My new puppy dog won't stop relieving herself indoors! What should I do!?

Question

We just got her from the humane society about two weeks ago. She's about five or six months old and the animal shelter fixed her when we got her.

Answer 1

she needs to be taken outside after eating, playing or napping. you should stay with her outside till she goes potty, and poop. as soon as she does make a BIG fuss and praise her, give her a treat.
when she goes in the house....say firmly...(not yelling), OUTSIDE, then pick her up and carry her outside. wait until she pees or what have you, and again reward her. she will soon catch on.
you might want to put down some puppy pads, near the door. and DO NOT hit her. she won't understand negative training. that only scares her and makes her frightened of you and your hands; which could cause her to bite you...or become a nervous dog.
remember that a puppy's bladder is still small and just like a human baby...she doesn't have "control" yet. patients is the key! so take her out every hour to two hours.
if you are away from home....get a crate, one that gives her plenty of room to move around in. i know a lot of ppl leave their dogs in backyard when they are gone..but i don't because god knows what they can get into while your gone!

Answer 2

puppies have very small bladders. It's only natural that they have to empty them more often. What I think might work best is to keep her in one area of the house, preferably near the front door.
Cover the area with newspapers, except where the puppy sleeps. dogs don't like to wet their own beds you know!
The puppy will naturally go on the newspaper, since it is all over the place
Gradually reduce the newspaper, until it only covers a small area near the door(might I also suggest special training pads? They have a scent which attracts the dog to go there. Ask about them at a pet store). Put some paper outside too. The puppy will start to associate the paper(the potty area) being near the door, with going outside, so when she starts sniffing around there, quickly take her outside and praise her when she goes outside.

You could also try crate training, or finding a pet care and training book. They are cheap and incredibly useful

Answer 3

Two weeks isn't long enough for her to learn to go outside. You need to praise her like crazy when she pees outside. If she suddenly stands up, that probably means she has to go - so carry her out if you need to, but try to get her OUT before she finishes peeing. It's a messy business, it took us six months (!) to train our lab but she's perfect now.

Also consider a crate - it's like an indoor doghouse that she will learn to think of as her "home", and she won't pee in her home as a rule. Then when you let her out, you take her straight outside for a pee. This is what we had to do and although we thought it was cruel, she sure didn't! She loves her crate and the training went much faster with it.

Answer 4

Keep up with house-breaking. It takes a while. Anytime you catch her in the act, pick her up and take her out. Also, 15 minutes after she eats or drinks, and right when she wakes up. No punishment for going in the house, though. After the fact, she will have no idea what you are mad about. if you want to, you can paper-train to minimalize the mess. it may prolong the house-breaking process, but at least your floors won't be stained.

don't listen to what lore said- never chain your puppy up outside! she won't connect it as a punishment for going in the house. dogs are smart, but they aren't that smart! she will catch on to the house-breaking soon enough. you just need to keep at it. it's part of raising a puppy.

Answer 5

Yes, all of us have busy work schedules, myself incorporated. However the as soon as a day events is not doing all of your dog any favors and primarily your sanity. Crate teach your dog. It is not torture, as some consider it's. You need to do it effectively. Your puppy wants to be let out more usually. As soon as you let her out of the crate, you immediately leash her and take out outside to do her trade. Reward her when she goes outside. As soon as she relieves herself--- then take her for a stroll.

Answer 6

well if you are trying to get her to go outside then when she pees outside give her a treat.l if you want news paper indoor keep her on the news paper some how and when she pees there treat her
and when she does it where she should not spray her with water like with a empty cleaned out Windex bottle especially if u catch her in the act if not take her to it and let her know your unhappy an out where she pooped or peed and the spray her with the bottle and it takes time.

Answer 7

convinced, all of us have busy paintings schedules, myself blanketed. notwithstanding the once an afternoon elementary isn't doing all of your puppy any favors and fantastically your sanity. Crate prepare your puppy. it isn't torture, as some imagine that's. you want to do it precise. Your puppy needs to be enable out extra regularly. once you enable her out of the crate, you at cutting-edge leash her and take out outdoors to do her organisation. praise her even as she is going outdoors. once she relieves herself--- then take her for a stroll.

Answer 8

take her outside alot.maybe try a tie out and leave her out there for 15 minutes and give her a chance to run around outdoors and then pee when the urge hits.she will see how much fun it is to get to go outside and use mother naturs calls as an excuse.lol.

Answer 9

put papers by the front door and everytime you catch her about to go you say no and put her on the paper. from there it goes outside and then they bark to go out. be patient as its new to the dog and she's nervous in a new place not to mention, she may have been kicked or beaten or been wandering since a pup. she needs alot of love and time to adjust.

Answer 10

best set up ever, doggie door and fence. take flap off door and dog goes out . training done in2 days tops. if you cant do this try: put a jingle bell on the back door knob on a string show it to the pup and when she rings it ( by smelling it) make a happy fuss and take her out. you HAVE to stay out with her TILL she goes. repeat a million times. we have great danes and at xmas the decoration bell caught the eye of our "sillygoose" and she sniffed it ,it rang i did the happy dance and took her out. she "tested" it a dozen x that day. two yrs later she still rings to go out. you must always take her out for ringing for this to work.