What is a good home remidy to house break dogs with.?

Question

we have a 2 yr. old pit bull who has decided to go all over the house all of a sudden, even on the bed. Sometmes he waits til we bring him in to do it. Help

Answer 1

Have him examined by the vet, he may have a UTI. And crate train him.

Answer 2

You need to have a good form of discipline when you catch him in the act. NOT HITTING!! I hired an instructor that taught the similar snap of the leash that the Dog Whisperer does on TV but with a choke chain. That works great! Then you need to immediately put him outside and say go potty or something like that until he goes again. Soon with a few more accidents, he will start asking to go out. You should go out with him at first and tell him Good Boy while he goes.

Answer 3

First, get a vet check to make sure it is not a urinary tract infection or other medical problem.

Then, if that isn't the answer, it's back to housebreaking 101. i swear by crate training. You can crate train older dogs and it's very effective. The site below provides the details. I've done this with two dogs - it works.

Answer 4

First have your dog checked by a vet to make sure there is nothing physically wrong with your dog.


My daughter pit bull was the easiest dog to housebreak of any we ever had.

If nothing is physically wrong with your dog you may need to reinforce her training. When not being played with or one on one watched, have her in a dog create.

It may sound weird but she may be punishing you all! Where are when she is outside?

Answer 5

you've go a problem .. he has marked his territory everywhere
Now will go looking for it and just pi..
In Australia we have a spray called pet barrier. what you do is spray this formula ( like in the garden along fences etc) and it wards off animal peeing maybe something like that might help

Answer 6

my boston terrier was the same way, i thought he'd never learn but he did! this is what i did and it worked.(did take a couple weeks though) everytime id witness him pee id say no pee pee in the house several times and show him the pee and throw him outside while saying no pee pee in the house, pee outside. i did that a bunch of times and it worked, if hes young just remember pups usually can hold their pee 1 hour for every month, so you gotta take them out contantly and most important first thing in the morning rightaway take them outside and once they pee outside PRAISE HEAVILY , i just said good boy pee outside a bunch of times and give him treats.

Answer 7

He's showing you who the real boss of the house is. Start crating him.
Follow one of these methods, and you'll be good to go!


If done properly, housebreaking your Dog does not have to be as much of a hassle as some owners make it to be. Your Dog is a creature of habit. If it is taught where you want it to eliminate, and you control its food and water intake to regulate when it will eliminate, you will have a happy relationship relatively free of accidents.
The biggest mistake made by Dog owners is inconsistency. It is important that you first choose the method of housebreaking appropriate for you and your pet and secondly stick with it. We know of many Dog owners who are impatient or inconsistent when housebreaking their pets. The end result is a pet that is never fully housebroken.
So, remember the three P's - persistence, patience and praise, and you are guaranteed success.
Here are the 3 methods you can use to housetrain your Dog:

The Paper Method -
The paper method seems to work better with a puppy than with an adult Dog, although it can be used on both. To begin housetraining your pup with the paper method, first you must choose a location where your puppy will be staying until housetrained. Make sure the room is puppy proofed and that elimination on the floor in this area will not cause permanent damage to your home. A bathroom or small kitchen is usually a good place for this.
Once you have chosen an area, cover the entire floor with newspaper. If you have a young puppy, it will eliminate much more often than when it is older. So, just be prepared for many messes in the beginning. In the beginning, it is important to replace the paper as soon as possible after the elimination has occurred. This helps your puppy establish the area as its own, and it will help you get a better idea of where it favors doing its business.
As your puppy eliminates throughout the day, it may go in several different areas of the room. But, as it gets a little more used to its room, it will choose a certain area where it prefers to eliminate. When its preferred area for elimination is established, begin removing the paper from the rest of the room, only covering the area it uses. Make sure you leave its papered area large enough so that it does not miss the paper. If it misses the paper, the area is too small and you need to add more paper. When it uses its papered area, praise it. The more your puppy associates a reward with its choice of the paper instead of the linoleum, the quicker your puppy will be trained.
After it has established that it will use the papered area instead of the floor, begin moving the paper towards the area (presumably somewhere outside your house) where you want it to go when fully trained. The paper should only be moved a little at a time towards this location. If moving the paper confuses your puppy, you may only be able to move about one inch per day, until the paper reaches its final destination. Once your puppy understands that it is to eliminate only on the paper, and you have been able to move towards the area where it will eventually go outside, monitoring its habits will be much easier. Once the paper is completely removed, it will go to that area automatically and sniff or turn circles, letting you know it has to go out.




Crate Training -
Crate training can be used on both a puppy and an adult Dog and is probably the most effective and efficient way to housetrain your pet. No Dog will want to eliminate in a place it considers to be its own and therefore, unless left in its crate for too long, it will not eliminate in its crate.
Once every hour, place your Dog on a leash and walk it in the area where you want it to go potty. If it has not gone in five minutes, return it to its crate for another hour. After another hour goes by, the dog that did not go last time will most likely go this time. When it does go, be sure and praise it profusely and return it to its crate. The excitement in your voice when you are praising it will help it better understand that THIS is the place you want it to go.
Once that is established, it will do its best to make you happy by eliminating in its designated area. Once you feel it understands where it is to go to potty, you may lessen its crate time, and begin opening up its area to more than just its crate. Be sure and open up its area a little at a time so it clearly establishes the larger area as "its area", increasing the desire to keep its area clean. Eventually, you will be able to open up your entire home, but this is only after a lot of time has been spent training and proof that it understands.

Litter Pan Method -
This method will have the best chance of success with an young puppy but an older Dog may be able to litter train with success as well. Similar to paper training, litter box training begins in a confined area such as a bathroom or kitchen. Although you may be able to use a traditional cat litter box for this purpose, pet supply stores do sell doggy litter boxes. They are shaped a little different and are a bit larger than the traditional kitty box. Also available are special litters and papers that should eventually be used in the box.
Like paper training, the beginning stages have paper lining the entire floor of the room. You continually change any soiled paper until the puppy chooses a place on the floor it likes to eliminate. Once the puppy has eliminated in an area about the size of a litter pan for approximately two weeks, place a litter pan on the floor and paper inside the litter pan. When it goes and does its business inside the litter box, make sure to praise it profusely. It has got to establish this is the correct behavior before it will be comfortable with it.
Once it is used to the litter box with the paper, you may begin the change to doggy litter if desired. As time goes on, you may add additional litter until eventually the paper is gone and only litter remains. If you choose this method, you must clean the litter box every time your Dog eliminates. It will not go in a dirty box. Failure to consistently clean the litter box will result in your puppy reverting back to the floor.

Follow any of the above 3 methods consistently, and you should soon have a fully house-trained Dog!