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28 Oct 2009
Is this a good method for housetraining a puppy?
~ Right after the puppy eats or drinks take it outside until it "goes" then reward him or her and do that until they understand? ~
Yes, sounds like you are on the right track.
Keep up the good work.
most of .the articles I’ve read say that puppy will need to go wee after drinking (eating,nap etc ). aren’t I making it difficult for puppy to NOT wee in the crate if she has water there?
should I only let her drink when she is supervised out of the crate?
puppy is 10 weeks old
ps thank you to everyone who answers this question or answered my previous questions
pup should only be in the crate at night ( no water) and for very short periods in the day… PLEASE do not make the mistake of over crating the dog…
the pup should be let out of the crate first thing in morning and brought immedieately outside for peeps and poops.
then back inside for breakfast ( with water available)
then right back outside for peeps and poops again..
allow the pup the be inside while you are watching it… IT WILL show you when it will need to relieve itself,, you must watch the body language carefully… if you cannot watch it , it can go back in the crate for a nap,, etc..
bear in mind for the first few weeks,, this will take up much of your time,,,, it is training,, the more time you spend during these first few weeks will be rewarded later in life… again,,, YOU need to housebreak the dog- and only use the crate as a training aid
She’s a 15 month old pomeranian-shit-zu mix, I really could use some help. This is ridiculous, we bought her off of someone a week ago and we’ve tried taking her out every twenty minutes and still, failure.
I adopted my dog when she was 1 year old, and she was not house trained. So, I put her on a schedule, like you are doing, which really helped. But I took her out every few hours, not every 20 minutes, because that would be impossible for me. First, you have to catch her going potty inside for anything to be effective. My friend kept her dog on a leash for an entire weekend, so he couldn’t leave her side. Any time he started to squat, or pee, or anything, she said "NO!" and immediately took him outside (don’t hit your dog). If he went potty outside he got HUGE Praise!! Like a little party in the backyard for going potty outside. If your dog goes potty in the house, but you didn’t see her, or catch her in the act, you have to ignore it. If you punish her for it after the fact, she won’t know what you are punishing her for. You have to CATCH her doing it. Any other time she chooses to go potty outside on her own also gets HUGE Praise!!
And if she ever has to be left alone while you leave the house, a crate is a great tool. The crate doesn’t have to be forever, but it is useful for learning. You will have to read up about crate training first, you can’t just throw her in there. Once she gets comfortable, you can leave her in there for a few hours while you get your stuff done, then immediately take her outside when you get home. I hope this helps. My dog was potty trained within less that two weeks this way. Good Luck!!!
If you really feel that the training just isn’t working, she may have a urinary tract infection. This can cause dogs to go potty in the house. You can take a urine sample in to your veterinarian and have them check for a UTI.
28 Oct 2009
I have a 5 weeks old male puppy, when should I start potty training him?, I read somewhere to take him out every hour to pee, how about to poo, how many minutes after eating should I take him out? and how bout if he’s already outside, playing by himself, do i just leave him outside to do his business?
his mom died rightaway after giving birth and he is the only survivor and i have no choice except taking care of him without his mom
The key to dog potty training is consistency, persistence and LOTS of patience. Any potty training method will do so long as you keep it consistent. Remember that what goes in the dog must come out. Keep a fixed schedule of your feedings and walk your dog outside after that. Any area will do, doesn’t have to be a grassy patch. Also, try to walk her in the morning to do its business and before sleeping at night. Remember to always pick up after your doggie. Don’t want to mess with the neighbors. House breaking (walking your dog outside) a dog is a better method and will not cost anything except your time and effort. Once he learned the behavior (don’t forget to praise or give treats), he won’t do it unless you get him to that particular spot. Best wishes.
28 Oct 2009
i have two10 week old puppies and need 2 start training them. i needed tips on how 2 potty train them. i have just been giving them a little smack on the butt and telling them ‘no’ and taking them outside 2 finish their business but it doesn’t seem 2 b working. PLEASE HELP!
i also wondered if nebody knew how 2 get them used 2 wearing a harness and being walked on a leash. we put the harness and leash on them and try 2 walk them around but they always just sit down and don’t want 2 walk.
First you have your hands full it is very difficult to train 2 pups at once unless there are 2 people to work with them at the same time. Timing can be critical and it is hard to get timing on the spot with 2.
Crate training is excellent. Use seperate crates if possible so they don’t have as much seperation anxiety when forced to be apart (like if one is taken to the vet or doesn’t feel good even better is if the crates are out of sight of each other or in different rooms). The crate should be big enough to stand up and lay down, turn around in but too large and they will potty in one end and sleep in the other. You can get the crates the full grown size they will need and block part of it off with a box while they are young. This will also help a lot to tell which pup is making the potty mistakes.
