i have a pug that is a year old she was house broken until i decided to buy a new house now she will not use the bathroom out side for anything what do i do PLEASE HELP!!!
2007-01-18 17:50:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
She doesn't feel secure yet, in her new home. You will need to take her for walks, rather than putting her outside. She is peeing in the house where she feels safe, and knows you will protect her. If you scold her for it, it only makes her insecruities worse. Walk her until she goes, and then bring her back in..
If she pees outside, she thinks the 'boogieman' can find her by her scent..She hasn't learned her new home is safe.
2007-01-18 18:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very simple answer (but not easy)--NEVER allow her to go to the bathroom in the house, under any circumstances. Until you can trust her, watch her diligently. When you cant be at home to watch her, confine her to a crate (read about crate training to learn more about effective house breaking)...
When you see she is ready to go to the bathroom, whisk her outside and wait until she does her duty, and then lavish her with praise for going to the bathroom outside...
Remember this will takes LOADS of your time and attention for a while, until she catches on, but then you will be off the hook and you and your dog will have a long and happy life together.
But the "Big" secret is to condition her to NEVER go in the house (by never letting it happen), and to do her duty outside (by getting her out there when she had to go).
It's all very easy and simple--as long as you're willing to watch much less TV, spend much less time on the computer, at least for a few weeks, and keep your eye on the dog for the signs that she needs to go.
Too many people don't want to invest the time to watch and be diligently aware of the dog 24/7 for at least a month or so, and so the animal never learns.
Plus, pugs can be active and have short attention spans, so you will really need to keep a close eye on her..!
2007-01-19 04:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by Todd M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hang a small bell on your door and make the dog "ring" (you will have to take her paw and hit it until it learns) it every time you go outside either for fun or for potty. I did this with my puppy and it only took him 2 weeks to figure it out. Now he rings it anytime he wants to go outside. The only annoying thing is that if you don't let him out (ie He's been in and out all day) he will stand there and ring it constantly until we open the door. BUT I would rather that than pee all over my house!
2007-01-19 10:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by RzrLens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
retrain her the same way you would a puppy. even at a year old she is still basically a puppy and should be fairly easy to retrain. you must be consistant and patient. use a crate and keep her in the crate when you cannot directly observe her. don't leave her in there all the time, it's going to take time on your part, but she should respond pretty quickly here's a great site on crate training, it explains why it works and how to do it. plus has links to other training issues. good luck.
http://www.puppychow.com/Training/Crate_Training.aspx
2007-01-19 01:56:02 · answer #4 · answered by cagney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take the dog for a walk around the neighborhood. Don't forget to take some paper towels and a box. Neighbors won't enjoy your pug doing its business on their lawns and then having you just walk away and leaving it for them to pick-up.
Do you treat your lawn with fertililzers that may be injurious to your dog's nose?
2007-01-19 02:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were supposed to train him, when it was young.
Since, it is grown up now, you have to work hard to train him.
Please refer some training book,
or hire a professional, if you can afford.
2007-01-19 04:50:30 · answer #6 · answered by rohitkt_dbg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