^Cobalt I'm so jealous of your pack! How are you housetraining? Do you use a crate or do you just take her out regularly? I will need to learn for the future.
Are catahoulas good guard dogs? I used to joke that our bully baby was a "watch"dog not a guard dog because she would watch any stranger come in and then make them her best friend.
They are supposed to be good hunting dogs that are also great family dogs, assertive but not aggressive, territorial, loyal, protective. They are an excellent farm dog, apparently. I am hoping she will be good with the horses....half the time they are near my house with only electric wire to keep them in. The other dogs ignore them.
She is learning the watchdog duties from the others, they all run to the gate and kick up a fuss. She listens well.
All the dogs can come and go out using at least one or more doors, but the big dogs are technically "outside" dogs. So mostly I am just shadowing Poppy and the instant she wakes up and scooping her up and taking her out and praising her. It's the nights that fail, but we have been having thunderstorms so all the dogs have been sleeping inside, and she doesn't cry when she wakes up, so I miss it
. During the day i just watch her like a hawk and take her out, or say NO if I catch her peeing or about to pee.
If she is ninja and I find a puddle, I just clean it and dont make a huge deal...She uses puppy pads too, but misses them sometimes.
Thank goodness I have super hard wood floors!!