what's the best way to get our puppy housebroken?

Question

he only wants to chew up the puppy pads. what's your opinion on the crate, & if you suggest that, how often will the puppy need to be in/out of the crate? thanks for answers.

Answer 1

Crate training works great for pups. I use it on my own two dogs.

Heres a few tips if you never kennel trained a dog before:

1. Make the kennel a safe place for the puppy. If it whines too much while its in there, try putting a towel over the top so it seems more secure to the dog and so that it can't see everythign going on around it. Never put your dog in the kennel as a punishment. This place is to be seen as the dog's home and its safe haven from stress.

2. While you are initially training your puppy, keep things like blankets and towels OUT of the kennel. A puppy has no problem laying on a damp urine soaked towel, but it dislikes laying in a puddle of urine, so this will teach the puppy faster that it does not want to soil its sleeping area.

3. Get a kennel with a divider. In the initial stages of kennel training a puppy only needs enough room in its kennel to stand, lay and turn around. Any more room than this and the dog will be able to go to the bathroom in the unused protion of the kennel, which defeats the purpose of kennel training.

4. Take the puppy out often. I take my dogs out every couple of hours when they are confined to a crate, except for overnight. Overnight I take them out once right before their bed time, and then again about 8 hours later. It takes the puppy a while to get used to YOUR sleeping pattern though, so for a while you will need to get up more often and take it out so its not forced to soil the kennel.

5. If your puppy is playing with you, you should take it outside every 30 minutes to an hour at first and watch for any signs of sniffing or circling in the house that would signal you to take the puppy out again. To prevent potty accident, keep a close eye on the pup and put it in its kennel whenever you can't supervise.

6. If your puppy DOES have an accident, don'tbe harsh with it. If you see if start to potty on the floor, say something along the lines of "lets go potty!" but not in a mean way, just take the puppy outside and put it where it is supposed to go. If the puppy goes, praise it. I know this might go against what you might think but do not clean up the mess first, the dog needs to associate outside with potty.

7. If you don't see the dog make the accident, its your own fault, not the dog's. Just clean it up and go about your business as if nothing happened because dogs cannot associate things that did not JUST happen.

8. NEVER and I do mean NEVER yell at a dog for accidents or chase him around and punish him. Don't rub the dogs nose in it or anything unpleasant. This causes the dog to fear having accidents in front of you, so instead it will seek out a hidden place to go, which is much more difficult ot find and clean than something out in the open.

9. After a short time your puppy will be able to hold it longer and you can increase the time between potty breaks. Let your dog give you hints on this one. Learn to recognize its signs that it wants to go out, and take it when it needs to.

10. If you DO take your dog outside and it won't go to the bathroom, put it in it's kennel for a half hour and then take it out again. This gives the dog time to build up the feeling so it will be ready to go when you take it out again.

11. Always always ALWAYS praise a puppy for a job well done!

If you have anymore questions about housetraining puppies feel free to e-mail me.. because I'm sure I can dig up some more tips for you if you're having a specific problem.

Answer 2

Remember: dogs are not born knowing they go potty outside, not on your rug.
Crate train and when she is not in her crate watch her every second. Dogs go through a routine before they eliminate, some sniff, some circle... when you see that pick her up and run outside and say hurry up (whatever you want the cue to be). If she goes outside, praise her ton. Not just a "good dog", throw a party, run around in circles, give her a piece of cooked hotdog.
Obviously you must take her outside often, I would say every hour, but dogs must go after they eat sleep and exercise. Take her out, say hurry up, when she goes praise and go inside.
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. Praise her after she goes. Don’t smack her if she pees in the house, she may just try to hold it forever and develop bladder problems, something you really don’t want.
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.
I do not recommend pee pads or paper training. When you use pee pads, you are teaching your dog to go potty in your house. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my dog peeing anywhere in my house, pee pad or no pee pad.
for crate training info, check the sources.

Answer 3

Crate training is wonderful if it is done properly. There is a ton of info on crate training on the internet. You should read up on it and learn how to crate-train properly and it will be a success for you!

