House Breaking?

Question

What is the easiest way to "house train" a dog? I really need some help on this...

Answer 1

Doggy treats, and give up sleeping for awhile. Every two to three hours take the new one out, talk to the dog, lets go potty, (name of dog) lots of praise, one little treat when the dog gos potty. Best of luck to the two of you.

Answer 2

The easiest way is by taking your pet out several times a day and walk them. Give them praise when they do go while outdoors, as all dogs loves the praise. If the weather permits and you are able to let you dog stay out for awhile please do so. I have four and have always had 3 or 4 and it works. If you have another dog they also can help you house train your pet. When I get a new dog they always seem to want to follow the adult dog, I found this worked very quickly. The fastest method yet, however I let them go out more until the puppies get used to a little wait.

Answer 3

The way I trained my dog, was I got some wee wee pads(actual name), they have something in the padding that attracts a dog to pee on those. Then once the pup has the idea to pee on those, start asking it "you need to go potty?" and take it outside, you might have to take a pad with you, if you don't want to wait a long time, and put it on a place where you want the pup to go on a regular basis. If you don't care to wait outside for a while, just take the pup to a place where you won't step in it, and just wait. Let it sniff around until it cant' hold it anymore. Then once it goes, praise it, and bring it back in the house.

At nite, put it in it's "room", somewhere it can't get out of, or destroy anything, or put it in a crate. Then first thing when you wake up, ask it if it wants to go potty, then take it outside. Eventually the dog will associate "potty" with going outside.

Keep an eye on your dog, whenever it starts sniffing around alot. That's a good indication that it needs to go outside. It can take anywhere from 1 month, to 6 months. Depending on how smart the dog is, and how consistant you are.

When the dog goes potty in the middle of the nite, you can't spank it, or punish it. You have to remember, it's bladder is only so big. But when it does it in the middle of the day, put a stop to it right away, then run outside and put the pup down where you want it to go. You can't really spank it when it does, because it's still learning, and it doesn't know how to tell you that it needs to go.

So when you ask the pup, take it over to the door, and grab it's paw, and scratch the door with it, then open the door and let it out. That's the easiest way I've found to get a dog to let you know it needs to go outside. Most dogs pick up on that pretty quick too.

Good luck to you!

Answer 4

You have to get your dog into a routine. IT will be hard at first, but eventually they will catch on to what you want from them. The first few weeks will be tough, but I promise it will get easier if you do it correctly. You should be around your puppy as much as you can so that you can catch them when they are starting to sniff around. when you notice this behavior, get up and immediately pick up the dog and take it outside. Say something that will stick, like "outside" It will probably take the dog awhile to get used to this but always praise your pup when they go and reward them with a treat. This is how I trained all my dogs.
Also, I would suggest crate training your dog when you go to bed or go out without the pup. Dogs generally wont poop or pee in their kennel because this is their sleeping area. Don't force the dog into the kennel. Leave it open and let them get used to it being there. Place treats and toys in there to make it more appealing. Also, go to puppy obedience to socialize it with other dogs and people. If you follow these steps, life will be great for you and your fuzzy pal. Good luck

Answer 5

We were VERY diligent in taking our puppy out to pee every 2 to 3 hours until he was 10 weeks old. Then a rough guide is that he needs to pee every 3 hours if he's 3 months old. Every 4 hours if he's 4 months old, etc. (our puppy is almost 6 months now, and he makes it through the night, from around 9pm until 7am)

Also, we took him out after he woke up, after he played, after he ate, drank or just chewed on a toy. Every time he peed or pooped outside, we would give him a treat. If he had an accident inside, we would not say a thing unless we caught him in the act. Clean it and use a deodorizing spray to remove the scent so he won't associate that spot with a soiling area. When he sleeps, we would put him in a crate which he quickly learned to enjoy and thought of it as his den. He knows not to pee or poop in his den, so he will hold it until morning or after his nap. If he started to whine, we would take him outside to go.

The most important thing is to spend time learning to predict when he/she will have to go out and then taking him/her to his usual spot and waiting until he goes, then praising him.

You asked for the easiest way, but this is definitely not easy. It takes work and diligence. Your puppy will be happier because you will be happier, believe me.

Answer 6

You don't say how old your dog is. If a puppy, understand that bladder control isn't something they're born with - it develops. Usually they can stay in a crate (i.e., go without eliminating) for four hours at a stretch by six months old, but every dog needs to go out a couple of times a day, at least, and puppies need to go every few hours.

First off - feed and water and out we go. Right after eating/drinking, it's time for a trip outside. When your dog eliminates, praise! Use a phrase (we use "better go now!") right before and "good dog!" right after.

When your dog makes a mistake, clean it with an enzymatic cleaner (to eliminate the smell), and take your dog outside. Here's an important clue - unless you catch your dog in the act of eliminating, it does no good to punish/yell/whatever. In fact, it harms your cause.

Yell at a dog and push his nose in his poop, and you get a dog who hides to poop (like in your closet), because what he gets from that is "boy, she sure doesn't want to see poop! I have to poop, so I'd better hide behind the sofa to do it, so she won't see it!" Same deal with the "hit with a rolled-up newspaper" approach. All your dog learns is that you hit him, and maybe that the sight of poop makes you violent - so you're back to the "hide to poop" lesson. Not what you're going for.

Plus, many dogs leak urine when yelled at. Also not what you want. So no yelling, no hitting.

So. If you catch him in the act? You say "No!" sharply, which usually stops him, and hustle him out to the spot you want him to use. When he uses it, praise him (and get out the cleaner to clean the spot inside).

Go out right after meals, and right after a play session. If he doesn't go, back inside. If he does, praise, and if the weather permits, a little play (you don't want him to learn that going = back inside, unless he loves going inside, otherwise, he'll learn to postpone as long as possible). Clean up mistakes promptly. Don't ask him to wait too long to go out.

And know that all dogs can learn this, but some are quicker than others. Our Belgian Shepherd Dog pup picked it up in a couple of days. Our Basenji took a few weeks - she kept moving further and further out from the bedroom until, at last, she figured out that the whole house was off-limits. She hasn't had an accident since.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Take them outside several times a day. When they do their business, praise them like CRAZY with hugs and happiness or a treat works good too!
If you see them making an accident in the house (while they are STILL DOING IT) give them a firm "NO" (don't hit them! and don't rub their nose in it! they don't understand) just one loud firm "NO" and take them immediately outside and praise them like crazy again! Just hoop and hollar! whether they go outside or not! They will connect that going outside is a good thing! Its about encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad behavior!
Just remember to be patient, accidents to happen! And don't correct them if you find an accident after they already did it, after a couple minutes, they won't remember they did it. Just clean it up and try again later! GOOD LUCK!

Answer 8

the best way too break any dog from wetting in the floor is every time you see them wetting in the floor you rub their nose in it then you take them to the door make them scrach on it then you put them out for a few minutes and you keep this up they
will learn to go to the door to be let out.

Answer 9

Crate train it. Keep it in a crate when you are sleeping, not home or not able to watch it. Take it out immediately when you take it out of the crate. Take it out within 15 minutes of eating.

Answer 10

Don't forget lots of praise when he or she does the right thing - this makes it fun and exciting and gives your dog a sense of pride when he or she accomplishes their task.