I am not a quitter, but how else do I deal with this?

Question

My dog (female) is about 6 m/o. I can't seem to teach her not to do #2 inside. And now that there's snow on the ground she doesn't do #1 outside either - just plays around. Plus, she chews everything in site - trash, shoes, books, furniture corners, etc. We are getting more and more stressed about it. But I cry every time I think that we might have to give her away - she is a loving wonderful dog. What do I do??? I wouldn't want to lock her up all the time either - in a cage or a room. HELP!

That's "sight"... Sorry, I am not used to make mistakes and not correct them.

1) Thank you all! 2) She's 6 months old and I had her since she was 1 month old. I had other dogs before and now also have another dog a year older than the female. I was always the "potty trainer" and never had trouble (the older dog I have now barks when he wants to go out and never does anything inside and so did the dogs I had before these two). I use all the methods - from sticking her nose into "it" to spanking her lightly. Nothing works. I do however believe that maybe she doesn't get to go out for long enough time often enough. When I am at work it's kids, who take her out... for 2-3 minutes. But the same happens with the older dog and he is OK about it. And yes, I know how horrible it will be if I have to give her away, but my husband and I already have quarrels about her behaviour and I can't have that. 3) Chewing stuff... They don't like most of the hard rubber toys (except one, that they always fight over.) and soft ones they just rip and... right, more oopsies on the floor

Answer 1

Dont let her in till she does her business, when you get home put her outside to do her business as well. Dont feel bad about crate training your pet - it supposedly makes them feel safe and secure.

Answer 2

First of all, puppies are a lot of work and you should have realized this would be a problem when you purchased/adopted her. In my opinion, giving up on a dog because you failed to train her properly is unacceptable.

Second of all, you need to learn that crates/kennels are not a bad thing. Dogs CRAVE a space of their very own.

The very first thing you need to do is buy a dog crate. Get your puppy used to it by leaving it open all the time and hiding treats in there, so she has a reason to go in there on her own.

After a week or so, start leaving her in there in longer and longer spurts.

After a couple of weeks, you be the judge, you should use the crate to begin training her.

IF YOU CAN'T WATCH THE DOG, PUT HER IN THE CRATE!

This is for her own safety, if she doesn't know to not get in the trash, she may get to something that will harm her.

Allow the puppy to begin doing some of the bad behavior. But as soon as she gets into it, do something to give her a negative association with that activity. In my experience a firm "NO!" and a serious look on my face works the best. DO NOT HIT THE DOG. And remember, you only have a few seconds to scold her, or else she forgets what she was doing and doesn't know why you are yelling.

This will not work with the house training, though. If you yell at your dog for going to the bathroom in the house, it very well might think you are yelling at it for going to the bathroom in general. Positive associate works better with this one. Next time you have a long weekend, take her outside on a short leash every half an hour for 60 seconds exactly. If she goes potty in those 60 seconds, praise her liberally, give her a treat, and run around the yard and play with her. If she doesn't go, go back inside until the next 30 minutes rolls around. Remember, you are keeping a constant eye on her, so she should not have the opprotunity to have an accident. If she starts to have an accident, pick her up and take her outside.

Also, professional training and Gentle Leaders are excellent aids.

Feel free to email me.

Answer 3

First of all, you do realize that by 'giving her away' you are likely condemning her to death. I'm not trying to be mean, but it is a simple statistic. 'Trouble' dogs have a hard time finding a home, and most end up being euthanized.

What breed is the dog? You should watch some of that Cesar Milan, he knows a lot about how dogs behave, and what certain behaviors mean.

Have you been 'babying' this dog? If so, it probably thinks it is the alpha and can do whatever it wants. I'd Google search or get some books on dog training. You may have to lock the puppy up in a cage most of the day. It may seem cruel from a human's point of view, but it can be very effective as a training tool (for example, if they can possibly avoid it, dogs will try not to foul the place they sleep - i.e. their cage. Might make a useful potty training exercise.

Answer 4

1) The chewing--my sister mixed several "hot sauce" brands with a small amount of water, then used a paint brush to "paint" the wires, baseboards, etc. She let them chew until they quit when they got it in their mouths. She withheld their drinking water a few minutes while they got the message. She only had to do it twice; most of them quit the first time--but, she had a couple of hard heads.

2) bathroom--My old (13) Poodle is a good little traveller, but she refuses to mess anywhere except on grass. (we live in the country) No matter where I stop, I have to find her some grass. I know every roadside park in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Anyway, try taking your dog to the other yard (if she's been in the front, try the back-etc) Or, take her to another spot in the yard. It might be the spot she's protesting, not refusing to do what you want her to do.

3)age--At 6 months she isn't grown, yet and might change. But, I understand about getting along with the famly.

Good luck with her.

