A stray dog (6-9mo old lab) recently adopted US. We've had no luck finding the owner & are thinking of keeping him, however we have NO IDEA if he's housetrained. All we know is he pee's everytime you reach down to pet him. He think he may have been abused.
2006-09-28 09:54:47 · 10 answers · asked by swige2000 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Training an abused dog takes time, patience and love. It will be a bit more difficult because he is a submissive pee-er, NEVER yell at your dog for submissive peeing.
If you can, find a professional trainer who has worked with abused dogs.
This is a good site about housebreaking:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1548&articleid=157
2006-09-28 09:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will just take time and patience. Are you crate training the dog? This is the first thing I recommend. The crate should be big enough for the dog to comfortably lay down, stand up, and turn around, but not so big they can use one area as a toilet area, then go lay on the other side. I also recently took in a stray about 6 months old, and he's only had 3 accidents in the month I've had him. I take him out very regularly (once an hour when I'm home) and I reward him with treats when he goes outside. He quickly learned to go to the door and whine when he needs to go out.
The guy who claims that older dogs cannot be trained obviously has no experience with dogs. My other dog I adopted from the humane society at 2 years of age, as a wild and crazy dog with no training and he wasn't housebroken. He is now competing in agility and has earned his CGC. With patience and proper guidance you can train any dog, regardless of the age. I recommend enrolling the dog in an obedience class if you keep him, it's a great way to bond with him.
The peeing thing is a submissive thing. You have a very submissive dog. This should get better as he becomes less afraid.
2006-09-28 17:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by Carson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely the dog was abused. we have two labs and the best way to handel the peeing when excited is to love them when there relaxed or sleeping and and try not to baby talk and get him to excited till he becomes more familiar with the environment. most likely if he was abused he'll pee when someone yells too. as far as housebreaking goes be patient if he don't catch on after so long buy a pet porter his size and keep him in there at night he'll learn not to go to the bathroom where he sleeps it will take a lil bit for him to get control of his bladder. also take away water and food at about 6 o'clock at night this will help too. good luck the outcome will be great, labs are wounderful animals.
2006-09-28 17:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by d_tarbuck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my boyfriend and i adopted a black lab who was about 9 months old when we got her...now she's 2 1/2. She used to be an indoor and outdoor dog and we found that by taking her out to play was very helpful in the transformation of making her an inside dog. The potty training thing will have to come into effect and you'll have to be very proactive while working on it. Get puppy pads and if you see him start to squat...try to show him to the door b4 he can do anything. I cannot tell you how happy our black lab Hayle has made me and my boyfriend...i would never trade her for any other animal in the world. She is VERY sweet and Labs are very smart dogs who are always waiting for you to show them love...and they are very loving back. I hope you decide to keep your new found friend...just be patient with him...they are feisty until they turn about a year and a half...so just try to take him out often to play and let him use the bathroom while he's out there...apart of the training process and the new bonding experiences. Also...if you think he's been abused...be patient and try not to be to fast moving...we think our dog was abused with a belt bc she stears clear of it anytime my boyfriend lays his around the house...we obvioiusly dont hit her with it...she's just very scared of it. I wish you the best of luck if you decide to keep him...i promise you you'll love having a lab...they are very loyal friends and will always lend an ear when you need a friend to talk to.
2006-09-28 17:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by Missi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really that hard, just bring him in side on a day when you will be home all day, perferably a weekend, and just take him out to potty every two hours, and praise him when he goes, take him inside and give him a treat when he goes. Any you have to pay close attition to the dog, incase it goes to the back door, it won't know to whine when it needs to go yet, it will start to catch on that it it goes out side not in the house..
2006-09-28 17:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by quwen61 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will usually be kinda hard.But labs are smart.Beware that labs chew up everything they can when they are young.I know from experience my brother had one, and we had to buy it a lot of chew toys so it would not chew up the furniture.That is all I can tell you because my brothers dog died when it was 11 months of parvo.It had had all its shots ,but it got sick anyways.
2006-09-28 17:06:09 · answer #6 · answered by Lilleigh Maye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's been abused,just be kind to him it will take awhile to get his trust. Just shame him not real stern , a lab is real good dog. They learn real fast don't hit him ,talk to him , show him and put him outside. He'll learn real fast with kindness, he'll try to make you happy
2006-09-28 17:01:49 · answer #7 · answered by Nicki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a puppy and we are kind of having a hard time, but our other dogs werent that bad, i guess it really depends on the dog.
2006-09-28 16:57:14 · answer #8 · answered by Poko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, it's impossible. You really can't train a dog to do anything once they're no longer a puppy unless it's a smart breed.
2006-09-28 16:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by attitude29018 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
try working with him sometimes its hard to break an outdoor dog sometimes its not try training pads they work pretty good
2006-09-28 17:07:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