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.
2006-06-24 02:54:37
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answered by romance_german_shepherds 6
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I would recommend crate training. Purchase or borrow from a friend a pet safe crate. The crate should be spacious enough so that your puppy can move around, stand up comfortable, but not so big she can find room to create a "bath room".
They do not like to pee or poop where they live. Open the crate pick up the puppy immediately and head for outside. Give her a warm hug and lots of kind words and a treat when she successfully does it where you approve.
Keep this up. If you aren't playing with her, crate her. Believe it or not within just a few short days she will be an angel. It works very well.
2006-06-24 03:23:41
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answered by blondie 1
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First get the most intelligent puppy you can get. Dogs have been listed according to intelligence. Poodles are top of the list, so are some other breeds. Chihuahuas are bottom of the list. That doesn't mean you can't housebreak a chuhuahua; you may have to be patient longer.
For the pup you mention you could allow it one indoor potty. A yard long aluminum garage floor tray or an extra large cookie sheet will do. Newspapers on it. A reward for using it. Don't punish the pup or rub his nose in it. Don't expect much before the pup is 6 mos old, maybe longer. A lot of praise for "good potty" works wonders; even the best puppy requires patience.
2006-06-24 02:36:16
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answered by Anonymous
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There are a few things you can try.
1. Puppy Pee Pads. They stick to the floor/carpet, and are best kept by the door in which the puppy uses to come in/out of the house to do it's business. The puppy pee pad had phermones embedded within the absorbant material, to attract the dog to it. So it's a sure target for when your puppy has to go and just can't hold it!
2. The infamous diluted vinegar solution. Dilute vinegar with water in a clean spray bottle, and simply spray it where you don't want your puppy peeing, or where he/she just can't seem to stop urinating. It may smell for about half an hour, but the dog will continue to smell it long after we can't. Both dogs and cats despise the smell of vinegar.
2006-06-24 02:33:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Some dogs are harder to train. I have trained two. One had one accident in the house. The other none. It took two people to do this, we never took our eyes off the puppy for the first 3 days. When the puppy started sniffing around, we picked her up and took her out. If she started to squat, we yell NO, not to load. Pick her up and take her out. when she pee outside lots of attention and good girls. Sometimes a treat. By the third day she was going to the back door on her own. House training is the owners responsabilty. Give up 2 or 3 days of your time and you wont have scrub floors for the rest of your life.
2006-06-24 02:55:00
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answered by kolsen2121 1
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Dear, In response to this question, My 10 week old puppy wont stop crying, I've tried everything!?, I tell you that take a look at this guide ASPCA Complete Dog Training Manual it might help you As you asked; "I got a Jack Russell puppy a 10 days ago and he is 9 weeks and 6 days old. During the day he stays in the kitchen with a crate which is left open for him as he gets scared when I ask" I hope it might help you. All the Best :)
2016-03-27 02:56:53
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answered by Anonymous
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It wouldnt be a good idea to start paper training your dog because then she will get used to going on the floor and think its okay. Are you crate training your puppy? My puppy always pees in the house too but shes stopping little by little. At night we keep her in her crate and she doesnt go in there anymore because she doesnt want to smell it or sleep in it. Dogs think that since they have all this room to run around and play its okay to pee in one spot. Try keeping her enclosed in one room and check for signs that she has to go to the bathroom. Dont let her drink water after a certain time at night so she wont go and make sure you let her out right after she eats and before she goes to bed and after she wakes up. But the best way to stop her is crate training, we used it on my older dog and she stopped in no time and its working for my little dog too. Just make sure you get the right crate. It has to be big enough for a dog to go in a full circle and lay down all stretched out, no bigger no smaller. She's a puppy so dont get too frustrated. If nothing is working try a trainer.
2006-06-24 03:52:58
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answered by Anonymous
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give her water only when she eats. it will take about 6 months to fully train her to go outside to pee. you should stroll her when she pees inside but do not hit her. when you see that she gets in the position to pee yell out the word NO just to scare her and show her to the door to go out side then when she finishes peeing outside pet her and tell her good girl and award her with a treat. FOR THE PEN THAT SHE SLEEPS IN MAKE THE PEN SMALL ENOUGH SO THE SHE COULD "JUST" TURN AROUND. DOG NORMALLY DO NOT LIKE TO SLEEP WHERE THEY PEE OR POO.
PS: DO NOT RUB HER NOSE IN IT. SHE WILL GROW UP BE SCARE OF YOU AND YOU DO NOT WANT A SCARED DOG.
2006-06-24 02:40:46
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answered by Anonymous
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OMG yes I had the same problem, we went and bought 2 pups for our babies 3 & 4. Well the pups did the same thing, I was pullin my hair out. SO we tried the pup training pads and they ddnt work. I thought about it and remembered where we got them had alot of newspaper right?, Anyway we started putting newspaper right next to the door and sure enough they started going on the paper and every day I inched the paper a lil closer to and out the door. I ALSO went to our local pet store and bought a spray its like $5.00 a can called Stay Off and I sprayed it everywhere EXCEPT the area I wanted them to focus on, now I can't say for sure if the paper or spray or combination of both but they were broke in about a weeks time.
2006-06-24 02:30:20
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answered by Angel B 3
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The only sure fire way is to leave her outside.
Seriously though, puppy training is just something you have to go through. It takes patience. Don't give up because the results are worth it.
Praise your pup when she does what you want her to do. Make sure she has lots of opportunity to go outside. Pay attention to her and if she looks like she is nervous or looking to go out don't hesitate. Let her out more often. Eventually she will grow up. Don't give up because the results are worth it. Good Luck
2006-06-24 02:24:33
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answered by jgreaves 3
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I would follow most of the advice given here. If the accidents continue, you should take your puppy to a vet to rule out a urinary tract infection.
If you purchased your puppy from a pet store or a breeder who kept her in a crate 24 hours a day, then she would have been forced to soil her crate, which will make crate training difficult.
2006-06-24 03:15:19
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answered by Anonymous
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