cane corso mastif question

**mikey0086** · October 26th, 2009, 11:15 AM

got an early christmas present, my wife bought me a cane corse mastif, she knew i always wanted one.... well anyway, we live in an apartment, and have no yard, so we gotta walk him, now, we try to take him out every 3-4 hours,(hes 4 months old) but he still goes in the house, sometimes right after taking him out. i never had a problem with my old lab, just wondering if anyones gotta any tricks.
we hung bells on the door and ring them everytime we take him out hoping he will catch on... any help would be appreciated
mikey

**Strapped** · October 26th, 2009, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by mikey0086

got an early christmas present, my wife bought me a cane corse mastif, she knew i always wanted one.... well anyway, we live in an apartment, and have no yard, so we gotta walk him, now, we try to take him out every 3-4 hours,(hes 4 months old) but he still goes in the house, sometimes right after taking him out. i never had a problem with my old lab, just wondering if anyones gotta any tricks.
we hung bells on the door and ring them everytime we take him out hoping he will catch on... any help would be appreciated
mikey

Take him out after EVERY meal, and as SOON as he wakes up. I have had a few mastiffs, they are big dogs, but when they are pups they have small bladders.

Also being as he is a male, he will want to start marking trees, poles etc.. So take him for walks where other dogs frequent.

And remember praise goes a long way! Make a big deal about it when he goes outside, and NOT such a big deal about it when he goes in the house.

Should have him on track by the time he's 5 months.

**adymond** · October 26th, 2009, 12:31 PM

This is something that sounds terrible, but keep him confined to a small area in between outings for a few days. An area that is not large enough for him to do his business and then avoid it is best. You can of course take him out of this space to play and socialize, but when not interacting with him (which is generally when they wander off and do the deed) keep him confined. We got our guy house trained pretty quickly this way. We used a crate that was adjustable.

Another thing I have read is to not let him watch you clean up his mess.

**son of the revolution** · October 26th, 2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by adymond

This is something that sounds terrible, but keep him confined to a small area in between outings for a few days. An area that is not large enough for him to do his business and then avoid it is best. You can of course take him out of this space to play and socialize, but when not interacting with him (which is generally when they wander off and do the deed) keep him confined. We got our guy house trained pretty quickly this way. We used a crate that was adjustable.

Another thing I have read is to not let him watch you clean up his mess.

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THIS !!!!!

We've trained several dogs over the years with the crate training method. Everyone of them NEVER had an accident in the house once they were allowed free roam, often for hours at a time. Crates are relatively cheap, and the better ones will have a divider that you can use to gradually enlarge it as the pup gets bigger. Like andy said , dogs are very averse to eliminating in their " den " and if the space is small enough that they cant avoid their voids , they'll try like hell to hold it until they are let out. We never had to use a crate for more then the first month , overnight and when we went to work or on extensive errands.

**normanvin** · October 26th, 2009, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by adymond

This is something that sounds terrible, but keep him confined to a small area in between outings for a few days. An area that is not large enough for him to do his business and then avoid it is best. You can of course take him out of this space to play and socialize, but when not interacting with him (which is generally when they wander off and do the deed) keep him confined. We got our guy house trained pretty quickly this way. We used a crate that was adjustable.

Another thing I have read is to not let him watch you clean up his mess.

Originally Posted by son of the revolution

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

THIS !!!!!

We've trained several dogs over the years with the crate training method. Everyone of them NEVER had an accident in the house once they were allowed free roam, often for hours at a time. Crates are relatively cheap, and the better ones will have a divider that you can use to gradually enlarge it as the pup gets bigger. Like andy said , dogs are very averse to eliminating in their " den " and if the space is small enough that they cant avoid their voids , they'll try like hell to hold it until they are let out. We never had to use a crate for more then the first month , overnight and when we went to work or on extensive errands.

Yep. Crate training really works. You should also feed the dog in there also.

The dog stays in the crate any time that he is not with you. Then the first thing you do when takeing the dog out of the crate is take him out side.

By the way where is the pictures? I am thing english or a bull mastiff as the next dog.

**mikey0086** · October 27th, 2009, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by normanvin

Yep. Crate training really works. You should also feed the dog in there also.

The dog stays in the crate any time that he is not with you. Then the first thing you do when takeing the dog out of the crate is take him out side.

By the way where is the pictures? I am thing english or a bull mastiff as the next dog.

i'll get some pics up soon, he's beautiful, 4 months old, 60lbs, brindle, great personality, but he's into the nippy teething stage, working on getting him to stop that as well

**granuale** · October 27th, 2009, 11:34 AM

2 things.

1. When he pees or poops outside, you need to act like he just gave you the winning powerball ticket. Every time! Praise and praise and immediately give him an awesome treat like bacon, or these remember this is not the time for your run of the mill milkbone. This is the time for a "training treat" - so called because it has a level of awesomeness not approached by the regular treat and thus the dog is highly motivated to do what is necessary to get the treat.

2. When the dog 'goes' inside - if you can catch him in the act you yell at him "NO!!" and immediately run him outside where hopefully you will get the chance to praise and treat. Don't yell at the dog unless you catch him in the act because he will have no idea why the hell you are yelling at him.

Finally, make sure those are good long walks. He should be pretty much empty by the time you get home.

Good Luck!!

**cgbudde** · October 27th, 2009, 11:35 AM

My wife is hounding me for a Cane Corso Mastiff. Too be honest I wouldn,t mind getting one. You have to post pictures.

**Dredly** · October 27th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Yup both of my pups were crate trained until they were around 1. we have 0 issues with control, they never run off unless they just forget where they are when chasing tree rats or rabbits and they come right home.

its all in the training, train your dog correctly and it will be an outstanding relationship, slack on the training and you are setting yourself up for years of aggravation.

another really good trick is to hang something from the door(like Christmas bells) that the dog can nudge when it has to go outside. just make sure when you hear them go off you get over there and let the pup out!

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**bigborehnd** · October 27th, 2009, 11:56 AM

X2 on the crate training and the praise when they've done good. If you are worried about giving your pup too many treats a little goes a long way. I used to cut up the treats into little pieces barely bigger than his dog food. He will be trained in no time. Stay on top of the obedience, that will be a large and powerful dog. I hate seeing large dogs that aren't trained to behave and the owner blames the dog. Good luck and post some pics.