How do you potty or housebreak (whatever) train a male puppy?

Question

We have a 2 month old Shiz Tsu puppy and are having difficulty training it to do its "business" outside. Could you give us some suggestion? Thank you, jam2735

Answer 1

Sorry, but I disagree with the first three respondants.

First of all, there is no need to rub anything in the dog's face. And there is no such things as too young to train, although I will admit that a dog's ability to control his bladder improves over the first few months. Finally, never... make that NEVER train a dog to pee on newspapers othewise you will have to train him a second time to go outside instead of indoors. Isn't one training hard enough?

Okay, now to the "what to do"...

(1) you need to control his food intake such that it occurs at the same time every day

(2) IMMEDIATELY after the dog eats or drinks, take him outside to the same place in your yard

(3) while the dog is choosing his spot to "go", use a simple keyword or phrase such as "hurry up"; This will teach him to "go" on command and comes in handy when you need him to pee when you are short for time (late for work)

(4) when the dog does relieve himself, give simple praise such as "good boy" to reinforce the event

From my own experience with a boxer puppy (now three years old), he has never relieved himself in the house and as a bonus, whenever he's eaten something that has upset his stomach, he goes outside to gag.

Good advice... promise!

Good Luck!
EC

Answer 2

Crate training can be effective. They don't usually pee etc where they sleep. I used pee pads for my puppy and take him outside as well. Rubbing their nose in the poop can make them acquire a taste for it. I'm having trouble breaking my 9 mos old from eating cat or other dog and even deer poop. He doesn't eat his own, thank goodness. I have to watch him like a hawk when outside. It is very common for dogs to do this. Some people have success with litter boxes for dogs. They have special litter to use and you can buy a spray to encourage the animal to "go" where you want them to. When you take him outside and if he has success, keep taking him back to the same spot. He'll be able to smell where he has been. I have an older dog and I walk the 2 dogs together. The pup now watches where the other has gone and will rush right over and pee in the same spot. Never hit or spank when they have accidents, just say no or bad in a very firm and cross voice so that they know it is wrong and you are displeased. Only do this if you catch them in the act. If you don't seem them do it, it is too late. Just keep taking him/her out often until the light bulb finally goes on and they catch on. Good Luck.

Answer 3

For house training just get into a habit of putting her out side every time you come home, even if it has only been an hour or so. And go out side with them if they do it out side reward them with a treat and verbal reward like good girl and lots of hugs and attention. This will let them know that your happy about them going outside, but when they do it inside show them there pee and tap there noes and tell them bad, then put them out side. It may take a while but they will soon learn, just be persistent and loving with a puppy that young. Plus you may also try crate training so when you leave the house put them in the box, then when you come house let them out and straight outside.

I hope this will help. Good luck. And remember your puppy is still a puppy.

Answer 4

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A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 5

Never put your dogs nose in his waste! That will only convince the dog you are tring to get it to eat/drink the waste! The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold "it" usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it's thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot" behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO!" and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "i should have been paying more attention" daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. good luck.
three websites on how to crate train a puppy

http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~rc207100/info-pub.htm

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

http://www.planeturine.com/pettips/dsp_crateTrainPuppy.cfm

Answer 6

There are many ways and methods to train a puppy, and I'm sure you'll find some on here that will work.

I just want to give you one tip:

Make sure that you take your puppy out very very frequently, let him or her know that it's time to go out for a "pee", and praise the puppy for it any time it does.

The key is that it's done frequently, so that the accident doesn't happen to begin with.

Don't get mad at them if they do, just tell them "No - go pee outside" and take them out.

Remember....Frequent visits outside does the trick.

Answer 7

You need to be very very patient first off. But also very persistent as well. Make sure your taking the dog out as often as you can no matter how often that may be. Whether its every 10 min. or 20 min. you have to get the dog use to going outside. Once you get him outside and you are succesful in getting him to go to the washroom, make sure you praise him alot. Pat him on the head and tell him good boy in a really excited voice so he knows he's done something good.

Answer 8

You need to use instinct and be consistent. Dogs tend to be creatures of habit. They often pee in the same areas or around the same time. When you wake in the morning they should go out and before bed they should go out..regular intervals. You'll need to pick up on their behavior before the time they need to pee so you will know when they need to go if they happen to be off schedule. Try letting the dog out around the same times daily until they form a pattern. It helps if someone is around often. If the dog was previously peeing on newspapers, don't leave them lying around. If so, you could put newspapers in the territory outside or whereever that you always want them to pee. When you leave them for a long period, don't allow them a lot of water because what goes in one hole will only go out the other. Put their food and water out around the same times daily because it'll help monitor input and output...don't forget to let them out about a half hour after feeds. Also, when the dog gets excited, it's a good idea to take them out for a pee.

Answer 9

Hi! With every puppy, patience is the key. You must show your new puppy to go out as soon as he or she finishes a meal for example...or when you notice the puppy looking for a place to 'go'. When leaving the pup alone it is recommended you put it in a cage. I know it sounds cruel but most pups dont urinate when they are in closed spaces and will learn to go out wehn you take them out after a while.

Also remember to reward you little friend when he or she does it outside.

Answer 10

Two months is still young. Forget "outside" for now. Place newspapers in or near all the places that he most frequents, Papers are the easiest to start with. You could use those plastic sheets for babies. I did find that placing those under newspapers was more effective and prevents bleed to the floor.. I found that my poodle just preferred newspapers.