hi, I have a 5month old pit/bully ,everytime we are outside ,he will come to me when he feels like it.so I did as my book said an wet him with spray bottle ,took him inside placed him in his room ,for 10 minutes,he compleys when called,but then goes right back to ignoring me,please help,dont want the puppy to be scared of me ,thanks if anyone can help
Thank for writing in! It is great hearing from new members. Welcome to the forum.
Before I answer your query on how to tackle the issue you are having, could you please tell me how long you have had your dog and what training you have done so far with him?
THANKS 4 REACHING OUT ,I got him about 6 weeks ago ,im potting training him now ,its been good not too many mess ups.THE whole issue is that my son has a dog that has no training,and when she comes up from basement ,my pup will follow it,he acts like I don't exsist.please lead me the right way ,must I get ride off the other pet,im even trying,too teach her the basics,but its not going well,she is potting trained but that's it.
I feel that the best way to tackle the issue is by training your sons dog as well. Please note that this must be done separately to training your new puppy, if you do it together they will probably distract each other and you will get nowhere with training. You could also enforce some alpha training as well with the older dog.
It's great that the potty training is going well. Do not fret too much if there are lapses in your puppy's obedience levels, he is still young and playful. With time and him getting a little older things will change. Keep persisting with the training, find out what motivates him most ( whether it is food or praise etc.) and use this to encourage him along the way. Keep the training sessions short (5-10 minutes at most),have multiple sessions each day and always end them on a good note.
