12 mo. old pet store suppy housebreaking problems?

Question

I know it's only been one day, but I'm ready to bring him back if I can't find a remedy soon.

We got him today and he's a pet store puppy, so he's eliminated in his crate his whole life. I did what the books said and took him out every hour and was going to try training him with the pad but he totally rejected it. He actually held it until he went on the carpet. My boyfriend took him out for a half hour before we went to bed and he went on the carpet right after they came inside. Now we went to sleep and four hours later he wakes me up, I took him outside for 10 mins so he could do nothing and then he pee'ed in his crate right after I put him in there.

I didn't realize how much extra work would have to go into untraining and retraining housebreaking and ontop of that I'm starting a full-time job soon and we'd have invested over a thousand in him in just the first month.

So advice would be appreciated because I just don't know if I can handle this much longer than 2 weeks.

Answer 1

Having a dog is more than just he is so cute; I am not sure that you are the right person to own a dog if you are already thinking like this; I can see where this poor animal will end up if you either don't snap out of it and know that is a breathing animal who didn't ask to end up in a pet store crate from God knows where and now has been purchased by you. There are rescue dog agencies so you realize that you can't handle this do the next best adult thing and find him a proper home where he can finally be saved. He doesn't know the difference of where to go ; he looks for the best spot unless he is instructed differently; you can't go back and forth from pup pads , outside etc; he peed in his crate because that was his common place to go ; you let him out and stay with him until he goes ; once he goes , you praise him like crazy; and you do this over and over and often enough until he understands; you can't hit, shake, stick his nose in it ; it is abuse; you can only prevent future mistakes; I think from your message that the best remedy is to find him a really good home, please. Once you are working full time, that will be your focus and it will be worse for the poor pup; love him by finding him a home even if this lesson costs you.

Answer 2

OK, first off... pet stores will not take back a puppy just because your time schedule of house-breaking the dog doesn't fit in with your life.
House-breaking a puppy can take a lot of time and patience, especially with small breeds and dogs from pet stores that only know to eliminate where they live (at the pet store being a crate/cage and at your house just everywhere).

" I didn't realise how much extra work would have to go into untraining and retraining housebreaking and ontop of that I'm starting a full-time job soon and we'd have invested over a thousand in him in just the first month. "

1) Now you know how much time, effort and patience goes into training a puppy. It sounds as if you're doing almost everything right.
2) You should have planned for this puppy before you applied for a full time job. You can't expect your puppy to hold it in for 7 hours while you're at work.
3) It doesn't cost $1000+ to house-break a pup. It takes time, effort and patience. Not $1000. It may cost $80 for the crate (if you want to try crate-training him), $40 for toys, $20 for a weeks worth of food, $5 collar - $5 leash. Comes to approx. $150.

Continue to take him out VERY SINGLE hour. Set your alarm clock to wake you up every hour if you think you might sleep past the house. Continue to lay puppy pads out around where he will usually go. I'd try and put some of his faeces on one of the pads so he can smell it to know that's where to go. If he is a small breed, you might want to litter train him. It can be a bit easier for some.

Hope it helped and GL with your pup.

Answer 3

You cannot expect this puppy to fit into your time frame. You have to adjust yourself to fit into his. If you can't do that, or aren't prepared to do that, then take him back. Its just not fair on him, otherwise.

However, if you ARE prepared to put in the work and put yourself out for a while, you'll reap the benefits.

Having a puppy is just like having a baby - lots of sleepless nights for a while, until he gets the hang of things. If he's a year already and has spent his first year eliminating in his crate, then how the heck are you expecting him to unlearn that and learn to go outside, in one night and just because he's moved to a house??? He needs you to SHOW him what is required of him and invest time in him.

You need to take him out for a few minutes every 30 minutes or so for the first day, then every hour or so - and then let the intervals get longer as he gets better at it. Ultimately, your dog should be out for an hour or more in the morning, 20-30 mins at lunchtime and an hour or more again in the evening - as a bare minimum.

When he pees or poops in his crate or on the carpet, don't hit him or yell at him, just tell him "NO" in firm tones, pick him up gently and put him outside. Stay with him for a few minutes, then bring him back indoors.

The first time he pees outdoors, tell him he's just the best puppy in the world and make a big fuss of him. He'll soon get the hang of it.

Housetraining a puppy can be hard work. If you're not prepared to give him that - do him the favour of taking him back.

Answer 4

I got a dog from a pet shop about 6 months ago and to start with used the same material the pet shop used. In my case, they used shredded paper.
Ensure you place the toilet area close to where your dog get's fed... sounds gross but you will find he will go not long after he eats. If he uses the makeshift toilet ensure to give him lots of praise and a treat straight away so he knows he has done the right thing.
Watch him like a hawk and the minute you see him sniffing the ground or walking around in circles get him to his toilet spot or outside straight away.
If you want him to learn to go outside to go then make sure you take him out every 30 minutes to hour at first or once he has had a drink or something to eat. When he is outside don't talk to him or even look at him. Ignore him totally and stand as still as possible so as not to distract him from what he is out there for, have a treat handy and as soon as he goes give lots of praise and a treat so he know's he has done something good.
If you catch him in the act when he is going in the house pick him up straight away tell him no in a stern voice and place him in his toilet or outside straight away.
If all else fails there is some stuff you can get called housebreaker that you put where you want him to go.. I never had to use this thankgod but I have heard it is very helpful.
It is hard work but it pays off in the end.
Good luck house training your dog.

Answer 5

First, utilizing dog pee pads will simplest coach the dog to potty within the condominium -- precisely what you do not desire. So, I do not advise them. Here are a couple of matters to notice: a million. Put your dog on a feeding time table. two. Take your dog out at activities instances -- traditionally. three. How massive is your crate? The crate will have to simplest be massive sufficient for the dog to show round and lay down in. If it is better than that, then the dog will pass to 1 finish and potty and sleep within the different finish. The main issue is, they mainly haven't any alternative however to stroll in it. If your crate is simply too massive, I advise partitioning it off so it is smaller. four. Remember, your dog is only a child and burglary takes time. If you cannot watch her - positioned her within the crate and/or positioned her on a leash so you realize what she's doing invariably. Is your dog deal with encouraged? If so, while you're taking her out and she or he potties external compliment her lavishly and supply her a deal with. Each time you do that, she's going to be trained that that is the habits you desire.

Answer 6

You can't expect him to break immediatly. All dogs from Petstores are from puppy mills;; a place where dogs are horribly overbred and kept in small cages. Males are very territorial, and chances are he'll want to mark everything in the house. Best bet is to scold him when he does so.