i have 2 dogs my male blue heiler is 2 and female is 4 months,. i cant get her house broke.i let her out she pees barks at door and poops on kitchen floor what do i do.
2006-08-29 06:02:53 · 12 answers · asked by robin w 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They say puppy pads work great. Place them outside and take them to go at the same times everyday. Otherwise obedience school.
2006-08-29 06:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by §чﺀﺀчβчﻯ†a 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do not use puppy pads. This only teaches them that going on the floor is acceptable. I am still trying to get that out of my 2 year old toy poodle's head after training her for a year on puppy pads. She will go outside, use the bathroom a little bit, and then come inside and find where we used to put the pad on the floor and finish her business.
As for what else you can do, watch your dog carefully. Any signs of circling, sniffing more than usual, whining, or any other behavior that you know means that she is about to use the bathroom, take her outside right away. Say "Go outside" and then bring her outside. Once outside, say "go potty" to remind her why she's out there. Stay outside with her...after she uses the bathroom, praise like you haven't praised before. She'll get the hint soon enough. Stay outside as long as it takes for her to do both. I leave my dogs outside for 30 minutes.
Two things that will make it easier for you (and her) is if you can tether her to your beltloop with her leash so that you can keep an eye on her at all times and also put up baby gates to restrict her access to the entire house. Until she can be trusted fully, I would only allow her in the rooms of the house that have floors that are easy to clean if she makes mistakes.
Good luck!
2006-08-29 13:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it out frequently and keep it outside until it goes completely, usually walking it around the yard will get this started. Then praise the dog for doing it outside. Only scold the dog for doing it inside if you catch it in the act, otherwise it won't remember what its in trouble for. It shouldn't take more than a few days for the pup to get the fact that its a good dog when it goes outside.
2006-08-29 13:10:55 · answer #3 · answered by Dustin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At 4 months of age your puppy is just now starting to have some conscious control over her bowel and bladder. Pups usually have to go potty about 10 minutes after they eat, and whenever they wake up from a nap or a night's sleep.
The best way to house-train a dog is:
1) Feed her at the same time every day (and don't leave food out for her to nibble at throughout the day). Feeding her at the same time every day helps her body to get into a rhythm of when she'll eliminate. About 10-15 minutes after her meal, take her outside. As you go out, use a verbal cue like "Do you need to go potty?" or "Potty outside". She'll eventually equate your verbal cue with going outside to do her business. Once she's outside, stay with her until she eliminates and praise her for being a good dog.
2) Watch her body movements. Your pup will walk in small circles with her nose to the floor just before she's ready to squat. As soon as you see this behavior use your verbal cue and take her outside. Again, stay with her until she eliminates and praise her for being a good dog.
3) if you can, have her go outside (after your verbal cue) about every 2 hours for a few days in a row; then increase that to 4 hours between potty breaks for a few days; then increase that to 6 hours... This will help your dog go for longer and longer periods of time between eliminations.
We usually suggest that you do NOT use wee-wee pads or newspapers, because they teach your dog to go to the bathroom INSIDE the house, and you want her to do this outside.
2006-08-29 13:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My neighbor just got a dog and they have been very good about this. They just keep a very close eye on her if she whines barks or walks in circle take it out immediately! Your dog will get trained dont worry!!
2006-08-29 13:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my dog was a puppy what we did was we had him on a schedule. try to figure out the times that a dog usually goes to the bathroom, from what i have learned usually after they have waken up from a nap or from a night of sleep they have to go, usually after playing for a good amount of time and also after they eat. when you figure out the times take the dog out right away to wear you want him to go to the bathroom. what my family did was we would pick him up and carry him to the spot where we wanted him to go (this way he didnt stop and pee where he wanted to) when you take them to the spot tell them to go pee , go poo or whatever and then after they do it praise them. its takes a lot of work to keep up with it, it worked for my dog and he hasnt gone in side since he was a puppy- good luck
2006-08-29 13:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by smlv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we first got our puppy (1 year ago) we had some success in getting challenges resolved through this website (www.urbanpuppy.com). Can't vouch for it be useful for your situation specifically but it is worth a try. Good luck!
2006-08-29 13:08:19 · answer #7 · answered by JD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you could do is take the time to train your pets what not to do and when you do use a stern tough voice to show them that you're not joking, and sometimes you have to be a little mean and disapline them just to show them that what they are doing is wrong. It may take a few time especially if they're young but soon they will have to get the picture.
2006-08-29 13:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by Paradox3883 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Crate train her. It works like a charm and keeps your house clean. You can find details all over the net, just look up dog crate training.
2006-08-29 13:10:39 · answer #9 · answered by SLWrites 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay outside with her until she poos...yes this can take forever!, but it is the only way to make sure she poos outside...you know her cycle, it is time to break it!
2006-08-29 13:07:35 · answer #10 · answered by Suzie Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