ALBOY

I posted last week about this and got some good ideas about house training my new bulldog, only problem is that nothing is working.

He just seems to go wherever he pleases.

I covered the floor with newspaper and gradually removed sheets but he just goes to whichever spot he prefers.

I cant take him outside yet as he's just had his injection.

Further advise would be much appreciated.

AL

davegtt

LMAO, nice 1. Do u have any pics I have a bulldog, where did u get him from cause the breeder I know has litterally just handed over her pups in the last week or 2. they are a stuborn breed, you cant tell them what to do training wise but its easy to get them house trained, if they start to wee wherever (and they will for the first few weeks Im afraid, pick them up and drop them on the paper that youve put down they will eventually get the message, I choose to put them outside and tell them to be clean, again they eventually get the message, the problem with bulldogs is they have a weak bladder too, so I walked my dog last night at 11:30pm, went to bed got up at 8am and he'd had a wee and poo (in the kitchen where hes been trained to do it) its very rare for him to be able to hold it long enough until the morning.

ALBOY

Hi mate, got him from MYSTYLE/OCOBO breeder in Norfolk, I do have a couple of pictures but not sure how to post them.

How old is yours and how long did it take to train him to this stage.

AL

davegtt

Ocobo eh, good blood lines then norfolk way, what did u pay for him if u dont mind me asking, the breeder I know just passed hers on at £1300 for a lad and £1500 for a bitch. I hear they get more expensive the further south u go (were in notts area)

hes just passed 1 year old now. only took him about 2weeks before we saw 90% of his toilet was in the kitchen. probably looking at about 2 months before they really cotton on. had to replace all the carpets downstairs after he was trained (thats what put me off getting another)

they can be very vindictive though, if hes biting my feet and being generally bad I'll lock him outta the front room and leave him in the hall way for 5-10minutes with the back door open and he'll still wee in the kitchen on purpose because Ive locked him out.... 95% of the time they are a superb companion... just went to the vet on monday for his booster and he was on the table shaking like a little girl...lmao

here is Nelson

http://www.rtoc.org/library/file.asp?id=10594

http://www.rtoc.org/library/file.asp?id=5084

http://www.rtoc.org/library/file.asp?id=7920

Faire D'Income

You've got a long and winding road ahead of you if you're just worried about toilet training...

Andrex puppy

He's wrecked the house as well.

You could try crating him which will encourage him not to defecate or urinate near his bedding - lots of people swear by it but as yet I've not tried it. The only way that works for me is to leave the door open at night or during the day if I'm at home so that they know that they can go outside to do their business. This is the way I've done it with all my dogs, the alternative is to get him a kennel like the one in the top image which allows him to have sleeping quarters and a run which they should use for crapping in.

ALBOY

Sorry about the late reply, I paid £2000.00 for him and am going to start the crate method, I've also heard that this is the best way to train him.

I dont know how to post pictures of him but he's fawn and white.

davegtt

cool, nelson is fawn too crate method???? whats that all about then?

2k is alot of wonga but there worth it

Diablo

Mate, if you can't take him outside you'll not get it to work.

Don't you have a garden?

ALBOY

The crate method is to keep him in there as he wont pee or poo where he sleeps, I presume you just make the time longer and longer that he's in it.

I was letting him use the garden to begin with but he caught an infection of some sort and the vet said it could have been the garden.

Can anyone tell me how to post pictures of him.

Cheers

Faire D'Income

Are you saying that he's not allowed in the garden? If you go to photobucket and follow the destructions, you can then post pictures.

ALBOY

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...BOY/BUSTER.jpg

I dont know if this is right.

davegtt

absolutely superb, that is 1 chunky pup buster, cool name too

ALBOY

He's an absolute peach, so much character and bad attitude, glad the photo thing worked.

Diablo

Cracking looking pup mate

S.B.

Could have run an iron over your t shirt before the pic

Redkop

Don't rely too much on the crate method, doesn't always work.