I have an Olde English Bulldogge who was given to me my a friend whos wife got pregnant and did n't want to share the floor with the dog and her baby. So he was put outside and that was not good and so we got him at 6wks. Well after 2 weeks found out he had parvo,worms, parasites and other stuff wrong with him. So we gave him meds that the vet gave us as well as a good wishes and luck. He pulled through and he is doing great now at 12wks. We named him Rudy after my husband. He was to be his lil guy but soon after got called off (we r Military). So named him Rudy. I know he was taking from his mother way to early I'm guessing about 4wks. He is a bitter and stubbern. Any help you or any one can give me would be great. He plays pretty will with my 1yr old Great Dane and 5mth Yorky.


Thank you

Dora

I'm not sure what you mean by bitter and stubborn. Those are people traits. Are you even talking about the Oldie? They have different stages they go through and at 12 weeks they are testing you to see if you are really going to follow through with what you say. So if you say "kennel" when you want him to go into his crate and he walks back into the living room. Then go and get him by his collar and firmly lead him to the crate, then tell him once more "kennel", and PUT him in there so there is no doubt in his mind that when you say "kennel" you mean kennel. Once inside the crate you can then praise him for listening. Tell him "good boy", "kennel", in a happy voice and even give him a treat.

They need to know that you are boss. Not in a rough way, just so that they know. Just like kids need to know who the parents are and what the rules are. Once that is established, you will see what a happy dogge you will have, and a well behaved one. They are very smart and easy to train if you take the time to do so.

Again, he is just testing you and you need to set the boundaries now, or you could have problems down the road when he becomes 80 pounds of muscle who wants to do what he wants and not what you want. My boy, Crush, can be in the middle of aggravating another male dogge of mine and as soon as I call him he stops and comes. That is you would like for your dogge to do, that no matter what he is doing that as soon as he hears your command he will come.

Start with little things and work your way up. Oldies will do anything for a dog biscuit :)
My 12 year old taught one of ours to high five within five minutes. They do pick up on your excitement levels so always try to stay calm around them when working/training with them. If your playing that's different, but they also need to know when to stop. You should have a word that means no more - game over. Something that your not going to use for anything else like "down" or "off". It could be "freeze" or even "bingo". You get the idea.

Good luck!