i have a 12 week old lab and she is messing all over the place?

Question

No matter how much i take her for walks and let her out she insists on doing her business in the house. Does anyone have any tips on how to train her? Also the stench of her urine is over powering no matter how much i clean it and if you have tips on how to get rid of the smell it would be very appreciated!! lol.

Answer 1

We actually suggest that dog owners NOT train their dogs to go on wee-wee pads or newspaper, because this trains the dog to eliminate inside your house instead of outside. The dog cannot distinguish between it being OK to pee on the pad, and not on any other paper or fabric on the floor...

To train a dog to go outside, you need to first put the dog on a feeding schedule. We suggest feeding the dog at the SAME TIME every day. This helps to "program" her bowels and bladder to regular feeding and elimination times.

Don't leave food out for the dog all day. If she eats all day, she'll poop all day. But keep plenty of fresh water available to her.

((Keep in mind that puppies don't have any conscious control of their bowels or bladder until they're about 16 weeks old. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't start training your puppy right away; it means that she may still have accidents in the house until she has better control of her body.))

Dogs usually have to potty about 10-15 minutes after they eat, when they first wake up in the morning, and when they wake up from a nap. Use these opportune times to take the pooch outside. As soon as she goes potty, praise her a lot for being a good dog.

Dogs will also walk in tight circles with their nose to the ground when they have to go to potty. Whenever you see this behavior ask the dog, "potty outside?" and take her out immediately. Again, as soon as she goes potty, praise her a lot for being a good dog.

NEVER hit, slap, or yell at your puppy, or push its face into its messes. This teaches it nothing except to mistrust and fear you.

If you're consistent and vigilant she should be house-trained in no time.

To get rid of the urine smell use a product like "Nature's Miracle". It's available in most larger pet stores and on-line. If the dog has soiled on a carpet, you may need to pull up the carpet and treat the pad and floor under it as well.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your puppy is still very young and can’t hold it like big dogs can, so you will need to take her out often. I took my puppies out about every two hours. During the day while I was at work, the puppies were not allowed to roam the house and they were never scolded when I came home and their little area they stay in was soiled because they wouldn’t understand anyway and they couldn’t help it. Think one year old child.

To train, take the cloth you have wiped up urine with and take it out side to a special spot. While inside, watch her very close and if you see her start to potty in the house, grab her up and in a mean voice telling her no, bad dog. (Never hit your dog and you must catch her in the act) Take her outside to the potty spot and stand there watching until she potties. As soon as she does, then praise her, love her and show her your very happy. She will get the idea. It will not take long to train her this way. One thing more, do not make potty time the play time. She would rather play than potty, that’s why you just stand there watching until she goes. Also, my puppies always wanted to know I was close by and that they were safe before getting on to business.

Answer 4

Your dog is only 3 months old! A dog that young can't hold it for more than an hour or two.

First, you need to bring her to the vet to ensure that there is nothing medical going on.

Then, leash her to your body. Bring her out every half hour or so and give lots of praise and treats when she uses the bathroom outside. Because she is leashed to you inside, you'll be able to see if she starts to sniff or squat. If she does say "no" firmly and bring her outside.

DO NOT yell at, hit, scream at, swat, put your dog's nose in waste, spank, or other violent archaic techniques. If she makes a mess when you aren't paying attention, then simply clean it up and start again.

Did your breeder or rescue group give you any tips? If you bought from a breeder and they didn't discuss this with you, lose that breeder's number.

As far as the odor, we've found that Nature's Miracle and the yellow label Simple Solution work best on *everything*.


Remember that having a puppy is not easy - housebreaking is overwhelming for many people. You just have to give it time and be patient and consistent with her. Good luck to you both.

Answer 5

Good example of what happens during classical conditioning. Your dog doesn't know right from wrong.....she doesn't know that it's WRONG to use the bathroom in the house. I know someone who has a dog that when being housetrianed, lived in a large town and the only place for the dog to pee was under cars. Well now, the dog WILL NOT pee unless shes under a car. My dog will not go unless he's in the grass..he'll hold it all day if he's on floors or concrete, etc. After feeding/drinking, play and sleep take the pup outside on leash and say "go pee" or something like that and use the leash to keep the dog's attention focused on the job at hand until she goes. Praise A TON. If pup doens't go take her in and put her in the crate (you have a crate, right?!) and try again in 10 minutes or so. Anytime she is out of the crate she is on a leash WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES (except maybe a short while after she has went peed outside and you know she won't go in the house). This way you can catch her in the act of using potty in the house. If you do, make it a bad event for the pup: say no loudly and firmly, yell, do whatever and take the pup outside immeditately and tell her to go pee (make sure you praise afterwards, make a huge deal out of the right thing). Pup sleeps in the crate at night but you will probably need to get up at night for a while and take her out. She shouldn't go potty in the crate.......they won't go where they sleep. Also, I give treats to my dogs after they come in from using the bathroom. This gives them an incentive to go out pee and get their butts back inside (like when it's cold!) quickly. Give treats when you put the dog in the crate too. Make the crate a good experience. Don't use it as punishment.

Dont' use wee wee pads or anything those things are so dumb. I've posted about 10 times now already to other people that all those types of things do is teach your dog it's okay to potty in the house--NOT GOOD.

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Answer 6

The pup is a t a good age to train. Use Natures Miracle (pet food store) to clean where she has messed. The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold "it" usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it's thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot" behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO!" and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "i should have been paying more attention" daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. It is up to you to be diligent and consistant. good luck

Answer 7

I have a 5month old lab and boxer mix. She can be the devil when it comes to potty training. You just have to be consistent at disciplining her when she goes inside and commending her when she goes out. And always take her out when she goes inside so she knows where it's good to go. It takes so much patients, but it's possible.... trust me my puppy still isn't perfect, but I still love her.
And with the smell problem.....my Dad who is a carpet cleaner, uses a pet and odor cleaner that you can get at wal-mart. It's called OUT, and it's in a pink and white spray bottle. You'll find it in the pet section where the toys and the flea medication is. GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 8

Have you had her urine tested? Even at a young age she could have a bladder infection. (This can make them have lots of messes if she was doing okay before) There are some really good crate training classes at Pets Mart. Right when she walkes up take her out, right after she eats or drinks, take her out. When she does go outside make a really big deal about what a good girl she is. Good Luck

Answer 9

When she poops or pees on the carpet.
Quickley frimly say "no!" and point your finger at her and then give her a firm smack on the bottom
(But dont hit her too hard- shes only a puppy and she doesnt know what shes doing)

Then take her out side

It takes time and there will be alot of accidents, you just to get into that routine and stay calm.

As for the carpet theres this amazing cleaning product called 'woops' my mum has it's £1.99 if you live in the uk.
I'll post where she gets it from when i come back if your interested.

Good Luck with your Lab

Answer 10

crate training is by far the best way to go especially with such a smart breed. i've attached a link for the crate training. as far as the smell once you've gotten her trained have you carpets shampooed and that should help. in the mean time, go to a local pet shop and see if they might have something that will help with the smell.