how to train a three month old boxer mix to do his business outside?

Answer 1

If you are lucky enough to get a 7-week-old puppy, there is no
excuse for any bad habits to develop over his lifetime. Puppies
learn INSTANTLY when they are that young, and if you use the
proper training methods, gentle but consistent, he will behave
like an angel his whole life through.

The most important training, of course, is housebreaking. Boys
are easier than girls because exploring outside is their
favorite thing. They just cannot get enough of all the new
smells out there!

The main key to housebreaking is watching. Watch your puppy AND
the clock. Once every hour is not too often on a day he is
active and the weather is good. The younger the pup, the more
often he needs to go out, mostly because he is growing so fast.
He must drink more water to fuel his metabolism than he does as
an adult. Also, since he eats three or four times a day, you
know what that means.

Watch him for subtle changes. If he is happily chewing his toy,
and gets up suddenly with his nose to the floor, move quickly!
He is ready to squat! If he has had a nice nap, get him out of
his crate and outside right away. If he has just had a good
grooming, it stimulates his circulation and guess what? Time to
go out again. And of course after a meal, watch him extra close.


Things to remember:


Do not punish him for mistakes. They are YOUR fault. Every
time you take him out he will go, and praise praise and praise!
Happy face, laughter, happy noises! He loves your happy face.
When he makes a mistake, your frown and your face turned away
from him is all the punishment he needs. He will get the point.



He is learning English, you must use the same phrases over
and over. "Good go potty!" "Hafta go potty?" "Wanna go potty?"
He can learn in one afternoon that "go potty" means a jaunt
outside and your happy face. Whatever phrase you choose, stick
with it.


I cannot recommend strongly enough getting a crate. They
truly help with all phases of his training. They make him more
secure, provide him with his very own private space and a place
for him to hide his favorite toys and chewies. This is even more
important if you have other adult dogs in the house.

Be consistent, always be kind and gentle, and be patient as
he learns your language, and your puppy will always look
forward to his training sessions. Dogs love to work!

Answer 2

You can't. He's only 12 weeks old. He's going to go wherever he happens to be standing at the time. Hell, he just learned where to find food a couple of weeks ago, and that's way more important to him than where he craps. Give him a couple of more months/weeks, but you can begin training now by taking him outside after he finishes eating.

Feed him a full bowl, three times a day (or two times). Take away what he doesn't eat at a sitting. Don't leave food in the bowl all the time, but make sure he gets enough by giving him a handful or so between meals to see how much he's eating. (dogs are designed to gorge and not eat for long periods, so don't worry that your starving him if he gets enough calories/day). That will give him regular meals, rather than 'grazing' all day long. That will make his turds more regular, and thus, easier to predict (after the full bowls). That will make house-breaking MUCH easier when the time comes.

It's the same way you 'train' a baby. Three regular feeding times and expect a dirty diaper afterwards. You'll get to know the dog's digestive tract better than he does if you don't 'free feed', and that's a big plus when it comes time to 'potty train' him.

I'd expect that by the sixth month he'll be whining to go outside to do his business if you control his intake and work on the behavior from there.

EDIT: I have to agree with 'ruby' on the psychological side of training. He focused on behavior, while I focused on physiology. Between the two of us, you should have a good foundation to start from. Dogs are furry people, after all. They aren't robots, and the tips that I gave you coincide with learning your dog's behaviors, personality, and tendancies. Anyone can beat a dog into submission, but to have a family pet that knows the rules and obeys them because it cares means that you have broken the boundary between species.

Answer 3

I agree you can't really train him full at this point. but you could always try putting newspaper down in a certain spot and start tecahing him to go on that 4 a while and then gradully move it outside then reduce it to none (newspaper) at all. don't get mad at him reward him 4 going on the newspaper at first hes only a puppy after all. if he does it in the house and you catch him put him straight on the newspaper. a usual sign his is going to do something is if he turns around in circles (no kidding) good luck and just be patient

Answer 4

Make sure you take them out as much as possible like every hour at first. Keep them in the kitchen or bathroom on paper when not at home and when they have house accidents. Very soon they will be barking by the door. You just have to be persistent!