How to stop my puppy from peeing in the house.?

Question

I have a three month old puppy. It is a Husky mix. It eats once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once before 7 o'clock. I feed him this much because I don't think dogs should only eat twice a day. But I don't want to over feed him. Anyway, I give him about a cup of water with each meal. I don't want to give him too much to drink because he pee's alot. Well I wake up at 6 in the morning to take him out and then I wake up at 9 to take him outside then I stay up and take him out for about 20 minutes every hour or so and whenever he goes near the door. He won't pee or poop outside he just goes inside. It's like he refuses to go outside or something. Well whenever he pee's I smack him on the nose, tell him no firmly and show him he has to go outside and then I stay out there with him for about 20 mins. see if he has to finish. He doesnt and just sits down or lays down. When I take him inside he doesnt want to go in he wants to play. I spend alot time w. him and watch where he goes

Answer 1

I think you are doing a lot of things right, like taking him out frequently and after he drinks or plays.

I think the smack on the nose probably isn't doing anything more than saying "no" would do, though. It might even make him think that it's bad to pee in front of you, which could make going outside even more fruitless.

You might want to bring some treats with you when you go outside so you can reward him for peeing outside. As long as it's not too cold, I would wait outside until he goes.

If you catch him starting to go inside, just say no, scoop him up, and take him outside to finish. Whenever I caught the family dog peeing in the house (before he was housebroken), I found that he never totally emptied his bladder, so if I took him outside, he would finish there. If I didn't take him out after an accident, he'd just finish in the house later.

When you take him outside and he finally does pee, have some command you can say while he's doing it and reward him. Eventually, you can use that command when you are outside and you want him to go.

If you want a better signal, try a bell or a chime near the door. Ring it every time you take him out. Eventually he will figure out to ring the chime when he wants to go out (took our dog 2 weeks--I actually almost gave up!).

Good luck!

Answer 2

Read about crate training, it usually works great because puppies don't like to go where they sleep. When you take him out of the crate in the morning CARRY him outside and when he pees make a big deal, a lot of praise & treat, get really excited.
If he's playing in the house, take him out frequently, or when you see him starting to sniff in circles.
Remember, every time you get him to go outside, tell him good doggie very excited and give him a treat right away! He'll get the hang of it!

Answer 3

My dog is almost 1 and we've managed (for the most part) to stop him from peeing and pooing in the house. We also put his face in the spot where he peed and took him outside, so keep that up.
However, we saw a drastic change after we nuetured (sp?) our dog. Instead of peing twenty times in a billion different spots he pees alot more in one spot. I think its because he has less of an urge to mark everything. So maybe you should neuter him.
Also, since he still is a baby i think its pretty common. If you keep your routine with specific times you take him out, he'll get use to it as he gets older.

Answer 4

Dogs respond well to positive reinforcement and to schedules. They also have trouble connecting what they're being scolded for and what they've done unless you catch them in the act.

If you see him start to pee in the house, IMMEDIATELY scoop him up with a firm "NO!" in as deep a voice as you can manage. Take him outside and let him finish, and when he does, praise him like crazy in a higher voice. "WHAT a good dog! You're SUCH a good dog!"

Frankly, I wouldn't spend as much time outside with him as you do - it's an invitation to play and not go potty. It's helpful if you can get him to go on command - "Go Potty!" and then praise him like crazy if he does.

They catch on pretty quickly, but the key is to be firm and consistent.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I was having the same problem with my puppy. When I would take her outside to pee she would just play and sniff around. A friend of mines told me that she used to put her puppy in a box of dirt for him to do his business and it worked fine. Well I took my puppy outside, placed her in the dirt and what do you know? She went pee and poop.
Good Luck on whatever technique you use.

Answer 6

with my puppy, i out down a potty pad..when he went on it, he got a treat and attention, and when not, nothing...slowly we moved the pad towards the door and now he goes outside...if that doesnt work, just take it out to go every twenty minutes or so and everytime u do yell "pottytime" or somthing..and they will get used to hearing that..now if i even whisper it, the dogs all run to the door, immediately go to the bathroom, and get a treat..it takes a lot of time and patience...but its worth it!Good luck!

Answer 7

How To Housebreak
A Puppy or Older Dog:
http://www.leerburg.com/housebrk.htm

Answer 8

Persistence. He's bound to go outside sometime, and you can praise him. Continue the positive feedback for positive behavior, negative reinforcement for negative behavior, and be sure to clean well so he won't be able to use his nose to find his "bathroom," and he'll come around in another month or two.

Answer 9

1st of all keep him in a taxi,best way to potty train any puppies,stop giving water after 6p.m. feeding dogs always keep food out for them and plenty of water up till 6p.m.,take your puppy outside when one gets up in morning,lock him up in taxi before leaving your home, coming back home let puppy outside,he will get the hang of it,but one must keep at it.once they get used to there taxi,they will not go potty in there,but 1st has to get used to it. shouldn't be no problem after that

Answer 10

he is still young to be house trained completly. mine still isnt trained completly and he is 9 months old. just keep on it and he will learn. and a doggy door would help.