Need help training 1/2 Pit, 1/2 Rottweiler puppy?

Question

I adopted a 1/2 Pit Bull, 1/2 Rottweiler puppy, 4 months old and huge, and I am having hell training it with everything. Chewing, jumping on people, housetraining, and walking are all proving to be problems. His parents are well mannered good housepets with no fighting lineage, yet his personality has turned out to be the worst of both breeds. I live in a very rural area, & obediance classes aren't offered here. I've usually had success with past dogs, & can establish my dominance with difficult breeds without resorting to physical harm, but now I've met my match. I've even bought a large steel crate, but I don't want to resort to crate training, and have no idea how to crate train a dog. I sometimes wind up putting him in the crate for an hour when his behaviour is very unacceptable (biting and chewing up items other than his toys). He hates walking and wants to play with other dogs that don't feel the same way while on a leash. Housetraining isn't happening yet. Any ideas?

If it helps, the pup's intended purpose is for guardianship and being a companion. I love this dog, but neither one is happening yet lol. I've had him a month now.

Answer 1

all i can offer is what i so far did w/my pit, we have him now
almost 3 yrs, since he was about 3 mths old. my dog was potty trained within about 2 wks. when he was still a pup i fed him more than once a day (ask your vet, since he's bigger than a pit how often, but i think it should be fine 3 times per day), as soon as our pup was done eating we let him go out into the yard, it didn't take more than 10 min.'s before he went to poop, i watched him while he was out there
but acted as if i didn't..., as soon as

he pooped i started to praise him. same goes for "tinkling", pits just as rots are very intellegent but also the pit in itself is hard headed lol, so the
praise after he got through w/business worked very well on our pit. you need to exercise your dog, just as i must mine at
least one hr. each day, they are so called working dogs &
they need to get rid of all their energy. when u walk him have
him on a short leash, he should not walk, or pull infront of you
& should be right next to u, if he pulls u then give the leash a
short pull upward, not back, & tell him in a strong voice NO,
it will take a while but keep it up for a couple of wks. daily &
he'll understand. now to the crate, nothing wrong with crating
as long as the crate is not used as punishment, dogs do not
"soil" their personal space (instinct), what i mean by that is he
won't pee, or poop where he sleeps. have some toy/toys in his crate if he likes them. believe me it is not bad for a dog to
be crated, mine has one since we have him & every day when i leave for wrk. he knows thats where he goes, he has
a carpet runner (an outdated one of mine) in the crate, a bowl
w/water (non chewable bowl, lol), i give him a treat each time
he goes into his crate, but do not make too much of a big deal out of putting him into the crate, just command him into it
close it up & he will accept his crate faster than u think. as long as he gets the exercise i mentioned he'll be balanced very soon. as to the walking him for right now, do not allow him too much playing w/other dogs 'til he got his leash training
down, be patient, i know its easier sd. than done, but if he is
also supposed to be a guard dog he needs to understand who is the master, you are & i know we all have a soft side, but as Cesar
Dog Whisperer on the National Geographics Channel always
explains first the dog must know who is the master, than exercise, etc. by the way have u ever watched this guy, i adore this show & try to catch as many shows i possible can.
i don't know where u are, but i see many reruns on Sundays
around midday, & have learned sooo much from Cesar, check him out, also he has a webside i believe....
if u catch your dog "in the act" of chewing what he's not supposed to, grab him by the side of his neck, do not yell, be
firm, tell him NO, take the object & leave it infront of him & see if he tries to take it again, repeat the same over & over 'til
it gets into his big head LOL, it will wrk. trust me, my dog now
is to the point where i leave a treat for him right infront of his
big head, LOL, but he wouldn't dare take the treat 'til i tell him
to, it is really not so bad, just some work, but you sound to me
as if you love your dog dearly so i am positive both of you will be fine, oh one more thing, do not use physical harm, they
don't like it any more than we would, it is sooo not needed
just be persistant, calm/firm & it'll wrk. out for both of ya'll
i wish you the best of luck

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/tHhdO

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

No treats, no affection, no attention unless he is doing exactly what you want him to do. Do NOT even accidentally reward him for chewing, biting, or other behaviors. You are the dominant dog. This means you spend the time with him showing him how he should act, and only when he acts the way you want him to do you pet him, give him treats, or pay any attention to him. If he likes to chew, he needs more exercise. You may have to use the crate when you're not home, bring him out and exercise him until he's exhausted when you are home, and then do the training. First you have to get rid of all that puppy energy. The main problem humans have is treating dogs as if they are humans. They want to know who is the boss, and if we aren't, then they are. Show him that you will not even look at him until he behaves. Slowly, he will stop the bad behavior and learn from him. Also, try "The Dog Whisperer" DVDs. He's great with dogs that are like yours!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

wow, looks like you really did meet your match. I would try the crate training if I were you. There is a lot to it but it takes the upper hand in who is dominant. Leave him in there for a few hours, take him out to potty, and put him back in. Leave him in overnight, regardless of noise or whatever he makes, ignore him. If you have to take him out to potty and put him back.
Now for chewing, people talk about the bitter apple.. it does ok. Try a hot pepper powder, red pepper, somethin powder and hot and put it on things you don't want eaten.
The crate training will also help with the potty training, as hopes are he won't go in the crate.. since it's where he sleeps.
Try caesers book(dog whisperer guy), it actually has some good stuff in it...

Answer 6

Hon, you will need to call in professional help if you'd like to avoid the dog becoming a big headache, I'm afraid. Find a training school and take him, train, train, train.

Answer 7

wow another person have fun i have the same breed orrty/pit and he was WOW all i can say when he was a puppy i went through everything with my cesar lord he did not listen for anything... but i kept at it and he finally got the hint. he would be verybad on a leash at first going nuts when i put theleash on so i let him walk around with it clipped to his collar all day.. if he is pulling you then buta short leash so he has to be rigth by your side.. the jumping thing is hardmines still does it so if you find method let me know!! have fun they are hard headed mix.!!!

Answer 8

I have a half Staffordshire/ half rotti, and I had him potty trained immediately. As for jumping, that was quite easy too. Every time he started to jump on someone we would correct him immediately. I also crated him. It did wonders. I feel this is a great mix and I wish you the best of luck!