How can I get my six month old english bulldogs to stop pottying in my house?

Question

I take her out regularly, which she usually goes, and yet I keep finding spot all over my house.

Answer 1

POTTY TRAINING:

Since what goes in must come out, if you know when it went in, you can figure how long before something comes out ;])

About 10-15 minutes after she eats or drinks, get some small treats [I recommend shreds of cheese or teeny pieces of hot dog for this, you want her to really be rewarded for 'going' outside and she'll be full but this is like dessert ] put her on leash and take her outside to a spot where you want her to eliminate. Drop the handle of the leash and stand on it with the ball of your foot (more weight) and ignore her. Keep watch out of the corner of your eye since you want to catch her eliminating, but don't touch her or look at her. The minute she starts to tinkle or poo put a small treat in her mouth (just pop it in) then ignore her until she's finished. If she only does one and you need her to do both, wait some more. If after 5 minutes she still hasn't done any more, pick up the leash and give her some play time or ear smoochies -something fun and positive that she likes. THEN bring her back inside and put her in her crate or other "safe" area you have for her (a small room or area baby-gated so she can't get out) and wait 10 minutes. Take her out again, same as before, and wait. Again, the minute she does her thing, press a treat into her mouth. "WOW! I got a piece of cheese for going to the bathroom! Woohoo!" The, play or do something else she likes before heading inside.

Your objectives here:
1. She learns to do her business outside
2. She learns the faster she eliminates, the faster she gets a treat and Mommy time - this will come in handy when she's older and it's raining or you're in a hurry to leave the house but need to let her relieve herself first.

Find some sleigh bells - they are usually loud - and hang them from the door you will be taking her out through to go potty. Every time you go to this door, take a minute to pick up her paw and tap the bells with it, then open the door and go out. Soon enough she'll start messing with the bells herself when she wants to go through that door. ** If you can't find sleigh bells, get wind chimes or something else to hang from the door knob that you'll be able to hear around the house if it's bumped. **


Clean up every spot you can find, even the old ones, with Nature's Miracle. By the gallon, it's much cheaper on line, even with shipping, that at the store. I've tried every neutralizer on the market over the last 9 years (4 dogs/4 cats) and it's the only one that doesn't stain the carpet or upholstry and has minimal odor of it's own. It will neutralize the ammonia scent left when urine dries. That's what dogs can still smell, leading them back to that potty area.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

Some of the answer that you already received were on the right track, like with the recomendation for crate training, and treats for going outside, etc. But there may be another reason for their relapse. Once a dog urinates (etc.) on something like the carpet or furniture, it often leaves a scent, regardless of how much you scrubbed. You may no longer be able to smell it, but they can! There are several types of cleaning supplies at places like petsmart and places like that, or you can make your own with a bucket of water, a little dish soap or mr.clean, and a little vinegar(the vinegar is what really will take the scent out). Try this in some of their most frequent spots and see if it helps any. Other than that remember that puppies bladders are not fully functional yet so they need to be taken out more frequently.Crate training works on some dogs, but not others. I have had dogs that would holler and scream the whole time they were in there, and never got used to the idea, ad I have had pups that would go to the bathroom MORE often in the crate! Every pup has it's own personality so you just have to figure out what they will respond best to, and if all else fails try the treat idea!

Answer 3

Associating treats with going out and doing their job helps quite a bit. A six month old dog is still puppy at heart and may take some time. Each may take longer than others.

Using the word no for when it does something wrong also helps. But just saying no doesn't usually cut it. Unless you catch them in the act, they often don't understand what they did wrong. Others do understand, but can be bull headed and still do it which is where the treats come in handy.

Putting their nose next to their mistake and saying no, and then putting outside may help with potty training.

Good Luck

Answer 4

WOW! I have a english bulldog and he never ever bites. I can tell you this I would nip this in the bud now! My english bulldog is 2 and 53lbs of muscle. He jumps on my leg and it can just about knock you over. They have very strong jaws.Remember what they were bred for way back when.Fighting bulls! If you feel that you were lied to then you most likely were. They got rid of him because of the biting I bet. Better get the dog into a trainer now. Right now the dog is the alpha in your home because he has you all leary and nervous. If it continues and you do not become the alpha and gain control of him it is a ticking time bomb.

Answer 5

This tells me your dog doesn't understand what it means to be housebroken. You must not let her have an accident in the house or she will never learn. Crate her when you can't watch her every minute. Take her out more frequently and praise her when she goes. You need to start over. You can't punish a dog after the fact, they cannot understand. It is also possible she has a urinary tract infection and can't help it. Have your vet test a urine sample to be sure. If it is normal, then it is a housetraining problem and not a health problem.

Answer 6

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. Don’t correct after the fact. If the dog is corrected after the fact, it will not connect the correction with the behavior, and will begin to think that corrections are random, and that the owner cannot be trusted. This results in a bad relationship and a dog that does not connect corrections, which are believed random, with bad behaviors even when they are applied in time. When she does have an accident, be sure to clean it up with natures miracle or something made specifically for urine stains or she will go back to that spot to eliminate again.
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.
http://www.leerburg.com/housebrk.htm...
http://www.perfectpaws.com/crt.html...
http://www.cuhumane.org/topics/crate.htm... http://www.clickersolutions.com/blog/blog07.htm

Answer 7

I agree with crate training, when you are not around. When you are around, make sure you are paying attention to where she is and the "signals" she may be giving. (You can't stop a bad behavior if you can't catch it).
Some pups do "go" outside when first let out, but then become preoccupied with noises and smells...(ever go shopping and have to pee but there is a sale on?), ...and will "finish" when they come back inside. Make the outside boring until they "finish", and then play with her as a reward or take her inside and spend time with her.

Answer 8

My opinion is that if you go to your local pet store they have these absorbant mats for potty traning puppies and they have this scented spray that will want to make the dog want to go potty where you spray it. so my advice is that if you put the mat 5-6 ft away from the door as a start and when he starts to go on it and gets use to it, start putting it closer and closer to the door where you want him to go outside and then when you get it right upagainst the door put it on the outside.

Answer 9

i suggest that you put your dog on a she shedule that does help at times... was your puppy paper trained at one point? you might have to litter or paper train her.... if you confine her to a smaller area in your house when your not with her put down papers and or a litter box... i paper train all my puppies that way before they go to they re homes... and it usually doesn't take to long before they r trained for outside...let her know you mean business and that she is doing bad and catching her doing the act is even better ... let her know she can go in one spot in the house with the litter or paper training ( pee pads also) if you are finding it hard to outside train her u might as well train her for inside too.... dont be frustrated its never to late i have had to train adults and it works. hope this helps good luck!!!:)

Answer 10

Puppies always have to go out. You have to be faster than they are and get them outside before they have an accident in the house.