Answer 4

crate is the fastest way to house break a dog. so every month the dog is old he need to go out. Example: the puppy is 2 months old, every 2 hours he needs to go out side., 3 months old every 3 hours outside. be happy when he dose it outside. pet him ect.

Answer 5

We just got a puppy in March - a lab. We were told to crate train him, and he was mostly trained in about one week, fully trained in a month (he only had three accidents inside - total). A puppy needs to be taken out after three activities: eating, sleeping, and playing. A young puppy (6-12 weeks) will have to go out about 10 to 15 minutes after eating/drinking. Do not give the dog anything to eat or drink within one hour of putting him/her in the crate/kennel. Three important things about a crate - they should be:
(1) in an open-ish sided crate so they can see out - it causes less anxiety
(2)in or near a common room to avoid loneliness (dogs are pack animals and social creatures) and
(3) MOST IMPORTANT - do not give the dog any more room than they need to stand, turn around, and lay down in the crate. If they have more room, they will just go to the other side of the crate, eliminate, and go on the other side to sleep. Most crates now have dividers so you can buy a big enough crate for their eventual full size but adjust it to their puppy size for now.

A new puppy should only be in the crate up to 30 minutes the first time - dont force him in ever and dont use it as a punishment (if you must punish by locking him/her away somewhere, I suggest ba bathroom - just remove the toilet paper - trust me :))

Dont use the puppy pads - they only train the puppy to go inside.

Let the dog explore the crate at his/her own rate at first. Put something soft that smells like you (an old shirt, etc) in the kennel to make it home and help your dog learn your scent.

Make sure that the first few nights, if he/she whines/barks to go out at night, you drag yourself out of bed (yes, at 3:00 in the morning. It sucks, but it will not last) and let them go outside to go to the bathroom. If you make them wait, they will go in the crate and then lay in it. If you find this happens, wash the crate immediately (with an odor-neutralizing pet product) and wash the dog so that they learn that laying in their own excrement is not o.k.

You may want to reward the dog for going int he crate by giving him/her a treat and staying close by the first few times. I even slept on the ground outside our dog's crate for about an hour one night while he fell asleep. We only had about 3 or 4 nights like that before he got adjusted.

Also have rewards in hand so AS SOON AS he/she eliminates outdoors, give the dog a treat and praise him/her A LOT. Go overboard and be cooing-y and cheesy. Keep a VERY close eye on them at first (inside) so that if you catch them going inside you can make a loud, startling noise (slap a counter, clap your hands or make a loud, short scream) to stop them and take them outside to finish the job. :)

One last thing - teach the word "Tinkle" as a command. That way, in the house if they go, you can say "NO tinkle" VERY firmly and outside you can say "Tinkle" in a sweet, encouraging voice to tell them to go there. They pick up on word commands very quick (and signs, although I dont know what sign you would use for that...). Tinkle also works for poop - they dont really discriminate between the two (your neighbors will probably think you're weird, but oh well). When they go outside, reward with a treat and say "Good tinkle. Good [whatever their name is]"

I know this is long, but hopefully helpful. Like I said, our dog was fully trained within a month and only had 3 total accidents (all pee) inside (and we lived in an upstairs apartment with no yard) so I know we did something right. Make sure they are let out often at first and gradually extend their time in the crate as you feel they're ready (our dog can now stay in the crate all day without having to be let out, when I have to work through lunch hour and cant come home). During day crate time, we let him have toys in there (though some say not to do that) and he seems to like that. Feel free to email me if you have other questions - Good luck!!

Answer 6

always take them out after they eat, drink a lot or wake up. After a few weeks they'll get the hint. If you catch them peeing in your house, say NO firmly and take them outside. If you don't catch them in the act, it doesn't do any good to scold them. They don't associate your disipline with the fact that they pee'd in the house.

Answer 7

bneeds constant atention inicially .chgasing it and punishing all the mistakes and rewarding the good behaviour
after a few weeks when they begin to understand things it gets easier and you can add more complicated demands to his list.
rewards and a slap on the nose
lots of times
means you have to work for a short while

Answer 8

puppy training pads or newspaper