Potty Training Puppies Info

I’ve got a 14 month old doberman mix and she has a house training problem. We adopted her when she was about 9 months old and she wasn’t quite housebroken. She went on a two month crate training schedule and since then she has been able to roam the apartment during the day and sleep in our room at night with no problems. Lately, however she has started peeing in the house when there’s a break in her routine. For example, on a normal day, we walk her at about 5:30am, feed at about 6:00am, walk again at 7:30am, wife and I are gone for work from about 8:45 to 5:45, walk as soon as i get home at 5:45, feed again at 6:00-6:15, hang out, walk before bed at 9:30 or 10:00pm. She does fine on days like those. But in the past two weeks if there’s a change in schedule and she’s home alone at an unexpected time she pees in the house. For example, I went to dinner with a friend after she was fed and walked this evening, was only gone about an hour and sure enough, she had peed on the floor by the time I got home. We don’t make coming and going a big deal so she’s never very worked up when we leave or come home. She always has a couple of toys to keep her occupied when we’re away.

Is this anxiety or fear? Is she upset that we’re not at home? I’m not sure what to do. Should I go back to the crate?

Sorry for the short novel of a question. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Why is the dog loose rather than crated when you are not there?

Crates are places of shelter and safety for dogs.

As you know, they are reluctant to soil them.

Unless there is a medical issue, which is sounds like there isn’t.

Our new puppy was paper trained before she was given to the Humane Society and we’re struggling to get her to understand that it’s okay to potty outside.

get rid of the papers immediately,, and house break her like anyother dog.

never allow her to go inside again

we u know whoop her and she still does it we have got her a little box that she stays in all the time and she has gotton a little bit better but it still stinks!!!!

Get your pup to make OUTSIDE.
Read the questions here, it’s been asked and answered hundreds of times, "How do I potty train my dog?"
Clean up the house and it won’t smell anymore.

Our puppy, although she is getting a bit better, still does her business inside, especially in our bedrooms, mostly when we are away at school and forget to shut our doors. One of my mother’s students who is a dog trainer has told her that the most effective way to "potty-train" the dog is,when you find their poop or pee, instead of yelling at the dog/rubbing her face in it, it is best (this is gonna sound crazy)to yell at the poop or pee. She has said to stand above it, making sure your dog can see you, and yell something like "BAD POOP" or "BAD PEE!" and "NO!". We have tried this and it doesn’t seem to bother our dog a bit. She looks at us like were crazy and gets all excited and runs away. Is our dog just an idiot..or was this dog trainer the idiot? Have you ever heard of using this as a training mechanism?

I have a 6 month old golden retriever and he is pretty good, but if we are going to be gone for 5 or more hours at a time, we put him in our half bathroom with some newspaper on the floor. He still potties right on the newspaper if he has to, but he’s getting better. He still occasionally will potty on the carpet, but we know that’s our fault because we didn’t let him out enough or were gone too long and didn’t put him in the bathroom. When I do find it, I go and point to it and just say "Duke, what’s this?" and he immediately kind of crouches down as if to say "I know, I couldn’t help it". But, he’s still young and we never punish him. We just clean it up. Because we know we’ve still got a few months to go, because he is just a "Toddler" now and he’ll stop eventually.

i got a 8 week old boy German Shepard. The first day i bring him into my home, it pee’s. I need some help on how to Potty Train him before it turns into a bad habit. P.S. this is my 2nd day with him in my home. March 15,2010. help please
P.P.S, Yes I have a Crate.

Since you don’t know anything about house training I suggest you google House Training A Dog.

You need to take this 8 week old puppy outside every hour on the hour and repeat a word you are comfortable with. When he obliges make a big fuss of praising him and give him a treat. This is so he learns what you expect of him.
Stay with your puppy outside until he goes. If nothing happens within 20 minutes, bring him inside and put him in a crate for 10 minutes then take him outside again.
An 8 week old puppy can’t hold it for long, they have no control over their bowels and bladder, just the same as a human baby so you need to take him outside once every hour.

If you are diligent with this your puppy should be house trained reliably by the time he is 16 weeks old.

A lot of people seem to recommend crate training and while I can see reasons why, I would prefer not to use this method. I have two jack russell terrier pups (13 weeks old one male one female) who are getting there… every now and then though the little guy "forgets" if I don’t catch him in time, especially when it is raining! I would like feedback from people who have successfully trained their puppy/ies to go outside without using a crate. How long did it take? Any tips that worked?? Thank you
I do not know if you are at home with them all the time, or if there is a way that you can put them outside on a schedule. I always train my pets by putting them out on a schedule at first. It may seem strange however they are just like infants that we put on feeding schedules, except they are dogs and you just put them out approx every 2 hours for a few days and they will get the message. I would also give them their food and water outside while they were being trained. I would give them a small bowl of food (approx 1/4 cup) and a large bowl of water every 2 to 3 hours, and I would let them stay outside for about a half hour. It has always worked for me, I prefer putting them outside rather than pinning them up in a crate. I would also buy the spray that they sell in pet stores to use in case they went in the house. You would clean up the mess and they put a few squirts of this spray in the area where they went and this would deter them from going to that spot again. I would also put them outside every time they went in the house even if it was not the scheduled time to put them out. I would pick up their waste take it and them outside, let them see me put their waste on the ground and tell them that this is where they need to go. It seems like a lot but it really isn’t, and it has always worked for me. I wish you luck.

