I am crate training my pittbull puppy how will she know to only go outdoors and not inside the house?

Question

She is 7 weeks old and we are crate training her she is doing awsome she has not gone in her crate at all!! yeah!!! But, my question is when will she be ready to walk around the house without using the house as a toilet I am scared to let her roam around on her own she whines when she needs to use the restroom, that is when she is in the crate she had one accident while out of the crate. I did not tell her no or punish her I just cleaned it up I was told that neggative reinforcement is not good! I praise her everytime she goes outdoors. How will she know not to go inside???

Answer 1

Sounds like you are doing a good job already. Keep praising her every time she does her business outside. When she is inside you need to watch her like a hawk and if/when she goes to the toilet you must be there to interrupt her "OOHH NOOO!" and take her straight outside.

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Answer 2

When she goes potty in the house you should take her out side right away so that way she understand that she needs to go outside to use the restroom. When taking her outside keep asking her if she has to go potty then she will start understanding what the means. But other wise it sounds like you are on the right track always giving praise for the peeing outside is good and crate training is the best way to train them.

Answer 3

A dog will not go to the bathroom in the same place it sleeps. It's just the way it is, so you will need to housetrain the dog as well.If you ignore the pup's plea to be let out to go to the bathroom away from it's bedroom,he will be all the harder to house train,you're messing with their instincts doing that. I do wonder about that crate thing you have going on, why? Let your pet be a part of your life, that's why you got it, right? That's terrible, the only time that dog should be in there is maybe at bedtime,other than that, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to play with and teach the pup things. Don't expect that pup to get house training at this age, he is barely old enough to be off his mom, maybe he should have stayed with mom longer. At any rate, you seem inexperienced in dog care, so I suggest you get online and ask questions on how to properly care for your dog, from birth on. Good luck.

Answer 4

Be patient because it will take time! Most dogs are able to control their eliminations by 6 months old IF properly trained. So don't have any unreal expectations before then.
You CAN and SHOULD correct your puppy if she goes in the house, but ONLY if you catch her doing it. Correct her by firmly telling her "No, bad girl" then immediately take her outside. Do not hit her, rub her nose in it, or yell at her.
You are doing well by praising her when she does go outside, and you should continue doing so. You should also do the following:
-Don't wait for her to tell you when she needs to go outside. Take her outside every hour or so and also immediately after she eats, drinks a large amount of water, intense play or she wakes. When doing so, give her a short verbal clue, such as "Outside, do business." Prevention provides her the opportunity to be a good dog and is a positive behavior that teaches her what you expect. She will learn much more quickly if you prevent accidents, as oppossed to reacting to accidents.
-While outside, encourage her with verbal clues such as "Good girl, do your business."
-I suggest NOT rewarding her with a treat after she has done her business because she will quickly associate the two actions but for the wrong reasons. One day she may do her business only to receive the treat and may not completely eliminate because of it; then return inside your home to finish her business 5 minutes later!
I have owned and trained dogs for over 25 years. Using the above methods, all my dogs were housebroken by 6 months old. Most by 5 months old. Also, a couple dogs who never lived in the house until they were several years old, were housebroken in less than a month. Good luck to you and your little girl!

Answer 5

With every puppy crate training is very important.

-You want to get a proper fit crate. I would recommend one that is for all life stages. So you can buy just one crate. You want your pug to be able to turn around, sit, stand and lay down.

You do not want to let her have any food or water in the crate. Also do NOT put the puppy pads in there as she will get confused.

You may give her a toy such as a Kong or a Natural bone. Stay away from rawhides as they are unhealthy for dogs and puppies.

She should only be in her crate when your not home or can not watch her closely.

The crate is NEVER to be used to punishment. It should be a happy and safe place she wants to be in.

-Potty training can be difficult with some breeds. You want to buy puppy wee wee pads. Place one by her food and one by the door you want her to go out or to when she has to make potty. Each week move the wee wee pad by her food closer and closer to the door until she has just one pad. Then leave it there until she gets the hang of going outside.

You want to take her out as soon as you let her out of her crate or 15 mins after she eats or drinks.

Reward her when she goes outside or on her pads! Give her a treat and lots of loven.

NEVER shove her face in her mess if she has an accident. Also NO HITTING it will make her aggressive.

Just use a strong WRONG or BAD GIRL! Then take her right outside.

-Now for feeding her you want to make sure she is on a healthy puppy food. Nothing that contains Corn, Wheat, Beef, By Products or Fillers. These ingredients are very unhealthy for the dogs and puppies and hard to digest.

Some examples of bad food are Iams, Purina, Science Diet, Diamond, Pedigree, Eukanuba and Alpo.

Good foods are Natures Recipe, Nutro Max, Lassie Natural Way and Royal Chain.

I personally recommend Natures Recipe as they have it for all life stages. Natures Recipe is all natural and is completely healthy and easy for your puppy to digest! It leads to a healthy body and shinny coat. Natures Recipe also cuts down on shedding, bad breath and the amount of stool they produce.

On the bag it will tell you how often and how much to feed her.

-NO HUMAN FOOD! Not a good thing to get her started on as it is unhealthy for dogs.

- I would also recommend training classes. Any breed can make wonderful pets if they are trained well at the right age.

Answer 6

if she has a accident in the house again, tell her a stern, NO, it will scare her and she will stop, then pick her up and take her outside, you can let her roam the house, you just got to keep a eye on her at all time when she is not in her crate, if you are unable to watch her you need to crate her, she will learn that she only goes outside, but you need to let her out of the crate, let her roam. if she starts to sniff around like she want to go, just take her outside until she goes, but if she does not go, just bring her back in, and try again in about 10 min, try to leave you out of her crate longer and longer, she will learn, you just need to be constent, on taking her out when you think the as to go.

Answer 7

It`s kind of like training a toddler to use the potty chair then you gotta train them to use the big toliet.It just dont make since.You will have to teach her to not use it in the house.The only reason why she wont use it in her crate is because most dogs will not use it where they sleep.When you leave her in the house to roam she will use it anywhere.Crates are a waste of time.

Answer 8

She won't be trustowrthy in the house alone until she's at least two years old. That is the age they are mentally mature and your potty training has set in.

However, she should be well on her way to letting you know when she has to go potty by standing by the door, etc., within a few months- by about 6 months of age she should be solid.

Answer 9

You have to PUT her in the crate and every 1-2 hours, take her outside OR take her out when she wakes up from a nap and she will pee after walking around a bit. If you don't put her in a crate, it's your own fault if your dog is never housebroken.

Answer 10

I have a nine month old pit named Mister and I had to go outside with him for about the first month to do his do but after that I would just let him out and keep the door open to keep an eye on him. he does great! You might consider getting an out door dog run for her/him at some point