how do you housebreak a Kennel Puppy?

Question

I have a puppy which was raised by a show breeder who owned a kennel with in and out runs. This puppy will not eliminate when took outside. Instead he returns to the house and uses his crate freely. I have tried the match method with no success. I am in need of constructive advise

Answer 1

When puppies have not gotten enough opportunities to eliminate outside, they may soil their kennel areas which weakens their housetraining habits....
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Answer 2

How old is this puppy? In any case, you need to go about this a little differently. Forget the crate when you're home (unless you want a dog who is never housetrained, only crate trained!). Keep the puppy in the room with you so you can keep an eye on his. After a nap, long drink, hard playing or he hasn't been out for a while and is acting restless, circling, take him out. You need to go out with him, say "go pee", (stay as long as it takes), and the very second he pees, give lots and lots of praise and come straight back in. This way he learns to differentiate between play time outside and potty time outside.

You will need to close his crate here to prevent him going in it, but when he makes a mistake in the house, quietly clean it up unless you catch him in the act. Then tell him no, take him out and praise if he finishes outside.

Dogs learn very quickly through positive reinforcement - this way you don't give him the chance to make a mistake. Use the crate only when you're not home and at night, but you'll likely have to divide it to make it so small he can only sleep in it, then he won't mess in it. Good luck.

Answer 3

If he eliminates in his crate, don't allow him access to his crate anymore. Just keep him in an exercise pen when you need to confine him.
I purchased a puppy from a show breeder, too, and she had the indoor/outdoor kennels. Since the puppy always had access to the outside, he preferred to eliminate there, and was nearly housebroken when I brought him home.
You really have to watch puppies carefully. Walk him outside every two hours for about 10-15 minutes at a time. Walk him before you play with him, and about 20 minutes after you feed him. Don't allow him full access to the house (watch him constantly when he's out running around in the house). When he starts sniffing a lot, and circling, he's trying to find a place to potty. That's when you need to take him outside. He might think of outside as a wonderful play place, and not be concentrating on pottying. Don't interact or play with him until he goes to the bathroom. Then praise him like heck, and take him on a fun walk for a few minutes. He will start to understand that after he eliminates outside, fun things happen. When he makes a mess inside, just ignore it.
Eventually, he wil get housetrained. Rare is the puppy that never picks up on it.

Answer 4

Hi there -

Since I don't know how long you've had your puppy, I'll just try and give you some tips and constructive advice.

Supervise and accompany your pup to the exact place you'd like them to go. When they go -- reward them on the spot!

You may have already done this, but your crate may be too big for you little pup. Try using a crate divider to decrease the size of your crate to where the pup can only lay down. This may help them NOT want to relieve themselves.

Check out the links below for more puppy advice -- I hope this helps and good luck!

Your friends at Dog Public
http://www.dogpublic.com

Answer 5

Crate Training works when you give just enough room in the crate for the dog to just turn arround. With a puppy the crate may be larger than required allowing the dog to use one end to eliminte in and the other to lay in.

Also what helps is to associate the crate with food and not elimination. Give you dogs food in the crate. Either attach the food bowl to the door or place at the opening. Only give or place the food when the dog is inside.

As for accidents inside. Unless you catch the dog in the act or just prior the dog won't remember WHY you are scolding. This means you will have to become in tune with your dog and notice behavior indicated a need to go outside BEFORE the dog eliminates. Key Signs to look for: Wimpering, Agitation , Sniffing arround (looking for a spot) , getting into a position to (well you know)

BE AWARE of Submissive Urination!!! Dogs can easily develope this problem to show you are dominate over them. (i.e. Don't hit me(the dog) I bow to your dominace and acknowledge it by urinating)

So get you dog on a schedule feeding and walking. Have a special treat (not a regular biscuit but meat like nibble) ready to give only when the dog eliminates outside. Reinforce the positive behavior (Reward and praise)

Now back to inside. As I mentioned Dogs hate sudden loud noise.
Watch your dog and look for the actions which indicate an imminate problem. That's is when to use the rolled paper on the butt or a noise maker.

Problem is that you might not have the rolled paper handy. instead use anything (noise maker) to make a loud sudden noise while shouting NO! and immeadiately get the dog outside and rewarded as previously mentioned. (another way is to show the dog where to go and how. As a guy in the country it was easy for me to show the way if you know what I mean)

Noise maker:
A few pennies in a soda can makes a great inexpensive nosie maker. Place several of these arround the home for easy reach. (you won't have time to get one when needed) Even ralltling a drawer full of silverware in the kichen if its convceinent.
Shake the noise maker behind your back to make the noise with out the dog seeing it the idea is to startle the dog and associate negative behavior then replace negative behavior with proper action (outside) and positive reinforcement. (Not letting the dog investigate the noise maker helps to keep its effectiveness)


Clean ups: Do not let the dog see you clean it up, put the dog out the door

Answer 6

You shouldn't hit a dog or rub their nose in their business (they don't understand what you're telling them if they're no longer in the process of elimination). How long is he in his crate for, it may just be too long for him to hold it, especially if you're feeding him in the same crate (think of what happens in pet stores, they eat sleep and poop in that space because there's no where else to go)

Usually puppies need to go within 20 min of eating, so it's best to just try to get him out and on a long walk until he goes and praise him for going. If he starts to go say no and get him out of the crate and on papers. If he's also urinating in crate, there's a spray that gives them the idea to go (we used it to start the dog and moved him from pads to outside). You have to think about what the dogs going through and adjust accordingly, don't have food in crate when you can't take him out for a walk after he's eaten. good luck with the training.

Answer 7

Crate training. It worked on my dog. Make sure the area in crate is only big enough to turn around and lie down. Dogs won't "GO" in their den. But if you give them too much room in there they will go on one side and lay on the other. Then you need to follow a schedule. Every two hours to start depending on the age of your dog. And take him to the same spot every time. As he gets along give him more access to the house. When he starts to sniff take him outside. And then praise him up and down.

Answer 8

have patience. when the puppy goes potty in the house take her outside immediately. my mom had the same problem with her puppy. this worked for her. until then, have patience. it took my mom's puppy 6 months. i suggest woolite pet carpet cleaner, it works wonders. you may want to limit the puppy to the kitchen for easier clean up. good luck!

Answer 9

YOU CAN TRY A FEW THINGS LIKE TAKE THE POO OF HIS OUT SIDE AND SHOW HIM IT OUT SIDE. ALSO LEAVE HIM OUT LONGER AND ALWAYS GIVE TREAT WHEN HE DOES GO POO OUT SIDE.GET A ROLLED UP NEWS PAPER THEY DONT LIKE THE SOUND OF THE PAPER IT KINDA SCARES THEM BUT IT IS BETTER THAN SMACKING THEM THAT IS ABUSE BUT ANY HOW WHEN HE GOES POO IN THE HOUSE TAP HIS BEHIND WITH THE PAPER THE NOISE WILL TEACH HIM THEN PUT HIM OUT FOR A LONG TIME SOON HE WILL GET TIRED OF THE NOISE AND THE WAIT SO HE WILL SOON LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO OUT AND ALWAYS USE THE SAME DOOR SO HE KNOWS WITCH DOOR TO GO TO TO LET YOU KNOW HE NEEDS TO GO OUT SIDE AND THEIR IS NO REASON TO SHOVE HIS NOSE IN HIS POO LIKE PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU HOPE THIS HELPS FROM ONE ANIMAL LOVER TO ANOTHER GOOD LUCK AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

Answer 10

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