puppy not going outside help!!?

Question

i just got a puppy. it was my boyfriends and he was only had a few accidents at his house but at my house he won't go outside he just goes pee near the door. he's a husky/yellow lab mix he's only 2 months old. i take him outside 15 minutes every hour. i mean how much more could i take him outside?!?!!? when he goes outside he just lays down and eats the leafs.... i got him yesterday and he's peed in the house 9 times since. i'm tired of cleaning it up. also when i take him outside he comes inside and pees near the door right afterwards. why won't he go outside?!?!?! and when he does pee i smack him and tell him no and show him the door. what can i do ???

for all of you stupid girls that are saying "stop smacking him" it's not abuse probably about 80% of people that have dogs smack they're dogs when they pee in the house. i didn't smack him the first few times. and as if you didn't read I TAKE HIM OUTSIDE EVERY HOUR 15 MINUTES AT A TIME. he does NOT get the hang of it. he just lays down and eat leafs. besides when i do smack him he just lays down and scratches his collar. it's not abuse. i'm not mean to animals i love animals. so shut your mouth you're going to be one of those parents where you kids have no freedom and rebel against you and become pshycotic and then you say what did i do i mean i only smothered him 24/7.!!!!!
I WAS ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION ON ANY IDEAS HOW TO GET A DOG TO STOP PEEING IN THE HOUSE I DIDNT GET YOUR OPINION ON SMACKING A DOG. IT DOESN'T HURT THEM THEY JUST KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

Answer 1

when i had my puppy and he did that i would stick his nose in it use a newspaper on him and quickly put him outside. it took a little while but he caught on

Answer 2

Go to the pet store, get a crate, put him in there, (he won't mess in there), after 4 hours, take him outside, walk him or play with him until he pees. Then praise him and tell him what a good puppy he is, get excited.

Now, if you can't watch him every minute, you crate him. Take him outside after eating and play with him or walk him until he pees and poops. Don't let him get in the habit of peeing in the house, just take him right outside.

He is a dog, he has no clue what shoving his nose in his pee means, peeing is a biological function. He needs to be shown exactly where to go, and then praised when he does it right.

I used to do volunteer work for a guide dog organization, socializing puppies, I did this all the time. And it works. I had pups at 5 weeks old, as soon as they were put down on the grass, immediately peed.

I carried them outside, their bladder control needs to be developed and the excitement of going outside would often be too much for them.

I just read what you added. The pup does not make the connection between peeing indoors and being smacked. I am a Mom or a wonderful, nw adult son and you have no clue how to train a dog.

Answer 3

okay, first of all, stop smaking him, a firm no is enough to tell him that he's done something wrong. You need to take him outside for at least half an hour right after he eats, and at least 3 times a day -

this is a new environment for him and it will take some adjusting -
also buy some carpet cleaner that removes pet odors- from the pet store - they have a special chemical that tells them not to wet there again-

take some treats with you when you walk him and when he goes outside make a big deal, praise him and give him the treat

Honestly 8 weeks is too young to potty train, most dogs potty train at 12 weeks.

you could also get some peepee pads for your home incase of accidents, put them right where he has been peeing by the door, the only problem with pee pads is that it's harder to make him go outside once he goes on them and you would have to bring the pee pads outside to show him that thats where he's supposed to go -

Don't give up, you're in for a few rough days, but the love he will show you in return is definitly worth it -

Best of luck

Answer 4

first, stop smacking the dog.
its a baby, it cant control its bladder yet. dogs at that age may have to go outside every 30 minutes. they dont know they have to go until *oops* too late.

if it just woke up, ate within 15 minutes, drank a lot of water, or was playing a little rough, bring it outside and say "go potty" and stay out there until it does. then say good boy and bring him in. if at any time it even LOOKS like its going to pee, take him outside. make sure you praise him every time he goes outside.

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ok look kid, you asked for advice and you're getting it, so shut up and pay attention. smacking a dog is never good. it only teaches it to fear you if you raise a hand, and THAT were aggression problems start. i have a 6 month old puppy, so i just went tru all of this, but i have always had a dog in my house so i know what i'm talking about. and so what if you take it outside for 15 minutes every hour, sometimes their bladders are really week or even just really small and that isnt enough. you havent told us what kind of dog it is, so we're just giving you basic estimates.

dont smack the dog. it doesnt understand. all its learning is fear. never punish a dog for something you arent watching him do at that exact moment or it will never put two and two together.

go out, take the dog out until it goes. if it lays down, make him get back out. if its eating a leaf, take the leaf away. make him walk around. make him run, that usually leads to peeing in about 3 minutes.

stop being such a jerk and try actually reading what people are telling you.

or give the puppy to someone willing to take the time to train it correctly. you said this dog is only 2 months old. and your bf had him first and now you have him. this dog is just getting passed around and hasnt had any time to learn anything.

