Certain breeds more stubborn at potty training?

Question

I have heard that there are certain breeds that can be very stubborn about this....dachsunds for one thing. Does anyone know anything about this? And if so, what other breeds are like this and why?

That being said, I know someone with a dachsund that is around 5 years old, still not very well potty trained. She pees in the house even though she is crate trained (although if she is still going in the house, I don't know if you can exactly say she's crate trained...) and even though she is let out every 2-3 hours. We know that It's not a health-bladder issue so what is the problem?

Answer 1

Honestly, it's not stubbornness as much as it is intelligence and eagerness to please. I'm not saying that your friend has a dumb, willful dog or anything. But some breeds have higher intelligence and/or a greater desire to please their master, so they catch on to the training faster than others.

However, the differences are slight to nonexistant with the right owner. If the dog doesn't go in the crate, then it's crate trained. But it isn't housebroken. They've taught the dog that it's not okay to go potty in the crate, but not that it's not okay to go in the house.

The problem is that they've improperly trained her. There are tons of online resources about how to potty train a dog, and they need to go back to square one and start over without bending the rules even a little bit.

Answer 2

Yes certain breeds are hard to potty train. Dachsunds are stubborn in general. They were breed that way and not breed to be indoor dogs. They use their nose and track. These type of dogs like to mark their path with urine sometimes and it can be nearly impossible to break. It helps if you get the dog fixed when its very young, like 6 months. If need be keep the dog in the crate all the time. Whatever the breed crate training is the best method. A grown dog will not pee in his crate.

If you want a dog that's easy to housebreak get an Italian greyhound or whippet. A simple no is all it takes to break them of anything.

Answer 3

I think that some breeds of dogs can definately be more or less likely to be harder to potty train, yes... BUT I also think that in no way says that you can't find a difficult dog of an easy-to-train breed or an easy dog of a difficult breed. I also think there are alot of variables. I think that some dogs and thier owners take longer to bond, which hinders the training process. Some dogs also just have very easygoing, or very stubborn personalities, which could have alot to do with it. I had a dog who made a puddle in the house once, was told 'no,' and never eliminated in the house again. I also had a dog who took 6 months to fully housebreak and seemed to be purposely stubborn about it as if she was trying to make me mad. This could have alot to do with breed, or it could have to do with the fact that the stubborn dog had been abused and neglected, and taken away from it's mother at 4 weeks old before I got her. It took alot to get through to her; alot of discipline, alot of strict routine, and alot of love. The first dog however was never even yelled at or talked to in a harsh tone before that first puddle so maybe she was so ashamed to have displeased her new owner that that's what did the trick.
So, in answer to your question, yes and no. I think yes some breeds can be harder to train, but I think it has alot to do with alot more than just the breed.
In my 24 years of dog ownership the hardest to housetrain dogs have been mostly the smartest ones, and the easiest to housetrain dogs have been kind of dumb. The ONLY dog I've owned that did not fall into the above categorization was a Golden Retreiver, who was both VERY smart, and very easy to train in all respects.
After all the hard work though, it always seems the dogs who were hardest to train wind up bonded to me better and become more eager to please later in life. My favorite dog is the one who was hardest to train. She is worth every minute of the awful stuff she put me through!

As a sidenote, I had a Dachsund mix that was not difficult to train- in fact my *grandmother* housebroke him in a week.

Answer 4

Siberian Husky is a difficult breed to house break. We had one for 5 years and had to keep him in the garage for 2 years at night until he finally got it. Everyone we talked to who had Huskies said the same thing, they are stubborn about being house trained. Then we got a book on the breed and it also said that Huskies were difficult to train in general.

I am not certain why certain breeds are so stubborn, but you can check out Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer, on the National Geographic website and he probably has the answer.

Answer 5

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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 6

It all has to do with the training process. If you have a set schedule that you stick to, it will help. Also, if the dog has an accident in the house you need to make sure to clean it all the way through (even if you can't see it, they can still smell it); use something like Nature's Miracle. And with small dogs, the owners make the mistake of trying to potty pad train their pooch. That confuses most dogs and they still will have accidents in the house.

Answer 7

well it can be the breed, AND the dog itself. every dog has his/her own personality.

I've had a dog (a sheltie) that was a pain in the BUTT to potty train..he eventually got it but it took a couple yrs of VERY monitored training. he was also a very stubborn and independent dog.
i have a mini Doxie (Dachshund) now..was a breeze to potty train! and although the breed is tenacious and stubborn..he is very smart and knows that I AM the alpha dog and peeing in MY house on MY things is a no no.

Answer 8

It might only go on the floor because it is trying to tell the owner that it dosen't like being always in a cage. i have to little dogs and one trained really quick and the other one took alot longer but finally stoped going on the floor. Little breeds and big breeds don't make a difference one is not easier to train than the other. I train dogs.

Answer 9

Yes many toy breeds can be tought to potty train.
I know a breed who has Chis and she potty trains them to pee pads in the house as it seems she can never get them totally housebroken.
Makes me very glad I hae large dogs who all have potty trained pretty easily.

Answer 10

In my experience, the situation is generally the instructor fairly than the dogs. putting diapers on the dogs fairly of training it the place to circulate is in all probability a huge element of the situation. Ive met some canines that i did no longer evaluate quite smart, yet housebreaking is a controversy of habit, no longer a trick to be discovered, so I dont think of intelligence could be a huge ingredient. (I even have 3 small canines, one a chihuahua, and none of them have "injuries" contained in the domicile. I even have fostered twenty small canines over the final year and a nil.5, maximum of whom weren't housebroken when I have been given them. all of them discovered with no situation.)