Potty trained pug!?

Question

ugh, i am soooo sick of cleaning up my almost year old pug, Apple, crap! so how long should it take for her to be potty trained? she's getting better, but she still has accidents. does it take longer for pugs to learn, or what?

Answer 1

Try kennel training your pug. Whenever you can't keep an eye on her, she should be in the kennel. Keep it free of any bedding, because dogs will sleep in soiled bedding but dislike sleeping in straight urine or feces. Make sure the kennel has a divider set so that the dog can only stand, turn around, and lay down. Make sure you take the dog outside whenever you take the dog out of its kennel and keep a close eye on the dog. After a few days the dog should be kennel broke, and won't go there anymore, then you just have the task of finishing the housebreaking. Watch for any signs that your dog wants to go out and make sure you take it out.
Also, set up a feeding schedule so that you get a good idea of when your dog wants to eliminate. The most common times are after eating, sleeping, or playing.
And of course the biggest factor.. when you see the dog eliminating in the house, immediately tell it "no no" calmly but urgently, and take it outside. Do not get angry or hit your dog because this will make it fearful of going to the bathroom in front of you, and it will start to hide it. Its easier to clean up a mess that you can easily find than one hidden away. And if you don't SEE the dog do it, theres nothing you can do, just clean it up and go on with what you were doing.

Answer 2

No, it takes the same amount of time. If she is still doing this, you must not be having a schedule/following through. here is the advice i give other dog owners who are either having the same problem or having a new puppy. **Remember.. consistancy is key!!
I've had several dogs and I have trained them without potty pads, newspapers, etc. Of course, you have to remember that they will have a few accidents while they are learning. keep them confined to the kitchen or a hard floor so the smell of pee will not deter them during training. Take her outside and place her on the grass. Say "outside"a few times. When she goes, say "good girl!" and be ready to reward her with a dog biscut or a bite size carrot. Keep her on a tight potty schedule so she will learn when to expect to go out.... 7am, 9:30 11, 1, 3:30, 6, 8, 10:30 before bed. After a few days she will get it. (If she pees on the floor, lead her to it and say no several times and point. she will know that it si not good. right after you show her, take her outside and let her pee using the above training.

Answer 3

Good luck, I had two pugs for a long time and I think it was about two years before the one started to use the bathroom outside, plus it helped that i then bought the 2nd one at about that time. I now have 6 dogs and the best thing is to cage them at night and when you go places in a cage that is just the right size, a little bigger then them and just try to keep the same schedule with them, it helped me to set a timer and then I'd let them out. I dont know if that helped you but,, Good luck

Answer 4

dogs should be potty trained around 4-6 months

Potty Training Intro:

Firstly do not yell at you dog for going potty infront of you. It is important that you correct them, but not by yelling. If you yell you are not telling your dog "stop going inside" but rather stop going infront of me, thus they will start going potty behind your back in another room, behind the couch, etc. What you want to do is spray them with a spay bottle or throw a can with some coins in there direction (not directly at them but next to them). This will hopefully stop the dog from going potty, however the dog does not neccisaryly know the noise/distraction came from you. Once they have stopped take them outside immediatly and reward them with treats and lots of praise even if they so much as piddle a little drop. Make sure that you do not just let your dog out but rather take them out on the leash. Go to the sam spot everytime (dogs like to go where they have been before). Do not let your dog play outside until they have gone potty, this will let them know when we first go outside it is potty time, not play time. Once your dog does potty make sure to play a quick 2-5 minute game outside as a reward. By doing this you will notice your dog will want to potty right away so that they can play increasing the speed they go and the redusing the time you have to stand and wait.

How to get you dog to tell you they need to go:

Take a sting with some bells and attach it next to your main door. Everytime you take the dog out to go potty (on the leash) ring the bells. If your dog already whines or scratches at the door when they need to go, reward this behavior.

Tips and tricks:

1.) Feed your dog on a schedule, if they eat on a shedule they go on a schedule.
2.) Watch your dog for the potty dance, scratching, sniffing, squating (usually to late)
3.) Feed them a good quality food, the beeter the food the less junk, the less they go potty.
4.) Clean up accidents with an enzymatic or bacteria cleaner as these will netralize the odor so that you AND your dog cannot smell it (remeber they go where they have been before)
5.) Always start by taking them on a leash so that they do not think its play time.

Answer 5

Hate to tell you this but if your pug is having accidents it is more than likely your fault. You need to show and teach her the proper place to potty is outside because she has not made this association.

Praise her for going outside and do not punish her for going inside. If you punish her for going in the house the only thing she will learn is to hide from that mean person when she goes potty. Then you will find that she hides to potty. She may already have this association. Make sure that when she has to potty she is taken outside. Praise her and even treat her for going potty in the "right" place. Soon she will think that it is pleasurable to go potty outside and that will be the place she chooses. If you catch her in the act of going in the house, show a bit of urgency and rush her to the door saying "outside, potty outside" and get her outside to finish. When she finishes outside, praise her and treat her. Do not leave her loose and unattended until she understands that she is to potty outside.

And no, it doesn't take pugs longer to learn. No dog was built to understand all of our human "rules". We just have to find ways to teach them that they understand.

Answer 6

Use a pet crate for a couple of weeks. Keep it in there overnight and when ever you are gone and when you get up in the mornings or get back from being out take it straight out side and place him on the ground until he uses it and then praise him. Take him back inside and play with him but don't leave him unatended too much.

Answer 7

Try keeping your dog in a transport box overnight (You can get one at the pet store). Take her out first thing in the AM and carry her outside. Then put her down to make her spot. When she makes her spot, praise her and reward her. Soon she will be housebroken.