[cosraq]

I raised my dog up to 3 years in apartment then i moved to a house with backyard. At first my dog was very happy to stay in the yard and didn't want to enter in the house. But now he is trying to get in the house.
My question is: how can I train Roly not to enter house?

[CorkyMax]

If your Roly, the bulldog that you love so much was a house (apartment) dog for 3 years---Why don't you want him in the house??!!
He must be well trained and house broke after being in an apartment for 3 yrs. How old is he? If you have had him since he was a pup----He must be use to being inside with his human--He probably doesn't understand why you won't let him in!!! Especially if he is an affectionate dog! I have a doggie door and my 2 dogs can do as they choose and mostly they choose to be in the house with me. I do shut the doggie door off later at night as I don't want them outside at all then. Why don't you reconsider and let your Roly in??

[cosraq]

Well, now i have a little baby, a beautiful girl that i also love a lot, one month old. And is not permitted to keep a dog with a baby so small. And second thing Roly loves to stay outside, his only problem is that he wants us to stay outside to.

[cigwyllt]

I don't understand - who says you can't keep a baby and a dog in the same house? I had my dogs then I had my children - never any problems between them.

[Lunareclipse]

When we had our little people, we had cats and big drooly saint bernards. We didn't make them move outside. All coexist just wonderfully. Now our baby is 3 years old and the dogs watch over her. Why can't you have a dog in the house with the baby? Pets are wonderful for children. They are great for them to learn how to treat animals with care and respect.

[cosraq]

) I am under the gun.
My wife is a little obsessed with cleaning and Roly is not a very clean dog. We had to clean after him almost daily in the apartment to have a semicleaned house. My bulldog spits and puts his hair all over anyone in the house, except me.
And in my country all the doctors recommend not to have animals until the baby is around 2 years.
And as i told before... my dog really likes to stay outside.

Now the question is: how i can train him not to try enter the house?
The question is not: should i let Roly inside?

[Lunareclipse]

I can't help you with this. I totally disagree that a dog in the house with a baby is a bad idea until the child is two years old. The way I see it, throwing the dog out for being messing and getting hair everywhere is like throwing a child out for coloring on the walls or peeing their pants. Each comes with their own mess. Maybe rehoming the dog would be better for the dog? Obviously your wife sees the dog as being a disposible messmaker instead of a living, breathing thing that desires love and affection and should be an accepted part of the family.

The dog just doesn't want to be in the house. He wants to be with his family.

[cosraq]

"I totally disagree that a dog in the house with a baby is a bad idea until the child is two years old. "
For this you should come to Romania and tell the doctors. Romania is a beautiful and friendly country.
"The way I see it, throwing the dog out for being messing and getting hair everywhere is like throwing a child out for coloring on the walls or peeing their pants."
Is not really the same thing because a child learns not to color walls and pee his pants until he get 2 years old but you cannot explain your dog that he spits all over and he has to stop.
"Each comes with their own mess."
Right, but a child learns quickly that he has to stay clean.
"Maybe rehoming the dog would be better for the dog?"
Roly is very attached and he is in stress if i don't stay outside and play with him for a day. How will he react when he will see me just once a week?
"Obviously your wife sees the dog as being a disposible messmaker instead of a living, breathing thing that desires love and affection and should be an accepted part of the family."
Wrong, my wife is very loving and protecting with him, is not the problem of love here. She accepted him as part of the family long ago...
"The dog just doesn't want to be in the house. He wants to be with his family."
He is with his family, only he lives in a larger room, the yard... And he plays with us, but also he should learn to respect our privacy. Every member of our family has his own room and he is no exception. The only difference is that his room is in the yard.

[Lunareclipse]

If your dog is happy outside, why are you here asking how to make him stay out? Find a better home for him. If he was happy outdoors all the time, he wouldn't be trying to get in.

[cigwyllt]

I am sorry - your post does not make sense. Firstly you are saying you want him to learn not to enter the house, then you say that he wants to be outside. I appreciate that perhaps the medical advice you have been given is to keep the dog away until the child is 2 years old but that is totally at odds with the opinions of doctors here in the UK and in the US.

Perhaps if you took full and active responsibility for cleaning after him your wife would tolerate him in the house.

[cosraq]

Originally Posted by Lunareclipse

If your dog is happy outside, why are you here asking how to make him stay out? Find a better home for him. If he was happy outdoors all the time, he wouldn't be trying to get in.

