Dogue de bordeaux puppy training advice

[Loobylooxxx]

Hi,

I have joined this site today...hi everyone.

I have had my now 10 week old pup nearly 2 weeks and was just looking for some training advice from experienced DDB owners.

I absolutely love her to bits, I've named her Skye by the way.

She seems to want to follow me everywhere, she is at my side every second apart from when I'm at work, I really do not mind this but it cannot be good for her? I have not put her downstairs in the kitchen at nights yet but I am starting as from this weekend, I know I've made it harder by not doing it sooner but I just wanted her to settle before I did. She stays in my room in her bed at the moment, I didn't want her getting depressed as I am out most of the day at work.

Skye also loves to bite my hands and feet as much as she can, how do I get her to stop this?

I am booked in for puppy classes but can't go for over 2 weeks yet as she will only be having her second jab on Monday.

Any advise for me please as u do not want her ruling me when she is bigger..

Thanks guys and girls

Laura xxx

 

[Kujo]

First off, welcome! And secondly, we love puppy pictures!

As for her following you everywhere, I wouldn't say this is bad for her, she is bonding to you which is a very good thing. If it becomes annoying though you can always teach her to "go to her place" wherever that may be. example: we have a portable bed for Kujo (our DDB) and no matter where we go, if we put his bed down he knows where it is and that when we say "go to your bed" he will go to his bed and stay out of the way. VERY USEFUL!

DDB's get very stuck on their person, once they've bonded they will want to be with you all the time, I'm sure you could train her to sleep in a different room like you are talking about, but she will most likely be anxious about being away from you. Could you set up a bed for her where she can see you? And I don't think this is an age thing, I think most DDB's just want to be near their people as much as possible. My boy is still pretty young, hopefully some other owners will chime in about their mastiffs sleeping in different rooms.

As for the nibbling: you want to nip this in the bud as son as you can! I'm STILL working on this with Kujo and we've had him for 4 months now. If she nibbles or bites you, give a nice loud OUCH sound, then give her a toy to chew on and praise her like crazy for chewing on her toy. You will have to repeat this process MANY MANY times until she gets it. The hardest part FOR US is training our friends not to allow Kujo to nibble on them. Kujo's gentle about nibbling so none of our friends mind and like to play a little rougher with him cause, well, most of them have little dogs and have to be super gentle lol. But consistency is the key, so we have to be firm with our friends about this.

I hope this is helpful, looking forward to those puppy pictures

 

[musicdeb]

Welcome aboard~ I would recommend to let her sleep near you because their job is to make sure you are ok. Do you have a crate to put her in to sleep? Putting her in another room away from you means she will kinda stress out because she can't do her job of protecting you.

The biting is puppy behavior. As Kujo stated, nip it in the bud. When she bites, say a LOUD OUCH and tell her no and then walk away.

Have you started basic command training like look at you/focus on you, sit, stay, come, and leave it? It's best to train for about 5 mins per day until she's a little older. Work on one command at a time. DDB's are extremely stubborn and they will shut down on you if you yell at them or become frustrated with them. DDB's can feel your emotions.

Hope that helps.

 

[dickmastaflex]

My guys funny he's 5 months old he if me my gf or daughter get up he has to check where we going or what we are doing. Then once he sees its OK he goes back to doing his thing. My guys a jumper though and it freaks me out I try to stop him as much as possible but when we go out to play and stuff he just let's loose. I have a small Japanese chin and when they play he trues to jump over him.

 

[KimT]

I have a 7 mth and a 14 mth and I never hear the end of it if I close the bathroom door behind me,they also both sleep with me,ones more of a cuddler then the other but they both have to be there. As for training,Im a pushover. Im happy they dont eat my house,bite or use my house as their personal toilet. They are very socialized(most important to me) and leash trained and they are both in conformation. I do have to do more work on manners,and the sit/stay,we are going to start working on pulling and agility and before anybody says any thing there will be no weight on the pulls and just tunnels and crap in the agility until they are 2 yrs.
I say watch your dogs personality,My 14 month old is VERY sensitive and picks up everything Im feeling,I get a bit stressed in crowded places and it reflects in her,thats my fault not hers so Ive been working on that with myself.
My 7 mth old is like whatever Im having fun.

My girls know I think they are funny and it works against me,just like children if you laugh at them they will keep doing whatever it was to make you laugh.

