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Don't let him out - take him out. This is a really important distinction. It allows you to reward him once he has done an outdoor pee - and don't forget he may need a second one a few moments after, and needs to be rewarded for both - and it stops him being too anxious to get back indoors in case he is missing something, and so not emptying out fully. Don't fret him or say "come on" sort of phrases - just quietly stare into the middle distance while he potters about, then once he has finished his pee, reward him. Then, rather than head straight back indoors, let him potter about a bit more, just in case.
 
Hemlock said:
Don't let him out - take him out. This is a really important distinction. It allows you to reward him once he has done an outdoor pee - and don't forget he may need a second one a few moments after, and needs to be rewarded for both - and it stops him being too anxious to get back indoors in case he is missing something, and so not emptying out fully. Don't fret him or say "come on" sort of phrases - just quietly stare into the middle distance while he potters about, then once he has finished his pee, reward him. Then, rather than head straight back indoors, let him potter about a bit more, just in case.
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Good advice thank you.

He does potter about a lot and never rush him but when he is finished he tends to come back in on his own accord for his treat.
 
Just catching up with this thread...so he's about 8 months old now and a big dog, and basically he's like a big teenager. And we know what they are like. You just have to continue with the training and rewarding good behaviour. Use treats to get what you want him to do. Find his favourite toy and use that as a bargaining tool. Use a long line indoors and out, and try to ignore bad behaviour.
Good luck
 
Lady's Tramp said:
Just catching up with this thread...so he's about 8 months old now and a big dog, and basically he's like a big teenager. And we know what they are like. You just have to continue with the training and rewarding good behaviour. Use treats to get what you want him to do. Find his favourite toy and use that as a bargaining tool. Use a long line indoors and out, and try to ignore bad behaviour.
Good luck
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Thank you

He's started "humping" Bev now and sniffs other women that come to the house. We took him to the vet yesterday but they gave me the same advice really, just push through it and things will get better.
 
Tinytom said:
humping is more than likely a stress reliever than hormonal ...
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We are having a ton of work done on our house and there is a lot of noise so do you think this could be the reason behind it ?
 
Our 3 month old pup humps a couple of items. Castration should sort that out, plus any aggression/dominance
 
BlueBear said:
As he is a giant breed we can't get him castrated until he is 18 months old
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Our vets will not castrate our boys before they are 3 years old and will only be done if there is a medical reason..most dogs with problems are neutered males ..there is alot more knowledge now about Not neutering male dogs ...please dont rush into having him neutered at 18 months 😀
 
Tinytom said:
Humping is not always about dominance/aggression that is outdated theories ...its more than likely a stress outlet
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True, but aside from humping, if there is aggression/dominance, castration is the recommended option
 
Also if your dog is an escape artist and there's an unspayed bitch nearby...
 
I think we will agree to disagree on this Topic ...
 
Neutering Does Not always solve aggression..a neighbours golden retriever went through an awful phase so she had the implant put in that mimics neutering and guess what Nothing changed ...he did get over it but neutering was not the answer....once it's done there is no going back 😉
 
From my experience, neutering can remove some of that full-on 'angry young dog' behaviour, but most aggression - and apparent dominance - is based in insecurity, and neutering too early is likely to make that worse. Testosterone will help a dog develop the confidence he needs to become a cool, calm dog that really doesn't feel the need to challenge. An insecure dog may feel the need to prove his are bigger even if he doesn't know where they are any more ... ;-)

Jasper used to hump both his bed and me after he'd been neutered. He grew out of humping his bed, but would still occasionally try to hump me if we'd been playing on the floor together and he got a bit excited - or realised I was about to go and do something else. Nothing to do with dominance, or sexuality - just excitement and/or frustration that the fun was about to end. I just separated myself, which was easier said than done at times, but it wasn't a problem.
 
BlueBear said:
Blue is just under 8 months old now and for the past few months he has been brilliant with us. However, in the last week or so it's as if he has suddenly reverted to his bad puppy behaviour again. He is jumping up and biting Bev, weeing on the kitchen floor (where he used to) and pulling on the lead (we trained him to walk to heel and he was really good at it).

We haven't done anything different or changed his food ... nothing like that so I was wondering what it could be ?

I've heard a couple of people say this is normal as the puppy grows into a dog and they have a last spurt of the bad behaviour before it goes away, but I'm not sure if thats true.

Any ideas or help much appreciated thank you !
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BlueBear said:
Blue is just under 8 months old now and for the past few months he has been brilliant with us. However, in the last week or so it's as if he has suddenly reverted to his bad puppy behaviour again. He is jumping up and biting Bev, weeing on the kitchen floor (where he used to) and pulling on the lead (we trained him to walk to heel and he was really good at it).

We haven't done anything different or changed his food ... nothing like that so I was wondering what it could be ?

I've heard a couple of people say this is normal as the puppy grows into a dog and they have a last spurt of the bad behaviour before it goes away, but I'm not sure if thats true.

Any ideas or help much appreciated thank you !
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I hear you. This is where we are. It’s very trying and very frustrating. I’m trying to be consistent and wait for it to pass. It will do eventually 👍
 
Here is Bev and Blue today (Blue has his "summer haircut;".)

I think she loves him more than me LOL

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