New Puppy - Got some questions

[enchancea]

Ok so 4 days ago I got a puppy. He's Rottweiler/Pitt bull/St Bernard and Cane Corso. He's 6 weeks old.

Chewing/Play biting - He's doing this constantly. And he loves to chew on toes and hands. I yell no at him and pull him away but it doesnt seem to be doing much.

I cant get him to walk on a leash. When I put a leash on him he just sits there and wont move. Without a leash he will follow me around outside but I feel more comfortable having him on a leash. And how do I get him to stop biting on my pant legs when Im walking with him?

How do I go about training a puppy? Like sit, rollover, speak, stay...the simple things.

Also, it normal for a 6 week old puppy to be humping things? I thought he would be to young to do that.

[person of shadow]

Ok so 4 days ago I got a puppy. He's Rottweiler/Pitt bull/St Bernard and Cane Corso. He's 6 weeks old. - Wow thats a mix!(I wanna picture:p )
If he gets the st. attitude you should have a sweetie.

Chewing/Play biting - He's doing this constantly. And he loves to chew on toes and hands. I yell no at him and pull him away but it doesnt seem to be doing much. - Yelling doesn't always work. I would tap his nose(not hard) and say no in a deep voice. Or use a squirt bottle
I cant get him to walk on a leash. When I put a leash on him he just sits there and wont move. Without a leash he will follow me around outside but I feel more comfortable having him on a leash. Let him be on the leash in the house, just let him walk around by himself, just make sure he doesn't get snagged or chew on it.
And how do I get him to stop biting on my pant legs when Im walking with him? Tap the nose or use a squirt bottle.
How do I go about training a puppy? Like sit, rollover, speak, stay...the simple things.- I start with sit, when you first tell him to sit place your hand on his hip and genlt press down and say sit at the same time. If you use a treat do this and raise the treat up. with most dogs to look up its just easier to sit as well. Make sure to give praise. Once you've got that down, work on lay down, same thing but bring the treat down to the floor, or pat the floor with your hand. I could never get roll over down, sorry. Speak just comes naturaly, say woof and such until he responds. Stay takes a while, Have him sit then slowley back away, with your hand in fron of you. Everytime he moves say something like 'Auht!' or 'Aaatt', replace him to where he was and try again, saying stay as you go.

Also, it normal for a 6 week old puppy to be humping things? I thought he would be to young to do that. Um, not sure on that one.

[person of shadow]

Oh and remember, he's just a tiny little thing, give him time.

[enchancea]

Heres Pics

[person of shadow]

Aww he's got a st.s markings and feet. also looks like he;s got a saints fur.

Congrats he's adorable. Does he have a name?

[enchancea]

Yep. We call him Boozer

[Shanti]

For puppies its not sexual to hump but dominance. The sex gets stirred up sometimes, but thats not the issue with a 6 week old.

Good advice from POS.

I'm not thinking clearly now, tired. So I'll add later in my brain wakes up. :)

[Shanti]

Oh and he's cute as the dickens too!! :)

[person of shadow]

What a name! very cute.

Just wait and see if he gets as big as this guy, lets hope he doesn't get as long of hair, not good in the summer.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/fsrabbitry/tinyanddarby.jpg
(Welcome to the st. bernard owner club, pure bred or not!)
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/fsrabbitry/tinyface.jpg

[Cindlady2]

LOL.... sounds like you'll have your hands full!

Good Luck!

[DreamSpell333]

We got a puppy about a month ago,and she did alot of the things you mentioned.
She wouldnt walk on a leash. It took her a good week or so to adjust.
She ended up with intestinal parasites,which I've been told is common in new puppy's from stress/nerves.(New surroundings).
She also play bites,and loves nibbling on my toes. You should give your puppy plenty of chew toys,ropes, rawhide bones to chew on.
We have been crate training her,and bringing her to the outside door and saying "go outside , or do you have to go, Potty?", and now when we leave her out of the crate more,she will go to the door and scratch. We have to watch her like a hawk or she will go at the door.

