training my dog?

Question

i have a rat terrier collie mix and he does NOT listen. he constantly poops and pees ALL OVER THE HOUSE. we need to know if there are any secrets to training them. like sit, come, stay, etc etc. please dont give me links to sites to buy stuff. i do not want to buy anything. im jsut asking if you know any secrets or things that i could teach my dog to be well behaved. he was born last october. hes not even a year old. the only thing he responds to is "no"... for example, if we are playing and he gets to be a bit to aggresive we say "no" and he immediately stops and just licks me. :] its kinda cute. haha.

Answer 1

The Basics
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.

SIT
Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you dont want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone "GOOD SIT" and give the treat.
Repeat excersize 7x. then take a play break and move on to something elce.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.

COME
walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and "COME" in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tappering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.

DOWN
Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say "DOWN" in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, dont let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice "GOOD DOWN"
repeat 7x

STAY
Start pup in down possition. say "STAY" in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only "AP" in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat "STAY" walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat untill he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.

HEEL
Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recomend martin gayles.
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say "HEEL" if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recomand "HEEL" the second your dog complies peaise with "GOOD HEEL" in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.

Always end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angry with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.
NEVER hit your dog. NO reason is an acceptable reason for physicaly abusing your pup.
Group obedience classes will help with socialization and a good instructor will be able to help you to train your dog.

Here is a link to how to crate/house train your if you care to read it:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AipQ7s_iRPflmvufO5t1r9_ty6IX?qid=20070505163414AA0FHSm&show=7#profile-info-lfKyeHuFaa

Answer 2

First you have got to get control of that pooping and peeing problem!

Any kind of dog, mixed with a collie improves the dogs 'IQ' immensely. Your dog is marking territory and if allowed to get away with it will keep returning to the places it has marked to poop and pee.

I realise it may sound cruel, but grabbing your dog, immediately after it has peed and wiping its nose in it is probably the best way to stop this kind of action (remember the dogs nose is a VERY sensitive instrument!!! and this is only meant as a one-time punishment - you're not trying to injure the dog for doing what comes naturally)

Don't forget to take your dog for walks along the same routes to allow him to mark safely outside the home (pack kennel)

The accepted standard is one human year = 6 dog years. So you are a wee bit late in starting the training. It will make it harder to train, but not impossible.

All dogs like to please their master, so it may already be doing some of these commands (maybe in his own time) naturally. The trick is getting the dog to associate completing the natural command with a positive outcome - so when he sits properly to command, give him a doggy treat and some physical contact - eventually just the physical contact - after a time, the dog will associate doing the command with the positive feeling of pleasing you.

Eventually the dog will trust you enough to do the command when issued. Only at that point can you say you've trained your dog.

(I've just written an answer on pack bonding - go and find it coz it might help)

Answer 3

Simple get him a kennel cage from petsmart (just the right size but not too big, because they will be able to relieve themselves in a bigger one and not lay in it which defeats the whole purpose) and leave him in there for a few hours a day (but not intended for the whole day) to keep him from relieving himself in your home. This trains them to hold it until you arrive home, etc. so that you can take him out to use the bathroom instead of him trying to find a place himself,This will become a routine for you and your dog. Now the training is a little more difficult I recommend hiring a trainer to help you or just using a training book and doing it yourself every chance you get with your dog. **Also a lot of people keep there dogs in kennels not only in the day when there at work but also at night to prevent accidents that can occur while your asleep. Good Luck!

Answer 4

To trained a dog it would be hard work. If the dog doesn't listen to you do not try to harm it or it will try to escape, all you have to do is buy a special whistle and blow it, the dog won't notice who is harming him. If your dog is attempting to urinate or take a poop you need to walk him to a park, streets, etc. If your dog poops allot walk him 10-12 times a day every 40 minutes. Don't forget to pick up the poop and trow it in the trash that your dog makes, it is littering.

Answer 5

You could try crate training.
I've never done this method of training, but it seems to be very popular now and people get great results doing it.
Just try looking it up. I'm sure there will be plenty of sites that will explain to you the details on how to do it.

How often are you taking your dog outside? Or letting him out.
You might not be letting him out often enough which results in him going in the house.
Does he give you any hints when he needs to go?
You could try to teach him to tell you when he needs to go outside.
I think there's some bell you could get. You teach them to ring it whenever they want to go outside.


We;re trying to housebreak our puppy right now. And I take him outside almost every hour.
I also give him treats whenever he does go potty outside.
When I spot him peeing or pooping. I tell him "Go Potty", then when he's done, he comes over and I'll give him a small piece of hotdog for his treat and will praise him with a "Good boy"

Answer 6

why dont you put him in obedience classes, that really helps.
incase you want to teach him tricks then email me the stuff you want to teach him and i will reply
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* whenever your dog poops or pees in the house, hold him by the collar and take him over to the spot (dont be too harsh)
point towards the poop and say sternly "what is this?..what have you done?" dont hit him...do not hit him!
glare at him and then walk out of the room...whenever he poops or pees outside cheer for him say sweetly 'good boy, good boy!' he will soon understand what he was doing wrong!

Answer 7

Dogs are instinctively clean animals. If they can avoid it, they would rather not soil themselves or their usual eating and sleeping areas. Dogs also naturally develop habits of where they would like to eliminate. For example, dogs that have a habit of eliminating on grass or dirt would rather not eliminate on concrete or gravel. You can use these natural tendencies for rapid and successful house training.

You can start here

Answer 8

You might try to teach it simple things. Like sit, fetch, no, yes. That sort of thing. You might wanna consult a vet on how to do so.