i just moved and my dog is not using the bathroom outside what can i do to teach her all over to go outside?

Answer 1

Most dogs give off signs. They will sniff a spot and circle. You can watch for tell-tale behavior like that, and immediatly scoop up your dog and take her outside to "do the deed". Each time you go outside, take her to the same spot and use a code word like, "Go potty!" when you want her to us the bathroom. Gently pet her and praise her in a normal tone when she goes outide.

I hope this helps you. I was so unsure when I got my dog...I read all the books and watched all the DVDs and bought all the best products. I can't imagine when I have kids!

When she does use the bathroom where you don't want her to, don't rub her nose in it or anything else like that. Rubbing her nose in poop can cause infections, especially if she has tapeworms or something like that. Just wipe up the spot and make sure (this is very important!) that you use a pet spot cleaner. You can buy the best stuff on the market at PetSmart or SuperPetz. A less effective brand (but it still works) is available at Wal-Mart. If you only wiped up the spot, your dog will go back to that spot and smell her "target", and decide that's where she's supposed to go next time. The cleaner removes all the doggy scent from your floors and furniture, so the puppy can't smell it, and therefore, it isn't a choice potty spot.

If you must leave your dog alone during the day, you may want to crate train or paper train your dog, at least for a little while. They're both extremely effective until your dog is housetrained.

Also, you could put your dog on a schedule to housetrain her. When I first got my Rotti-Shepard pup, I would take him out every 20 minutes. Most of the time, he wouldn't do anything, but it wasn't the point. It got him used to the idea that outside was where that happened.

You also may need to get up during the night and take her out. My dog is 6 months old and now goes outside every two hours during the day and every four hours at night. He is housetrained, though, so I can tell you that this works.

A puppy will need to relieve herself after playing, eating, sleeping or napping, or any other activity that takes her mind away from the task at hand. I would take my puppy out right after eating, drinking water, playing, sleeping, or just lying around. As soon as he would move, we would go outside.

Limiting your dog's water intake is also a possibility. It may just be that she is drinking too much water and her body can't use it all. Dogs should be provided fresh water with every meal, after playtime and sleeping, except at night. That wouldn't be a good idea. You're dog will not die of thirst or anything like
Most dogs give off signs. They will sniff a spot and circle. You can watch for tell-tale behavior like that, and immediatly scoop up your dog and take her outside to "do the deed". Each time you go outside, take her to the same spot and use a code word like, "Go potty!" when you want her to us the bathroom. Gently pet her and praise her in a normal tone when she goes outide.

I hope this helps you. I was so unsure when I got my dog...I read all the books and watched all the DVDs and bought all the best products. I can't imagine when I have kids!

When she does use the bathroom where you don't want her to, don't rub her nose in it or anything else like that. Rubbing her nose in poop can cause infections, especially if she has tapeworms or something like that. Just wipe up the spot and make sure (this is very important!) that you use a pet spot cleaner. You can buy the best stuff on the market at PetSmart or SuperPetz. A less effective brand (but it still works) is available at Wal-Mart. If you only wiped up the spot, your dog will go back to that spot and smell her "target", and decide that's where she's supposed to go next time. The cleaner removes all the doggy scent from your floors and furniture, so the puppy can't smell it, and therefore, it isn't a choice potty spot.

If you must leave your dog alone during the day, you may want to crate train or paper train your dog, at least for a little while. They're both extremely effective until your dog is housetrained.

Also, you could put your dog on a schedule to housetrain her. When I first got my Rotti-Shepard pup, I would take him out every 20 minutes. Most of the time, he wouldn't do anything, but it wasn't the point. It got him used to the idea that outside was where that happened.

You also may need to get up during the night and take her out. My dog is 6 months old and now goes outside every two hours during the day and every four hours at night. He is housetrained, though, so I can tell you that this works.

A puppy will need to relieve herself after playing, eating, sleeping or napping, or any other activity that takes her mind away from the task at hand. I would take my puppy out right after eating, drinking water, playing, sleeping, or just lying around. As soon as he would move, we would go outside.

Limiting your dog's water intake is also a possibility. It may just be that she is drinking too much water and her body can't use it all. Dogs should be provided fresh water with every meal, after playtime and sleeping, except at night. That wouldn't be a good idea. Your dog will not die of thirst or anything like that by limiting water.

Answer 2

My boxer did this also when we moved. Start over the same way you did it the first time. It should not take nearly as long this time because she already has the basic idea. She may just be confused as to where she should go in this new place. Also remember she has feelings to. She may be rebelling a bit against the move, not feeling secure yet. Just as a child will go through regression when dealing with a big transition. Be firm but give her lots of love and help her get comfortable with her new surroundings.

Answer 3

We just moved from a house with a yard to an apartment, and one thing we found that really helped was to smush our dog's poop all over into the ground in one place, and continually take her there when we were outside. She smells her own scent and it reminds her what she's out there for. Make it a place with no distractions, too, or else they'll forget again. Just remember--if you don't catch her in the act, don't punish her, because she won't know why. When you do catch her in the act of doing it in your house, say NO firmly and pull her outside to the designated area, as quickly as possible.

Answer 4

Basically, you just said. You'll have to re-train her. It's sometimes really confusing for animals when you move. This time around the training should only take a couple of days, though. My dog had accidents in one certain area of my new house for the first few days, then she caught on.

Take her outside until she goes and then reward her :)

Answer 5

Just do waht ever you did to teach her the first time. Or cull some tips from the following:the first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold "it" usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it's thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot" behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO!" and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "i should have been paying more attention" daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. good luck.
three websites on how to crate train a puppy

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~rc207100/info-pub.htm

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

http://www.planeturine.com/pettips/dsp_crateTrainPuppy.cfm

Answer 6

I agree- go back to basic potty training. It will help to crate her or confine her to a small area for awhile. If she's going in the same spot she may be trying to cover the last doggie tenant's smell. If that's the case, Nature's Miracle is invaluable. Get it at most pet supply stores. Good luck- it shouldn't take long.

Answer 7

take her out every 4 hours or when it looks like she has to go. do that for a weeks then if she does give her a big treat each time she does and does her stuff. then soon or later she will think each i go to the bathroom i get a treat. then when she goes when u let her out, slowly take the treat away. and make she when u give her the treat say shes a good girl and ped her.

Answer 8

Bring in some natural debris (leaves and $h!t) from outside and place it where she's been going in the house. When you walk her outside, she'll associate the smell of the things you've brought in with what's outside. Gradually you ween her away from the debris inside, throwing it away, and encourage her to go outside.

Answer 9

You control your dog...

put her on a schedule...feed her at the same time every day...take her out at the same time every day.


If she was trained before & now she's not going outside...her routine has just been interupted & she needs structure again.

:-)

Answer 10

put a bell on the doorknb. every couple hours, make her ring the bell then take her outside and make her go. doing this several times will make her under stand that whenever she needs to go, she'll ring the bell, you open the door, she goes outside. it shud work

Answer 11

She does not reconize or respect your new home as her new den. This is really normal. Just go back to basic housetraining. Won't take long since she was housetrained.