i m crate training my puppy and?

Question

hes a 10 week sheltie and i started this morning i put him in with a blanket and a toy and every 3 hours i open it take him to the wee wee pad and i keap saying ''bathroom,bathroom,bathroom''. so he dosnt go while i try for 3 min so i give him some food and water and take him to the pad again and i say ''bathroom....'' and he just wannet to play so i put him back in the kennel and afcorse he wines since its new to him but he peed inside the kennel 5 min after i put him in. and every time i take him outside to his wee wee pad he just wants to like play ih ave to hold him or he will run away from the pad.what do i do?...if u only have puppy expereance plz dont wate time if u dont i will know.

Answer 1

You are almost on the right track. But you need better feeding, crating, and potty schedules. Alot of people gave such good advice here I really can't add to that, I just wanted to give you some encouragement you are on the right track, just adjust those things, good luck.

Answer 2

He is ten weeks old, give him sometime to understand the concept. After you give him food and water you need to wait about 20 minutes before trying to get him to potty, he needs to digest the food. I would also forget the pee pads all together. Take him outside on a leash and don't interact with him. Just say the command and wait. If he does go potty then give him a treat right away (within 2-3 seconds) praise him, and then play with him! It will take sometime for him to understand what you want, but he will get it soon! My question to you is how big is the kennel? It should only be big enough so he can stand up, turn around, and lay back down. Your goal is that if he pees in the kennel he has to lay in it, which even a dog find disgusting. But if it is big enough that he can pee in a corner and then go lay down away from it, what is stopping him from peeing in the crate? Also I wouldn't put any blankets in there at first. Many dogs will pee on the blankets and then either the blanket soaks it up, or the dog will push the blanket aside. Both ways they are not having to "deal" with the pee.
So, get the right size kennel. Feed him. Wait 20 mintues. Take him outside on a leash. Give him his potty command. Wait patiently. If he goes, praise him and give him treat. Play with him. If he doesn't go. Without much interaction, take him inside and put him back in his crate. Try again in 20 minutes.

Answer 3

Do NOT use pee pads. This teaches your dog that it is ok to go in the house and confuses him.

Always keep him in the same room as you so you can keep an eye on him. If he wanders too much get a leash and tie him near you so you can watch. As soon as he starts to go tell him no no no no and run him outside. When he goes outside praise him. As he becomes more trustable you can let him have 2 rooms at a time and eventually you won't need to watch him at all.

If you can't watch him or are gone put him in a crate. Make sure the crate is only bid enough for him to lie down, turn around and stand up in. Also don't put any blankets or stuff like that in there until he learns. Otherwise the pee gets soaks up and he doesn’t care that he messed his crate. Most dogs will not go where they sleep. This will also set your dog up for success. Since he can't go in the house because he is in a crate or being watched and corrected then he won't have a chance to get away with and think, well, if mommy's not home I can pee on the carpet! and it will take much longer to re-train the more often he goes.

Do not leave his water or food out. After he eats or drinks find out how long it will take for him to have to go. Then get him outside when he'll need to go and reward him for going potty outside.

Take him out before bed and before going in his crate, and don't give him food or water 2 hours before bed or being in a crate for a few hours.

Good luck!

Answer 4

It sounds to me like you are trying to house train and crate train at the same time. Too much for the poor little guy. Is there a reason you want to train to the piddle pads rather than to go outside? If there is, then you need to confine the pup in a small area and praise him when he uses the piddle pad. You can put a baby gate across a laundry room or bathroom doorway and keep the pup in there. Or, you can purchase an exercise pen at Petsmart/Petco and put the pup in the pen and the piddle pad in there. After he eats, wakes from a nap or sleep, plays you will want to put him in the area with his piddle pad. If you are going to be there holding him, I don't think he will go.

To crate train, you want to make the crate as pleasant a place as you can (confining him in it most of today and only taking him out for a few minutes to try to get him to potty was not a good thing). Feed him his meals in his crate. Give him his treats in the crate. Do not keep him locked up for hours on end in the crate, he will hate it and he will potty in it because he can't hold it any longer! Puppies can only hold their bladder and bowels for a couple of hours. Once he gets into the habit of going in his crate, you have bigger problems.

Answer 5

They dog should only be in the crate when you are not home.

