Help with housebreaking - puppy?

Question

I had asked for help last week with my 4 month old puggle puppy -thank you for all that answered. However I left out that I already keep her caged and a close eye on her, she goes outside but continues to go in the house - she knows it is wrong because she hides when she has done it. How can we get her to stop going in the house. She is not even making any attempt to go to the door to go out. We take her out after she plays, when we get her out from her cage, after naps and stuff, she goes outside , but then 10 min. later she is going in the house! She is driving me nuts ! Thanks for any suggestions.....

Answer 1

Puggles are notoriously hard to housebreak -- it's the beagle in them! At 4 months she can't really be expected to have a perfect track record. Beagles can take up to a year to become fully housebroken and puggles aren't all that different. The important thing is to have a very, very strict schedule that YOU adhere to perfectly.

This link suggests schedules for crate training based on the puppy's age and your own schedule: http://www.ltah.net/Housebreaking.pdf

Also, your pup doesn't know right from wrong. Right and wrong are human constraints. The dogs knows that you are angry but doesn't know why. If she's hiding, it's not because she knows that what she did was wrong. She knows that you will be mad but she won't connect it to her accident, especially if you scold her after the fact.

If she is allowed to run free, make sure that it is in a designated play area such as the kitchen or a hallway and make sure to supervise her. If she has an accident, do not scold her. Try to startle her to stop her from continuing and then bring her outside ASAP. Clean up any messes with an enzyme-based cleaner that will remove the smell and prevent her from soiling the same place in the future. Until good habits are established, she should be supervised 24/7.

She's a puppy and at this age, you are far more responsible for her behavior than she is. Keep consistent and use positive reinforcement when she does the right thing -- treats and praise -- and pretty soon she'll get the hang of things.

Another thing: my pup used to poop when he was being ignore as a way of getting attention. It is very important to ignore them if you think that this is the case and move them to a separate room while you clean up. Ignore them for at least 5-10 minutes after the fact so that they learn that this will not get them what they want.

Answer 2

Be more patient than is humanly natural- when you take her out don't let her go back in until she eliminates. I know it's hard to come to terms with, but there is really no excuse for accidents (as long as she is actually crate trained and doesn't go in there.) If you can't wait any longer for her to go, she MUST go back into the cage. The moment she comes out of the cage after that, she must go outside for another attempt. (it'd be a good idea to give her a second chance if she's going to be left for a while). Unfortunately puggles are kind of tough to train in general so it may take a while.

Answer 3

Crate train the dog, keep him crated when you are not home because dogs will not usually soil where they sleep. When you are home keep him tethered to you with a leash, when you can't see the dog that is when mistakes happen. Also you will learn his cues for needing "to go" which will help you teach him where the appropriate place "to go" is at because you WILL be able to catch him in the act. When he goes where he is suppose to praise him lavishly and he will get the idea in no time.
Here is a detailed explanation on crate training in the link provided if you care to read it. Good luck.
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Answer 4

How long btw going outside do you give her? My dog only has about 3 hr bladder. The best way for her to learn was crate training (look it up).

Also - we have a dog door now and she's perfect. If she hides she only knows she's gonna get yelled at or smacked... they don't know right from wrong.

Answer 5

Unfortunately its very hard but you have to catch her in the act of doing the business. Clap or yell to make a load noise to scare her, pick her up take her outside and praise her even if she does not go. Its very hard to train the smaller breeds just because of they are quick and lower to the ground when it comes to doing the business so its hard to catch them. - good luck

Answer 6

She's beautiful! i'm taken aback she is going interior the kennel. Her kennel could be merely sufficiently huge for her to stand up and change around in . have you ever tried getting up interior the midst of the evening along with her to take her out? perhaps she's not sufficiently previous yet to be waiting to make it in the time of the evening. additionally, there is the obtrusive -- do not supply her something to eat or drink after a definite time interior the evening to diminish down on her having to pass.

Answer 7

every time the puppy wakes up you should take it outside, after it eats it should go outside, and about every 2 hours it should be able to go out. also make sure that you always use the same door when you take her out so eventually she will go to the door and whine if she has to go out.

Answer 8

keep a leash handy as soon as you see her give her a firm no and put the leash on her and WALK her directly outside ( do not pick her up as this could enforce if I go I get attention)
this should help and yes you may have to go after her to get the leash on her and as you walk her say time to go or something like that and that should help