How can I train my daschund puppy to do his "business" outside?

Question

He is 7 months, and right now my husband and I are keeping him confined in a doggy crater for few hours then we let him eat and right after he eats we take him outside to "let it go". But when we take him out he does nothing. So he has not pee pee or "the other thing" every since 4pm on 4-14-07 and it is now 5:53pm. So basically, we do not let him run free in the house until he goes outside, he stays in his crater.

But when we first got him we were told he was house broken, but I guess they thought house broken was when he only wants to pee in the house and not outside.

I took him outside about 4 times today and stayed and hour every time.

Answer 1

Crate training is the best way to housebreak your dog. However, your need to set guidelines on how long he stays in the crate. Its not healthy for him to be in the crate except for eating and bathroom breaks.

What I have done in the past is feed my dog, then take him for a walk. This creates a pattern in his day. Then before I leave for work he would be in his crate. When I come home, he would be fed, go for a walk, and have some play time, then down time. Before I went to bed we would walk again, then he would retire to his crate for the night.

You and your husband are your pets "leader". Your dog looks to you for guidance. By creating a routine that you do every day you are letting him know that there is a time to go and do his business. When your routine is set he will probably start letting you know.

If he's going in the house you need to treat those spots right away, or he will instinctively use those spots over and over no matter how much housebreaking he's had.

Don't be lax. You need to set the routine. Not the puppy.

Answer 2

You know, I answer this question a lot and it always seems to work too. What I started doing a long time ago was ring a bell. Since your puppy is so small get an extra long string and tie a bell around the door you usually take him out of. Whenever you take him out ring the bell. Have a bell with you and when he does his potty outside ring it and give him a treat. After a week he should start going to the door and ringing the bell to go out. That is when you should slow or even stop the treats for going outside. He will then let you know when he has to go. You should wait at least a half hour up to an hour after he eats to take him out. I have a weim and she knows to grab the leash. The bell was way too annoying. With her if another dog was outside she would go crazy with the bell because she knew that was how to get outside so we taught her to get her leash and bring it to us. With a little patience it is possible to teach your dog just about anything but be careful. My husband thought it would be cool to teach our male to get in the fridge to get his drink and that only caused messes.

Answer 3

as far as i'm concerned the crate thing is a terrible mis treatment. let him loose in the house and just keep an eye on him there are tell tale signs when he is about to go( alot of sniffing while slightly squatting) . when starts doing that take him out he'll go.how can you enjoy having a pet while keeping it confined in a cage? having a pet is a big responsablity and takes time. he may have been house trained when you got him but being in a new enviroment he may not know what he should be doing. people have to understand things from the pets point of view.

Answer 4

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://bitly.im/aL40r

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 5

First off, your on the right track with crate training. The way it works is that you take the dog outside immediately when you let him out of the crate to a specific spot in the yard where you want him to go. Then you wait until he goes, when he goes you praise him, give him a treat - basically jump out of your skin.

When you bring him in you play with him for a little while, then back in the crate. Until he learns to go outside the majority of his life is in the crate.

Search google for crate training for other suggestions.

Answer 6

Dogs don't poo right after they eat. You gotta wait like 15 minutes or so. Walk the dog instead of just standing around.
Remove any poop odors inside the house with odor removers (they are attracted by this odor as the pooping spot). If all else fails, try rubbing some poop and pee on the grass outside and have him sniff it. But just keep waiting and walking outside until he poops. He has adjust to it.

Answer 7

You can't expect him to do anything right after he eats. It takes a little bit for food or water to go through the digestive system - sometimes 30 minutes. With all of our dogs, my wife was the one at home with them and as soon as she saw them starting to squat, she would pick them up and set them outside to finish. She would praise them and give them a treat then go back and clean up any dribbles that occurred while she was carrying them out. It didn't take any of them long to learn that they were supposed to go outside to do their business. The hardest one to train was the male as his instinct was to "mark" his territory every time we moved to a new house. One female would often get so excited that she would pee when someone came to visit. We just learned to take her outside before or as soon as someone came to the house. Treats only after a puppy does his business outside will reinforce the behavior. Good luck.

Answer 8

Hello ..crate or space training,,not much bigger then the dog & a feeding schedule, for this age of twice a day ...detailed details are on my 360 if you care to look :) You can't just leave them in a crate or space forever either !! Eeegads No Way !! Gotta have a schedule for potty training...Take Care

Answer 9

First lay out a designated pee area over plastic, when you see him/her about to squat grab him by the back of his/her neck, and walk him th the designated spot. Kepp doing that and he will start to us the bathroom there. Once he gets that down packed take the plastic out on the porch, and do the same thing. It will be about 3 weeks b4 he gets it.

Answer 10

When you take him out of the crate give him a drink of water before letting him out. This gets the juices going if you will. Once he relieves himself give him lots of praise a treat is good too.Training can take a while, but he will get it. Good luck;^)