Welcome to my blog about Potty Training Puppies. This is one of the first tasks to tackle when you bring home your new pet. And, it’s one of the most important. Proper training right from the start will make it easier for you and your new best friend.
We’ve had two dogs from puppies. A Golden Retriever named Pirate who lived until he was 16 and a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier named Una (rhymes with tuna and means ‘unity’ and ‘little lamb’ in Gaelic). Both were crate-trained with great succes.
However, crate-training isn’t the only way to go. As you’ll discover in the various articles and videos on this page, there are a number of methods. The common thread is the use of consistency and patience. Read and view to discover the method that’s right for you.
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puppy 7 weeks , have garden but there are quite a lot of cats also have crate
You’ll probably have to take the pup outside in the middle of the night… at that age, they just can’t hold it all night yet. Count on that for a few more weeks at least.
For training, its best to take the pup out on a leash (to go potty), bring it right to "its spot", and encourage it to go right away (cheer him on lol), give him LOTS of praise when he goes, the odd treat doesn’t hurt either, then bring him right back in. Making it as quick as possible outside (ie. no play time, just potty) will help the dog to associate that outside=potty, and potty=outside!
Pups should normally stay with their mum and litter mates until at least 8 weeks… so when you get to the vet for the pup’s first checkup (you’ll want to do this in the next couple of days for sure, if you haven’t already), make sure you talk to them about socialization, VERY important lessons that the pup would otherwise learn from its mum. Good luck!
Ever since having my daughter (she’s 6 months old) my dog has been jealous for obvious reasons. Who can blame her? My husband and I do our best to spend time with her and take her out to play but with the baby and working, it’s hard to get "real outside playtime" in. Even though we walk her she still saves up and pees in the house! We’ve laid down wee-wee pads and she’ll go on them for the most part but usually only makes it half-way on the actual pad. She knows better and I know part of this is her showing us she’s upset with us but I’m tired of having to clean up after her in the house almost every day! I can’t afford to take her to training again or to have someone come by and take her out for fun. Unfortunately there are no doggy daycares in my area or I’d leave her there once or twice a week to see if it’d help. Are there any other techniques we can try to help her stop going in the house? Our yard isn’t fenced in, otherwise we’d leave her out there while we’re out!
We trained her as a puppy on the pads so she knows what they’re for but we recently moved from a home with a fenced yard to a home without one (over the summer). So she’s had time to adjust and has adjusted to this kind of change in the past without problems like this. She’s 100lbs so I really don’t have room for a crate that size in my house.
Crate train her. If you can’t have eyes on her, she should be in her crate.
Asking her to use the pee pads is confusing her (if previously you taught her to pee outside exclusively). Pee pads do nothing but teach the dog it is OK to piddle in the house. They’re very confusing.
Crate train her. Good luck!
Oh, and dog’s don’t do things for spite - you’re humanizing your pet. She’s doing it because she’s confused by the pads when before she was taught it was NOT ok to pee in the house. She’s probably peeing and running at the same time to avoid the correction she was taught earlier - which would explain the 1/2 on 1/2 off scenario of the pee pads.
I am a single mom and I have two kids, two dogs, three cats and two snakes - I also work 40+ hours a week and volunteer twice a week - so it can be done. Good luck!
I just got a really adorable 6week puppy. I am trying to potty train him. I made him a little potty area with pads and I used the potty training spray, however he only uses the bathroom behind my living room couch. It is driving me crazy and I am considering giving him back. Could ANYONE give me a few tips. ( I haven’t taken him outside yet because there is snow on the ground)
TAKE him out every two or three hours. Snow won’t hurt him. He will like to play in the snow.
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So im getting a westie puppy on december 1st, she is only 8 weeks old, but i move into my new house in January. Any tips on house to get her house training at least started before we move?
I have a Westie dog who was a puppy just two years ago. This is what we did…
-We bought a bell that hung low to the ground (within his reach). We hung it by the door he would be using to go outdoors. When we were leaving the house to go on a walk, etc., we would go by that door and ring the bell in front of him each time. Eventually, he let us know when he needed to "go" by ringing the bell - he just pushed it with his nose. Now, even at 2 years old, he still does!
-Each time he had an accident in the house, we tried not to scold him. Dogs don’t understand punishment. If you catch her in the act of going to the washroom indoors, pick her up (even in the middle of a pee!) and take her outdoors. If you discover a mess that has already been made, just clean it up. It’s too late. Scolding her will only confuse her and make her afraid of you. Praise her if she finishes her business outdoors. Each time my dog ‘went’ outdoors, we would praise him. That’s a simple way to let them know what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. Reward him! Treats and playing with her toys with her are two great ways.
-Get your pup a crate. If you’re going to be leaving the house a lot this is a great idea so that they don’t soil your house or ruin any furniture. Plus, it’s like their own ’space’ - which most dogs enjoy. Most dogs also don’t want to soil their beds because they have to lie on it. Furnish the crate with a soft dog bed and a few toys for entertainment. Drape a towel over the top so they feel more protected.
Westies are a great breed - enjoy!
XOXO,
Laurie
Does anyone have any tips on house training a 3 year old dog? My sister-in-law was just given a dog & would like him in the house, but he just does his business wherever. Any tips please? Thanks.
Firstly, you shoud NEVER scald or yell at a dog for peeing or pooing inside. They are only dogs - they dont know that you are yelling at them for WHERE they did a mess. They take it as a punishment for doing the deed itself.
I have just trained a 1 1/2 year old rescue dog. i took her outside to her toilet (i have a petloo) every time she woke up, ate or drank. I repeated the same word over and over every time she toileted (my command was "be quick") now she knows that when i say "be quick" it means "please try to go pee" this is very useful if you are going on a long trip or to a friends house.
There are special drops you can buy from the pet store which attracts the dog to toilet where u leave them. it is very useful. always give your dog access to the place that u are asking them to toilet so they dont get confused. this is especially important during the actual training process.
if your dog does mess in the house, DO NOT yell, scald, hit, rub its nose in it or near it, or anything of that nature. simply pick it up and take it to the place where it is suposed to be going to the toilet. every time you see ur dog going to the toilet, give it a treat and over praise it!! it will love that! dogs love to please us!
Hint: if you wish for your dog to toilet in the back yard, make sure to take it to exactly the same corner of the yard every time, so that it accosiates this space with toileting.
it took me around a week to FULLY toilet train my pooch, and have never thought of it again. she naver makes a mess in the house.
I sincerely wish you the very best of luck! don’t give up - remember it can be done, but u have to b persistant! Hope i was able to help!! =)
My friend just got a shi tzu and after it eats they leave it in this crate-like thing with a bunch of newspapers until it finally poos or pees. Only when shes all done do they let her out of the crate. Do you this this will work? Because I have a puppy too and im trying to house break it.
No it won’t work at all. Crate training is about training a puppy NOT to eliminate in the crate.
Your friend needs a quick dose of the smarts. She will have this puppy going to the crate to pee and poop because that’s where she is teaching him to go. Your friend couldn’t be more wrong than she is.
Do a google search on crate training and learn how to properly crate train a puppy.
Has anyone did this or have any thoughts on it?
i have and they learn quick. at pet store they sell this litter that apparently has dog urine smell or something on it, and they love it! sometimes they want to play in it like a sandbox too, but it totally worked for me. i had two puppies that i bought about 5 months aprt and each one learned. if you don’t clean it out they will do their business elsewhere, but it worked for us. eventually you can switch it to newspaper and they will be fine with it, but when just teaching them, stick with the litter. you need to reinforce it with praise, excitement and a dog treat each time and they’ll totally get it!
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