pad training VS outside training?

Question

I am getting a new puppy on Thursday, and the breeder is training the puppy on a pad, but I have heard that training the dog to go outside is better. If I decide to start training the puppy to go outside will that mess up the training that she has given him because she said he goes pretty good on his training pad. How do I train him to go outside and not mess him up? or do I continue letting him use the pad?

Answer 1

Outside training is the best way to go. You don't want to get your dog use to going inside the house.

The problem with outside training is that it's very time consuming and you have to be consistent, especially if you have a pup. Pups have small bladders so they have to go often.

What we did was take our pup out every hour... sooner if he ate or drank.

We'd take him to the door... take his paw and scratch the door.
We praised him and went outside. When he does his business, praise him again.

Our dog now, 4 years old, goes to the door and sits when he needs to go out. This is helpful when we take him to other people's house. I've also added a doggy door to my house for him to go as he pleases.

Since your going to have a new pup, have some cleaner handy. The spray cleaner with enzymes to help neutralize and eliminate the odor. Supposedly, if you don't use the enzymes the dog will continue to smell that he's gone there before and will go there again. You can find that stuff at any petstore.

You retraining the pup won't mess him up, especially if you keep up the praise. He's learning the rules of his new pack.

The keys: Praise, consistency, patience and cleaning up soon after a boo-boo in the house.

Answer 2

Put the Wee-Wee pad next to the back door. When the puppy starts to go potty, very quickly pick it up and say outside. Immediately take it outside. When it goes outside, praise, praise praise it. It can get a little tricky and there will be accidents but in time you can take up the pad and take him outside. The other thing you can do is take up the pad, get a crate big enough for the puppy to stand, lay down and turn around in. Dogs will not usually go where they have to sleep. Make sure the crate is big enough so you won't have to replace it as the pup grows.
Good luck with the new puppy

Answer 3

I do not think that the pads are a good idea because they can easily get them mixed up with the carpet. Outside training is much better. Outside training is not a mess it will not make your house smell and it is much easier to clean up. I have 2 dogs and they are both outside trained. All they do is sit by the door when they need to go out and you simply just open the door. I clean up out there once a week and it takes all of 10 minutes. By retraining them outside it will not mess up the dog it will simply confuse him/her. After a couple of week it will start to understand that pads are no longer an option.

Answer 4

outside training is best unless you live in an apt. and can't run the pup out in a hurry every time he has to go. Just take your puppy out every 30 - 40 min when you first bring him home and after every meal or drink, after waking up from a nap and after a play session. Soon you will learn your puppys schedule and will be able to know when he has to go out. When you are busy and can't watch him or at work, confine him to the kitchen or some other area without carpet with baby gates. My friend made the mistake of letting her pup have free run of the house 100 % of the time, and now that she's 9 mo old and should be totally potty trained she still will do her business on the carpet because it has now become a habit with her that they are having a tough time breaking her of.

Answer 5

We actually suggest that dog owners NOT train their pups to go on wee-wee pads or newspaper, because this trains the dog to eliminate inside your house instead of outside. The dog cannot distinguish between it being OK to pee on the pad, and not on any other paper or fabric on the floor...

To train a pup to go outside, you need to first put the pup on a feeding schedule. We suggest feeding the pup at least twice a day (3x's is best) at the SAME TIME every day. This helps to "program" his bowels and bladder to regular feeding and elimination times.

Don't leave food out for the dog all day. If he eats all day, he'll poop all day. But keep plenty of fresh water available to him.

Keep in mind that puppies don't have any conscious control of their bowels or bladder until they're about 16 weeks old. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't start training him as soon as possible; it means that he may still have accidents in the house until he has better control of his body.

Puppies usually have to potty about 10-15 minutes after they eat, when they first wake up in the morning, and when they wake up from a nap. Use these opportune times to take the puppy outside. As soon as he goes potty, praise him a lot for being a good dog.

Dogs will also walk in tight circles with their nose to the ground when they have to go to potty. Whenever you see this behavior ask the dog, "potty outside?" and take him out immediately. Again, as soon as he goes potty, praise him a lot for being a good dog.

If you're consistent and vigilent he should be trained to go outside for potty in no time.

Answer 6

some all human beings is vehement against pads, yet i think of they seem to be a bladder saver to many canines. no longer all canines have get right of entry to to a secure exterior potty and particularly some owners would desire to artwork long hours. i could no longer have canines if i did no longer have a place for them to potty while i'm long gone. it may be too cruel for them, particularly the parents and young ones. Cats get indoor potties so why no longer canines?

Answer 7

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