Anyone have any advice on how to train my great pyrenees puppy?

He acts like he doesn't even hear me but when I correct him he runs and hides under the table cuz he knows he's done wrong. Are all puppies like this? And the training thing uhhh. He goes to the door most of the time but other times he just goes on my living room carpet. He is very persistant. Any advice would greatly be appreciated!Anyone have any advice on how to train my great pyrenees puppy?
I had a Great Pyrenees. I raised him from 7 weeks till he had to be put down at 11. They are difficult dogs to train. Very stubborn. This will take more time and patience than the average dog. Get him used to being brushed every day now. This will be a necessity when his coat becomes mature. He was 3 months before he was absolutely trained. They are wonderful dogs, but they do get aggressive if you let them, so dont let him. I had alot of problems, which vets werent used to, being their a unpopular breed. Feel free to contact me with any questions.Anyone have any advice on how to train my great pyrenees puppy?
How old is your puppy? If he's younger than 6 months of age, he is ';going'; on your carpet because he can't hold it yet. A dog is unable to hold it for more than a few moments until they are around 5-6 months of age, so before that, you will expect a lot of mistakes. That's normal. He also may be confused as to what to do. A lot of people don't know how to speak ';dog,'; and this usually causes dogs (especially puppies) to get really confused about what you expect them to do.





Puppies before 5-6 months may need to go potty as frequently as every 2 hours, and its triggered by eating, drinking, waking up, coming out of confinement, playing. So if you and your puppy do one of these things, he will probably need to go out. Never keep a puppy out longer than 5-6 minutes. If he has to go, he will, if he doesn't staying out longer won't change that. If he doesn't go in that 5-6 minutes, watch for circling (running or pacing in a circle), dedicated sniffing (sniffing without noticing you calling his name), or squatting/lifting a leg. These are signs that he's about to go. If you catch him doing one, get his attention and take him outside.





Also, make sure you are cleaning his mistakes with a pet stain remover. Dogs often go in the same place over and over because their owners are not cleaning up after them correctly. Pet stain removers are made to break down the scent enzymes in ';mistakes'; so that the dog doesn't go in the same spot when he smells it. I never expect my puppies to go outside (completely) until around 6 months. I train them to puppy pads and outdoors and transition to strictly outdoors at 6 months (when their systems are developed enought to hold it until they can be let out).





As far as correcting a puppy, make sure you do not yell at them when and if they make a mistake. They will start associating you yelling at them with going to the bathroom and may have a hard time doing it in front of you from then on. If you don't see the dog do it, you can't yell at him for it. They don't associate past events with what is going on currently. If you do catch him making a mistake, get his attention (I suggest with a shaker can because its a neutral stimulus) and quickly let him out. Also, never.. NEVER rub a dogs nose in their mistakes. They don't understand that rub nose on carpet + my mess + NO = do not pee in the house. The dog may actually be hiding because he is sensing your angry. Dogs pick up on body language more so than people.





If you are looking for a good training method for potty training, and obedience training in general, I suggest looking at clicker training. I have never had problems with it, nor known anyone who has used it correctly to have problems with it.


http://www.clickertrain.com/whatis.html what clicker training is


http://www.clickertrain.com/getstarted.h鈥?/a> getting started


http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles鈥?/a> correct usuage and help sites





petsmart also has a good beginners clicker training class. I've found clicker training to be very useful, especially with large dogs or dogs who don't always pay attention. It is also very good on stubborn breeds. My Lhasa (another extremely stubborn breed) wouldn't even sit on command until we began clicker training. Once we started he began listening within a few days. A few weeks later he could dance, give hugs, kiss, give paws, and some other fun tricks. (Fun tricks are a good way to continue obedience training and have a little fun while learning) Good Luck!
Heather, I cannot claim expertise with Great Pyrenees (rhyme!) but there's a lot of informtion here which may help you a great deal: http://www.whosyadoggy.com/dogforum/inde鈥?/a>





Also, if he acts as if he doesn't hear you, is there a possibility that he actually doesn't - that he has a hearing problem? It may be appropriate to check this, because then special training methods will be required.





Good luck! :)