Raising a Puppy: Mia the Blue-Nose American Bully Pit—44 weeks old

A day in the life with Mia the American Bully (Bully Pit) puppy. 44 weeks old, 65 pounds, 18 1/2 inches from the ground to the highest point of the shoulders (the withers).

A happy looking, blue nose American Bully Pit is sitting on a blacktop surface looking forward with her mouth open and years perked up tall.

44 weeks old (10 months)

Camping

The back of Three Dogs sitting in grass and looking out to a parking lot full of trucks and a Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV built on a Ford truck pulling a camper.

The pack goes on another trip. This time camping in the middle of nowhere. On the way we stop at a rest stop to gas up and gas out. The pups wait to be picked up after doing there business and filling the RV tank.

Three dogs are eating food out of a metal bowl in a parking lot.

Before getting back in the RV they all get a drink of water.

A Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV camper is parked in a field. Two Dogs are digging around in dirt. In the background there is a person starting a fire.

We're here! Time to set up camp.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is looking down at a yellow and black lawn mower.

Mia, no-no. Leave the mower alone. We have to cut the grass around our camp area.

Two dogs are standing around on a camp ground. There is smoke coming up from a fire pit. There are cars, four wheelers and a trailer in the background.

Some other campers showed up to camp with us. When they first arrived Mia let out a little bark and was hushed.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is sitting in grass and laying next to her is a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier. They are looking across the field at people walking around with a pick up truck, trailer, 4 wheelers and motorcycles.

The campers brought all kinds of things for her to watch, quads, motorcycles, a tractor, grills etc. Mia watched them unload. Then she decided to go visit them. She happily trotted down and wiggled all around as she got pet.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is standing in bushes and looking forward alert with her ears standing straight up in the air.

Mia peeking out of the bushes after doing her business. Good girl for going to the bathroom away from camp.

Close up front side view - A blue nose American Bully Pit is standing in grass looking alert with her ears perked up in the air and her forehead wrinkled.

Mia watching something.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is laying on her back belly-up with her paws relaxed in the air in sand and she is looking to the right.

Rolling in the sand

A blue nose Pit Bull Terrier is laying behind a laying American Bully Pit in sand with their mouths open and tongues out.

The blue-nose babies taking a break.

A lady in a green hat is picking up a blue nose American Bully Pit dog and holding her belly out and in front of them is the back of a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier who is watching. There is a Ford based Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV behind them.

Mia, you're not so little anymore.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is running across a field. In the background there are men standing around dirt bikes and four wheelers.

"Mia! Where are you? Come here girl!" Oh there you are, down visiting the other campers. Of course. Good girl for coming when called.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is sitting on a dog pillow. Laying next to her is a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier that is sleeping on a dog pillow. There is a girl sitting in a lawn chair and wittling. There is a person walking into a Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV camper.

Besides her trips down to visit the other camp, Mia stuck close. She didn't care to run off and explore. She preferred to stay with her pack.

A girl is sitting in grass and she is holding a blue nose American Bully Pit in between her legs. The dog looks happy with its mouth open and tongue out. They are sitting on the ground in front of a Ford based Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV.

Mia lays down with Sara.

A girl is sitting in grass and she is getting her face licked by a blue nose American Bully Pit that is in between her legs. They are sitting on the ground in front of a Ford based Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV.

Kiss time!

A girl is sitting in grass and there is a blue nose American Bully Pit laying in on her leg with folding lawn chairs next to them.

Finally, Mia crashes.. "Mom can you get my jacket?" "OK" thinking Sara is cold.

A girl in a maroon and blue plaid shirt is sitting in grass and a blue nose American Bully Pit is laying in between her legs covered in the girls gray coat.

Nope, the jacket was for Mia. Sara, if you keep folding that ear down it will never stand all the way up like her other one does.

A girl in a plaid shirt is kneeling next to three dogs who are sitting in a circle in grass looking down at treats.

Sara puts pieces of left over dinner in front of each dog. "Wait"

A circle of three dogs and a girl in a maroon and blue plaid shirt are sitting in a circle and looking down at treats in the grass.

Then she tells them to "get it". Good puppies

A blue nose American Bully Pit is bringing a stick in her mouth to a girl in a green hoodie in the middle of a field.

Mia brings everyone a gift. Notice the stick in her mouth.

A blue nose American Bully Pit is walking up grass with a large stick in her mouth and there is a dog bone to the right of her.

Thank you Mia, that is very nice of you. Now be careful you don't poke anyone with that thing.

A girl sitting in a lawn chair is squirting a water bottle of water into the mouth of a blue nose American Bully Pit that is sitting in grass.

Mia drinking some water from the water bottle.

A Tiger Adventure Vehicle RV camper attached to a trailer on the side of a field next to trees with three dogs laying on grass in front of it.

We are making great progress with Mia's first reaction of barking at unknown things. Mia did awesome the entire trip. She took everything in stride, more looking curiously at things instead of barking.

Bringing out the Grizzly Bear

Mia the 10-month-old American Bully looks like a little trouble maker as she plays with Spencer the American Pit Bull Terrier. Spencer rarely barks, and more often sounds like a grizzly bear.

Present from the Cats

A person is holding a dead Blue Jay above the head of a blue nose American Bully Pit dog who is attempting to sniff it.

No, you can't have the bird, even if the cat's are willing to share.

Guard Dog and the Unknown

A blue nose American Bully Pit is standing on a tiled floor and looking at a pot of tomato sause on a stove.

I was cooking a pot of spaghetti sauce. As Mia walked by, the pot popped as sauce spit smacking into the lid. Mia stopped, looked up at the stove and let out a quiet half bark. "No, hush" I told her. The pot did it again and she let out a very quiet growl, still looking up at the stove. She is too short to see the pot itself. "No!" Mia sat down leaning against the back of my leg as I stirred the sauce. She tilted her head backwards and looked at me. She still didn't know what it was, but mommy told her to hush. She was going to stay here just in case I needed some back up.

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