princebronco
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New to this forum and wanted to see what I could get out of it. I have my first English Bulldog named Bronco and he is 18 months old and weighs 65 lbs. He is a pretty smart dog but really stubborn! He responds well to me and is completely spoiled when I am around. Unfortunately, my wife takes care of him most of the time b/c I am at work (military) and we also have a newborn child (5 months). We do our best but Bronco doesnt get a whole lot of attention when I am not home. He has had a puppy training class (6 sessions) and a private trainer (5 sessions) but still has bad habits. He is inside and outside about the same amount of time during the day. We try to keep him inside most of the time but he has to be on a leash tied to the door (that is his area). I use to keep him in his crate at night but have been letting him sleep on his pillow tied to the door over the past 3-4 months (his area).
So....lately he has been peeing and pooping on the floor at night (about 3-4 times in the last month). He has had occasional incidents before b/c of diarrhea but we learned to feed him nothing but dog food. We thought we were past the whole potty training thing but he is going in the house now! Sometimes he spends the weekend at Petsmart so we're thinking he picks it up from there? My solution is moving him back to his crate at night? Is that the answer?
My other problem is his aggressiveness. He has more energy than any bulldog I have met before. During the day he is pretty calm but really hyper around dinner time and after. He will jump on people, try to play rough, and fight me when I try to put his leash on for a walk (especially when I get home from work). On a side note, when he goes to doggy day camp, he gets put in timeout for humping and pestering other dogs. Big or small, he likes to be the one in charge. And the wierd thing is he is so nice and lovable with strangers (humans). I dont get it. When I am home, I spoil him and try to make him comfortable through training and playing as much as I can, but he still gets out of control.
I will be going on a 6-8 month deployment soon and have about 3-4 weeks to get him in shape. My wife will be watching over him and I dont want him driving her crazy! Giving him up is not an option. Does anyone have any advice or training tips? They would be greatly appreciated. Sorry this is so long
So....lately he has been peeing and pooping on the floor at night (about 3-4 times in the last month). He has had occasional incidents before b/c of diarrhea but we learned to feed him nothing but dog food. We thought we were past the whole potty training thing but he is going in the house now! Sometimes he spends the weekend at Petsmart so we're thinking he picks it up from there? My solution is moving him back to his crate at night? Is that the answer?
My other problem is his aggressiveness. He has more energy than any bulldog I have met before. During the day he is pretty calm but really hyper around dinner time and after. He will jump on people, try to play rough, and fight me when I try to put his leash on for a walk (especially when I get home from work). On a side note, when he goes to doggy day camp, he gets put in timeout for humping and pestering other dogs. Big or small, he likes to be the one in charge. And the wierd thing is he is so nice and lovable with strangers (humans). I dont get it. When I am home, I spoil him and try to make him comfortable through training and playing as much as I can, but he still gets out of control.
I will be going on a 6-8 month deployment soon and have about 3-4 weeks to get him in shape. My wife will be watching over him and I dont want him driving her crazy! Giving him up is not an option. Does anyone have any advice or training tips? They would be greatly appreciated. Sorry this is so long