As for command training.. I've been trying to train her with treats,but she doesnt listen or understand yet. I would give it time for your puppy as well.

He looks adorable. Have fun with your new pet! :hugz:

[Athena-Nadine]

Just so you're aware, yelling at a dog often does nothing constructive. In his mind, it is the same as barking. If you yell at him to stop something that you don't like he may think you are just getting excited and may most likely continue the behavior. Yelling at him to stop when he is play biting might be making him think you are playing. Like people, dogs have different personalities and some respond to some things better than others.

Go and get a really good book on dog training, get A LOT of chew toys for the puppy. He can't help chewing. He NEEDS to chew. He is teething. And even after teething is all done, all dogs need to chew. You need to give him acceptable things to chew. If he starts chewing things in the house that he isn't supposed to chew, you can buy some Bitter Apple spray. It works really well.

A dog like yours will need A LOT of exercise. Without being exercise regularly every single day, he will have too much energy and may become destructive in your home. And just daily walks won't so it. Dogs need to be able to run every single day. Some need more space than others and some need more time every day to do so than others.

Leash training is one of the things that most people have trouble with. If your dog won't walk at all on the leash right now, it's because he doesn't know he's supposed to. Leashes scare a lot of dogs at first, and some have issues with being reined in and will fight not being able to roam where they want. It's a good idea to put the leash on the puppy in the house every day for 10 or 15 minutes and let him walk around dragging it behind him without you holding it. That way he will get used to the weight and it being there. After he no longer has a problem with that, you can start to walk him around the house a little. When you take him out and he tries to pull you or walk a different direction than the way you want him to go, don't tug or pull on the leash. Just stop walking and don't move until he stops and waits for you. Then start walking in the direction you want to go again. You may have to do this hundreds of times over a few weeks until he learns to always go where you go.

Here is a good technique for teaching a puppy to sit:

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puptrain.html

Some more information on puppy care and training:

http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/

http://placervillevet.com/puppy_care_and_training.htm

I hope this helps!

[enchancea]

He has lots of chew toys. From what Ive been reading it seems to be a dominance issue. He was by far the biggest puppy in the bunch. Three times bigger than the rest so he was probably the most dominant puppy. He's not taking to well to me being more dominant than him.

[Athena-Nadine]

That can be an issue with some dogs. It can be dealt with, but it definitely takes time and a lot of patience. Some dogs need more constant reminding of who's in charge than others.

[LadyCanine]

First off, the pup is adorable! Very very cute little bugger ya got there.

I am a little confused on the mix, is, say, one parent a cane corso and then the other parent a mix?

Either way, you have yourself a dog thats a mix of some pretty dominant breeds. I'd say your pup is also gonna get really big. Friend of mine, her Cane Corso pup is now 4 1/2 months old, 17" at the shoulder and 42lbs, with alot more growing to go!

She is a good pup, but she needs to stay on top of her, and you cant give them an inch cause they will take a mile. They need someone who is, and always will be an alpha leader 100% and stay on top of things.

Pup is young, keep redirecting the behavior and giving toys/chews when pup tries chewing on you or something you dont want. With the pup so young, I would stick with positive methods for now, ignore the behavior you dont want. Say, pup nips at your fingers when playing...well, you stop playing and give pup the cold shoulder, dont even look at it. Until you are ready to play again. Play...pup nips at fingers, you do it over again.

It might take alot with some dogs, but if you stay ontop of it, you'll get threw it eventually.

I wouldnt make alot of noise or yell or 'yip' when pup nips...some pups think that 'oh, you must want to play!' as aposed to you ignoring it and pup thinking 'oh, dang, when I bite, she stops playing...that sucks'

Like I said, it might take awhile, the pup is really young and has a very short attention span.

