Is it better to pad train or outside train my new Min Pin?

Question

I have a new Min Pin. The lady I got her from told me she was house trained but obviosly she is not. She did very well in her crate yesterday, But has accidents in the house. I know she will have them but I have a young child and cant always take her out. Would it be a good idea to pad train her for those times I cant take her out? I would like for her to go out most of the time but pad training would be really convenient. I just dont want to confuse her.

Answer 1

Once again, I ask: "Why would you ever want your dog to pee/poop inside???" I don't think paper or pad training is a good idea at all, and I think crate training is the best way to house break a dog. Here is my standard crate training info:

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 out 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 his 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).

Answer 2

Outside definately. I have a mi pin who is almost 2 yrs old and when I got him as a puppy someone told me about the bell trick, I had never heard of it, but was willing to try anything since I lived in an apartment and wasnt able to let the dog just go outside whenever. First of all when you have a puppy it has to go potty all the time, it doesnt know how to hold it or anything, so try to take her out every hour while shes not in her cage or at least every other hour. Get a bell and tie it to a string and tie it to the fromt door or back door (which ever one you will take her out to use the potty) For about a month or 2 everytime you take her out, make her sit by the door and take her paw and hit the bell, eventually she will realize that she just has to hit the bell and then she can go outside. My dog learned it in about a month and a half and has done it ever since. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Outside. I tried pads for when I was out but the dog always keep the pad dry and nearby wet.Make sure it goes out last thing at night , first thing in the morning and at least once of twice in between. Gradually the three main times will be enough.
Remember to praise it when it goes outside.

Answer 4

The pads have a scent that draw the dogs to use them.. thats how the differentiate between pads and your house.. If you just got the dog and it's peeing inside it might be a territorial thing.. Sometimes I watch my friends dog and its deffinitely trained, but pees in the house on certain areas to try and make a point to my dogs.. we used this spray that makes him not go to that area because it smells bad, but you(humans) can also smell it.. But I would just try to teach the dog to use pads, that way you don't have to worry when its home and you aren't, but just make sure if you are home, to let it out asap.. Also, it wouldn't normally go in the crate because they don't go where they have to lay..

Answer 5

You're right to pick one and stick to it. Confusing the puppy doesn't help anyone.
If it's difficult to take the dog out, by all means use the pads. Especially when it's raining and cold. You get to stay in where it's warm and no tracked in mess.
There are also litter boxes for dogs now. That might be better with a kid. No accidental tasting, or finger painting.
Cheers.

Answer 6

Outside. Dogs cannot really seperate betwwen a pad and the whole of your home. So, by pad training, you are telling your dog it is o.k. to wee inside.

I made that mistake once and it took ages to correct it.

Answer 7

It is really a personal preference as to what you want to do, me personally would rather take the chance that my dogs will mess in the house than ensure they will by training them to pee on a pad.

Answer 8

begin everywhere First factor you have got to do with a puppy is us the identical dry meals. Dry meals is the exceptional due to the fact that it cleans there tooth and it's not filled with water. Until condo broke, the puppy will have to handiest be feed as soon as an afternoon whilst everyday. Walk the puppy when you feed it. And I imply stroll don't simply stand there. Then stroll him once more a part hour after that. You will have to stroll him as mostly an afternoon as you'll till condo broke. Walking is helping it go the meals. Walk it within the identical situation everyday. When they odor there possess potty it makes them have got to cross. When the puppy is going within the condo, blank it up with vinegar. This does two matters kills the odor+vinegar has a urine bass odor and the puppy thinks you r marking this as your turf. When the puppy is going within the condo positioned the potty external in which you desire it to head. Remember smelling his potty makes him desire to head. So no potty odor within the condo however tons of potty odor external. You will have to have a pin or create simply gigantic ample for him to lie down. Most puppy is not going to potty in which they lay. Do no longer positioned some thing within the pin so that it will absorb pee. When you're no longer looking your puppy, he will have to be within the pin. If he is going within the condo, you will have to capture him within the act and seize him and yell no then take him external. Clean it up and take the potty external. So to rap this up. Walk him up to you'll inform him well boy whilst he is going external. When your no longer looking him preserve him it the pin. When he is going within inform him dangerous boy and take him external..

Answer 9

i'd definitely go with outside training. It worked well for my dog!
plus you won't have 2 deal with smelly pads