1. Take the dog out every 45 minutes for 15 minutes.
2. When the dog messes outside give them a treat - I find that a small piece of bologna works wonders.
3. If the dog does not mess when outside, no treat.
4. NEVER use a pad - you're confusing the dog.
5. Has it been 45 minutes? Take the dog out again.
6 Oh yeah, TAKE THE DOG OUT EVERY 45 MINUTES.

Dog goes in the crate at bedtime and when you are gone. If the dog continues to mess in the crate then the crate is too big - get a smaller one.

Did in mention to TAKE THE DOG OUT EVERY 45 MINUTES???

After a few days they dog will be begging to go outside - bologna tastes really really good.

Answer 6

Question- why is he in the crate if you are home? They are only supposed to be in the crate while you are not home to watch after them.
Let the dog out of the crate for goodness sakes.
Also, try taking him outside where dogs are supposed to go to the bathroom. Puppy pads are hard to use because they sometimes just associate it with going in the house and not only on the pads.
Also, instead of saying "bathroom" say "go potty" since it's more of a direct command

Also, it's a puppy- it needs to go more than every 3 hours. It has a very small bladder and needs to be let outside to potty about two or three times an hour.
You expect way too much out of this puppy if you want him to hold it that long.
Alos, they have a bowel movement about 15-30 minutes after eating so take him outside 15-30 minutes after he eats.

Only letting your puppy outside of it's crate for 3 minutes every 3 hours, is indeed animal neglect/abuse. Crates are supposed to be for when you are not home to watch after him, not when you are home and are just too lazy to potty train him.
Your puppy will not be very happy because it isn't getting near enough excercise or playtime.

Answer 7

We just got puppies 2 months ago. I got the crate and they go in there when we are not home. If they have chewed something up or done wrong they go in the crate. But for no other reason. They shouldn't be scared of the crate. I got into a routine with taking the puppies out every hour or so and praising and having treats. It worked better for me to take treats outside and they knew when they would potty, that meant treat time. The puppies are pretty much house trained now. They were scolded (with a stearn no) and then taken outside when they messed in the house. Don't leave a new puppy in the crate for 3 hours. Of course he wants to play, he's happy to see you! Good luck...be consistent and it works...I promise!

Answer 8

I think you need to give him more time when you take him out to take care of business. What I do is use a clean cloth or his pad to clean up the dogs excrement or urine. Then I take him to the pad or cloth outside to do his business. Just wait until you start to see him sniffing around or squatting and rush him to the pad while saying "potty" or a key word. Then praise him and give him lots of love and a treat. If he is too young he may not be able to associate at this time but you can start the training idea. He wants to please you and that makes him happy. If he is going in the crate you may not be giving him enough out freedom to explore or too much time locked away. Most dogs don't start getting the idea until they are over four months. Good luck!

Answer 9

First of all why are you training him to go on a puppy pad??? don't be lazy. If you take him and put him on the pad you can say bathroom till you're blue in the face he still won't get it. Take him outside, put him on a leash and walk him in circles and say potty or bathroom if you prefer. keep him circling until he finally goes. When he does praise him and give him a treat. After he pees circle him again until he poops, praise him again and give him a treat. He needs to know what he did was what you wanted, putting him on the leash enables you to control him and to prevent his playing and running around when you need him to do his business, he must learn that outside is for potty not for play.Once his bladder is empty put him in his crate, make sure it's not too big so he doesn't have room to pee in one corner and sleep in the other. Obviously his crate is too big if he's able to pee in it. Did you purchase him from a pet store?? If you did it will be impossible to crate train as puppies have no choice but to pee and poop in a crate so they will think that it is normal.

If he has an accident in the house DO NOT PUNISH him, ignore and clean it up. puppies cannot associate the difference between the mess they made and the act of going, so if you punish they will think you are mad at the mess they made it will make them fearful of going in front of you and so they will do everything to not go in front of you which makes housebreaking very difficult, and they will hide it.

If you train to go on a pad then it will make housebreaking that much more difficult. You want them to go outside, if you teach him to go on a pad in the house, they will make no difference between the pad and your rug, if you train to pee in the house then you're telling him that the entire house is his toilet. If you train to go outside then you are telling your dog the outside is his toilet. Now which one do you want?

Pads are only for when you have to leave him alone and you're not home to take them out, not for housebreaking.

Answer 10

when crate training when the dog whins you take him right out side you don't use puppy pads they are only if there is an accedent while he is loose playing in the house he will go run to the puppy pads crate training is different get a book and read about crate training or just look on line at how to potty train your new puppy iams.com,american kennel club.org
best wishes to you and your puppy!