So, I just got a bullmastiff about 6 weeks ago. He is about a year and a half old, apparently hasn't been housetrained, and is the most skiddish dog I've ever met. He is great with me, but still really jumpy with any sound he doesn't recognize. If there is anything in the house that wasn't there before, he freaks out. He isn't making any progress in being housetrained. And as you all know, when a bullmastiff isn't housetrained it's a lot different than having a maltipoo that isn't housetrained.
I really have no idea what to do anymore. I've owned multiple huskies and akitas and had very little trouble housetraining them or making them feel comfortable around the house. This poor guy seems WAY high strung, which, from what I've read, is unusual for bullmastiffs. He seems like he prefers being outside. I will leave the back door open and he processds to run in, sniff everything, and run out. He continues this for a while until he decides to lay in the shade outside.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As a side note, he isn't neutered and is a hell of a pain to get to go anywhere because he freaks out in new places and especially with people he doesn't know. Oddly enough, he is amazing around any other kind of dog. He seems to not have a malicious or skiddish bone in his body when it comes to other canines, male or female. He immediately thinks he's there best friend.
Sigh...I feel lost and exahusted.
I really have no idea what to do anymore. I've owned multiple huskies and akitas and had very little trouble housetraining them or making them feel comfortable around the house. This poor guy seems WAY high strung, which, from what I've read, is unusual for bullmastiffs. He seems like he prefers being outside. I will leave the back door open and he processds to run in, sniff everything, and run out. He continues this for a while until he decides to lay in the shade outside.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As a side note, he isn't neutered and is a hell of a pain to get to go anywhere because he freaks out in new places and especially with people he doesn't know. Oddly enough, he is amazing around any other kind of dog. He seems to not have a malicious or skiddish bone in his body when it comes to other canines, male or female. He immediately thinks he's there best friend.
Sigh...I feel lost and exahusted.