shirt is holding the puppies leash.

What the heck, it's back!

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is moving away from a wave. A girl in a green shirt is moving away from the wave and holding the puppies leash.

It was a little too chilly outside for her to enjoy getting wet, so she has fun chasing the water back and forth.

A girl in a green shirt is attempting to lead a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy closer to the descending waves.

Mia, lets chase the water back into the sea!

Close up - A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is standing in sand and looking forward.

A girl in a green shirt is leading a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy on a walk across a beach.

Mia and Sara walking along the coast.

The backside of a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier and a brown with black and white Boxer are standing and sitting in sand and watching a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy being walked across the beach.

Spencer the Pit Bull and Bruno the Boxer watch Mia and Sara run along the beach.

Close up - A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is sitting in sand and she has a stick in her mouth. Her eyes are closed and she is looking up.

Mia finds a stick to chew on.

Close up - The face of a blue nose American Bully Pit is standing in sand and looking forward in front of water.

What ya looking at?

Mia at the beach

Sleepy Pits

Close up - A blue nose Pit Bull Terrier is laying next to a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy on a dog bed in the backseat of a van.

Mia sleeping with Spencer, the American Pit Bull Terrier in the back of the van after a long day.

A blue nose Pit Bull Terrier is sleeping on a dog bed and sleeping next to him is a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy laying on her left side.

Mia sleeping with Spencer, the American Pit Bull Terrier, at bedtime.

The Horses

The horses were not in their normal spot. Instead, they were in the yard around the house. Mia walked out the front door and started barking like a guard dog. "Woof, woof, woof, woof!" As she ran towards them in her squared up stance. Her eyes are not great and she didn't know what they were. "Mia, leave it!"

The backside of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy that is walking across a blacktop surface. There is a girl across the driveway with a horse and a pony.

Mia stopped and turned to look at me. She looked back at the horses. Oh it's those things...

The backside of a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy that is walking across a blacktop surface towards a girl who is placing an item on the ground in front of a horse and a pony.

She lowered her head and wagged her tail as she scooped up a clump of dirt from the ground. "Woooooooo, wooooooo" Her tail was wagging and her body swaying. Mia brought them a gift instead of sending them away.

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is walking in grass and circling a brown with white Horse.

Dude, you're really big.

Playing with Hector the Pug

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is standing across from a tan with black Pug and they are standing face to face in grass. The puppies mouth is open.

Mia at 5 months old playing with 7-month-old Hector, the Pug

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is walking across a blacktop surface. Her head is level with her body and her mouth is open and tongue is out. There is a tan with black Pug sniffing the puppy and next to them is a brown with black and white Boxer. The Boxer is looking at the Pug.

Mia seems to have very good doggie manners. She allows herself to be sniffed and does not try and dominate the play.

A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy, a tan with black Pug and a brown with black and white Boxer are running around each other in grass,

Bruno the Boxer, Mia the American Bully Pit and Hector the Pug playing

The backside of a brown with black and white Boxer that is sniffing grass. Next to the Boxer is a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy looking at a tan with black Pug.

A tan with black Pug is leading a brown with black and white Boxer and a blue nose American Bully Pit puppy across a grassy yard.

Puppy No-No's

A stone walkway with dirt on it. There is a broom pushing the dirt to the grass.

Looks like there was some puppy-fun going on here. Could this be why they all came in with dirt all over their noses and paws the day before? For the past two years I had tossed the rotting pumpkins that were out on the porch in this spot after the fall season and pumpkin vines actually grew come spring. Looks like that will not be happening this year.

Close up - A blue nose American Bully Pit puppy is biting a Penn State University door mat.

Mia! There are a lot of folks out there who will not be happy that you are chewing on a Penn State rug! Spit that out!

Raising a Puppy: A day in the life with Mia the Blue-Nose American Bully