does anyone have tips on housbreaking a 3yrs old small dog (pug)?

Answer 1

Robin D
Level 2

House training is a major worry for most new dog owners. However, housetraining does not need to be difficult. With a little knowledge and a lot of consistency, your dog will be thoroughly house trained in record time.

What works:

Dogs have a natural need to keep their den (your house) clean. You don’t want to live in an unhealthy environment, and neither does your dog. To ensure that he does not claim a corner of your living room for his own personal toilet, put him in a crate while you are away from home during this initial phase. This crate becomes his own personal “den” where he can go to have some alone time, and where he always feels safe. Few dogs will willingly mess in their “den.”

Dogs respond best when they know what to expect. Set up a routine and stick to it. The following excerpt is by trainer Matthew Margolis from his website, www.unclematty.com

“Puppy Housetraining Schedule

7:00 AM walk the dog
7:30 AM feed, water and walk
11:30 AM feed, water and walk
4:30 PM feed, water and walk
8:30 PM water and walk (last water of the day)
11:30 PM walk the dog

“If you can't come home mid day and early afternoon, have a friend or neighbor help you out for a few days or hire a dog walker. House training can take as little as three or four days or perhaps a week or more. The more consistent you are, the quicker your puppy will catch on. Dogs really like to keep their dens clean and your house is the den.”

Develop your own routine. Let your dog out every time you return home. Bear in mind that this may mean your dog goes outside after checking the mail. Teach your dog a signal that means we are going outside. For instance, hang a bell from the doorknob within the dogs reach. Ring the bell before opening the door to take the dog outside. Soon your dog will catch on and you’ll find yourself running to the door every time the bell rings.

Once outside, use a phrase like “Go Potty!” as your dog performs. Soon you will find that saying the word causes the desired effect. Remember to spend more time outdoors after successful elimination. If you go directly indoors once done you will teach your puppy that the only way to get to go for a nice long walk is to hold it as long as possible.

Biology plays a factor. Certain things will cause your dog to need to go outside. Use them to your advantage.
•A dog generally needs to eliminate 20-30 minutes after eating. Feed on a regular schedule, and be ready to go 20 minutes later.
•A young puppy will urinate after a period of play or heightened emotion. When the play slows down, be headed towards the door.
•What goes in, must come out. Limit water when the puppy will not be able to go outside for an extended period or overnight. Give plenty of water once you return to avoid dehydration.
•A puppy’s bladder is only so big, and he needs practice to be able to hold it. To determine how many hours he can go without a break, take his age in months plus one (i.e. a three month old puppy can hold it four hours.)

Watch for the signs. A dog will usually have behavioral signals he gives indicating that he is looking for a good place to eliminate. Watch for those signals. If you have a hunch that the erratic wandering and sniffing means puppy might need to go, chances are your right. If you wait to find out, you’re too late. You should keep your dog within easy reach until you feel comfortable that he will let you know when it is time. If necessary, leave him on a leash attached to you so that he stays within six feet at all times.

Scent marking will come back to haunt you. Dogs have a long lasting scent marker they leave when they eliminate. It is used in the wild to mark territory, sort of like a doggy signpost. Once he eliminates in your house, that spot holds the scent -- even if you cover it up with a perfumy cleanser -- for a long, long time. He will return to remark the same place repeatedly. After all, you have allowed him to do this by not covering his mark with your own urine! To eliminate the problem of remarking, you must eliminate the scent. Have your carpets professionally cleaned using professional odor eliminators. You can also try a bacteria or enzyme odor eliminator, such as Simple Solution or other products recommended by your pet store. Follow the directions carefully.