My mom has a four year old chihuahua that she has never house trained. The dog has been formally trained at a school, but is still a very horrible dog…obviously not it’s fault though. It’s always been able to just poop and pee where ever it pleases, which is a problem and disgusting and she just follows it around and cleans up after it. Anyways, she has called for my help because I’m usually good with dogs and its just difficult on where to start because it’s always been programmed in his brain that he is allowed to poop where ever he wants. I know that we need to clean up very well so his smell isn’t in the carpet anymore and we also need to start putting down his food and water at scheduled times so we know when he’s going to go, but does anyone else have any tips? and we don’t want him to use potty pads we actually want him to go outside. I’m here in the morning, and I can come at later in the day, but it’s her reponsibility to take him out the rest of the day, but she works 7 pm to 7 am so she is tired. I serioulsy need a schedule bad. also would it be better to buy the dog a harness instead of a leash because it’s so attched to my mom that when I take it outside it just trys to pull to go back inside and chokes itself. The problem is unbareable to even be with in the house. The dog also has major aggression problems, but those will have to be tackled later because house training needs to happen asap. It’s hard to take it out to poop though because it won’t walk in the snow…. so any suggestions about that would be great too.

Thanks in advance,
Jes
If someone gave a detailed schedule about feeding and when I should take it out, I’d for sure pick you for best answer. People have told me to crate train, but she is not going to want her dog in a crate all day. I need the best thing to do though. Please help.

My dog’s schedule: 7:30 a.m.: Wake up, pee, eat breakfast.
12:00 p.m.: (Long walk) Pee and poop.
4:00 p.m.: (If she has to) Pee.
7:00 p.m.: Eat.
10:30 p.m.: Pee (and poop if she feels like it)

Often, we’re at my friends house and she has a fenced in yard, so she goes outside a lot more (although, I never know what’s coming out of her because I’m not closely supervising).

I am buying a puppy tonight, and I need to know the quickest, best way to potty train her! I live in an apartment, and would prefer she is trained either on newspaper, or a litter box…. do puppy pads work? Please help me!

The pads work well and are better than news paper because they absorb more. If you are getting a smaller dog, I have heard great things about the litter boxes for dogs. Personally I wish I had trained my dog to use a little box because then he woudln’t have "accidents" when he is inside. There is special litter you can buy for dogs you can buy- I think it is called "Second Nature".

Just remember when training a new puppy, it is better to encourage the dog with positive re-enforcement (i.e. praise when the dog goes potty in the right place), than negative feedback (i.e. yelling, screaminng, and spanking the puppy) when it goes in the wrong place.

I have a Pomeranian who is a year old. She is potty trained but it took nine months to train her and sometimes (very rare though) she still has accidents when someone isn’t looking. I am considering getting another puppy (not sure of what breed yet) but I was wondering what the easiest method is to potty train a puppy? My dog now scratches at the door when she has to go. I know Poms are harder to potty train b/c they’re smaller dogs, but I’m just curious to know what the easiest method is? Thx!

There are a number of ways to train a new puppy. Of the two most popular, only crate training offers literally the best of all worlds. The reason is that you use the basic instincts of the animal to your advantage.

Housebreaking a new puppy is the only way you can reliably allow your pet to live in the house without it turning into a smelling dog bathroom. This is why the newspapers on the floor in the bathroom is NOT a good idea. Nothing that encourages your pet to relieve himself anywhere inside the home is a good idea.

The piddle pads, newspapers etc. idea is based on the concept that you should have a place for the dog to go while limiting their inside access. While this is not the best option, if you don’t have access to any outdoors area, this may be the only way to limit puppies bathroom potty business to one area of the house.

The absolute best thing you can do for your new pup is to give him a place of his own. We’re not talking fancy doghouse here but just somewhere that he can feel safe and secure…. a dog crate is the perfect place for them.

A dog crate limits puppy access to the rest of the house when you’re not watching. This is important especially when first housebreaking him.

Next, it offers your puppy a place to call his own. Oftentimes all the new smells and activities are simply overwhelming to a little puppy and they need to be secure and comfortable. Having a dog crate that is a place he can call home will make everyones life much easier.

The reason is that when a pack animal like a dog recognizes a den or "his home" they don’t relieve themselves in it. They’re interested in keeping "thier place" as clean as possible and soiling it is only by accident. Crate training allows for effective control of your pup until such time as they have good control of their bowels and understand that the right place to go to the bathroom is outside!

So crate training is based on your dogs natural instincts while piddle pads and newspapers encourage the pup to go in the very place where you don’t want them to go, namely inside your home.

Potty training for puppy dogs is best done using the crate training method to keep your pup from becoming confused

Scooby is my 8 pound Toy Fox Terrier I have had him 2 months and he six months old, I have been trying to house train him with the crate..how should I schedule this thing? At one point he would hold himself and go when we let him out, but now he will sit on the step and go once he gets inside.Should I leave him out a little longer? Is it because he is such a small dog and cold? Help..I am tired of steam cleaning, and spot botting my carpet. I need help this is the first puppy for my family and he is a great puppy but this is like WOW!!Please HELP

go outside with him. when he uses the bathroom outside make a big deal out of it and feed him treats. Trust me, this works. eventually he will associate using the bathroom outside as a positive thing. don’t worry he’s still young. he should out grow it but definitly try the treat thing