how do you potty train a small dog?

Question

my small dog is about 1year old and shes not potty trained yet how do i potty train her

Answer 1

1. get a dog crate
2. look at other questions on this site and elsewhere regarding "crate training" - there's a lot of articles about this online.
The site I've linked below is great and will give you a step-by-step plan to be successful - good luck!

Answer 2

I recommend pee pads to everyone.

I have 3 tiny miniature pinschers. they all use the pee pad faithfull. easier for females than males as females squat and males stand to pee. some are scened with hormones that make a dog want to pee there. Small dogs have special needs compared to their larger counter parts. Small dogs can't hold it for very long. Therefore I recommend setting aside an area in the home which the dog always has access to that it is OK to potty in- place the pee pad there. Jsut in case your are missing the dogs signals that she has to pee.

Usually a dog wil have to potty after they eat/drink wake up after a bath. so put the dog in the potty zone at these times. lots of priase, no discouragement (or your dig will hide when she has to potty)

if the dog potties in an undesirable area. make a terrible noise fuss while you are cleaning the mess. SO she knows this was a bad thing ot do. then nicely take her and the dirty terdy to the pee pad area, place the terd on the pad rub some of it into the pad and and speak soothingly. leave the dog there for a while in that spot to figure things out.
Repeat as often as necessary.

Keep all rugs shampooed and cleaned regularily. other wise the hormone or smell from previous terd will cause dog to want to go potty htere. Dogs are clean animals and like to potty in the same place repeatedly.

Also you can use the yard when the weather is nice for a potty area. But still a section of the home should be set aside for this purpose in case doggy just has to go and can't get access to the out side.

Dogs do want to please you But you have to make it possible for them to do that. work with your dog not against her.
I have trained 10 puppies into well mannered adults in the last year. Using pee pads and following this advise. People who have bought puppies from me all comment that they have been perfectly trained form day one and have not made mistakes and are perfect members of the family. So that's a good recommend.

Answer 3

okay i potty train dogs all of the time and put you and your dog on a regular scheduel of going outside. (you also might want to put down sections of newspaper on the floor) take your dog out every hour then after time expand the time you take her out. (and make your news paper on the floor smaller and smaller until nothing) hope it works!!

Answer 4

When the dog does "IT" in the house, spank it, and say NO!, and put it in your back yard. Let it know that the OUTSIDE is where that should happen. Once you do this a few times, The dog will let you know when he/she has to Go by heading towards the door. Once the dog is outside and is doin its "Thing", give them a slight reward by saying "Good boy/girl" Showing you are happy with what they did outside, from then on the dog should always Inform you when thy need to go.

Answer 5

kennel training is probably the most effective. however this takes lots of dedication. Feed then kennel for ten to fifteen minutes. this will stimulate potty time take her/him out. reward with love if he goes. if not kennel for another ten to fifteen. then take him out. you have to repete this cycle all day for many days.

Answer 6

See Misa or Mary Jane's reply. Never hit your dog!!!!