What doesn’t work:

Punishment. You come home from work and your puppy comes bounding over to greet you. Just then you see the wet spot that wasn’t there when you left. You take the puppy to the spot, shout and swat him on the butt. The puppy is unable to connect the dots between what he did earlier and what you are doing now. All he knows is when he came to you, you hurt him. Congratulations, you’ve just taught the puppy that you are unpredictable and mean. Punishing during the act will only serve to teach the dog not to eliminate in your presence, since you’ll hurt him when you see him do it. Instead, if you catch the puppy in the act, give a loud “No!” and immediately go outside. Give praise and/or playtime when the puppy successfully eliminates outdoors.

Rubbing his nose in it. Again, he has no idea why you are doing this. Dogs routinely smell feces and urine for markers left by others. What do you want him to read from his own markers? This serves only to confuse the dog and possibly to hurt his sensitive nose. It might also lead to coprophagia, eating his own excrement. Instead remove all scent from the spot as indicated above and redouble YOUR efforts to consistently follow a schedule. He wants to be clean; you need to help him know what to expect.

Answer 2

Housebreaking a3 year-old dog may seem impossible or frustrating at times, but dogs are smart and they learn quickly, no matter how old they are. The normal sign of a dog that has to go to the bathroom is sniffing the floor intensely, standing by the door, sometimes coming up to you and whining. This is natural in all dogs.

Steps
Restrict the space the dog has access to, so that it can't roam the house and go everywhere.
Catch the accident before it happens. This means keeping an eye on your dog when you're both home. When your dog starts to get fidgety and begins to sniff along the floor a lot, take them outside right away.
Reward the dog very enthusiastically when your dog asks to go out by sitting at the door,or comes to get you. Dogs live for your approval and praise. Continue to do this, even after it stops going in the house
Watch to see if the problem persists. There may be a bladder problem and you'll need to take your dog to the vet.



Tips
Watch for signs that your dog has to go to the bathroom. They are normally consistent.
Praise, praise and more praise will get better, faster results.
Reward your dog for telling you, it will tell them that it's done the right thing.
In the training process, don't lock your dog somewhere where it can't get out for long periods of time.
Get a friend or a dogwalker to take your dog out in the afternoon, so it doesn't have to sit holding it in, for the entire time you're at work.



Warnings
If a dog has recently moved or has been in a stressful situation, their habit of telling you in advance may stop. Be sure to remind them that it's the same protocol as before. You may have to re-train them a little.
Avoid using negative reinforcement for accidents. Dogs live very much in the present, and can't make the connection between why you're shouting at them, and their accident.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

oh i love pugs at first keep them in like a pin out side when the need to go , and if they go inside flick them in the nose and say bad boy/girl you dont go in here then take him out a say you go out here. an easier way after this step is get a doggie door so you dont always have to be home for it to go potty> but also encourage it to go were it choses to go>

Answer 6

Take him/her out often and encourage her/him to do his business. When/if he or she does it outside, encourage him. If once more he/she does it in the house, talk to him about how much better it is if he just does it outside. Dogs are pretty smart and catch on to what their owner wants them to do.

Answer 7

yes..first every couple hours or so take him/her outside to go to the bathroom....if he/she dosen't go tyr again a couple minutes or an hour later.It will teach him that that is where he is supposed to go to do his buisness.Anyway if he/she goes in the house take the dog and put its mouth in it (not in it in it but near it) and say"no bad/girl/boy"and keep saying no over and over for a while.then clean it up(duh!?)anyway do thta everytime he goes in the house.When he/she goes outside say "good girl/boy" and give him/her a treat.Do this over and over again untill he gets useto going to the bathroom outside and knows going inside is bad.If he/she dosen't listen after a weeks worth or a couple then everytime he/she goes put him in the crate or kennel..where ever you keep him/her when shes/hes bad.Once he/she gets i down soon when he/she has to go he'll/she'll paw the door saying"i need to go out".My dog caught on really fast with this teaching.

Answer 8

I never had a pug but here is some sites:

http://www.eleanore.net/pug/training.htm
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http://www.ownedbypugs.com/index.php/articles/archives/potty_training_sealing_the_deal/


Hope this helps