What can I do to get my 10 week old puppy to stop making a mess.We have been potty training her.HELP! Please.?

Question

We have bought products but she still makes a mess wherever she goes.I have also looked up puppy potty training on the web but nothing helps.Can someone help me please?

Answer 1

First of all, get a crate and crate train her. It works & it's humane. Dogs LOVE their crates; it's kind of like their own bedroom (cave).

Second, be patient! Our dog was almost 8 months old before he was 100% house broken. Our vet said, when you've come to the end of your rope and your ready to "kill" him or send him to the pound, is when they finally get it.

Also, if your puppy were a baby, she'd only be 1 year old. Most human babies aren't potty trained until they're at least 2, sometimes 3 years old. And people are much smarter than dogs.

Good luck & be patient!!!!

Answer 2

First of all, BE PATIENT! Ten weeks is still young and it takes a while for some puppies to be housebroken. What kind of dog is it? How often do you feed it? Does it go outside at all? Are you trying those Piddle Pads because I heard they're a waste of money? I have 2 Sheltie puppies (5 and 7 months now) and they still have accidents inspite of being super intelligent. You need to feed your puppy 3 times a day and take it outside about 15 minutes after eating and if still doesn't go, try in about another 15 minutes. It's a matter of continuously taking it outside (that's why it's best to get a puppy in the summer if you live up North like me) even if it's freezing outside. You can't get lazy or you're just setting your puppy back. If you catch it in the act of going inside, say "NO" firmly and bring it outside to finish. Don't yell or hit it or push it's face in it which I assume you know. One thing that helps is to put it in a crate at night. Don't feed it or give it too much water about 3 hrs. before going to bed. Let it out once in the middle of night the first couple of weeks. It won't want to go in it's sleeping area. Is someone home during the day? Someone needs to be to take it outside alot. When it goes outside, PRAISE it like crazy. Basically, potty training is all about patience like I said and you have to be consistent every day. Eventually, it'll probably start barking or running to the door, when it has to go outside. That's the goal. Now if you're using Piddle Pads and not taking it outside, I don't know how to help you because my dogs have always been indoor/outdoor. GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Your crate is probably too big. She should just have enough space to walk in and turn around and lay down. If it's bigger then that she is probably pooping in a corner and using the opposite corner to sleep in. You should feed her and then put her directly into the crate (once you've made sure it's small enough). Make her wait about 20 minutes before taking her outside. This will help teach her to hold it. It takes awhile for her to digest that food too, she won't be able to poop right away. You don't want to do it any longer then that because she won't have full control over her bladder for several more weeks. After the 20 minutes take her directly outside and tell her to hurry up. As soon as she starts going, praise her like crazy and tell her to "hurry up" or whatever command you want to use. If you do catch her going inside (pooping or peeing) then make a sharp noise (clap, piercing whistle, shake can). The object is to startle her, which will make her stop what she's doing. That way you can pick her up, take her outside, and tell her to "hurry up" and she can finish what she was doing there. Don't scold or yell at her, that just teaches her to not do it in front of you and she'll start finding hiding places to poop/pee in.

Answer 4

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A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 5

Take her out OFTEN. As in, every half hour or every hour or so. Potty training is not going to happen overnight, and it will take time, so be patient.

Be sure you take her out a few minutes after she finishes eating. Be patient, let her take her time, and take her back inside only after she goes tinkle and/or potty. Another important thing is to praise her ENTHUSIASTICALLY when she does finally do her business outside.

If she goes tinkle or potty in the house, don't scold her UNLESS you catch her in the act. If you catch her in the act, INTERRUPT her and bring her outside ASAP so that she learns that tinkles and potties must be done outside.

Do wee wee pads work for your puppy? Start with them where you usually notice her going wee wee. (Dogs may tend to sort of go in the same general areas.) Then slowly move the wee wee pads towards the door, until they're outside, again, so she knows that she should be doing her business outside. Again, praise her heavily when she does do her business outside.

A couple other things that worked for me with our dog were just to be attentive to her. I was at home, and I'd just keep an eye on her - I knew if she started to circle a spot, or when she squatted, she was getting ready to go, so I'd startle her so she'd be interuppted, and quickly take her outside so she would go to the bathroom outside. Again, we'd praise her for doing her business outside. That helped minimize accidents. And try not to give her access to water about 2 hours before bed, and take her out to pee just before you put her to bed. Otherwise she may have accidents in the middle of the night.

Above all, remember that this is not an overnight process. A previous poster put it quite well, but I'll be a little nicer about it. :o)
Potty training takes time. It may take a few weeks, even a month or two, but with patience and lots of attention, it can definitely be done.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Heck this isnt rocket science. The food goes in when it eats...take it outside to the same spot every time after it eats until it goes. Praise it and make a big deal about it. Do this EVERY time it eats or drinks..it will get the message eventually. It is still a baby and will take some time to learn...dont go buying cages or diapers etc...this just prolongs the learning because the poor darn thing is confused about where to go and on what. Make the effort and be vigilant for a week or so...catch it when it starts to go inside and take it out to the spot outside. Give it lots of praise when it does the right thing.

Answer 7

Go to a PETSMART store and buy "Potty Training is possible." The book is 50 pages long and only cost $4.99. If you follow the method that is provided you will have success with your puppy. It recently worked for my puppy. Good luck.

Answer 8

Crate training. Make sure it is ONLY big enough for her to turn around in. Apparently dogs HATE eating near their poop (though I know of a dog who pooped IN his bowl).

If you see her doing either deed, startle her into stopping and quickly let her out. When she is done outside, praise her like she just won the Pulitzer prize!

DO NOT stick a dogs nose into their pee/poo, it is NOT a deterrant!

This is a good site to talk to you about crate training.

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

Answer 9

Dear, you need TIME. Train train and TRAIN. It isn't easy to train a dog, and you need TIME. My neighbour trains for months up to hours each day without fail, and yet he always looks so lovingly at his pet.

Also, put newspapers etc at the corner you want to train it, and bring it there everytime it pees, even WHILE it's peeing.Give it treats when it listens to you, but don't be afraid to punish it too!:)

Answer 10

There are these "puppy pads" things at the store, so if you don't want to take him/ her outside every 5 mins., you could train him/ her to go on that.