I have a 14wk shih tzu I can't get him to go out side to do his doo- doos?

Question

I take him out side or for walks and he comes back and goes straight on his mat. I have tried shutting out in the garden with his clean mat he howles and cries to come back in. Then goes to his mat indoors he has also started to pee-pee on the carpets.

Answer 1

My dog (different breed) took 7 (!!) months to toilet train. Try to be patient.As per previous advice praise your dog like crazy, make a big happy fuss when it does its biz outside. Don't scold it too much if it makes a mistake in the house, as you may make it stressed or afraid about doing it. It will then pee through stress and make life more difficult for you. Take it out regularly for short toilet opportunities. You could always buy pads and a tray for it to use indoors. If you do this, mop up the pee or other with a tissue and put it on the pad/tray so it catches the scent. Good luck!

Answer 2

Toilet training should be quite a simple process, as long as you take the time and trouble to get into a good routine. Initially, you will have to build your routine around your puppy’s needs, and these are reliably predictable when they are very young. Puppies need to urinate immediately after waking up, so you need to be there to take your puppy straight into the garden without any delay. Eating its meal stimulates its digestive system, and puppies normally urinate within fifteen minutes of eating, and defecate within half an hour of eating.

Puppies have very poor bladder control, and need to urinate at least every hour or two. They can urinate spontaneously when they get excited, so take your puppy out frequently if it has been active, playing or exploring. You may find it useful to keep a record of when your puppy eats sleeps, urinates and defecates. Use different words for each action so that you will be able to prompt the puppy later on.

Always go with your puppy into the garden so you are there to reward and attach the cue words to the successful actions! Fortunately, puppies are creatures of habit, so as long as you introduce the garden to your puppy as its toilet area early on, you should be able to avoid most of the common pitfalls.

Answer 3

OMG! i have this same thing with my dog. my dog is a shih tzu mix and she does not like the idea of going outside. she loves being out but sometimes she will go ourt and come back in and use my floor as her tiolet. lately what helps is just taking your dog out more often. most times my dog goes outside 6 or 7 times a day and she has finally started to catch on. since your's is a pup and mine 3 there could be a diff. yours may be scared to be out without you so why not walking him around your yard and encouraging him when he is about to go potty. award your dog with treats for every time he goes outside until he catches the hang of it

Answer 4

The simplist way is to take your dog outside regularly, usually every hour or so, immediately upon waking and after feeding. Everytime he goes outside praise him. Go with him when you put him outside, he'll just get stressed if you just put him out and leave him there, remember he is just a tiny baby. Ignore him if he goes in the house unless you catch him red handed then take him straight outside. Do not rub his nose in it nor tell him off after the event, he wont remember what it's for. It can take upto 6 months for them to be completely housetrained.

Answer 5

It takes time & patience. You need to take him outside regularly and stay with him until he performs, then praise him like mad. Just concentrate on getting him to go in the garden to start with, most dogs won't go when they are out for walks (strange territory) until they are much older & more confident.

Answer 6

i would get him a dog crate just big enough for him to be able to turn around and stand up. but do not use it as a punishment. just if he has not do his job outside then put him in his crate and try again in about 5 min.