You can also block off areas for the pup to go, to make it easier on you. Don't allow the pup in any other area of the house unless its on a leash with you and you can have the pup right there in your eye sight always. This works for house breaking to.

I would also get into some OB classes after the pup is old enough and has the vacs. that it needs to join up.

My friends Cane Corso page here (http://www.geocities.com/ronsocanecorso/index.htm) if anyone wants to see pics of her pup.

[enchancea]

Mom is a Cane Corso and Pitt bull mix and dad is a Rottweiler and St Bernard mix.
Things are going ok. Having a hard time with biting right now. Other than that things are good.

[DracoJesi]

Ok so 4 days ago I got a puppy. He's Rottweiler/Pitt bull/St Bernard and Cane Corso. He's 6 weeks old.

Chewing/Play biting - He's doing this constantly. And he loves to chew on toes and hands. I yell no at him and pull him away but it doesnt seem to be doing much.

I cant get him to walk on a leash. When I put a leash on him he just sits there and wont move. Without a leash he will follow me around outside but I feel more comfortable having him on a leash. And how do I get him to stop biting on my pant legs when Im walking with him?

How do I go about training a puppy? Like sit, rollover, speak, stay...the simple things.

Also, it normal for a 6 week old puppy to be humping things? I thought he would be to young to do that.

A leash can be very uncomfortable and scary, especially since he is a puppy and never experienced it before, and may not fully trust you net, but can you blame him? you're tying something aroung his neck like a noose(sp) and pulling on it, and the smaller the dog, the harder it is on them.

Use a harness, it's more comfortable :)

Edit: and I had this huge message but the post didn't take so i'll reply later if you still need help.

[enchancea]

The leash problem is fine now. He just constantly bites and he's growing really fast so it hurts alot and it seems no matter what I do nothing is stopping it.
I yell, I yelp, spray bottle, the noise can.....none of those work. I even try ignoring him after he bites me....nothing.

[person of shadow]

The least problem is fine now. He just constantly bites and he's growing really fast so it hurts alot and it seems no matter what I do nothing is stopping it.
I yell, I yelp, spray bottle, the noise can.....none of those work. I even try ignoring him after he bites me....nothing.
As all the old times say...Bite him back.

[person of shadow]

A leash can be very uncomfortable and scary, especially since he is a puppy and never experienced it before, and may not fully trust you net, but can you blame him? you're tying something aroung his neck like a noose(sp) and pulling on it, and the smaller the dog, the harder it is on them.

Use a harness, it's more comfortable :)

Edit: and I had this huge message but the post didn't take so i'll reply later if you still need help.
Yes a harness is nice, but when the dog reaches 100 lbs(Yes he'll probably be close especially if he gets the st.s size!) A harness is like nothing.

I strongly suggest you choker train him or use a martingale collar. I know it sounds mean but trust me, you'll want it when he's bigger.

[enchancea]

I use a choke collar on him with a regular leash.
But today he bit me and actually drew blood. Im at a loss on what to do about his biting.

[Shanti]

Put a raw hide bone in his mouth everytime he bites. And biting him back does really help. Your the dominant dog in the pack, prove it.
Think like a dog.

[Glowy]

Off leash training is just as important as on the leash training. If Boozer is biting and chewing, roll him on his back (asserting your dominance just like the mama dog would have done) Then you can take away what ever he was chewing and give him his toy. In a week or so he will understand what is appropriate for him. I prefer the word "no" to squirting. Most of the vets I worked with do not reccomend squirtng puppies (works great with cats though) It is usually best for all people to go to puppy classes. Helps the dog remain very social. Now he is a mix of working dogs. It is important as he becomes HUGE that he has a responsibility. Otherwise he can become bored or frustarted and it can lead to problems. As he gets bigger, you might want to invest in a doggie backpack. He can carry a few bottles of water and a treat or two for passing strangers to give him. That can be his "job" It is a great way for him to feel like a pack member. Congratulations on the puppy. He is so cute. (I love puppy breath)