we have just bought a smooth haired border collie 4 mths old how do we get it to do its buisness outside?

Answer 1

Make sure you are offering the dog plenty of opportunities to go outside- first thing in the morning, after every feeding or watering, before going to bed.
One thing that I have found works is always saying the same thing to the dog to cue a response- such as "Do you wanna go outside, Phoebe?" (Use your dog's name). And then when she goes out I always say "Go pee-pee,Phoebe." When she goes I always say "Good girl, Phoebe" and pet her. Sounds silly, but it really works.

Answer 2

Patiently and kindly, just like you would train a child! And by the way, it's a him or her, not an it!

My Border Collie never did a pee or poo inside, in all her eleven and a half years... because, I never punished, nor frightened her.

Put her/his bed down beside your own, then, hook a short lead to her/his collar, and hook the other end of it under the wheel, or leg, of the bed. Just make it just long enough for her/him, to turn comfortably in her/his bed, but not long enough to leave the bed. Then, block the exit by your bed close to where he/she sleeps, so she/he can't get to any floor space.

Dogs don't mess their beds, so it will cry and warn you when it needs to go, don't ignore it.

Preferable to cleaning up a lot of mess downstairs every morning, you must get up at intervals as you would, with a child during the night. At first, maybe once or twice, and take her/him into the garden, and she/he will very quickly realise that this is where the 'duty' stays!

Within a few weeks you will need to take her/him less and less and soon, he/she, will sleep right through the night and be as clean as you! but don't remove the lead or barrier until it is at least six months old.

And should it cry in the first few weeks, as babies do, just leave your hand out and stroke her/his head, and let her/him know that you're there and that she/he is not alone, inside the dark. Animals get frightened too you know!

Your closeness and your smell, your reassuring voice, will make her/him feel secure and this, will make her/him cleaner, faster. If she/he attempts to climb onto your bed, gently and firmly push down on the top her/his nose and say, "No... stay" or "Down" with meaning, but not with anger or impatience.

That's, how I've trained my dogs and it never failed me yet! and I've had Labradors, Jack Russels, German Shepherds and Heinz 57.

Answer 3

i have a spaniel b itch 9 years old and she has never at anytime messed indoors and i have had dogs all my life so i realise she is a gem and I'm convinced its a matter of luck but i also think if the dog always has access to the garden they will automatically choose to do their business outside rather than on the carpet >nighttime make sure the dog has a chance to go out either walk or garden before getting in the basket!! your collie will be OK in a few months just try what i have suggested but it needs routine

Answer 4

i didn't use paper, i just took the dog out immediately after feeding it, cause they always go right after eating, and as far as peeing, take them out every few hours and especially if you start seeing them sniff the floor. If the dog has an accident in the house, firmly tell it "no", and take it outside. it will eventually get the idea and go to the door. also, if you keep the dog in a pet carrier at night or when you are away, they "will not" have an accident in it. don't ask me why, but they won't. our dog is almost 13 years old and she's slept in one all the time and has never had an accident in the carrier.

Answer 5

Take the dog outside often. Praise when it does its duty outside. Use a word consistantly like GO POOPY! I have trained our Corgi to go on command I use Poopy or Wee Wee it takes about 30 seconds for him to do what is asked. Don't use a word you commonly use or you may get a result when you least want it.

Answer 6

take it for a walk and everytime it does its doo doo - give it plenty of praise - and a doggie treat reward, and whenever its squats - pick it up and take it into the garden, encouraging it once outside with praise, failing that a dog shrink and dog obedience classes

Answer 7

everytime it goes push its nose in it and tell it off then lead it to a designated place with newspaper on the floor, gradually it will go their everytime.

then gradually move the papers towards the back door and eventually put them outside, once outside make sure to regularly open the door for it but in time itwill let you know when it wants to go outside

Answer 8

Karen
its not nice and you may think its cruel but i had to bring my Westie back to were she pooped and set her nose very very close to it and shout NO NO NO and then take her to the back garden. Let her stay a while she soon learnt

Answer 9

Teach him to knock on the door when he want to go, my dalmatian does, problem is he like to wait til we have all gone to bed lol.

Answer 10

Ignore him when he does it inside and reward him for outside...