I have an irish wolfhound, and that in itself is an experience. Stubborn and willful at times. I've read a lot on catahoulas, but I wanted to hear from people. Thanks for any advice!
2007-06-15 16:01:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
My boyfriend and I have had a few Catahoulas (we live in Louisiana too), and they are wonderful dogs. Ours were outside dogs (farm dogs), but many of them are fine indoor pets. One female I had was perfectly house trained...she had to stay in my horse trailer for a few days while we were fixing her dog pen, and she wouldn't even potty in the horse trailer! She was a bit stubborn when let to run loose though, but she was a very smart dog. They can be stubborn and independent, but are very intelligent. They definitely need obedience training, and you need to make sure you are always the boss. Our current dog will go round up the cattle by himself or on command if they are loose, hunt rabbits by himself, and is always ready to follow you around on a trail. He is, however, not a dog that you can lock up...he was raised as an outdoor, free-roaming dog and will escape or try to chew out of anything you try to pen him up in. But, I believe that is just how he is used to living(we had others that lived in large pens at out barn, and they were perfectly fine with their living arrangements) and he's about 10 years old, so we're not changing his living habits any time soon. He also loves people and attention...there are horse shows on the place we live, and he just walks around getting pets and handouts from everyone. He loves kids, and will let them pet and play with him for hours on end...one day some kids decided to tape his ears together and his tail between his legs and he just tolerated them forever! Unlike his father, he won't start a fight, but will finish one if he must. His dad liked to look for trouble, which wasn't too great...he also liked to chase and kill cats, much to my dismay. Our current dog sleeps with the cats sometimes. Anyway, lots of people in my area(a few minutes from New Orleans) have Catahoulas for hog hunting and cattle herding, and they wouldn't have anything else. They are working dogs, so they need lots of exercise and a job to do to keep them from getting bored and destroying things or developing bad habits.
For lots of info on the Catahoula and how versatile and adaptable these dogs can be go to www.donabney.com ...he literally wrote the book on the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog and has shown and titled numerous dogs. Have fun with your new pup and I'm glad you picked a Catahoula...they're one of a kind!
2007-06-15 17:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by tbjumper0514 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 07:40:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Son and His wife have a Schnauzer puppy and she was really bad at that age she would even bit them if she didn't like some thing, so my Son started putting her on her back telling her no and holding her there until she calmed down and looked away and now she is a totally different dog. Now if she starts all we have to do is say no and she stops she's 3mo. old now. This is what a Mother dog would do. Oh ya and crate training is good if you are not already doing that. Lots of toys maybe a Kong toy with treats in it to keep her busy when your nephew is around. If you find her chewing on some thing that you do not want her to have tell her no and take it away and give her one of her toys when she touches it tell her good girl and she will figure it out if you keep after her. You can also try the Bitter Apple but it do not work with all dogs. If you can afford it get her into a puppy kindergarten class this will help a lot it made a world of difference for our friends with the yellow lab puppy and my Son is going to take there's to class coming up. Good luck and enjoy your puppy.
2016-05-17 04:51:02 · answer #4 · answered by morgan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your description of the Irish Wolfhound could have been for a Catahoula. Use the same techniques that worked for you. They tend to be "bull-headed" and seem to have long memories for any sort of abuse. They will test you constantly to try to expand their area of allowable behavior. Also, this is a VERY alert breed and will bark at seemingly nothing and will bay animals in trees so can test some neighbors' good will. If there are large animals around, they will instinctively get in front of them and try to prevent them from moving - extremely dangerous for the dog if their subject is a horse. They are a very defensive breed that tends to guard territory and have difficulty bonding outside the immediate family. They were bred for work, not as pets, so they will need more and harder exercise then most breeds. If you don't, he will eat your house (they are smart and tend to find things to amuse themselves that do not amuse humans unless they are pleasantly tired.
It is a fun breed and one not yet ruined by the AKC.
2007-06-15 16:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a breed, Catahoulas are relatively free of a lot of diseases. They are prone to hip dysplasia and those predominantly white, or a white faced dog with glass eyes, has an 80% chance of deafness either in one ear or both. Catahoulas can have eye problems (tunnel vision, eye won't open all the way, pupil is abnormal, etc.). Some older dogs are known to have gotten cancer.
2007-06-15 16:07:37 · answer #6 · answered by johnny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://biturl.im/aU83W
A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.
2016-06-01 05:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by lu 3 · 27⤊ 0⤋
you absolutely must obedience train catahoulas. also socialization is paramount unless you want an aggressive dog. i like catahoulas but they require an owner who must be an alpha dog. just know that the wolfhound was easy. :)
2007-06-15 16:06:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/p7n73
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-04-24 17:00:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are head strong but good natured dogs. have had 3 in my life and will get another one someday.
2007-06-15 17:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by spunkymunky00 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