I have a 3 month old puppy that I am trying to potty train and I am using the training pads. The problem is, she is tearing them up and destroying them. She does use them to urinate and such, but the problem is she is tearing them up. I am concerned she will not only get sick, but I dont understand why she is doing this. Anyone that can help me with suggestions to stop and/or has a reason why she does this would be greatly appreciated. She is a Yorkie Poo, very sweet and well behaved and loving otherwise....Thank you!
2007-03-16 04:57:27 · 17 answers · asked by Future Doc 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Probably becuase she's teething and needs something to chew on. Try giving her an old frozen face cloth (soak it in water and put it in the freezer -- once its frozen give it to her to chew on) The cold will take the pain away for awhile and will hopefuly help.
2007-03-16 05:08:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, why bother with the training pads? First you train her to go on the pads, and then you have to train her to go somewhere else. Skip a step, and alot of hard work and just pick a spot. This will be less confusion for your puppy, who at 12 weeks, doesnt have much in the way of bladder control or understanding of where she is supposed to go to the bathroom. Many small breed owners choose to litterbox train their dogs. It is a fairly simple process, depending on how much you put into it. Google litterbox training and get some info, you may like the idea. If you are going to have her eliminating outdoors, put a leash on her now and get to it. The more used to peeing on the pads she gets, the harder its going to be to retrain her to go outside. Constant supervision is the fastest way to a housebroken puppy. Put a leash on her and tie her to your belt. She will be your shadow, and you hers. By watching her constantly you will begin to learn her body language. Every dog does a dance before they pee or poop. You will begin to recognize this behavior, it could be sniffing the floor, circling, whining, or like my dog, she just sits there and stares at me. The instant she starts to do whatever it is she does, get her to the spot where she should be going-pads, outside, litterbox, whatever. When she does go,after she finishes, throw a party, cheer!! She will hear the tone of your voice and understand faster with positive reinforcement. If she has an accident, slap yourself on the hand, you werent watching her. Small dogs are notoriously difficult to housebreak, so stay on top of her constantly. There will be times that she cannot be supervised, this is when a crate will come in handy. Get one large enough for her to stand up, turn around, and lay down in. Any larger than that and she will go to the bathroom on one side and sleep on the other. She will probably resist the crate at first, crying and whining and such, but be patient, this will be the fastest, least frustrating way to housebreak your pup. Check out the Complete Idiots Guide to Housebreaking Your Dog, its a very user-friendly book. As far a tearing up her training pads, shes just being a kid!! Get her some more toys, and alternate them so they dont get old.
2007-03-16 12:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Training a puppy can be the most challenging aspect of animal ownership. I would look in to crate training. I have crated two labs and once they become acclamated to the crate, they know it is their "house" and they are not to do their business in it, eat or drink. Take the puppy outside instead of using the pads inside. Some people have a hard time with the concept but it really helps in the training process. Good luck!
2007-03-16 12:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by Waterwitch E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you even want to start the bad habit of letting the puppy go on a pad in the house?? You need to encourage potty is done outside. I had my lad potty trained in 3 day at 8 weeks old. You take the puppy and rub their nose in it and tell them BAD..Potty outside... I know it's awful and nasty,but they will learn real fast. Then take them outside right away and tell them "POTTY OUTSIDE" with a stern voice.
I love my Bear Cub with all my heart. Don't get me wrong. It's not cruel..it's just a little tough love . Also if you find that your dog does something you don't want her to do ie. tear puppy pads..Do the penny in a can trick. Take a empty pop can..drop 3-4 pennies in it...duct tape the top so pennies don't fall out. When she does something wrong..shake the can and tell them NO...if they don't listen..throw the can at them. AGAIN..this will not hurt them..it's a empty can with a few pennies it it. It will scare them and they wont do it anymore. The dog breeder/trainer i got my bear cub from told me these helpful hints..good luck
2007-03-16 12:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by Bear 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She is bored..she needs to be excercised and have plenty of play time. Also, I take mine out every couple of hours to pee and then come back inside and let him play. It will take her a while to get use to the idea of peein outside, but she will learn. If you can't take her out that often then she still needs to be excercise so that she wont tear up the pee pads after she has gone on them. It seems to me like she is looking for something to keep her entertained and the pee pads are the only thing around.
2007-03-16 12:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by I_love_my_dogs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using pads is teaching her it's OK to potty in your house. She probably tears them up out of boredom. Just take her out several times per day, especially 20 minutes after eating. If she is alone most of the day, crate her.
2007-03-16 12:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by grrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is tearing them up because she is a puppy, and that's what
puppies do. Make sure you have lots of chew toys available.
My daughter's puppy sometimes chews on the pads and it
hasn't hurt him. Change the pads often and you should do fine.
Good luck
2007-03-16 14:18:24 · answer #7 · answered by judywalker23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For our dog, we used to take him out every so often and when he went, we gave him a treat. He eventually learned to wait by the door to go outside. We also watched him to see if he was sniffing corners or the floor (favorite places to go to the bathroom) and then said "Let's go outside" and then he'd follow. This worked for our dog. (The only downfall is we didn't break the treats habit and he runs to the pantry where his treats are kept anytime he comes inside.) We didn't even try to use the training pads.
2007-03-16 12:10:38 · answer #8 · answered by Courtney M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are spray scents you can apply to the training pads that might help. But chances are she is just bored. Try putting out toys and lots of chew bones this worked for us, old towels that she can't rip so easily flavored chew bones, rawhide hollow bones (put alittle peanut butter in the center it will keep her occupied for hours.
2007-03-16 12:16:22 · answer #9 · answered by rwytaske30040 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok as soon a she urinates somewhere else clean it up immediatly and spray air freshner on it because if she smells it she will think its ok to urinate there. when she needs to go say bathroom and take her outside or on a thick layer of newspaper, if your using news paper after she is done leave the bottom layer and add some new newspaper since she can smell where she urinated. after a month she will get used to the routine. If she continues to urinate anywhere else, scold her in a firm voice or spray water at her... I had the same problem with my pug but he is okay now.
2007-03-16 12:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by SM 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