How can I house train my dog?

Answer 1

Try starting out by buying wee wee pads (that's the actual name on most boxes). They're like diapers, except they lay flat on the ground. Get your dog used to going on the pad by constantly observing its behavior. Whenever it starts to sniff the ground, it's probably going to pee. Immediately pick it up and put it on the pad. Whenever it has an "accident" off the pad, immediately take her onto the pad. Eventually, she'll begin to equate the pad (and it's distinct smell) with relieving herself.

Eventually, you'll have to start moving the pad closer and closer toward the door. By this time your dog should be so used to the pad that she'll look for it and use it no matter where it is in the house. After some time of moving the pad gradually closer and closer to the door, take it outside and let your dog go outside (still on the pad). After several weeks of your dog going outside on the pad, take the pad away. Your dog should be so used to going outside, it'll learn to go outside even though the pad isn't there anymore.

Also remember to always take the dog outside through the SAME door whenever you want her to use the bathroom.

Answer 2

This is going to take a lot of work. I would definitely google dog training and look under both crate training and house training. When you first get a puppy, you basically have to take it out about every hour. Do not leave it unsupervised in the house. You are basically going to have to keep it under your eye the entire time. Whenever you can't keep it directly under your eye, put it in its crate (make sure it is small enough so it can't eliminate in one part and sleep in another). Once the dog is about 6 months old, it should be developed enough to hold it for about an 8 hour max.

Do NOT yell at it, rub its face in its mess, or get mad if it has an accident in the house. It will really mess up your dog. It sees the mess and you getting angry as two different things and it will eventually just go where you can't see it to eliminate. This is not something you want to do. If it has an accident, clean it up and use something to eliminate the odor. It is your fault if you don't take it out soon enough. Once you have a routine down. You shouldn't have any trouble. I wish you luck!

Answer 3

The quickest and most successful way to potty train your dog is using a crate. Crates should not be used for punishment. Dogs actually like crates once they're used to them, it's like their "den" and dogs will not soil their "den" unless they have abolutely no choice. The dog should be let outside immediately before going in the crate when you are away, and let outside immediately upon returning home. Try teaching the command "go potty" and praising him when he finally goes followed by a small treat. When home, keep your dog on a 6 ft leash and close by at all times. This will eliminate your dog finding an out of the way spot to do his business and you finding a mess later. Let the dog out on a regular schedule (every hour or so at first) and gradually increasing the time between outdoor visits.

My sister hung a string of jingle bells by the back door and taught her puppy to ring them whenever she had to potty. Whenever the dog went outside, my sister would ring the bells before opening the door. After just a week, the 10 week old puppy got the idea and rings the bells whenever she has to go potty.

I would NEVER suggest using newspaper or other training pads in the house. The dog becomes used to going in a particular area of the house, and even when the pads/newspaper is removed, will always associate this area with a "toilet".

NEVER punish your dog for going in the house by rubbing their noses in it. Dogs have a short attention span and short memories, especially if they are puppies. They will forget they did that and not understand why you're yelling and hurting them. This will not deter the behavior, it will only serve to make your dog afraid of you. If your dog made a mess in the house it is most likely the owner's fault for 1-not watching the dog closely enough until house trained, or 2-because the dog was sick and had no other choice (in the case of adult dogs with relapses).

Answer 4

Being house trained means that he is house broken and will not go to the bathroom on your floors. They are probably asking for a quiet home environment because he/she might have come from a bad situation if they are at a rescue (and little dogs tend to be jumpier than their larger counterparts). To make him comfortable around you and your family you need to take your time and don't be insulted if he doesn't run up to you right away brimming with joy. He will need to warm up to you and it could take some time, but I'm sure he would love to be in a home with somebody who will love him. He'll warm up in probably about a week to 2 months. You need to let the dog know that they can trust you to give them their basic needs and some love and care.

Answer 5

If it is a puppy, then put it in a box that is high enough and with smooth enough sides so that it can't climb out. Put it inside, and no matter how much it cries, DO NOT let it out. You can let it loose once your up(also do this if you are not gonna be home.). let it go outside before you put it in the box and right after you get it out. Stay outside with it and praise it when it goes to the bathroom. You should also do this at least once every hour. If it is grown, then lock it in a small room, like a bathroom or closet, and do everything else the same. This usually works for four reasons. 1, dogs don't like using the space they sleep in as their toilet. 2, becuase they have to wait until you get up, they learn to hold it until they have a chance to go. 3, they don't want to go back into that small space! and 4, they like the praise.

Answer 6

At night and when you are not home or available to watch the dog crate training. Otherwise, take the dog out every 1/2 hour, praise when he/she makes outside.

Answer 7

I don't know that we did it the best way, but it worked and the pups are now 1 1/2 and don't ever go inside. Below is a list of what we did.
1. When not able to watch them puppies stayed in the tiled rooms of the house. (This was easy for us to do due to the layout of our home, without locking puppies up in some room far away, like a basement. Ick.) That way any accidents could be easily wiped up and there's no reason to be hysterical.
2. Invested in some awesome carpet cleaning spray by Nature's Miracle because, inevitably, the carpet WILL be tinkled on. This stuff works great.
3. We took the puppies out at regular intervals (dependent on age-I still make them go out every two hours if they haven't come to me to go out already), whether they thought they had to go or not.
4. Any time they tinkled on the floor I would be on clean up duty and my husband would swish the puppies outside. No fuse, no screaming. This helps them make the association of tinkle and outside. Never punish them because they don't understand.
5. We crate trained them as puppies. This means that they went into their mondo crib every night for bedtime (as soon as we said "bedtime" in they'd trot and wait for their nightly Kong treat). When they are very young you should wake up every two hours at least to take them out. You cannot expect them to hold it any longer than that. Now that mine are trained their crate doors are never shut. We leave them open at all times so that they come and go whenever they want.

This strategy really seems to have worked for us.

Answer 8

How old? What kind of dog? (not that it matters; just curious).
When I got my Yorkie, I would put papers down on the floor in front of my patio door at night. I take him out when I get up in the morning, 20 min. approx. after he eats, then at lunchtime, mid-late afternoon and again before I go to bed at night. He got into that routine and during the night I put papers down (thickly) just as a precaution. But if he gets to go out frequently, he will know what to do and when.

Answer 9

Take him out frequently and don't give him too much "free time" to roam the house on his own. Puppies don't really have bladder control figured out until they are about 6 months old. Be patient, it will happen.

Good luck

Answer 10

Hi! This is what worked for me I would take them out as soon as they woke up, you know that first pee of the day is a pisser, LOL! Then everytime I fed them I'd wait ten to fifteen minutes then sit them by the door and take their front paw and touch it (progressing to light scratching) to the front or back door, then take them out. My beloved pets now let me know when they have to go out. Good Luck!!