Take them out when they wake, a few minutes after they eat and after they rough house or play a bit. Take them to the same spot each time so they know why they are there. Give them a word command like potty. When they start to go, repeat the word and praise them like they just won the olympics. Give a treat or belly rubs what ever the pup likes. A pup should be able to hold it for 1 hr for each month of age. The best way is to prevent mistakes. Tethering a pup to you as you move about the house ensures you will keep them in sight but would be hard with 2 in tow.
If they make a mistake and you CATCH them in the act give a firm NO and immediantly pick the pup up (tucking the tail between the legs will stop most pups mid-stream) and take to the place to potty. Use a leash and don’t let them wander around they forget why they are there because the world is one big distraction. If you find a mistake after the fact don’t punish, especially when you can not be positive which made it. Instead clean it up (out of their sight) and tell yourself you will keep a better eye on them.
Physical punishment is not understood by them and they can become hand shy. Your pup should see you as the bringer of all good things, physically disciplining a young pup can make them fearful and untrusting.
If they fuss wanting out of the crate when you put them in it and you KNOW they do not need out you have to ignore them completely, don’t tell them to hush, don’t go look at them, they need to learn that fussing will not let them out of the crate. Get them on a feeding schedule and do not feed them for at least 2 hours before bedtime, take up water at least 1 hr before bed. Never put food or water in the crate overnight, they can do just fine without it at night. During the day when they tire out and nap, put them in the crates to nap. They will learn it is the best place to sleep and eventually go there on their own. Never allow children to disturb a pup in the crate, it needs to be thier refuge from the excitement of the house. By working on this during the day too you will also avoid a lot of the fussing at night because they get used to being crated sooner. Try to keep the crate in the same place.
On the harness.
First be aware that dogs on a harness generally pull harder.
Put the harness on both pups and tie a piece of string to both chain loops. Make a big enough knot at the end of the string for the other pup to get a good grip on. Each pup will find this knot on the other pups string and pull each other with it. If you use a flat collar, keep the string short enough that they can not reach the knot on their own string to chew on. I have had entire litters that never pull on a leash because they were done this way and will automatically follow the leader with the end of the leash (or string in this case).
I have a 4 month old chihuaua, i work 12 to 16 hours a day and my fiance don’t have a lot of patience, so i am trying to find a way to house train the puppy that’s easy and that can be done around my work schedule, he keeps doing his buisness on the carpet we have gotten it cleaned and have even bought our own carpet cleaner, but the carpet still smells because he won’t stop. the puppy pads we got don’t seem to be any good. and taking him outside don’t either, he will walk outside for 15 to 20 minutes or more sometimes and not do anything, then as soon as we go in he will go on the carpet. I don’t know what to do, but ii have to stop this behavior before it gets too out of hand. Is there a way?
You are teaching him to go on the floor by using the potty pads. All pups should be watched 100% of the time or in a crate. When he starts to take the stance grab him and go outside!!
26 Oct 2009
I’m living in a town where I really have no friends. When I come home, there is nothing for me to do except watch tv. I have wanted a dog for a long time. However, I do not think that I would be good at house training the dog. Is there a certain breed of dogs that are easier to train than others? And how do you house train a dog anyway??
You can adopt an older dog that has already been trained so that you don’t have to deal with it because it will be difficult to train a puppy. If you do want a puppy I would say crate train it, from what I’ve read it is the easiest and quickest way to potty train a dog and its very helpful for when you’re not home so that your puppy doesn’t tear up your possessions.
Also, be prepared for tons of people on here telling you that you are not ready for a dog if you aren’t prepared to train it.
Currently trying to teach my puppy to ring a bell hanging by the door, to alert us she needs to go out to potty. Only problem is she seems to be afraid of the bell. I am using a fog style bell (traditional) rather than a sleigh type bell. Which is a little louder. For those of you who have bell trained your puppies, is this typical at first? Will she just get passed it? What type of bell did you use? Surely, that shouldn’t matter, should it?
I was at a point of daily frustration with cleaning up puppy potty messes in the house when I decided to hang a bell on the doorknob to train him. My pup was almost 6 months old. Initially there was one problem. I totally forgot the bell was there, and went on with the daily frustration routine, wondering if it would ever end. Then, one day a few weeks later I was at the other end of the house, and I heard a bell ring. Hmmm, I thought. My pup and I were the only two people (he thinks he’s people, too) in the house, so what was that? As I made my way to the entry, I could see my pup standing next to the door where the bell was swaying. I was speechless! I praised him and let him out, and decided it was high time for my pup to train me to open the door whenever he rang the bell to go outside. I was diligent in working with him to use the bell several times every day. It was only about 2 ½ weeks before he was using the bell consistently, and my dog potty problems were no more. Teaching your puppy to use a bell to tell you when it needs to eliminate will be extremely beneficial for you because it gives you experience training your dog and saves you a lot of times, energy and stress compared to other forms of housebreaking.
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