Answer 5

Well, does she get some sort of punishment for these things? My 2 Yorkies do the same thing, you can be outside for an hour and my girl will still wait to come in to potty. Our dogs have been potty trained to use puppy pads. It does take some work, but you also have to punish her too! My dogs are spoiled to death, they refuse to touch the snow. So I know how you feel! My female is young and she chews on everything she can shred, run around with, or pick up period. If I leave a paper towel out, she'll find it and it will be all over our house! Such a mess! You just have to be patient, it does take time. Don't leave things accessible to her, I have to close my closet door or my shoes and bras and everything else will be all over the place. Although you may hate it, you may have to keep her confined to small spaces when your not there to keep an eye on her. Ours stay in the bedroom while we're gone, with their water bowl, bed, and puppy pads. We do have the punishment spot, they have a cage that they go into if they potty on the floor or get caught chewing on things. Although, I would never leave her in the cage all day! I hope I have helped. Email me if you want to know more, I know what your going through!
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Good luck!

Answer 6

#1 - CRATE TRAIN HER!!! Dogs do not want to eliminate in their den area, so crate training is anything but cruel. It also helps with the chewing etc, and here's how I've worked it.
When you take her outside... if she doesn't poo, bring her in and put her in the crate for 5-10 minutes, then take her back outside. Repeat until she goes, then allow her some freedom in the house. She will learn that pottying outside = freedom in the house. Do NOT swat her or rub her nose in it. Only punish her if you catch her in the act, then only a sharp NO and take her outside to finish. If you rub her nose in an old poo, you will make her fear YOU and make her fear going potty. Very bad training method there.

#2 Check out Patricia McConnell's website for an AWESOME book on potty training called "Way to Go". Her site is www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com. Dr. McConnell is a PhD in animal behaviour and is phenominal.

You need to be consistent with your pup and please seriously consider getting a crate. She may not like it at first, but whatever you do - do NOT let her out if she's pitching a fit, she will learn that screaming gets her freed. Put her in for only a few minutes at a time with a stuffed Kong or other toy in there to occupy her. It will take time to get her used to it since she is 6 months old, but it will save you headaches with house breaking, chewing, and potentially giving her up.

Answer 7

When my dog was a puppy he would do the samething tear & chew everything in sight then I read somewhere if you play with them more & take them for longer walks they tire out & they won't tear up so much stuff they are just like little kids they get bored quickly so you have to keep them occupied I had to walk mine for at least 30mins before work , and for at least 1hr after work. He didn't chew or tear up as much that way he was actually played out even just playing with them.

I never had the trouble of peeing in the house but he would sneak out of the bedroom at night and #2 so I got to where I would shut the bedroom door & he had to wake me up because he wouldn't #2 where he sleeps. It worked it only took 1 week and he had it down. Then the rest is routine you have to get used to making sure he has a routine a set time in the morning & all through the day to go outside for potty time. Eventually they will learn.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

It may seem mean, but you might want to consider an indoor dog crate. It's worked for me on a few dogs with the pottie problem.
MOST dogs will not mess where they sleep.
Keep her in there, taking her out for walks and play several times a day. Make a big deal of telling her what a good girl she is when she does her business outside. CONSISTENCY is the most important factor, plus lots of love and patience. Females seem to be more troublesome than males for housebreaking, in
my experiences...I wish you well and also thank you for caring enough to want to keep your girl. I volunteer at a shelter--to many people quit on their animals too soon. Our shelters are full of beautiful animals that weren't given the right chances...

Answer 10

you have to get this under control asap while she is still young, while she is still learning they sell doggie diapers at petco, also you can use reg baby diapers and cut a hole for the tail. the main thing you have to do is take her outside every 2-3 hours. as soon as she gets the urge to go, plus after she eats she will need to go, take her right after she is done and about 30 minutes or so affter that is she doesnt go. when she does go outside make a big deal out of it and reward her. if you catch her going inside (not after or she wont understand) say NO! pick her up and run outside and put her on the ground and say potty outside or whatever. for the cold weather, buy a sweater for her and stay outside until she goes, then after she does, reward then come inside, and it will eventually click to her, oh i poo outside. you have to be consistent with letting her out or she gets in the habit of going inside. depending on her size you could train her to use wee wee pads inside. if you work alot then crate train her during the day. some dogs dont like their poop and after being stuck with it for several hours a couple times will learn to hold it. some dogs really dont care they will roll all in their poo, so it just depends on your dog. the diapers work good for inside you could probably find them online too. you might also consider consulting a professional dog trainer.

Answer 11

As much as I hate to say it. Spank her. Just a sharp swat on the hindquarters and then rub her nose in the mess. That is simple classical conditioning, something dogs respond to very well. You can also reward her with a treat when she pottys outside. That means though that you cannot give her that treat at any other time. Also understand that a dog's memory is very short, you have to catch her in the act for conditioning to be effective, if she pottys inside while your not looking and you don't find it for a while, there's no point in punishing her, she won't understand why. She has to learn to associate going potty inside with the punishment and going potty outside with a reward. Good luck