My dog treats the kitchen as her own personal toilet, any ideas for toilet training?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

This is the same answer I gave about using puppy pads.

Without question the most effective way to housebreak your dog is to crate train it. There are dozens of books and trainers that will give you more information, but the basics are this:
Eating or drinking stimulates the puppy's need to go.
The puppy will not soil its own sleeping place.
Consistent praise or punishment will imprint in the puppy's mind what is appropriate or inappropriate behavior.
Don't forget that the dog's mom also praises an corrects the puppy, using "dog language," i.e. a growl or the mom using her mouth to pin the puppy from the neck, or licks and squeaks for encouragement or praise.

To crate train, initially when the dog is alone at home, when you're sleeping, or when you can't watch the dog, put her in the crate. When she is let out of the crate, she goes straight outside- you should watch and praise her when she goes. Right after eating, she goes outside and goes and gets praise. If in either instance she doesn't go, she goes back in the crate for 15 minutes. Then go outside again, repeating the cycle until she goes. It should only take a few repetitions of this cycle until you don't have to watch her outside- leave her for a few minutes, then let her in.

When she's inside, she MUST be watched. If she goes, a firm "NO" is given, pick her up by the scruff of her neck and put her outside. If she gets away with peeing or pooping in the house, she doesn't learn. There's a balance between prevention (letting her out so she doesn't even have the urge when inside) and correction (you don't want to punish her a dozen times, but a couple of corrections aren't bad because it gives her guidance as to what is proper behavior).

I've housebroken some pretty difficult pound puppies and some ultra-easy Great Danes, and crate training works.

Answer 3

Firstly you need to prepare yourself for a long and smelly journey, one that will reap its reward when you reach that destination. Your dog has not been taught the difference between right and wrong and cannot be blamed or punished for accident within the house. Use a good carpet cleaner and deodouriser on the already fouled areas. Keep her in eye when your are in the house and take her to the garden every hour or so. Stay with her into the garden and wait fror a while, if she goes outside praise her lots in a loving and exited way and give her a treat. If she goes in the house simply ignore her by removing her from the room whilst you clean. If you catch her doing it in the house say NO in a firm voice take her outside and praise her if she goes out there. Showing aggression or giving punishment only serves to confuse her and frighten her which will make her secretive and scared to go in front of you which will make the job harder. I would also suggest registering with a local dog training session to allow you have face to face advise on all thing training. Consult your vet if you have any health concerns or further questions.

Answer 4

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By their nature, dogs are pack animals with a well-defined social order. Through basic training, you need to consistently make sure your puppy understands that you are the leader, not him. So in teaching him the basic rules, you take on the role of pack leader.

To fit into the family circle, your dog must be taught to recognize his name and such commands as come, heel, lie down and sit.

Answer 5

Yes that can be very annoying. Best thing is to crate train and shut them in the crate when you pop out or at night. Make sure it is not so big they can move away from any mess they make.

This should help. Additionally make sure you take them for a walk in the evening to ensure they have emptied all necessary areas before bed time.

One of my dogs starting doing this, very odd as the other one is very clean and would not dream of soiling his bed.

Answer 6

A kitchen is a weird spot for a dog to pick. I assume you kitchen is not carpeted. Dogs prefer a spot where the smell will stay, bare floors are easy to deodorize. You should try and catch him in the act, just present your self as mad, don't hit him. (Not like you would). Also let them outside more often, if they know where to go, they wont go anywhere else.

Answer 7

i know you can buy special things now called puppy pads my sister in law is going through a similar sort of thing at the moment but we think it may just be because her dog is frettingas she is being left a little longer than she usually would be. Did you also know that usual cleaning things in the home like bleech etc do not stop them going back to the same place and doing it again as they like the smell of these things i would try ZOFLORA you can buy this at most supermarkets. Good luck and i hope you get it sorted soon

Answer 8

you do not say how old the dog is a dog is not house trained untill about 9 months old and even then has mistakes never hit the dog if it dose this but all ways after it has been fed go outside with her and show her were to go and let her see how pleased you are when she goes allways give a reward when she dose go dogs do not like beeing dirty you have got try a bit harder she will get house dry thelma

Answer 9

I started with mine putting newspaper on the kitchen floor. Everytime he wee'd, i put him on the paper. As the days progress, leave less paper until you have only one piece, right near the door. On the last day, move the paper outside the door. It worked for me - my dog automatically after that went outside (even though the paper was no longer there) Try it, you have nothing too loose.

Answer 10

After every meal make sure you take the dog out.
Take the dog out often even if its only for a few moments when the dog does his pee outside praise him lots.
Paper on the floor by the door

Answer 11

our dog only responded to toilet training by giving her a treat every time she did it in the garden and ignored her when she done it anywhere else... any attention is good attention to a dog,