Answer 5

Hi there;

First off, never HIT your puppy!!! Secondly you are not spending enough time with your puppy outside. YOU MUST GIVE YOUR PUPPY MORE TIME OUTSIDE. It may take an hour or it may take 30 minutes. How would you like it if someone put the rule to you that you can only go to the toilet at a set time and no other?
You are expecting WAY too much from an infant dog.
Do not take out your frustrations on your dog.
Once your new pup does his/her business outside INSTANTLY, and I do mean at that very instant(wait until they are finished) PRAISE to no end. Instant affection and joy in your voice as well as your hands.
Make outside time playful as well as a time for learning to be a good canine citizen.
Being cooped up for most of the waking time inside is like a prison for a dog. They need exercise. They need to be walked and not for a measly 15 minutes.
Obviously hitting the dog is not getting the results you want so how about you try the correct way to train a dog and use praise?
Geesh.
There will accidents from time to time with any young dog as there are with toddlers who have accidents when they are being potty trained. Be patient please and allow your puppy to view you as a source of affection and protection not as a source of pain and exclusion.
If you can not provide the time and understanding that a puppy needs to grow into a healthy companion then please contact a rescue organization and give your puppy a chance with a home who will devote the time they need.
Try getting a cat for a companion instead.

Answer 6

You are on the right track. Keep it up with these tips and you'll have this over soon. Mop up the pee with a paper towel. Keep the towel and take it with you when you take him outside.
BUT most important. Restrict his water to several times a day. After you let him drink or eat. THEN take him outside to the place where you want him to go and stay there with him and put the papertowel down and say something that you are going to say a zillion times so pick whatever you like. "Go pee pee!" "Make Wee wee or whatever. Just keep repeating it until he has to go and goes because he just drank and ate to keep him out until he goes. Then tell him how wonderful he is by petting him and repeating good wee wee or whatever. He will learn in about a week what the words mean. So that he knows when you take him out that it's not leaf eating time, it's wee wee time.
Don't let him run around the house freely until after he's house broken or he just is reinforcing the pee in the house habit. Put him in the kitchen, bathroom, laundryroom with a baby gate so that you can see him and pet him without him peeing all over the place. If he has and accident of any kind. Clean it up well with papertowels that you KEEP. Wash it down with whatever you like to get the urine smell up. Take the papertowels outside and leave your whole collection out there until he gets the idea that this is the bathroom. This really works best if you have a small confined area outdoors that you can put him inside and leave him in until he goes. They don't go as well while on a leash. But keep this up for a few more days and he will start to reassociate potty with outside. It's all about controlling where he is when he needs to go, and controlling his intake so that you know when he needs to go. All you need is to get him to be outside when he has to go, he can't hold it forever and the scent of the other potty or pee will let him know this is the place.

Answer 7

When he pees in the house scold him, stick his nose in it (well not really in it, but close) and take him outside right away. Don't just show him the door, take him to where he is supposed to go. I took my puppy out every 30 minutes on a leash. If he tries to lay down, yank a little on the leash to get him to stand back up. If you feel like its been a while since he's gone, stay out there until he pees. It's a lot of work having a puppy!

Answer 8

One thing, abuse is not the answer. Don't hit the puppy. That is like shaking a baby. Anyway, try going to the store and buying training pads for the puppy. The pads omit some kind of odor to make the dog go on them. Eventually, if you leave them buy the door, the puppy will learn to go outside to go. That is how i trained my dog, and she was really bad at going in the house until I got the training pads. Good Luck!

Answer 9

I know it's hard. Puppy's are like baby's. you never have a clue what they want. I had to potty train my dog and it took awhile but it's all about routine. You need to develop a routine. Like the minute you wake up take him outside, after he eats, etc. I know your trying that already but it just takes time. I also reward my dog every-time he peed or pooped outside. He got tonnes of pets and a treat. That way they know they did something good and will continue to do it because every-time he goes outside you will give him a treat and tell him he's a good boy etc. Try that. It sure worked for me.

Answer 10

Stop smacking your dog. He doesn't understand why your doing that.

Stay outside till he DOES potty. Then praise him when he does like he's just won a marathon. He'll soon get the idea that pottying outside is great. Also make sure you've cleaned up the area's he has pottied. You can use vinegar to clean up the smell.

Answer 11

Well... you showed him the door......thats why he is peeing there.
Go to the pet store and get one of those training matts for dogs to go on. Put it where he pees now, in a week move the matt outside. Then the next time he pee's, tell him "no" very firmly (dont smack) then place him on the pee mat