how long will it take my puppy to learn to pee where she should?

Question

where i am there are no dog classes or potty tranings.. so I basically have to do it alone. I rescued the dog and she's only 6 weeks old so I really hate to be tough with her. My roommate either wants the dog out because she keeps peeing on carpets and stuff.. I just got her like 5 days ago but I hate to lose her I love her so much already! HELP!! what do I tell her? : (

Answer 1

Use puppy pads only if absolutely necessary. They turn a simple thing into a complex thing and add unnecessary steps. They encourage dogs to pee inside which really defeats the purpose of potty training.

Find a spot in the garden where you want her to pee. Take here there every two hours, when she awakes, after play and after eating or drinking. Encourage her to go and pop a treat into her mouth whenever she does. Give her much praise and continue to walk around with her afterwards.

She needs to associate going outside with treats, praise and play.

She is very young and is in her most impressionable period so there is no reason to be cross or tough with her in any way. You need to get a cleaner like Nature's Miracle and thoroughly clean everywhere she has gone inside.

Inside, when you cannot watch her, place her in a kennel with a toy and a soft bed. This is a tool and not punishment.

If she has an accident inside, clean it up quietly and quickly and continue with taking her outside. She is small and cannot be expected to hold it all night or all day. You need to get up at night and take her out and come home during the day.

Take up her water a couple of hours before bedtime so that she does not have to try and hold a full bladder. The more time and attention you can devote to this, the faster she will get the message.

Answer 2

You can't get "tough" with or expect to train a 6 week old puppy any more than you can get "tough" with and angry at a 6 month old baby for peeing in a diaper. No control or understanding yet! Be patient--you have many months of housetraining ahead of you. Most dogs take at least 6-12 months to be trustworthy in the house--some longer. Right now you need to be prepared to get up during the night and take her out every couple of hours around the clock. If you can't, then it is your fault if she has accidents. Learn about crate training--it's the only option that really works. Here is some info:

http://www.siriuspup.com/behavior_problems.html

Answer 3

She is young and it will take awhile. You need to watch her constantly for the usual signals she gives before needing to pee~ like wandering in the usual spots, whining, sniffin the floor very curiosly. Any time you can not be with her put her in a crate that is big enough for her to sleep but not move around much. She will hold her bladder at the age for only about 3 hours. Then needs to be let out. It will take a few weeks but you can do it. If you are going to be gone longer than 3 hours get some puppy pads with the ring that snaps around the so she doesn't tear them up and put her in a room that doensn't have carpet, ie bathroom. Only scold her if you catch her doing it and then take her outside and keep repeating potty over and over until she does it. when she does praise her and take her back inside. She will be worth it.

Answer 4

Even puppies will not pee where they sleep. The problem is you, not the dog. You need to put some work into this and be consistent. If you do not have a cage to put the puppy in, you will have to get one. Put a blanket in it. Take the puppy outside before bedtime and make sure the puppy pees before you take it back inside and put it in its cage. In the morning -puppy first, you after - take the puppy out again and let it pee before you bring it back in. If you will be gone all day, and no one will be able to take the puppy out before you get back - give the puppy up. The puppy will find it difficult to go more than a couple of hours without peeing, assuming you give it water freely available (in the cage).. Not giving it water for 8 hours or more is cruel.

Repeat as needed. Look for signs the puppy is asking to go out, like barking or mewling or scratching at the cage door. Then get it outside ASAP. No "Wait until the commercial", "Wait until I finish this text message", "Wait until I finish this phone call." NOW. The dog has to learn you WILL respond to its need to go out, or it will continue to pee when it needs to.

Answer 5

crate training works good and get puppy pads. while she is still learning keep her in areas without carpet....kitchen try and block it off. puppys need to go out often.i used to take mine out between 8-10 times a day. when your not home get a nice size crate keep the puppy in there and as soon as you get home take the puppy out. she wont want to pee in the crate since she is basically going to have to sit in there with her waste. thats how i trained my dog. i always took my dog out side and said go potty. until she understood what it meant. if she does go in the house take it outside if its pee rub some on a paper towel take her outside and rub the paper towel in the grass and say potty outside. she will smell the pee outside and hopefully begin to understand, my dog was fully trained like 2 months after i started to do this combo. crate training and taking her accidents outside to show her where she needs to go. yelling really doesnt work. positive reinforcement --dogs respond better to.

Answer 6

Puppy pads. Let the puppy have those, in case of accidents.

Take the puppy outside every hour or so, and try to wait until she goes potty before bringing her back indoors.

By the way, where did you rescue her from? 6 weeks old is way too early, she shouldn't even be away from her mom & litter mates.

Answer 7

Get some training pads! Like they use at the hospital! The things they put under people after they have a baby or have surgery! anyways after she pees on the floor soak it up with the training pad then set the training pad where she usually pees, and then everyday move that pad closer to the door until it is outside she will learn to pee on the mat b/c it will have her smell on it and then of course the pad being moved will move her closer and closer to the outside! She will get it just be patient! Tell ur roomy that you want to try this to see if it works and to also be patient!

Answer 8

you will have to work with her.take her several times a day about 10 minutes after eating.put her in a kennel when you are not at home and take out first thing when you get up and when you get home and before you go to bed.they have kennels at walmart,I would put her there at bedtime to cause they dont usally mess up where they sleep.until you get her trained.clean your .carpet cause she has already marked her territory.they also have traing pads at walmart.

Answer 9

properly YELL at her from the best of your lungs and drop her the place she desires to pee at ( purely drop 2 ft severe ) and bypass away her exterior for 30 min. and each hour and each and every time she beverages water stand available for 5-10 min and save asserting bypass potty! on an identical time as she is going save asserting "bypass potty"! whilst she is executed compliment her! wish I helped thats what I did for my domestic dog she is 4 months previous i had her for 2 months and he or she is housebroken!

Answer 10

get a dog crate. take her out where you want her to pee right after eating or every 2 hrs.should only take 3or 4 wks.