House training a puppy?

Question

My puppy is 9 1/2 weeks old...And I was just woundering if anyone had any tips on house training....He does really good when we take him outside....But as soon as he gets back into the house he goes right into the kitchen to eat and drink....And it's not even seconds later that he does his business in the kitchen....We just can't figure him out, it's not like he didn't do anything when he was outside because he does all the time....Please I'll take any help I can get at this point....Thanks....

Answer 1

One of the things you need to remember with puppies is setting up a routine. They will need to go to the bathroom pretty soon after they eat and drink. So after you feed him, play with him for a bit or work on some sitting exercises or whatever you do to have fun, then tell him it's time to go outside. Once you get him outside give him a code word for potty like: "go pittle" or whatever, this will become his 'potty' word and he will know that he needs to go when you say that. Then take him inside, don't let him have any more food or water until it is about time for him to go out again. In the beginning you may need to take him out every hour or two for him to get the hand of it, eventually though you can start widdling down that time. Before you know it, he will start telling you when he needs to go out! One of the things you need to remember is consistency, you have to do the same things at about the same times for quite a while in order for it to become a routine for your new puppy. If he keeps having accidents in the house, you can go get some puppy training pads at the store, lay one down infront of the door where you take him out, these pads encourage soiling on them as opposed to somewhere else in the house. When you see him starting to show interest around the pad, ask him "Do you want to go outside?" And be excited about it, this will show him that you like taking him out. I hope this helps! I have house trained lots of animals and it take more patience than anything else! Good Luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm struggling with house breaking my boxer puppy. I find it best to feed him two to three times a day, and not leave his food out. Walk him right after a meal (puppies usually void after 15-20 minutes) keep him outside till he goes. Make sure he always has access to fresh water. If he has an oops in the house, the standard "rub the nose in it" trick works wonders. After I show him his mess, I put him in his kennel for a while, then let him right outside. Praise him and offer him little treats when he goes outside. It's quite a chore, good luck.

Answer 4

Don't give your puppy access to food and water all the time. Feed him 2 or 3 times a day and then get him outside right away. Crate training is also very helpfull with the "business" and it gives them a place where they feel safe and secure. Be patient, your puppy wants to be good, it just needs you to help show him how.

Answer 5

You can crate train, I not a big fan of it though. What I did with my dogs was keep them on a leash tied to me when I was home. (that way there were no little surprises) I also took them outside every hour, eventually they got the idea. When I wasn't home, I would put them in the back room with either newspaper or doggie pads. It takes patients and consistency, but he will get it.

Answer 6

You'll need a lot of patience, consistency and tough love to crate train. It is the only way; I've house broken two labs and a golden via crate training.

Answer 7

well, i used to have the same problem

start crate training; feed him 3 times a day, put him in his kennel and give him some food, come back in about 20 min and take him out, do this every time you feed him, if he doesn't use the bathroom put him back in his kennel for a few minutes then take him back out.

dont make potty time playtime when going outside, after feedings only walk around till he uses the bathroom, you can take him out to play at another point

it really works

Answer 8

The main thing here is focus on rewarding Puppy for doing the right thing, NOT on punishing him for doing the wrong thing.

Watch him eat and drink, and them IMMEDIATELY put the leash on him and head for the door. Talk constantly while doing this. "Time to GO OUTSIDE, yep it's GO OUTSIDE time!" and so on.

When he gets outside, and "does duty", give him wonderful treats, like little pieces of hot dog, again while talking. "Puppy's a GOOD DOG, he dose DUTY OUTSIDE like a GOOD DOG. Yep, he goes OUTSIDE to do his DUTY!" and so on. Make it an exciting and rewarding "game" to do the right thing. Give him treats and praise while he is squatting and doing duty. Do this OFTEN, many times a day. While he is outside, have someone remove the food and water, so that he has to break his old bad habit. Feed and water him ONLY when you are going to incorporate it into his "duty" training. (This is assuming someone is around to do that -- of course, you can't leave a puppy alone with no water for extended periods.)

After a few days of this, go stand by door with the leash held out after he eats a little. "Hey Puppy, wanna go OUTSIDE?" (Don't use the "duty" word here -- that is the signal to squat and go.) You bet Puppy is going to want to play that wonderful rewarding game. Then wait 20-30 minutes and "play the game" again. If if Puppy only makes a few drops of "duty", give the rewards and praise.

When Puppy has "accidents", just clean it up and be nonreactive. No need to shout or otherwise express your anger. Puppy, like all dogs, is constantly looking to you for signals that he is being a good dog, and he will pick up on the absence of those signals.

So the goal is to (1) make it less likely that Puppy will do the wrong thing, so that he doesn't form bad habits, and (2) "set up" Puppy so that he will do the right thing, then reward the right thing.

Answer 9

1) start feeding him outside
2) if you want to continue feeding him inside, let him out right after
3) block off all carpets im your house till hes trained
4) tell him that that was a bad thing to do, he will get it
hope these tips helped!

Answer 10

We kennel trained our Jack Russel. Some dogs do very well with it. It's worth a shot to look it up.