What's the best way to potty train a stubborn puppy?

Question

He has to stay in one room until he's trained...so he's behind a baby gate and cant get to the door to tell me when he needs to go.

I can't really do the crate thing because he sleeps in my bed with me and I made the mistake of letting him get to where he hates his crate. Anything else?

Answer 1

i had a stubborn one too. take out after playing, after nap, after eatin and drinking, continuosly taking it outside... i took my boston terrier out approx every hour for about 3 weekes she then would go to door when she needed to go potty

Answer 2

Take your puppy outside after he eats, drinks, naps, and plays. Notice your puppies behavior when he has to pee. When you see that behavior also take your dog outside. Immediately when your dog pees outside give him a "good dog" and a treat. He will associate the peeing outside with the treat. Your going to have to take the dog outside often. Eventually you can drop the puppy gate and you will still have accidents but not nearly as many.

I bought 1 gallon of Simply Solutions Stain and Odor Remover (at Pestmart/Petco). That solution got me through the entire puppy period. I've also discovered that it is great for pre-washing laundry and other uses so I continue to by the stuff for non-pet stain needs. I'd use the solution when you do drop the gate.

I would get back to that crate training. Mine is crate trained for when we leave the house but anytime we are home he is allowed out. At night he sleeps with us and not in his crate.

Answer 3

I agree with the crate. It not only protects your home, but also the dog. (make sure you get one that will be big enough for him as an adult dog) Also, he will not want to mess up his home. When he gets out of the crate take him straight outside and when he goes give him a treat. Never let him run the house unless he has gone outside and you can watch him carefully. Before you put him back to the crate, take him outside again. Eventually, he will ask to go out on his own.

I have a crate for my dog and he loves it. My daughter tries to get him to sleep with her at night and as soon as she falls to sleep, he comes running to his crate and lays down.

A crate may seem cruel at first, but just keep in mind that puppies get into things and could possibly get hurt when you are not watching. It really is for their protection.

Answer 4

Consistence, patience and perseverance.

First of all, buy yourself a crate and make this his home (bedding, toys etc); feed him in it so it's a good place to go. Make sure he ALWAYS has access to water. It's not good for their developing systems.

Secondly, starting with access to one room is good BUT unless you are directly supervising him, he can still urinate/defecate in the house. So, if you are not directly watching him, put him in his crate. As he gets better about going outside, slowly expand the amount of acccess he has area by area. Anytime he messes up, take two steps back.

Take him outside every 2 hours. When he urinates/defecates, praise him. Make him think he just did the most amazing thing in the world; the bigger the deal, the more quickly he'll start doing it.

If you catch him in the act, tell him "no" firmly and then take him outside. When he goes outside, praise him. If your dog is large, i would actually advise teaching him some way to tell you.

Many people train their dogs to ring a bell when they have to go. You place the bell on the door and as you bring him out, ring it...once he gets going out is good, he'll start to correlate ringing the bell with going outside to do his business...however, food obsessed dogs have been known to take advantage of this.

Answer 5

Let him out to go every hour or two if need be. Puppies need to go a lot! Waiting until he goes potty in the house is only setting him up for failure. Take him outside, wait for him to go, and when he does - praise him very enthusiastically for doing it correctly.

To establish a line of communication between the two of you, buy some cheap little bells at a craft store, tie them on a string and hang them someplace he can reach. Every time you go to let him out, ring the little bells with his paw and then immediately take him out - no dallying. Within a week or two he should learn to associate the ringing of the bell with going out to potty. When he starts ringing the bell on his own, take him right out. Again, praise him relentlessly for doing it correctly.

After he's mostly trained and you don't have to keep him cooped up so much, you can move the bells over to the doorknob.

Good luck!

Answer 6

crating is correct ..... you may think that it sounds mean, but it is the best way to train.....and the puppies actually need their own space...and they will not go to the bathroom in their bed area (unless left so long that they can't hold it any longer)..just check out some of the crating websites to get all of the details....and remember as soon as you take the puppy out of the crate....go straight outside to let them go to the bathroom...then let him run and play....good luck.

Answer 7

firstly how old is the puppy?we got a lab mix and she was 8 weeks old when we got her.we took her out side every hour and she did her thing then we praised her and gave her a treat that was the first week we had her then we increased the time 2 hrs and so on when she did do something indoors we showed her what she had done and told her off and took her out side after 3 weeks she was trained just remember always prais her and give a treat when she is clean and now she runs to the door and cry´s when she wants to go out.
i hope it helps for you

Answer 8

might be a good idea to put him in a smaller area and then take him outside 10 minutes after he eats or drinks Let him know you are going to give him an option to use the bathroom somewhere other than the place he lives in. If you do not do this on a regular time he will not be able to depend on you to meet his needs and will take matters into his own paws.

Answer 9

I do both,, I use the puppy pads when i can't supervise him and when I can, I let him out to eliminate after feeding,, he use his crate too for sleeping and never pee inside.. he just start to make noise if he needs to go and I would let him go.. he could stay anywhere and go to his puppy pads anytime. we have baby gate use only when I can't supervise him and open it when he needs to go.. he makes this kind of noise like whining and he goes to the puppy pads or if I have time I let him go out the yard..he is just a puppy,,, he does pee a lot.. puppy pads helps, just place it on one spot where he can go when he needs to eliminate. be patient.. and try everything that works for him..sometimes what works to other dogs does not to ours..
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Answer 10

You have to set a routine. Out as soon as he wakes up, out right after he eats, out after some good play time.....out after he eats... and out just in case.

Even if he could get to the door, a puppy isn't going to until he's trained to.You can't expect a puppy to whine or bark when he's got to go out. When they've got to go, they go and if you aren't there to pick up on the signs that he needs to go OUT, he's gonna go wherever he is AT THAT VERY MOMENT.

Even when you take him out, he probably isn't going to go right away. They usually pee almost right away, but could sometimes take 20-30 minutes before they'll poop. You need to be more aware of when he goes, how often, and how he acts when he has to go.

Answer 11

you need to get a crate and follow the instructions on the following link...........good luck. just remember to be consistant and patient and praise when dog goes potty outside. and he's not stubborn he's a puppy and just doesn't know any better. try to stay patient he's learning.

http://www.morecute.com/showcutie/876