Are you happy all the time?

Originally Posted by cigwyllt

I am sorry - your post does not make sense. Firstly you are saying you want him to learn not to enter the house, then you say that he wants to be outside. I appreciate that perhaps the medical advice you have been given is to keep the dog away until the child is 2 years old but that is totally at odds with the opinions of doctors here in the UK and in the US.

Perhaps if you took full and active responsibility for cleaning after him your wife would tolerate him in the house.

If you read carefully all posts you will understand.
For 2 months, I was letting the door open and he had no interest to enter. Last days he made his goal to enter home, and he is like his owner, he won't let go until succeed.

I was cleaning daily, cleaning more I had to leave my job. We also had a housekeeper.

Anyway, I reward him when he is not trying to enter. Hope it works.

[dogdragoness]

I agree, mine always want to get in lol... Mostly BC its like... 105 Lol. But they only come in when I go somewhere & at night .

[cigwyllt]

I have read and reread your posts and I still can't understand what the problem is.

This is what I understand:

He was happy outside but now he wants to come inside.

He wants you to be outside with him.

Those are two separate issues.

[cosraq]

Originally Posted by cigwyllt

I have read and reread your posts and I still can't understand what the problem is.

This is what I understand:

He was happy outside but now he wants to come inside.

He wants you to be outside with him.

Those are two separate issues.

Yes, we stay outside and play with him. But he wants us to stay more... would be perfect to stay all day. But we have other things to do of course.

I started to reward him, and it's working.

[PatrickCampbell]

You are taking care of your dog from past three years. During this period your dog has affection for you and thinks you as parent. So, why don't you allow him to enter in your house? Naturally, he will do it. Instead of avoiding him you just be little more conscious for your kid. And, I also want to tell my other friends that dogs and kids can live together but it's necessary to provide training to both. Once both will accept each other things would be fine. I accept we have to take much precautions when there is a kid in home. Somewhere you have to compromise... either allow him inside or stop thinking about it.

[cosraq]

Roly stopped to try enter house... for now. I think he is making another strategy and he stopped for a while.

Cezar (from the tv show) offered a solution, he says to show the house to the dog. If you are not doing this the house will always be a mysterious place to conquer. I can't wait to show the house to Roly

[cigwyllt]

I am sorry, I have never heard such rubbish!!!! There are rooms in my house that my dog has never entered and she has never shown any urge to "conquer" them!

If he must stay outside and he seems happy there for now then leave him there. Don't confuse the poor dog by taking him round the house then refusing to let him back in!

It really is not a good idea to take your dog training tips from a tv show - especially not one with a controversial figure such as Milan. Remember he is working with dogs who are facing their last chance. Not ordinary pet dogs.

[cosraq]

Originally Posted by cigwyllt

I am sorry, I have never heard such rubbish!!!! There are rooms in my house that my dog has never entered and she has never shown any urge to "conquer" them!

If he must stay outside and he seems happy there for now then leave him there. Don't confuse the poor dog by taking him round the house then refusing to let him back in!

It really is not a good idea to take your dog training tips from a tv show - especially not one with a controversial figure such as Milan. Remember he is working with dogs who are facing their last chance. Not ordinary pet dogs.

Now I'm in a dilemma. I saw a lot of advices of Cesar Millan that worked fine, and for what i have seen he is dealing with pets, not "dogs who are facing their last chance".
I am also sure that some advices work on some dogs and with other dogs not.

Hmmmm...

[Lara's mom]

Right now I'm feeling badly for the dogs that live in Romania!

[Lunareclipse]

Originally Posted by Lara's mom

Right now I'm feeling badly for the dogs that live in Romania!

Sad to say, but I have to agree. You shouldn't keep a bulldog outside anyway. Their coat is too short and not dense enough to be out in the elements all the time. Also all of the wrinkles on their face need to be cleaned frequently. The dog could suffer respiration and infections from being exposed to constant dirt and grime from being outside. Find a new home for your dog. Someplace where there isn't an uptight wife complaining that everything isn't immaculate enough. If your wife cleans as often as you says she does and expects everything to be as clean as you say she does, she needs to see a psychiatrist. She has an obsessive compulsive disorder. If you didn't want a slobbery dog around a baby, you should have never gotten a bulldog in the first place. I'd say to go get a house plant, but that would probably be too dirty too.