I have been housebreaking my puppy for 2 months now. And she just has accidents in the house.
she is 6-months old. Is this normal??
2007-02-02 05:51:35 · 8 answers · asked by LI-NYGIRL 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Our puppy is 6 months old and was having lots of accidents. We did some reading and we now keep her in a small room, its like her den, and we only let her out in the main part of the house for a short amount of time to play or go for a walk etc. We regularly take her outside and reward her for going to the bathroom outside. Sometimes we feel badly keeping her in her little room when she wants to be with us in the house, but we don't want her to keep having accidents in the house. Eventually she will learn and maybe when she is 1 year old we will give her more freedom in the house. For now, its working very well and she has very few accidents. She likes her little room, it has her toys, food, water and a bed and her cage she sleeps in at night. She does not have accidents in her little room because if a dog thinks the small area is their territory/den then they keep it clean.
2007-02-02 06:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by MJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time and patience and be consistent.
Make sure you're letting her know what the right thing to do is....going outside or on the pad or litter box....
A common mistake is yelling at the dog when he goes in the house and then not letting him know what you would rather like him to do. The dog thinks, "Okay. I can go in the house. I just can't go in front of you."
And don't rub his nose in it. This is like a baby going in his diaper and then you rubbing the diaper in the baby's face. They just don't understand that.
Remember to set the dog up to succeed. You want to make this easy for them. Don't allow them the option to make a mistake if at all possible.
Crate training is a good way to housebreak a dog. Just make sure your little doggy isn't in there for hours on end.
and in my experience, six months is a little long for her to still be having accidents but that doesn't mean this isn't normal for her. It really depends on the technique you're using and the mistakes you're making. Without knowing those I can't honestly tell you if there is something going on with her.
2007-02-02 06:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by ~Squoosh~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the web for dog+housebreaking and you will find a plethoria of information on housebreaking tips.
2007-02-02 05:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by sfcindy415 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have any loop holes in your training then it will not be effective.
What I mean is no exceptions to house breaking. Dogs have to go out after they wake up, eat and play. Take them out more often if they do anything in between. Make it clear that this is the law of the land...a dog is only as good as their owner when it comes to training.
2007-02-02 06:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a crate for my pup, Water guns are also a good way of stopping this and also barking. I also tether my pup to my belt so I could keep an eye on him at all times, when I can't keep an eye on him he is in his crate. He is 8 months old now, I take him out ever 4 hours, I take him out right after playing, 20 minutes after eating, I don't give him water after 7:00p.m., and take him out right after his nap. When he was younger and I had him on his leash playing in the house and caught him peeing on the carpet I would immediately say no and most of the time squirt him with a water gun and say outside and take him outside and when he went to the washroom outside i would immediately give him a treat and praised him and make a huge deal of it. I was having the problem of him peeing in his crate when I wasn't watching (the crate was to big for him) so I had to move the crate to when i could see what he was doing at all time and when I caught him I would yell no and take him outside immediately and say outside when he went to the washroom. Now I don't have that problem of him going in his crate, I don't give him the chance to pee on our carpet cause he is still attached to me by his leash when I have him out of his crate. and make sure I keep him on his schedule taking him outside the same time everyday. Puppies aren't really fully housetrained until they are one year old so you just have to be patient and consistant. Good luck
2007-02-02 06:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by shady20001978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to walmart an buy a dog carrier .it comes with potty training pallet .make sure its big enough for her to turn around in .all dogs need a carrier.she will love it.an make it her safe zone.you its not a matter of normal or not. knowledge is everything . try pedgree.com
2007-02-02 06:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by sparkle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually take a year for a puppy to be accident free.
2007-02-02 05:54:49 · answer #7 · answered by sczingal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try to pop here lightly to let her/him know they are wrong
2007-02-02 06:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by shekelia m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