Potty training?

Question

I'm having a really hard time potty training my puppy. I've been trying for about 3 weeks now and she doesnt quite get it. Any tips?? Please!

(she is 2 months old and we live in an apartment so its a lot harder to 'take her outside')

Answer 1

You might consider this method> http://www.kturby.com/litter/litter.htm
Please ignore the part about yelling at the dog, though !!

Answer 2

The crating method is by far the best method of training.
Have your puppy in its crate for about an hour then take her outside to go potty. When she goes, praise her in a higher happier voice and tell her what a good girl she is for going potty outside. Then, bring her in and have some play time. After an hour put her back in her crate for awhile and do the whole thing over again.
Have your puppy sleep in her crate over night but take her outside around 11 pm and then again around 3 am. You didn't say how old she is but she probably can't hold it too long.

Remember, stay consistent, don't scold or become angry, just use patience and positive reinforcement and you will tap into her desire to please you.
Potty training takes several months. After a few weeks you can start to see some results but it will take more work and patience. Keep up the training and you will eventually see your work pay off. Most puppies can be trained by 6-9 months old, sometimes sooner, sometimes it takes a little extra time.

Also, puppies usually regress in training at around 11-14 months. Once again, patience.. it's a teenager thing and they get over it.

Good luck!

Answer 3

She will need to go when she wakes up, after she eats or drinks, after a play session. At those times, take her outside where you want her to go, and stay out there with her until she does. When she does, praise her like crazy, even give her a little treat, then bring her back inside. If she has a accident, ignore it, and clean it up when she's not watching. You will have to be very consistent about this, but it will pay off very soon. Crate training can also be very helpful, be sure to get instruction on how to do it.

Answer 4

I think she may not be getting the concept because if you have to go to work and do not put her in a cage she does whatever she wants it may help if you get a cage and put her in it when you are gone and let her out when you are home to supervise her. Then when she is potty trained youmight want to try installing a doggy door leading to your backyard so when you are gone and she has to go "twinkle" she will jsut use the dog door. this may help your solution. Hope I helped you with your potty training problem. Happy Holidays!

Answer 5

Their plumping is not beginning to mature until about 6 months. How old is the puppy?

Crate training a puppy is a really good idea.

http://www.futurepets.com/Crate_Training_Puppy_.htm

Answer 6

I have a pitbull and they can be real stubborn sometimes. She was about 6 months before I got her fully house broken. My suggestion is just to give them some time and keep working with your puppy. Eventually it'll realize what it has to do.

Answer 7

Crate train the pup. It works really well. There are instructions at the following link:

Answer 8

you can always buy those doggy diapers or thet make a liquid spray that you spray on newspaper it doesnt smell the best but its supposed to work, (its supposed to smell like urine) to a dog anyway. i would try that,or last solution would be to call a trainer that deals with housebreaking. good luck

Answer 9

it can take MONTHS to housebreak a puppy. Our youngest is 5 months and STILL has occasional *accidents*.

Answer 10

Crate training, look it up.