Training an english bulldog puppy...?

my mother in law has 4 bulldogs and boy are they stubborn things the key as you are finding is to be the dominant one over the dog, when you give a time out (nice way of calling it ) don't let the dog go until he calms down if you let go before your dog has calmed then he has won and has told you he is the dominant one it may take a while and he will get angry but this is just a tantrum and he will give in to you in the end, unfortunately with this breed you have to be quite firm with them when they are a puppy give an inch and they will take the whole mile and more, with the biting you have to be quite harsh with him and when he bites you need to tap him on the side of his neck and make a shh noise this will mimic how the mum would discipline the puppy, if he carries on then get up and ignore him, bulldogs hate being ignored, unfortunately the peeing in the same places as your parents dog is natural territory marking getting him neutered will stop that and calm him slightly, unfortunately bulldogs are a dominate breed but if you stay on top of them and become the dominant figure in the pack then he will start to respect your authority, the time out does need work though don't give in until he stops growling and lays on his side in a calm manor no matter how long it takes, they are intelligent dogs and will learn really quickly so just show him you are the dominant one and in no time you will have a dog who listerns to you and is nice, you need to be confident all the time and walk with an air of dominance about you that means if he is in your way don't walk around him but step over him, walking around means you are giving the space to him and rightfully it is yours as a dominant figure, when he barks at you tap him on his side with a sharpe shh, be confident in your training and he will gain the confidence to be a follower not a leader, best of luck honey

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I have never dealt with a dog that has that kind of dominant behaviour at such a young age. Did you buy him from a breeder? I would be worried with what he has seen already in his young life. He needs to know you are the boss. Is his biting aggressive or playful? Has he gone to the vets yet? I wonder if there is a medical problem. Marking his territory could be bladder infection, and or he may be in pain and that is why he is growling and biting when you hold him down.

I was told by my trainer not to hold the dog down in a dominance move. Instead you should be showing dominant behaviour constantly. Do you free feed? I use to but now I realize the benfits of a scheduled feed. When you give him food make him wait until you say he can eat it. For now, he is not allowed on any furniture. Dogs communicate 99% non verbally so you need to show dominance with your body language. You are the first up the stairs or through the door way. I just read yesterday that dogs show dominance just by touching you.. so even if you do not see aggressive beavhiour just them having a paw on you is there way to say they are above you.

He needs to have time outs. Put him in his crate for 3-4 mins (no longer) when he needs to settle down or have a time out for bad behaviour.

Dogs are social creatures. When he bites walk away and ignore him.. If he needs something more tell him NO and put him in the crate for 3-4 mins and walk away. They hate being by themselves and will quickly learn that bad behaviour makes it so they have to be alone.

I'll check back for your answers to the above questions so I can update my answer too.

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hi,

No dog is born with good manners. Pooping on the carpet, leaping enthusiastically onto guests, pulling so hard he practically yanks your arm out of the socket when on walks--that's all perfectly acceptable in the canine world. It's up to you to teach your dog to behave the way we humans want him to. Not training your dog and expecting him to be pleasant to live with is like never sending your child to school and expecting him to ace the SATs.

here are some guidelines:

http://dogtime.com/training.html

hope this helps.

You must use the deepest tone of your voice when you reprimand him.

And you must speak loudly.

Most dogs just want to please the master.

there is a book called No Bad Dogs by - Woodhouse

and another called Family Dog by- Walters

I don't remember the authors first names