 

[musicdeb]

@dickmastaflex. Teach your pup "down." When he jumps, turns your back to him and tell him down. Titan used to be a bad jumper and he still does it when we play. When he tries to body slam me while we are playing, I have to tell him down and he will stop. He has learned jumping is allowed.

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Thank you very much kujo...I love that profile picture you have! To be honest I do not mind her following me around at all, it's nice. I know what you mean about getting her to know where her place is, I'm just going to let her get a little more used to her bed first. I do not want her to get anxious or stressed but I think she needs to get her independence of sleeping alone. I am going to try her on Saturday and she how she is, if its too much I will bring her upstairs again but I didn't really want her sleeping in my room however I do have a spare room she could sleep in so she is still near me, I'm just scared she would fall down the stairs. She seems to respond to "no" when she tries biting but ten tries again 5 minutes later haha it's just going to take some time and consistency. I'm don't know how to upload photos? Only the profile pictures. Thank you so much for your reply

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Hi musicdeb...I do agree with you with how they want to protect you etc but I want to try to see how she is with sleeping downstairs alone or in the spare room across from me. I can only try and she how she is but I won't have her getting stressed etc.
I have started the basic first commands and the only one she doesn't follow is staying at the bottom of the stairs when I go up them, I end up coming down cause she is too young to climb them yet isn't she? How gorgeous is your DDB

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Aww that's cute...I think Skye will be a jumper too, she seems to skip instead of run and she pounces on her toys, it's so funny!!!

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Hi Kim..thanks for replying not sure I could cope with 2 of them sleeping in my room haha, I will definitely get another one soon though Skye has been really good for not chewing anything in the house (fingers crossed) apart from my shoes, she is really good with toileting too so I'm quite lucky there I just need to see how she is with sleeping downstairs alone and get this biting sorted. It's amazing how much you can love them isn't it!

 

[musicdeb]

Lobbylooxxx, yes he's a little young to be going up and down the stairs. Good for you starting basic commands!

Keep us posted on how Skye does with the sleeping arrangements.

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Thank you...I will update you over the weekend, I will also get photos uploaded

 

[Kujo]

How's it going with the sleeping arrangement?


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[Loobylooxxx]

Hi Kujo...Sorry just logged on and seen your post. I still haven't done it yet, I do like her being at the side of me I have a major issue with her biting still, she seems like she is being aggressive but her tail is wagging still? It isn't just nibbling its actual biting and growling, my hands are covered in marks :-( I have tried everythign e.g Water Spray, ignoring her, putting her in a seperate room for a few minutes, giving her a toy, banging together two pans...Nothing is working. Some people are telling me to tep her on the nose or restrain her on the floor telling her NO untill she gives in and calms down but I really am not keen on them ideas. Hopefully when I can take her out and to puppy school on Monday this will help. How's your training going?

 

[KimT]

I went and got some bitter apple and phooey and sprayed it on my hands a couple of times.they hated it,just be careful not to get in yours lol,

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Oooo that sounds like a good idea I will be buying some of that later...Hopefully that will work because I seriously am running out of ideas...Thanks Kim and no I don't think I would like that taste either haha

 

[Loobylooxxx]

 

[Kujo]

Those pictures are adorable, especially the last one!! I like the idea of bitterspray on the hand, only problem I see is that new people she meets will not have bitterspray on their hands lol. But hopefully she catches on and stops all together. Kujo is still a little mouthy with us, he's very gentle about it though, never bites, just nibbles and kind of gums us lol. We still say ouch and "no nibbles" nice and loud, I think he gets it cause sometimes he will just stop, other times he wants to continue the game and keep mouthing us, that's when we ignore him. I think he will grow out of it, problem is they grow for a looong time lol.

And I'm glad to hear your sleeping arrangement is working out, I know it's not what you originally wanted, but if you can live with it, she will love being by your side every night

 

[Loobylooxxx]

Thank you shes my little baby, well not so little haha. I actually thought that about the spray if other people didn't have it on but I dont need to think about it because it didn't bloody work anyway, she wasn't bothered! At the vets tonight for some tips on training and obedience, hopefully they will be able to find a solution before I have no hands left haha. I have tried ignoring her but her puppy teeth are razor sharp and cannot be ignored. It's good to know it isn't just me experiencing it haha. I will let you know what the vet says in case there is anything you want to try.

 

[KimT]

Oh dang,I forgot to tell you some dogs like it..I had a dog that would lick it off what ever I put it on and then chew the thing I put it on,and I also had one its stopped right away.