House training a dog?
06 Feb 2010
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!! =)
7 Responses
2010 Feb 06
it may be harder because of the dogs age. Do what you would when training a puppy. Take him out every hour or so and encourage him to go. and if he does give him a treat.
References :
2010 Feb 06
First of, it might be hard due to his age but what worked for me is: Bring him to the area, put his face close to the mess (not necessarily into it) and scold him verbally letting him know he did wrong. Dogs are smarter than people realize, they know when they did wrong if you let them know it…
References :
2010 Feb 06
my friend recommended me on that site he said it is very good one http://sratim.sitstay.hop.clickbank.net/
References :
2010 Feb 06
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!! =)
References :
2010 Feb 06
Just keep taking him regularly, you’ll find older dogs want to go out there to do it anyway. If you take him outside and when he does do his business out there praise him for it, (if you take him outside the same time every day he will also only go at those times, thats for a poo.).
References :
2010 Feb 06
well it depends on how long she has had him. because some dogs get nervous especially in new environments. i have three dogs and i got them as puppies and older. but what i did was gate trained them. leave them in the kitchen with a baby gate in the entrance. i say in the kitchen then this way if the dog has a accident its easier to wipe up. then every hr. you ask the dog if he/she has to go poty/outside then guide the dog to the door and let them out. it took me only a week and my new puppie is almost there to roam around the house. lots of praise and feed twice a day and limit water through the day. hopefully this helps. and tell ur sis-in-law to have time 2 do this.
References :
2010 Feb 06
Adult dogs have better bladder and bowel control compared to puppies so can potentially be easier to house train. However, they might have develop habits that can be difficult to overcome.
My neighbor adopted 4-year old dog and has successfully potty trained it using the house training methods for adult dogs in "The Ultimate House Training Guide".
http://www.maltesedogtips.com/htg-y
References :