NatalieRose
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Yesterday I adopted a fantastic 7 year old bull mastiff named Major. He is quite polite overall and got a 1/5 (best option) for all behavior testing at the humane society. The owners who surrendered him noted on the forms that when he has to go out he barks at the door.
Sounds like a good system. Except he woke me up 4 times last night to go out. It seems to me like he's used to having people on his schedule- not the other way around.
My plan is to work on crating him so that he has a more consistent schedule and realizes that walks are for going potty and not to wake mom up 4 times a night.
Any and all advice for helping me with this process would be great. I'm worried about him barking at night being crated.
Bullmastiffs are known for being quiet- I feel like they overrode his nature and trained a bad behavior into him
Sounds like a good system. Except he woke me up 4 times last night to go out. It seems to me like he's used to having people on his schedule- not the other way around.
My plan is to work on crating him so that he has a more consistent schedule and realizes that walks are for going potty and not to wake mom up 4 times a night.
Any and all advice for helping me with this process would be great. I'm worried about him barking at night being crated.
Bullmastiffs are known for being quiet- I feel like they overrode his nature and trained a bad behavior into him