A puppy is like a baby. He will relieve himself anywhere, anytime. Because a newly adopted adult dog is unfamiliar with your home, he may not understand where he should "go"! Housetraining, or teaching your dog to go outside to relieve himself, is an important lesson your dog must learn.
It is up to you, the new parent, to housetrain your new puppy or dog with patience, love and understanding.
CRATE TRAINING
In the wild, wolves live in a den or cave. It is important the entire wolf pack keep this area clean. The same idea works with your family pet. Your dog’s crate is his home, his bedroom. It is likely that your dog will not like to soil his bed. Therefore, he will wait until he is let out to do his business.
HOUSETRAINING WITH YOUR CRATE
On average, puppies can hold their bladders one hour for every month they have been alive, plus one hour. For example, if you have a three month old puppy, he can wait 3 + 1 = 4 hours. If you work longer than this, the best solution is to have someone (a neighbour, a relative, a dog walker) come in at an appropriate time to let your dog out.
100 PER CENT SUPERVISION
Supervision is the key to housetraining! While you are at home, your dog must be supervised. Whether you are watching television, making dinner, on the phone or on the computer, your puppy must be watched. While it sounds like an impossible task, it isn’t. Keeping the crate in a social part of the house makes it easier. Using a house lead – a small, thin lead with a little clip on it – also helps immensely. Outside, you put a lead on your dog so you can control him. If the lead is removed after returning home, control is lost. For example, when watching television, have the lead tied to a couch leg. Your dog can have his blanket and toys with him. He’ll feel safe and comfortable. The majority of accidents happen when your pup wanders off and you haven’t noticed. You don’t want him to sneak off into the kitchen and find a puddle a short time later. If your pup is kept from wandering, the possibility of an accident is diminished because he will not eliminate where he is sitting. 100 per cent supervision means ensuring your dog is playing with you, in his crate, outside or on his house lead.
SCHEDULING
In the morning, take your dog outside. He should urinate and possibly have a bowel movement. Spend about five to seven minutes with him and then bring him in. Do not play with him yet. Feed him breakfast, either in the crate or with the lead, and supervise it. If your pup did not have a bowel movement earlier, take him back outside about 15 minutes after he has eaten. Use the lead to keep your pup moving along while outside. Otherwise, he may start sniffing, stopping and playing to avoid the job at hand. You can say “hurry up” and your dog will begin to associate these words with the task at hand. Praise him excessively when he has eliminated. Bring him back in the house and place him in his crate if you are going to work. Continue to supervise him with the crate or the lead if you are home. When returning after being out, go directly to the crate, let him out, praise him and put him back in. Feed him his meal, take him outside 15 minutes after he has eaten, praise him after he eliminates, and bring him back in. Continue to follow the same steps consistently.
While you are home, you should take your pup outside on a regular basis. Even if your pup is in a crate or on a house lead, he still needs the opportunity to eliminate. Also, be careful what you wish for! A pup who barks to go outside may be cute and clever now. However, you must try not to fall into the habit of leaping up every time your dog wants in or out. It is a very submissive gesture on your part. Have your pup wait a moment or two.
Setting up a schedule is also a good idea. If your pup is under four months of age, take him out for five minutes every hour on the hour. If your pup is over four months old, take him out every second hour on the hour. The schedule will help you remember when to take him out. Go out for five minutes only. It provides the opportunity to eliminate even if your pup may not need to go. Take your dog out after active play and also after napping. If an accident occurs, you may have forgotten to take him out .
FEEDING TIME
Having a puppy drink a lot of water and then placing him in his crate is much more unkind than letting him be a bit thirsty for an hour or two. Adult dogs should have access to drinking water at all times. However, this is not the case for untrained pups. Most parents will not allow their children to drink a big glass of water before going to bed. Avoid setting your pup up for failure. Restrict his water intake to three or four drinks daily and make sure you remove the water dish about three hours before bedtime. This will help your dog sleep more comfortably.
