How can I teach a dog to defecate outside?

Question

It's a 3 month old chihuahua and still goes into the house, I'd kill him if I didn't love him so much.

Answer 1

Chihuahua are loveable puppies yes they can be hyper.but if you take the time and effort youwill be happier!
just follow the outline below and have agreat day and enjoy

First and most important thing to use when housebreaking a puppy is a crate. Now make sure you use a crate constructed totally of wire not the plastic travel crate. The puppy should be in the crate at all times unless you can totally have your eyes on him. If he whines while in the crate ignore him! If you go to him while he is whining it will not reassure him, it will teach him that all he has to do is whine and someone will come. Only go to him when he is quiet. When he is taken out of the crate he needs to be brought outside immediately. Use the same door everytime and bring him to the same place each time. If he is small enough to carry it is better to carry him to the pottying spot so he doesnt have an accident on the way. When he does eliminate praise him tremendously as if he just spoke to you in japanese. Giving him a small treat works wonders too not a biscuit, that takes too long to eat. a piece of hotdog or dog jerky treat works very well. The times a puppy will have to eliminate is: 1.when he comes out of his crate 2. 15-20 min after eating or drinking anything 3. When waking up from a nap 4. after playing and running.
If your puppy made a mistake in the house and you didnt see him make it its too late to punish he will have no idea that he did it. You have to catch him in the act and react at that time. Never ever call your puppy to you to punish him he will think he is being punished for coming to you and that could be dangerous if he decides to run into the street and wont come back when called. anyway the other thing that is very important when training is that you will have urine smell in your carpets and floors. It is very important to neutralize that odor or your dog will eliminate there again. A dog can smell 1 part urine in a million parts water so Resolve or Glory just wont work. Go to a pet store and get the odor neutralizer called Natures Miracle. When the puppy has an accident use the neutralizer on it. You see, with dogs when they smell urine it makes them feel like they have to eliminate. Just like us when we hear water running. above all dont get discouraged and dont EVER hit your puppy!!!! May take 30 days but it will work just follow those simple rules and you and your puppy will be much happier. Good Luck! P.S. The reason I said to use the same door every time is that you will start to notice your puppy hanging around that door when he has to eliminate. You can even go another step and hang a bell on the doorknob and find a way for him to ring it before you open the door possibly jumping up at it. He will figure it out trust me.

Answer 2

The only thing that worked for me ( i have 3 small dogs ) was "crate training".

The dog remains in their crate during your absence.

In most cases, dogs will not defecate in their "space" (which is why paper training doesn't work real well.)

As soon as you get home, let them out !! They will "go" outside.

NEVER use the crate as punishment (the most common mistake.) The dog should feel comfortable in their space.

NEVER leave the dog in the crate for unreasonable amounts of time.

At first, some dogs will bark to be released. This will eventually stop.

It works if you do it right and are consistant in your actions.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Its so simple its not even funny. Everyone thinks housebreaking is hard but its not. Its a simple equasion really. The more time you spend outside with the dog trying to get it to go, the more often it will go outside and will relate outside with going to the bathroom. Take it out every ten minutes if you have to and praise it when it goes outside. There is no magic trick, you just have to commit yourself to taking the dog out constantly throughout the day. This is how I trained my dogs and it works wonderfully.

Answer 4

The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold "it" usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it's thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot" behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO!" and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "i should have been paying more attention" daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. good luck

Answer 5

My chihuahua did the exact same thing for about 6 months! THose little tootsie rolls under the bed! GRRRR....ok, she's fine now, but what I had to do, is everytime I picked up her.....uh, messes.......I put them outside in the spot I wanted her to go. Then, when I put her out, I set her right by them....it took a while, but she got it. BTW, it took my Austi about that long to train too, so keep at it! Good luck!

Answer 6

Reward your dog every time it goes outside and whenever it goes inside move the feces outside to the area where the dog will know that that is where it should get rid of waste

Answer 7

take him out often and when he goes outside reward him with a treat

Answer 8

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