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i need help
i have a 6month old pit/bull mastiff mix. we love him to death we consider one of our child (which makes 5) our only 2 problems with him are how do we get him to goto the bathroom outside and not inside( i walk him for like 1 &1/2 hours and he wont go outside he holds it until we get back in the house. Can a dog have adhd/add his sister is so calm but taz is so hyper that when people come over we have to put him in his cgae which i feel so bad for doing cause he loves people. Its just his nails are sharp and he actually cut my niece's back open (thank god she didnt need stitches). I REALLY NEED SOME ADVISE FOR TAZ IM NOT THE TYPE THAT LIKES TO BE MEAN TO ANIMALS. SO NOTHING TO HARSH PLEASE!
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The other answer about the house breaking, is correct. The simplest way to do this is crate training.
A dog cannot have ADHD/ADD. If he is not neutered, that will help. He is a puppy yes, but something tells me he is trying to be the pack leader. You will have to assume that roll in order to keep the dog balanced. When you treat dogs like children..they become unbalanced. You don't have to be harsh, just firm.
Putting him away when people come over will not correct his excitment. Exposing him to many people and many different situations will build his threshold and help him learn to stay calm.
Obedience class will teach you techniques to deal with your dog. Visitors can help, if you teach them the "No look, no touch, no talk" rules. No one should pay any attention to the dog while he is in his excited state. No one pets him until all four feet are on the floor. You & the dog will learn the "down stay" command in obedience class. Keep him on a leash at home while you practice, you can even step on the leash to prevent him from getting up and jumping on people.
It's not harsh..it's more harsh to let his bad behavior continue until he is completely out of control.
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Dude, don't hit your dog with a broom. That's stupid, it won't work and it's very cruel.
Here's what you need to do to house train a puppy. Get a large crate, kind of like those airline dog crates. Don't get one that he fits nice in now, get him one that he fits nice in in about six months. So, in your case, you will have to get one quite large.
Here's how you crate train a dog. When you are not able to have your complete attention on the dog, then he should ideally be in the crate. When he is in the crate, he should not be in for longer than 4 or 5 hours. This will either cause him to have messes in the crate, which will make him messier in nature. Or it will cause him to forcibly hold his bladder and he will get a urinary tract infection.
When he is outside of his crate:
When you see him starting to look for a place to go to the bathroom, take him outside. When he gets up from sleeping, take him outside. When he gets done eating, take him outside. If it's been a couple of hours since he's gone to the bathroom, take him outside.
When you take him outside:
DO NOT take him for long walks. This will only make him think that outside time is for walk time, not for bathroom time. Take him outside for up to ten minutes, and no longer. And do not let him play or walk around. Find a designated area outside close to your door, where he can go each time you take him outside. If, after ten minutes he has not gone to the bathroom, then bring him back inside. When you bring him inside and he hasn't gone outside, then remember that he still needs to go to the bathroom and take him outside in less than a half hour and do the same thing.
If he goes to the bathroom outside:
When he goes to the bathroom outside, then say "good boy" and give him a treat. And then take him inside.
When he goes to the bathroom inside:
Sternly say no, or bad, or whatever else you say to scold him, and maybe give him a light tap on the nose, and then take him out immediately. Don't let him wait until you clean up the mess, take him outside for a few minutes, and then come in and clean up the mess. I know it sucks, and it's harsh on the carpets, but it's better to get him outside so that he associates going pee or poo with being outside. This will be much better on the carpets in the long run.
Now, here's a normal schedule.
When he wakes up: take him out of the crate and go outside for ten minutes. If he doesn't go to the bathroom, bring him inside and feed him. When he gets done eating, take him outside for ten minutes. If he doesn't go then being him inside.
Keep bringing him outside until he goes to the bathroom. Hopefully this happens before you have to leave for work/school if you have it. When you do leave the house. Put him in his crate. This shouldnt' be longer than 4 or 5 hours so he doesn't make a mess in his crate.
When you get home, take him out of his crate and bring him outside for ten minutes, etc, etc, etc.
At night time, when it is time for him to go to bed, put him in his crate. He will bark and wine and not like it at first, but trust me, it will end up being like a home to him. You may have a couple of restless nights at first, but again, in the long run, it will be very very worth it.
I may not have covered everything, so, if you have any more questions, simply ask and I will get back as soon as possible.
Now for him being hyper when people come over.
This doesn't mean that he has add or adhd, this just means that he is more social and likes people more than his sister.
One thing you can do is something that I described in the question that I answered right before this one. You should make him sit for EVERYTHING. This means, sit before he get's pet, before he gets food, before he gets treats, before he gets a door opened for him to go in or out.
Make sure the people that come over know this also. When someone wants to pet him, make him sit first. If he doesn't sit, then ignore him and wait 30 seconds. If he doesn't sit again wait 30 seconds and if he doesn't sit a third time, then give him a minute time out and then try again. Do this for everything, when you go to feed him, let him out of cage, and everything that he enjoys. This is the "nothing in life is free" kind of training, and it will work very well.
With the jumping... every time he jumps, turn your back to him and ignore him. When he stops jumping, turn around and pet him. Dogs jump to get more attention, and when they get ignored for jumping, then they will stop jumping.
You can try to have your neice help with this also, tell her to turn aroud, hopefully facing a wall. Tell everyone that comes into your house to do this and it will work like wonders.
About his nails. You can get then cut short. But, remember, after they are clipped they will be jagged for a few days and may hurt even more than normal, but in the long run it will be much safer for your neice and everyone else. If you don't know how to or you don't feel comfortalbe doing it, most vets will only charge ten dollars to bring an animal in to get their nails clipped.
Hope this helps and I wish you good luck with your puppy
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Well to not make him goto the bathroom inside(this might be too harsh) is to hit him with the broom when he goes. Also I think you could cut a dogs nails. Hope I helped!
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