I just adopted a one year old cattle dog and i need help potty training her any have any tips that can help me

Answer 1

I love cattle dogs! I had one for nearly 14 years, and now I have a new puppy.

Housebreaking your Cattle Dog.

If done properly, housebreaking your Cattle Dog does not have to be as much of a hassle as some owners make it to be. Your Cattle Dog is a creature of habit. If it is taught where you want it to eliminate, and you control its food and water intake to regulate when it will eliminate, you will have a happy relationship relatively free of accidents.

The biggest mistake made by Cattle Dog owners is inconsistency. It is important that you first choose the method of housebreaking appropriate for you and your pet and secondly stick with it. We know of many Cattle Dog owners who are impatient or inconsistent when housebreaking their pets. The end result is a pet that is never fully housebroken. So, remember the three P's - persistence, patience and praise, and you are guaranteed success.

Here are the 3 methods you can use to housetrain your Cattle Dog:

i) The Paper Method - The paper method seems to work better with a puppy than with an adult Cattle Dog, although it can be used on both. To begin housetraining your pup with the paper method, first you must choose a location where your puppy will be staying until housetrained. Make sure the room is puppy proofed and that elimination on the floor in this area will not cause permanent damage to your home. A bathroom or small kitchen is usually a good place for this. Once you have chosen an area, cover the entire floor with newspaper. If you have a young puppy, it will eliminate much more often than when it is older. So, just be prepared for many messes in the beginning. In the beginning, it is important to replace the paper as soon as possible after the elimination has occurred. This helps your puppy establish the area as its own, and it will help you get a better idea of where it favors doing its business. As your puppy eliminates throughout the day, it may go in several different areas of the room. But, as it gets a little more used to its room, it will choose a certain area where it prefers to eliminate. When its preferred area for elimination is established, begin removing the paper from the rest of the room, only covering the area it uses. Make sure you leave its papered area large enough so that it does not miss the paper. If it misses the paper, the area is too small and you need to add more paper. When it uses its papered area, praise it. The more your puppy associates a reward with its choice of the paper instead of the linoleum, the quicker your puppy will be trained. After it has established that it will use the papered area instead of the floor, begin moving the paper towards the area (presumably somewhere outside your house) where you want it to go when fully trained. The paper should only be moved a little at a time towards this location. If moving the paper confuses your puppy, you may only be able to move about one inch per day, until the paper reaches its final destination. Once your puppy understands that it is to eliminate only on the paper, and you have been able to move towards the area where it will eventually go outside, monitoring its habits will be much easier. Once the paper is completely removed, it will go to that area automatically and sniff or turn circles, letting you know it has to go out.
ii) Crate Training - Crate training can be used on both a puppy and an adult Cattle Dog and is probably the most effective and efficient way to housetrain your pet. No Cattle Dog will want to eliminate in a place it considers to be its own and therefore, unless left in its crate for too long, it will not eliminate in its crate. Once every hour, place your Cattle Dog on a leash and walk it in the area where you want it to go potty. If it has not gone in five minutes, return it to its crate for another hour. After another hour goes by, the dog that did not go last time will most likely go this time. When it does go, be sure and praise it profusely and return it to its crate. The excitement in your voice when you are praising it will help it better understand that THIS is the place you want it to go. Once that is established, it will do its best to make you happy by eliminating in its designated area. Once you feel it understands where it is to go to potty, you may lessen its crate time, and begin opening up its area to more than just its crate. Be sure and open up its area a little at a time so it clearly establishes the larger area as "its area", increasing the desire to keep its area clean. Eventually, you will be able to open up your entire home, but this is only after a lot of time has been spent training and proof that it understands.
iii) Litter Pan Method - This method will have the best chance of success with an young puppy but an older Cattle Dog may be able to litter train with success as well. Similar to paper training, litter box training begins in a confined area such as a bathroom or kitchen. Although you may be able to use a traditional cat litter box for this purpose, pet supply stores do sell doggy litter boxes. They are shaped a little different and are a bit larger than the traditional kitty box. Also available are special litters and papers that should eventually be used in the box. Like paper training, the beginning stages have paper lining the entire floor of the room. You continually change any soiled paper until the puppy chooses a place on the floor it likes to eliminate. Once the puppy has eliminated in an area about the size of a litter pan for approximately two weeks, place a litter pan on the floor and paper inside the litter pan. When it goes and does its business inside the litter box, make sure to praise it profusely. It has got to establish this is the correct behavior before it will be comfortable with it. Once it is used to the litter box with the paper, you may begin the change to doggy litter if desired. As time goes on, you may add additional litter until eventually the paper is gone and only litter remains. If you choose this method, you must clean the litter box every time your Cattle Dog eliminates. It will not go in a dirty box. Failure to consistently clean the litter box will result in your puppy reverting back to the floor.