If it is a hot evening, supply your pup with a few ice cubes. They will enter your dog’s system at a slower pace. When feeding your pup, provide a high-quality food that is a good source of protein. The food must be concentrated so your puppy’s body doesn’t require much of it. If you feed less, your puppy eliminates less. Food is directly related to how well puppies do in their housetraining.
EXERCISE
It is important that your pup gets a lot of exercise, especially while crate training. You can play fetch, chase or hide and seek in your home. You can call ‘come’ at the same time to provide further training. Anyway you do it, your pup needs to be able to run and play.
2006-06-20 07:18:59
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answered by romance_german_shepherds 6
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First of all he is a puppy and his bladder is not fully developed enough to hold it until the next time he has to go out. Second of all, your husband has to understand HE IS A PUPPY. You can't reason with a dog by TELLING him he has to go outside instead of inside on your carpet. Develop a schedule. If you are a stay at home mom take him out 5-6 times a day and in between if necessary. Put him on a collar and leash and walk him beside you everywhere you go. If he begins to pee, give a quick tug on his collar and tell him no. Then pick him up and take him out. When I say tug this does not mean to rip his head off his body. A tug and a firm NO should be enough to get his attention. He is a puppy and he's going to act like a puppy.
2006-06-19 08:47:49
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answered by Anonymous
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Remember: dogs are not born knowing they go outside, not on your rug.
Crate train and when she is not in her crate watch her every second. Dogs go thru a routine before they eliminate, some sniff, some circle... when you see that pick him up and run outside and wait. If she goes outside, praise her a ton. Not just a "good dog", throw a party, run around in circles, give her a piece of cooked hotdog.
If you take your eyes off of her and she goes and you don't see her doing it, that is your fault, do not punish her because she will not know why she is in trouble. If you catch her in the act, make a loud noise to stop her and rush her outside.
I cannot tell you how helpful a crate has been in housebreaking my puppy. He has never had an accident in his crate and when I get him out of his crate we go directly outside (I carry him) and he pees. Check out this link for crate training.
http://www.perfectpaws.com/crt.html...
2006-06-19 09:01:04
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answered by Lauren 3
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Dont stick his face in it!!!!!! That is def not the thing to do. When you were a baby how would you have felt if someone stuck your face in your dirty diaper and snapped you on the nose! Your dog is still very very young, it takes commitment and training. If you cant provide it, then you will have to find someone who has the time and patience to take care of a puppy. Crate training done correctly is an excellent way to train a puppy, but you have to use correctly.
2006-06-26 08:18:40
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answered by preciouspokey 2
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it may sound mean but try putting the dog in the crate and only let him out to feed, water and to go out to potty.Make sure you tell him he is going to potty ( word recognition). Then let him out and put him back out every hour or so to "go potty". If he continues to potty in the house then put him back in the crate for the day. keep this up and in a week or so he should be doing much much better. I breed dogs for a living and have had great success with this method with my more hard headed dogs. good luck
2006-06-19 08:45:19
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answered by ARAZZEILLA 2
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One trick I have heard of but is kind of mean is stick there nose in it. They learn quick not to do it.
Another option that is not so mean is put them in a kennel or a room when you are away. They will not go to the bathroom where they sleep.
2006-06-19 08:44:11
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answered by Ryan0583 2
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Take him to puppy school. And everytime he starts to pee indoors, take him out.
I also know people who have scolded the "pee spot" that the dog made. Dog's seem to get that, rather than scolding the dog.
2006-06-19 08:43:04
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answered by Robsthings 5
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Young puppies tend to pee everywhere since they aren't housebroken. Try training your dog.
2006-06-19 08:43:00
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answered by Anonymous
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You need to walk your dog! Buy this book:
2006-06-19 08:43:20
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answered by banker lady 3
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When my dog does something bad we put him in his kernnel.
2006-06-19 11:33:13
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answered by Anonymous
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go to a dog traning camp
2006-06-19 08:42:30
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answered by Anonymous
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