help please how do i potty train my bichon?

Question

my bichon is 2 years old and my dad is gonna take her to the pound if i cant potty train her help please

Answer 1

The following are my instructions for traing a puppy. Since your dog is older and hasn't been trained yet use three month rule. 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

Answer 2

I got a best answer for this answer a couple of weeks ago.
You've seen the little push bells on service desks at stores.
Get one and put it by the door. Each time you take him out to
potty, ring the bell with your foot. After a few times doing this he will start to associate the bell with going outside and push it himself. When he does this, get up right then and take him out.
I have a two month old puppy that rings the bell when he wants outside.

Answer 3

Crate train her. Keep her in a crate if you are not watching her and take her out every hour or so. Then slowly expand the space in which she is allowed to roam alone until she can be trusted. Good luck, little dogs are tough.

Answer 4

To use a toilet?...'Cause that ain't gonna work...cats, maybe...dogs, no way.

Better focus on house training it...I hope that's what you mean, anyway.
2 years and it can't go outside to use the bathroom?...Wow... what has it been doing all that time?

It's going to be a pain to train a 2 year old dog to go outside...but, patience and reptition along with rewards and praise...or punishment and scolding...are the basics of any training.

Answer 5

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