Follow any of the above 3 methods consistently, and you should soon have a fully house-trained Cattle Dog!

Answer 2

It's a little more difficult at this point, but still very do able. I would really suggest a kennel and start with the kennel training. The potty training will come along naturally with that. This breed of dog tends to be a little stubborn, so you very well may have your patience tried during this process. If she has always been an outside dog, your work is really cut out for you. You can also try puppy training pads that are prescented, so they attract the dog to go pee on the pad. Which for the most part, I believe for an adult dog is just teaching them to do their business inside, just on the pad. She should be able to hold her bladder through the night, so I really suggest the kennel.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Crate training is probably the best way to go.

Your puppy will not automatically know it is inappropriate to soil in the house -- it is your job to teach him or her how to be a good family member. No one wants to deal with the soil, odor, time, and expense that can result from poor house training. Proper training requires much time, patience, and consistency on your part.

Several strategies exist for training: crate, pads, and litter box training.

* Crate training
* Pads and litter training
* Accidents

Crate Training
Crate training is often the best choice -- while learning not to soil in the house, your puppy also learns to accept the crate as a safe, secure area. Dogs instinctively want a safe 'den' or resting area and usually learn not to soil it. A crate offers a perfect choice.

Many crate trained dogs will tend to be less anxious when kenneled for any reason -- at the groomer, veterinarian, or boarding facility, because they are familiar with a crate or kennel environment. It is very important to choose a crate size and type that is appropriate for your pet and use the crate properly.

The goal is to train your puppy to soil only in a designated spot outside, in a litter box or a papered area.

Pad or Litter Box Training
Pad or litter box training is appropriate for all dogs that will not have regular access to the outdoors--most pads have a scent that attracts puppies to urinate in your chosen spot. Consider putting the pads on the floor in the corner of an indoor exercise pen. A variety of pens that are easy to assemble and clean are available. Your puppy should immediately be taken to the designated area upon waking in the morning, and frequently throughout the day. Praise the puppy when he or she uses the area to pass wastes. Do not leave young puppies crated all day. Puppies 6-8 weeks old should be crated for no more than 4 hours at a time. As the puppy grows, crating time can gradually be lengthened to a maximum of 8 hours by 18-20 weeks of age.

Immediately Clean Up Accidents
Immediately clean up accidents and use an odor remover. If you catch your puppy having an accident, take him or her immediately to the designated soil area. You may even need to leave a small amount of waste in the spot to help your puppy understand that this is his or her toilet area. Don't discipline the puppy if you find an accident after the fact. He or she will not understand what the scolding is for. Many good training materials exist to help you -- books, videos, and PetSmart training associates.

I have crate trained my dogs, and it is probably the most efficient way to go. I will put a link to crate training in the resources list.
Crate training can work with adult dogs and puppies.

Answer 5

A one year old could be a little more difficult than a puppy. This I have experience with. lol. After taking her out about every hour which most people cannot do, I decided to get a couple doggie doors. Hopefully she is trained enough to not wander too far or your property is fenced properly. It turned out, thats all she needed. As soon as she realized she could go outside whenever she needed to, my problem was solved.

Answer 6

This will be hard as they are set in there ways by now but just keep at it give lots of attention when it goes potty out doors but scold it when it has gone in doors even give it treats for doing good. every time you have to go potty put the dog out that way there is chance for fewer accidents

Answer 7

every dog can be trained, you need to show her who is in charge, start with setting up newspaper in an area of the house and when she starts to pee somewhere, drag her to the newspaper, every single time, you will start noticing her body language when she has to go and within a few days of getting her to go on the newspaper (ideally keep it near the door) start bringing her outside before she goes much on the newspaper. For starters though, keep her out of carpeted rooms and sign up for some obedience classes. Their fun for dogs and their owners and can teach both of you a lot about the other.

Answer 8

If you see your dog sniffing the ground and/or spinning in circles immediately take him/her outside. If he/she goes, make a big deal and praise him/her. If he/she goes to the restroom inside, say no harshly and maybe pick him/her up and slap him/her gently on the rump. (Not to hard though!)

Answer 9

well you should put her in a box when she sleeps or a doggy pan put a towel in there so if she pees the box isn't ruined. give her or him a treat when ever she or he goes outside and pees.after you feed her let her out make it a routine.

Answer 10

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