Potty Training Puppies Info

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.

My french bulldog has been house trained for almost a year now. He has not relieved himself in the house in the longest time, and always lets me know when he needs to go out. These past couple days he has done his business indoors. Anyone have any ideas why the sudden change?

Dogs are creatures of habits. Check to see if you changed his habits. It is possible that he can’t go outside to do his business. Keep a fixed schedule of his feedings and walk him outside. It is possible that he could also be sick, check your vet to be sure. Re-train him if all else fail.

I have an almost 5 month old that I adopted a week ago. He’s doing good with potty training in the fact that he cries when he wants to go out.

he’s only had a few small accidents,

one was because I tried pee pads in CASE of an accident, only to read they have an attractant that makes a dog WANT to use the pad… which I don’t want because obviously he’s going outside, but this made him think it was ok to go inside too. So I switched to a pad made for people. no "grass" smell to entice him to use the pad, but absorbant enough for accidents.

My question for you all is- he’s back to doing ok. Maybe a slip here or there but he’s a puppy, he’ll have those.

for the most part- he cries to go out which is good- but so far, no luck on getting him to sleep through the night. Usually he is up between 2 and 3 am, then 4 and 5 am… then again between 8 and 9 am.

of course there are those times when he doesn’t really have to go, I think he just wants to go outside.

Any hints?
also-

He goes out after all meals,

after playtime,

or if something scares him or gets him excited…

he has a morning and a "last pee for the night, please god in heaven let it be the last pee of the night" potty break.

These are all things that I’ve been told to do, still no luck doing the sleeping through the night.
I do take his food away before bedtime

he also sleeps in a small play pen with a soft blanket he uses as a bed. he’s also slept in my room, but it made it worse as he wanted me to hold him all night long.

He’s doing fine with accidents… he hasn’t had many. I can count the number of times on one hand that he’s had in 1 week with me…

its the sleeping through the night I’m trying to figure out how to encourage.

I don’t mind getting up at 3 am, I just don’t know if I’m going to keep not minding it for the next 15 years. ^_^

first don’t let him have any water or food about 2 hours before bedtime. then put him in a kennal that is a good size for him. what i mean is less room to move is better dogs will not potty in there bedding area so make it as to where he can only turn around an lay no bigger because if it’s to big he will potty in one end and sleep on the other.

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 just moved into a new house and we brought our 2 year old dog with us. At the old house the dog had a doggy door and went outside. In this new house we installed the doggy door, but he doesn’t go outside he pee’s inside. We need a carpet cleaner that will get of old stains (Previous owner had dogs too) and get rid of the odor of the new ones. My second question is, is there any tips in how to re-train my two year old toy poodle.

- Take him to your designated toilet area, and put him down on the grass.

- Wait while he sniffs around – refrain from petting him or playing with him just yet, because you don’t want him to forge an association between this area and games. he has to learn that this part of the yard is for toilet breaks only.

- When he begins to relieve himself, say the phrase you want him to associate with toilet breaks: “Go pee” or “potty time” or whatever works for you. It’s best if that phrase is short and easily recognizable – and use the same voice inflection each time, too (so that your dog can easily memorize the meaning of the phrase.)

- When he’s done, make a big fuss over him: shower him in praise and affection, and give him a little treat.

When you take him inside the house, the house training regime you’ve decided upon should start immediately.

For a more indepth look at house training, as well as a great deal of useful information on canine behavioral problems and the most effective training techniques, check out The Ultimate House Training Guide. It’s the complete dog-house-training guide:
http://www.kingdomofpets.com/doghousetraining/?aff=shbsnt&type=nohop&tid=yans

I have a puppy (almost 5 months) I let him out of his crate to go potty and play outside quite often throughout the day. I live in the Seattle area, so the rain will begin SOON, and that means less time out for him. I’d love for him to come in the house without being in his kennel, but he urinates on the floors. Can anyone give me any tips on how to train him, so that he can enjoy our home with us?

Do NOT use pee pads. This teaches your dog that it is ok to go in the house and confuses him.

Always keep him in the same room as you so you can keep an eye on him. If he wanders too much get a leash and tie him near you so you can watch. As soon as he starts to go tell him no no no no and run him outside. When you goes outside praise him. AS he becomes more trustable you can let him have 2 rooms at a time and eventually you won’t need to watch him at all.

If you can’t watch him or are gone put him in a crate. Most dogs will not go where they sleep. This will also set your dog up for success. Since he can’t go in the house because he is in a crate or being watched and corrected then he won’t have a chance to get away with and think, well, if mommy’s not home I can pee on the carpet! and it will take much longer to re-train the more often he goes.

Do not leave his water or food out. After he eats or drinks find out how long it will take for him to have to go. Then get him outside when he’ll need to go and reward him for going potty outside.

Take him out before bed and before going in his crate, and don’t give him food or water 2 hours before bed or being in a crate for a few hours.

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

My dog will be a year old on August 28th. He’s a mini daschund.

Up until around 3 weeks ago, we’ve lived in an apartment, or a townhouse, with no back yard. So, when we trained him as a puppy, we trained him to go on pee-pee pads, instead of training him to pee outside. Which worked out well.

He caught on quick, and only peed and pooped on his pad. Even on walks he would hold it til he got back to his pad. But, as soon as we moved into this new place he started peeing and pooping on the floors.

I know he needs time to get used to the new place, but it’s been like 3 weeks and he hasn’t made much progress. I’ve gone back to the pad training basics… but nothing has changed.

Another difference is that this place has all hardwood floors. You can tell that he doesn’t like it much, since has always had a carpeted home.

Example: He won’t lay on the flooring or do his tricks on the hard floor. The only place he will lay now is on furniture or area rugs.

Any suggestions

That is very funny to read, because I am going through the same thing. I too lived in an apartment and trained my (now) 1 year old pug mix to go on the pads. I moved 3 weeks ago to a house, and he did excellent mastering the doggie door, and going outside to go potty. 3 days ago, he pees on my bed, and then it was downhill from here. Aside from setting an appointment to get him neutered, I really don’t know what else to do. Now that he is older, he has been growling at me when he pees in the house, when I even look at him! Hopefully getting him neutered will help a bit. Maybe try a couple of rugs, hopefully ones that aren’t that valuable, and praise him like crazy when he goes outside. Start moving the pad closer to the door and eventually outside if he can’t seem to break him of his habitual pad habits..Hope it helps! And good luck!

We have a 3 month old jack russell puppy for about 2 weeks now. She has been going potty on newspaper really well. My husband bought the doggy potty litter box and wanted to try to get her to use it. But she only walks in it and starts to eat the litter. Will this littler make her sick. Thanks for any advice.

I would email the manufacturer… I looked up on-line: "toxic" puppy litter, and many hits came back about "non-toxic" puppy litter. I would assume that since puppies eat EVERYTHING, that MOST litters would be non-toxic. But, you never know, they make some cheap stuff in China, and will use bad materials to save money (see Heparin problem).

I would assume since some companies advertise "non-toxic", that the implication is that other forms unless specified ARE toxic.

Read about half-way down this page, and see the dangers of litter:

http://www.treshanley.com/cic/feline.html

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