Potty Training Puppies Info

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1. 1 Katie B
   2010 Mar 15

   dogs especially males just realy like to mark so i would go to petsmart and they make a spray (2 different kinds) one that you spray where you want him to go and the other you spray where you dont want him to go. Also if you put a little diaper on him when you are not home or put a pad on his little wee wee usually if he goes and he stay wets all day he doesnt like the feeling so he eventually quits. hope that helped
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2. 2 CF_
   2010 Mar 15

   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
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3. 3 Charlotte K
   2010 Mar 15

   Try soaking one of the pads in one of his previous pee spots, puppies will be stimulated to go in the area that they smell their own urine and are attracted to the smell.

   Try also leaving him in a smaller enclosed area (either a pen or a gate) away from the carpet with some pee pads, so he has to choose the pad over the carpet.

   You can also buy a spray that attracts them to go on the pads….and a spray to keep them from going in certain areas.

   Good Luck!
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4. 4 KlaraGu
   2010 Mar 16

   Ok, so

   i too, have a yorkshire that peeps and poops everywhere. Last night, he peed in the kitchen! so, step one. When you see your Pomeranian sitting itself to poop or peep, pick it up quickly and put him/her on the pads. Then he will know, that the pads are where he should go. My yorkie, sometimes scrapes the door to go out to poop. When you’ve done this, find a word for him, like go pee! or something. Keep doing this, it will work!!

   hope it helped.

   :)):))
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   my own common sense

5. 5 wishnuwelltoo
   2010 Mar 16

   Some don’t like the sound of pee on the pee pads, try a litter box method. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don’t potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn’t. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst” and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn’t had an accident in several weeks, I don’t let my guard down. I don’t expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", ‘no biting", "no jumping", and "don’t eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn’t knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.

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   *I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you…..a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
   *OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
   *BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don’t have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
   *TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don’t have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
   *SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for poop, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won’t get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar plac
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