So this is kind of a long one but I started fostering a pitty mix puppy about a week ago. I would guess he’s about 12 weeks old, though I’m not super sure. (We rescued him from a neglectful house and are just trying to train him as best we can while we look for a new home).
He has been doing pretty well overall. But training seems slow in a lot of ways because he gets so distracted by other animals. I don’t have any dogs of my own but we share a property with my family and as soon as any other dogs are around all bets are off. At night when we go outside for potty breaks the other dogs are normally inside and it’s fast an easy. He goes to the bathroom almost immediately and we can come right back inside. But the daytime is tricky. Anytime we walk out the door and another dog is within sight he takes off to be with them and will not focus up.
Hes doing mostly well on potty training.He has only pooped inside twice in the whole time we’ve had him, but he does have a couple pee accidents in the house during the day most days. I think that’s mostly because we go outside and he gets distracted and won’t go. I try to isolate him as much as possible when we go on potty breaks, but having to coral four other dogs to do so isn’t always possible.
Similarly, when we are inside he is pretty good about coming when called. (Expect when he’s being a sleepy lazy boy and it’s almost impossible to even get him to stand up). But outside, especially if there are any other dogs around he doesnt want to have anything to do with coming when I call. the other dogs are the most important.
I can’t keep everyone apart all the time and just want to know how other people have dealt with the presence of other animals and how that maybe has impacted your training experiences?
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