I have a 12 month old blue nose Pit. He was given to me by a family that abused him. I am having a hard time getting him not to go to the bathroom in the house. It's been 4 months since we got him. We will let him out to use the bathroom and when my husband and I come back home from work, there's pee everywhere. I tried putting him in a cage, but he just keeps breaking out and hurting himself. I really don't want to get rid of him. I need advice on what else I can do. I don't have the funds to put him in doggy school.
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It sounds like this dog has anxiety when you are gone. Is he getting plenty of walks? This will help an anxious dog. Chew toys that require him to work for his food are helpful. Safe bones can work too. You may have a hard time getting him to adjust to a crate as it is probably a part of his anxiety. Pick a safe room if you must limit him. Anything you can do to build his confidence is helpful, especially agility training, or just throwing a ball for awhile. It takes time. Good for you for taking it on. In time he will trust you.
He is probably trying to mark his territory. Maybe instead of crating him you can buy baby gates and confine him to one room without carpeting.
You are more likely to have problems training a dog who is abused. He has trust issues so it is going to take more time and effort.
Spend time talking softly to him and petting. You want him to gain your trust. You can keep him on a leash in order to catch him using the house as his bathroom. Take him outside right away and when he pees give him a treat, praise him, and play a couple of minutes. The more times you get to reward his behaviour, the quicker he will train.
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