I just recently became the owner of a 7 week old rottweiler/terrier, named Myxtar. I also have a 17 year old toy poodle. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas how i can train them to be togethere without play fighting.

Also, when I take them for a walk Myxtar (the puppy) will not go anywhere unless the poodle is in front of him. He will just sit down and not move if he is alone (without the poodle). Can anyone suggest anything to help me. I have read a lot of the posts about puppies and I am ordering a dvd for help with training.

Thank You.

For starters stop walking them together, you need to spend quality time alone with the new pup, to build a bond, right now the pup is being distracted by a very if I must say so Old Poodle, dogs left alone to much bond to each other than you have problems down the line traing them,crate the poodle or put it away in another room take the new pup out for a walk and use food to encourage him to walk forward and come to you when called, he will start associating you with something very nice <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />and when you finish getting that right start playing with a toy with him, you must be his best friend..not the poodle.

Thank you for your advice. My other question is that he does not want to walk at all when outside. I have tried to entice him with food and treats, however, he will not budge. I end up somewhat dragging him, which ofcourse I hate doing.

Also, whenever he is done taking a nap in his crate I take him right outside. He has very little problems or accidents in the home, but on occasion he will go to the bathroom in his crate at which point I take him outside, clean him and the crate and spray something to get rid of the amonia oder.

I was wondering if anyone else has had that problem with their puppies, and maybe he will just grow out of it.

Once again, thank you for your great advice.

My only expierence with puppies was a few months ago when I fostered two golden retriever puppies for GRRA. They were rescued by myself from living chained to a pole outside to being full fledged indoor dogs so we started from complete scratch. Maynard was very very timid and it took a LONG time of very slow and very rewarding training to get him to walk on a leash. All I can say is keep it slow, and make it as fun as possible. Maybe try walking him around the house for a while so he is used to the motions.

As for the house training, Maynard also did this. What I did to combat it was just be VERY patient. Take him outside often (once or twice every two hours) and when he goes make a HUGE deal out of it (jump up and down screaming in a very happy voice). Usually they will grow out of it and be potty trained, but sometimes more training is involved, of which I cannot give advice on because I have never expierenced it..

Thank You so much. I figured that he will grow out of it. It was just very strange, because the puppy came from a clean home and wasnt abused before. Hopefully it will not last long, because he is growing at an exponantial rate and it will be extremely hard to walk him when he gets bigger.

Again thank you for your advice!

Pups are like sponges what ever you put into that sponge is what you are likely to get out, the odd accident is perfectly normal with males especially, the male pup, I have have now is taking a lot longer, to house train, not because he is slow, but his bladder seems to go more frequently,some pups will only mess where they sleep when desperate,or overexcited, this will pass,make sure he gets nil per mouth at least 3 hrs before bed time, and take him out for his last, toilet session before he goes to bed..
some pups will have the occasional accident up to 6 mnths.The reason he will not go out willing, is he probably
is waiting for his poodle buddy to show the way, dogs get confidence and leadership from other dogs never underestimate pack mentality, so now you are going to have
to be firm, after a few firm tugs he will go, where you want,you can not always give in, he has to learn you are his leader, he must follow, keep tugging him use the food
to reward if he listens, try keeping him a little hungry before you try this, it won't work on a full stomach, so give him his food from a pouch on your waist feed dinner like this he has to eat, and he will learn all good things come from you, he may be a bit unsure, outside is a big place,but his hunger should get the better of him, so he will follow you could do this on the weekend so you have time to work with him, or take a few days off, this requires patience and a committment from you, don't give up..We all want our pets to love us, but dogs thrive on
routine,like children, they need set boundaries to work in.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hi, I had the same problem with my pup and he just occasionally soiled his bed. With some advice from another member I took a urine sample to the vets and he had an infection. Now no more accidents. It's probably worth checking just to rule out.
My pup was also the 'sit down, I'm going nowhere on a lead' and even with treats would only take a few steps. What worked for me is you have to be really silly (embarass yourself) and act really excited to get him to follow and when he does act even more silly with praise and keep going.
I did this in the garden for a few days first.
Hope it helps and good luck <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks again for the advice. I will definetley try the new advice out. I'll be sure to let everyone know what worked and what didnt. I think that keeping him a bit hungry before the walks and enticing him with food will work very well.

Thanks a lot for the great ideas. If anyone has any other ideas for anything besides walking on a leash, please PM me. I will take anything anyone has to offer.

Something you may want to keep an eye out for: I have a 5 yr old chihuahua and a 2 yr old GSD. When the GSD was little, he too, would want to follow the chi as pack leader until I spent enough time that he learned I was the leader. Watch the rott for signs of dominance toward the poodle as he gets older. I had some problems when the GSD decided that HE wanted to be leader-not that stupid tiny rat dog. I never had aggression issues between me and the dog, but the two definitely have their pack issues. Not saying it WILL happen, just saying it happened to me, and it's pretty serious because of the size difference.

I also in the past had a one yr old pomeranian then got a new female gsd; they were best of friends, however, in the beginning the pom must have dominated the gsd too much because when the gsd got older, her only flaw in obedience was she wanted to eat ALL little dogs. My trainer at the time said it was because of the pom dominating her as a puppy.
I've had my puppies wear their leashes in the house initially just dragging them around to get used to something hanging off their neck, in addition to all the other advise above too.