Doggie training pads?

Question

I got my puppy a week ago today, and well his previous owners taught him to go on those training pads.. Which my mom put all around the house.. BUT I want to train him so he goes outside.. I take him outside every 45-60 minutes.. and he goes outside.. BUT he will go on the pads and my mom praises him, and I praise him when he goes outside.. Ugh I want to get rid of those pads and just teach him so he goes outside.. and my mom disagrees, Its my dog, I clean up his mess not her so she doesnt have to worry about cleaning.. I dont even know how they train a dog.. Anyone have any adivice to wean him off of the pads? hes 9 weeks old

Answer 1

You and your mom have to come to an agreement. You won't have any sort of sucess if you confuse him.
My advise, let him use the pads. Puppies don't have enough control of their bladders until they're about 4 months old. Until then, trust me, you want him using the pads.
Please get an obedience training book. Or a class, or a trainer. Really, they will teach you how to train the pup without driving you both nuts.

Answer 2

First see that your puppy is at least using the pads which is a good thing in the beginning... because imagine where he could be going. Second the way to get rid of the pads is to put less and less or them around for puppy to use. Leave one here and there then slowly take them away until you are down to one then make sure that one is as close to the door you use to take him out as possible. It is a long and very time consuming task to house break a puppy. Just have patience and praise him for going outside. Good luck with the mother she does not seem like much help.... I hope I have shined some light on this for you

Answer 3

Training pads, ugh! That's just as bad as newspaper training. It doesn't teach the dog to hold his potty needs. Besides, it's smeally and nasty to have to keep cleaning up the messes.

The way to go these days is crate training. Crates come in different kinds and many sizes. Some are made of metal, like a cage. Others are made of plastic, like a carrier. They both have doors so that the dog can not get out.

It is a well known fact that dogs will not go to the bathroom where it sleeps. That is the glory of crate training. It teaches the dog to hold his potty needs. Crate training is also used for obediance training.

Pick a crate that will be big enough to accomodate your dog. It must be big enough for the dog to lay down in and also to sit up in. Put a blanket inside for comfort, some water and a few toys or chew bones.

Keep the dog in there as much as possible.When you think he has to go, take him outside. Let him go, praise him big time, make a big deal out of it. Give him a treat or two as well. They love praise and treats, they go hand in hand. Put him right back in the crate and close the door.

It's amazing how long they can hold their potty needs. Don't let him wait too long tho in between potty breaks. You can set a schedule and take it from there.

Leave him in the crate when no one is home. As soon as some one does come home. Take him outside. Make a routine for both you and the dog, like a schedule.

Go to a large pet store, the sales people there can help you decide what kind and what size crate to get. They can also answer any questions you will have.

I hope this helps, as I agree with you. Pad or paper training isn't doing this dog any good. Stick with what ever kind of training you start with. Switching him back and forth isn't helping matters either. He will get confused and not know where to go and when.

Good luck!

Answer 4

You and your mom have got to come to an agreement about the pads. Your puppy is getting praise for both behaviours and so as long as he is getting praised for the behaviours, he is going to continue using the pads.
If you want to wean him off the pads place them by the door and keep an eye on your puppy. By now you should have an idea of when he has to go outside. Whenever he goes to the door, ask him if he has to go pee and then take him outside and again say "go pee" or whatever training word you wish to use and this will teach him to "go" on command. Eventually you can just take the pads away all together. The main thing here is to get your mom to stop praising the pads and then getting them out of the house!

Good luck!

Answer 5

I suggest slowly decreasing the number of pads you have available for your puppy to eliminate on as he gets older, removing one about every week or so. Puppies can't hold it for very long, so starting out with pads in several places close to where your puppy plays, eats, and sleeps, is a good idea, but your can slowly train him to go in one spot by removing pads one at a time. Once you have him trained to go in on spot, then you can begin to train him to go outside, but keep the pad in his indoor potty spot for emergencies. It will take a while, plan on 4 months or so of training to finally get him trained to go outside and remove the need for an indoor pad, but eventually your dog will start to let you know when he needs to go out. There will be accidents and thats ok, don't scold your puppy. Just be patient!!

p.s. Crate training will help teach your puppy to hold it and only go when and where you say it's ok. The pads then are for those unexpected accidents when your dog is out of the crate playing and getting all of the attention he needs!

Answer 6

You will confuse the dog and make it harder on yourself if you
keep doing both. To get the dog to pee outside, it's ususally
just a matter of time until they get used to going out there.
Don't forget that everything is new for a pup. Or, you could
take the pee pad outside a few times just to bring the scent out
side. But it's been my experience that training a pup to pee out
side requires patience. The dog will go outside soon, but it
will require keeping him on a schedule. I would suggest you
take your dog out shortly after he eats and drinks. Also if you
are crating your dog, the dog will need to do his business as
soon as you let him out of the crate and that would be a good
time to take him out. Your schedule is almost set by the dog,
not how often you want to take him out. The dog will do his
business for sure at certain times, so if you keep up with that
I am sure everything will be fine.

If you want to take the dog out at a certain time, I would suggest
feeding him about half an hour before you go out.

Puppy pads are great and they do work, but you can't expect
your pet to do both. I hope I was helpful

Answer 7

use the pads till he is 4 months old.puppies can't hold their bladder for long, or use crate traing, that works too!