Archive for House Training A Puppy

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.

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.

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 :)

I have a pomeranian puppy that just won’t go on the training mats! Everytime I see him sniffing and looking for a place to go, I place him on the pads immediately. Problem is, he runs off it and does his buisness right on the carpet. Why won’t he go on the pads? I need advice as a first time dog owner. Please help!

my best advice - GET RID OF THE PADS

the poor pup cannot understand why peeing inside on one thing is any different than peeing inside on something else

follow this link to sucessfully housetrain your pup
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/681_how-to-house-train-your-pup

I got a puppy for my kids about 2 weeks ago and I am trying so hard to get her house broke but nothing seems to be working. I take her out after we get done playing with her and after she wakes up and many times through out the day. But I take her out and we are out there for about 10 minutes and she does nothing so I bring her back in and then she goes in the floor as soon as we come back in the house. Any tips would be great, Thanks

No you do not have to crate train her!
Read the article on house training on the site below and follow those step. There are also other links you can follow that will give you good advice.

HELP! I have a new puppy and she is IMPOSSIBLE to house train! I take her outside every hour to two hours. I take her food 5 hours before I go to bed and her water 3 hours before I go to bed as the vet suggested. I had a puppy pad DIRECTLY next to the door. I give her treats & praise her when she does good outside. And still after all that, she still goes right in front of the door! Whether it’s pee or poop it doesnt matter. For a couple days she was doing good. If she had to go in-between going out she went on the pad, now she isn’t even doing that! I have another puppy from the same litter as her and that puppy does good going inside, she doesnt use the puppy pad and doesnt go in the house. Why is it so hard for my other puppy to learn?
She does go in her crate, she is in there all night, but I cannot leave her in there all day! She has a very small cage since she is small but still has slightly enough room to go in one corner and sleep in the other!
What are house training droplets & how do they work?
she doesnt give us ANY communication. Sometimes she will just go to the door and sniff aroud and then go back to her bed. But when she goes by the door to go she does nothing but go up to the door 1-3 feet away and just squats and goes. :(
Aw welcome to the labor of love with a puppy! Some pups r just a bit slow when it comes to house training. My dog was nearly 5 months old b4 he got it down 100%. Just keep doing what your doing. I would suggest stopping the puppy pad thing all together and just take her out to pee. If she messes in the house say NO, and take her out, she will get it, she might just be a slow learner


Pretty simple really, just pick her up and take her outside whenever she needs to go.

i want to know how you house train a puppy (cocker spaniel)

I used the "Puppy Pads’ for night time. During the day I would take him to the front door, reward him for going to the door, let him out to do his business.

The reward for going to the front door worked very well. I first rewarded him when he came back in, but then he started to go out, turn around and come right back in, and beg for his reward.

I have a miniature schnauzer who is around 3 months old. He goes to the bathroom outside, but only if I let him outside fairly often. If I don’t, he goes on the carpet. I give him treats, and praise him when he goes outside, and I make him sit before I open the door, but he just can’t get the hang of going to the door when he needs to. If he goes on the carpet, I scold him, and put him outside right away. It especially happens when I’m sleeping at night, and am not awake to put him outside. I’ve tried puppy pads, but he doesn’t use them. He’ll go right beside the pad. Is there anything I can do to help him understand that he needs to go to the door if he has to go to the bathroom?
Thanks so much!

On thing I learned when in the potty training phase is don’t scold the bad behavor..dogs don’t respond well to that.
Instead OVER reward the good behavor..not just with treats but with tons of praise and petting..act kinda silly for awhile but it works.
As far as having him notify you about needing to go out in the middle of the night I would recomend the following:
1st: be patient this will only last a few months as they are still "training" their bladder.
2nd: Make sure to take him out as the last thing you do right before bed..he will start to make this a habbit
3rd: No water after the last potty..put it up on the counter for the night(he might be drinking thru out the night causing more potty time)
4th:If you can, tie a bell to a long string and tie it to the door handle that you take him out to potty. Before you take him out make sure the door is closed.
Take him over to the door and have him sit..ring the bell and tell him good dog..then ring it again a few more times..and repeat this a few times b4 taking him outside for the night. After a few nights go to the door and then wait for him to ring the bell himself then reward..
We did this with our pups and now they know if they need to go potty and the door is shut this will get our attention to go up and go open it.
5th:As for the potty pads they were such a mess for our pups. They would go on them and then just drag them around the kitchen making even more of a mess(we had to tape em down).
As a puppy I would suggest crate training for the night. Most puppies will not mess in their own crates. If he does need to go he will start whinning(this is only after he’s calmed down and stopped whinning from being trapped in a crate at night). This will also help save your carpet. The crates are plastic and can be wiped down with a cleaning cloth. You can even throw in a blanket that smells like you to help them be comfortable. As well give him a treat for being in their and eventually you’ll say "bed" and he will go right into the crate.
I hope this helps and remember patients above all else!!
Good luck!!

We have a 14 week puppy. He has been going to the bathroom on the paper just fine until about a week ago. Now, it’s as if he doesn’t know when he has to pee. He even pees while he is walking, and after he realizes he is peeing, he stops and pees wherever he is. Are we giving him too much water? Is something wrong? Is this normal? Please help!

If it’s hot, he may be drinking more so just take him out more often. Try to stick to a schedule each day so he can get used to knowing when it’s time to go out. He may just grow out of it once through the puppy stage