How do i potty train a puppy by crate training?
19 Dec 2009
How can i potty train it by a crate?I seriously have no Idea(new dog owner)
The idea of a crate is to use your puppy’s natural desire to keep its bed clean. If the area he is in small, he will try to ‘hold it’ instead of soiling his bed and possibly himself. This way he learns to be housebroken much faster than if he roamed around the house peeing and pooping at will.
You can start off with a crate big enough for an adult and simply place a board or something inside to make it ’smaller’ for your pup. Otherwise, start with a temporary crate small enough so he turn around in comfortably but not big enough that he can pee on one side and sleep on the other.
You can use the crate whenever you cannot pay attention to your dog: when you are sleeping, eating, working, not at home, etc. You should not leave a puppy inside a crate for more than a few hours at a time depending on his age.
The crate is his ‘room’ and should have a comfortable bed, toys, etc. Keep the door open and throw a ball or toy inside and let him go in and get it. Some puppies end up sleeping in their crates even with the door open.
Some people think they should always have water but I think he is liable to knock it over and make a mess for himself.
Take him out frequently, after getting up, after play, after eating and every couple of hours if he is young. That will mean getting up in the middle of the night for awhile but it will teach him to be ‘clean’ much faster.
Some people like two crates: one downstairs in the family room and another in the bedroom. If you get a large enough crate, he can use it all of his life including in the car and for traveling.
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2009 Dec 19
ok… this is easy..
put her in the crate leave her in there until you think she has to "go" when you take her outside prasie her when she what she needs to do
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2009 Dec 20
You don’t potty train it in the crate, you train it NOT to go potty in the crate! What you do is create a system you teach your dog that let’s you know they need to go. My dog touches the door stopper spring when she needs to go. Others just paw at the door. You need to do the action yourself and let her out immediately afterwards so she associates the action with going outside. In the beginning, she might have to go in the crate if she does not have access to her "outside action", but after a while she will find out she needs the action to go outside. Make sure you do take her out even if she doesn’t do the action, because she will not understand at first, but do the action each time you let her out.
Good luck!
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2009 Dec 20
You keep your new pup in the crate, except for feeing/watering times, potty time and for playing.
First, it will take a little time for him to get used to the crate (prepare yourself for gut wrenching crying), but it eventually stops. You take your puppy out every hour and eventually you can wait for every 2, then 3 hours.
Watch your puppy closely as you start to leave him out for some time. Never leave him unsupervised, as this will make it difficult to catch accidents in action, plus your puppy can get into trouble.
When you do catch you pup having an accident, immediately put him in his crate. He’ll start to understand that his freedom is short lived when he has an accident.
ETA: Pay close attention to your dog even when they are crated. You will begin to recognize when your dog has to go out.
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2009 Dec 20
Puppies have an instinct to not go potty in their sleeping area. The crate (usually a small portable plastic dog kennel) becomes her "den" and she will naturally not want to potty in there. Dogs can generally hold their potty a maximum of 1 hour at a time for each month they are old up to 12 months. (1 hour at 1 month old, 2 hours at 2 months old, etc…).
You have to take her outside often so she can go, and praise and give a treat. DON’T punish for accidents, but if you catch her at the beginning of one, you can try to grab her and take her outside quickly to finish. Be prepared that she will have an occasional accident in the crate, but you need to take her out often enough to avoid this if possible and you need to clean it up really well — otherwise you will end up training her to go inside her crate. Also, if you use a crate that is too big, she might start going in 1 corner, because she won’t think it is part of her bed. You should use the size crate that is proper for the size of your puppy, NOT the size she will need when full grown.
I also suggest NOT using the crate as a punishment. Otherwise, she will think she is being punished every time you put her in there, and she will put up a fight and not like it.
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2009 Dec 20
The idea of a crate is to use your puppy’s natural desire to keep its bed clean. If the area he is in small, he will try to ‘hold it’ instead of soiling his bed and possibly himself. This way he learns to be housebroken much faster than if he roamed around the house peeing and pooping at will.
You can start off with a crate big enough for an adult and simply place a board or something inside to make it ’smaller’ for your pup. Otherwise, start with a temporary crate small enough so he turn around in comfortably but not big enough that he can pee on one side and sleep on the other.
You can use the crate whenever you cannot pay attention to your dog: when you are sleeping, eating, working, not at home, etc. You should not leave a puppy inside a crate for more than a few hours at a time depending on his age.
The crate is his ‘room’ and should have a comfortable bed, toys, etc. Keep the door open and throw a ball or toy inside and let him go in and get it. Some puppies end up sleeping in their crates even with the door open.
Some people think they should always have water but I think he is liable to knock it over and make a mess for himself.
Take him out frequently, after getting up, after play, after eating and every couple of hours if he is young. That will mean getting up in the middle of the night for awhile but it will teach him to be ‘clean’ much faster.
Some people like two crates: one downstairs in the family room and another in the bedroom. If you get a large enough crate, he can use it all of his life including in the car and for traveling.
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2009 Dec 20
I used puppy pads and put by my door I wanted the dog to use to go outside then gave a treat when she came in. Plus I read to command your dog do what you wanted your dog to do. You would say come on pee now and she would do that. I told her good dog when she was done and gave her a treat as soon as we came in the house. My dog is seven years old hasn’t had any accidents at all. She now goes and sits by the door when she wants to go out. My dog is a Boston Terrier Bull Dog.
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