Bulldog: Working on regaining man card

Training Over 35 Lifter
4075

Yeah will need to break him of it.too powerful of a dog to allow that behaviour.

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4076

Iā€™ve had a dog like that.
Tough habit to break . He was a retriever.

4077

Neutered or in tact?

4078

Either he stops or the wife will break it off.

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4079

Full function

4080

Okay! So I chatted to my wife about this. Sheā€™s been a vet assistant, managed the largest dog boarding facility in the city we used to live in, and has trained all types of animals in a professional capacity including penguins, turtles, sea lions, and yes, LOTS of dogs.

Resume out of the way, this is what she said:

Itā€™s not a ā€œhow to stop humpingā€ itā€™s a ā€œhow to manage his energy levelā€ through self control training and exercise so he knows how to cope with his excitement when it happens. Because he is intact he needs even more expulsion of his energy, physical and mental. Once he is a more calm dog overall then he will be able to control his impulses like humping.

With his energy level, yes, being fixed will help, but not the behaviours he has already taught himself. Regardless he still needs to be exercised and taught some impulse control.

Bulldogs are naturally stubborn so 5 years of no self control and learned behaviour is going to be so hard to adjust. The only thing that will work is 100% COMMITMENT.

4081

Tell your wife thanks from me! Father in law came by and was able to prevent Bear from jumping up and humping. Been pretty constant on the " down " command along with taking him on two walks before hand .

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4082

For the recordā€¦my new dog acts like a 60lbs toddler.

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4083

Thatā€™s funny because my 6 yr old son acts like a dog !!!

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4084

I mean, weā€™ve all been there.

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4085

He humps
He drools
He farts
He makes odd noises
And again my wife says he is my spirit animal

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4086

Donā€™t forget you still have 2 sons.

4087

Trust me. This year Iā€™m reminded every time we open the wallet to help with their living expenses .

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4088

Lol I think Bear might cure the wifeā€™s empty nest syndrome

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4089

Um? Kinda young at 6 wanting to hump things? :disappointed_relieved:

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4090

Lol I was more thinking dig things up and piss on any tree he sees !!

4091

Whoops. I stand corrected! :smirk:

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4092

When do you start making your own personal bulldog memes?!

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4093

Evidently

4094

Ugh my hips are all knotted up. Plus my lifting schedule is messed up from dealing with adding a new dog into the home.