I just got a mini dashund about 2 weeks ago and she will not stop using the bathroom in the house!!! Help!!!!?

Question

We take her outside all the time and we also have the pads that you put on the floor inside the house just in case. Well she uses the bathroom everywhere but there. Sometimes she will be outside forever and once we get her inside she uses the bathroom. This is my first puppy and my patients is wearing thin. I don't know what to do...........

Answer 1

you need to go find some more patience, as 2 weeks of house training is not a lot, and you have at least a year of "puppy things" to deal with. Get a crate, keep the puppy in the crate when you can't watch her like a hawk. get rid of the pads, you are just going to confuse her into thinking that sometimes its ok to go inside, sometimes its not. Don't put her outside, TAKE her outside every hour or so, every time she eats, and as soon as she wakes up from a nap....take her to the area you want her to use, put her down, and stand there and wait, once she goes- praise the heck out of her, some people even give treats for this. Go get yourself a book on dog care / puppy training or find one of the 80 bazillion web sites that deal with this so you can do a good job with your first puppy, I personally really like Dog Training for Dummies by the Volhards, it covers everything from the basics (like housebreaking and good nutrition) to advanced obedience work should you decide to pursue that. Have fun with your new baby, and enjoy this time, yes- it is time consuming and sometimes aggravating, but it doesn't last that long- she will only be a puppy for a short time, but she will be your dog for a lot of years....and the time you invest now will determine what kind of dog she will be.

Answer 2

Patience my friend, 2 weeks isn't long. The quickest pup I ever had took 2 weeks the longest 6 months(she went back-to-back urinary tract infections) - all were 4 months old when I got them. 4 I trained without crates confined in a small area, 2 in crates, the crate training was much easier. Puppy pads all over the house are a blue print for failure IMO, training takes time, effort and patience. At 4 months my pups went out every 2 hours when I first got them, then the time was increased, if you see your pup circling, it's straight outside, say "outside" then "go potty" when you get them out, always lots of praise. The weather's nice now so frequent trips outside aren't too bad, same when you catch her peeing, straight outside, calm voice, no yelling. Get a book on puppy training, it might help. Good luck.

Answer 3

She doesn't understand that outside is for the bathroom. She is comfortable with going inside. What you need to do is praise her when she does go outside. Also, take her out every 30 minutes if you have to, so she gets the idea of going outside.
Another tihng, she she does go inside, and if you catch her in the act, take her outside immediatly. If she goes inside, show her what she did, and tell her No!, then take her outside. Eventually, she will get the idea to go outside. This could take a month to get her used to going outside.

Another thing, crate train her. Most dogs won't go to the bathroom where they sleep, so if you put her in there, and keep her there for a while, then when you take her out of the crate, take her outside. Eventually, she will realize that the outside is the bathroom.

You have to train her to use the bathroom oputside, but you also have to train yourself to stay with it, and keep everything the same. She will start to understand. Just be patient.

Answer 4

Make sure you take out very soon after she eats or drinks.. You can also try kennel training her..

But other than that You have to be patient.. AND DON"T GIVE HER FREE REIGN OF THE HOUSE UNTIL SHE IS HOUSE TRAINED>> It takes a while for them to get use to it. AND you have to be consistant and take her out VERY VERY OFTEN>> Little dogs(especially if she is a puppy) don't have very big bladders..

OH and make sure when you take her out, that you take her for a walk.. That will help her need to "GO" Because if you just put her out the in the yard for a little bit she is more likely to just get distracted and not do her business.

Check out the links below.. I hope this helps..

http://www.preppypuppies.com/training.html
http://www.petdreams.com/housetraining_your_new_puppy.php

Answer 5

Teach her House Training:

Don't use ammonia to clean, because it smells like urine to the dog. Use vinegar or the special pet stain cleaners, instead.

1. Watch her very carefully when you are home and take her outside after she drinks, eats, or sniffs around. Keep her outside for 5 minutes, then come back in.... but keep careful watch. Always take her to the exact same spot outside for her toilet, and clean up solid waste every few days.

2. When you can't watch her, put her in a crate. You want to try to let her out about every four hours, but she is old enough that she can handle 4 hours, if you are diligent in walking her before and after meals, and before and after leaving for work/school.

3. If you don't use a crate, then confine her in a room, like the bathroom or kitchen that you can cover with newspaper.

4. Put food, water, toys, and bedding in one corner. When you come back after a few hours, take her outside for a walk. Then clean up soiled newspaper, clean the floor underneath with vinegar, and save a small piece for the smell. Place some clean newspaper in another corner of the room, away from her food, and place the smelly piece of newspaper in the corner. Keep newspaper on the rest of the floor.

5. The next day she should have tried to go to the bathroom close to the smelly corner. Repeat the process from above, clean the floor, use new paper, place a new smelly piece of paper in the corner opposite her food.

You are trying to teach her where her toilet is by placing a large blinking sign that says bathroom. Since your dog can't read, you are using a small piece of paper for the same purpose. Your dog has a good sense of smell, so the smelly paper doesn't have to be very large or disgusting. Just a few inches.

6. Keep doing this for a few days, until your dog goes to the bathroom consistently in the same 5' x 5' area. If you are patient and loving, and if she is not too damaged, then she may learn to go in an area less than 2' x 2' in less than 4 days, but don't push it.

7. If things are on track after 5 or 6 days, then remove all of the paper, except a 5' x 5' area in the corner, with a small smelly piece of paper.

8. Advanced: If she is relaxing, then you might slowly reduce the area to about 1' x 1', then you can train her to use a kitty litter box inside... but that may be pushing things.

9. When she is consistent, then remove all the paper, and move the smelly piece of paper to the outside to show her where her bathroom is. She may have a few accidents, so try to understand what happened and why she had the accident.
But this method should work for most puppies and dogs.

10. Things to remember:
A. You can remove the paper when you are home and watching her. You only need the paper during the training period of about two weeks, and only when no one is home to watch her, while she is confined in the kitchen/bathroom.
B. Always clean up the floor under any mess or mistake with lots of vinegar to remove the smell.
C. Remember that the smell to a dog is like a blinking sign to people.
D. Always get rid of soiled newspaper, except for a tiny piece with smell. Replace the soiled newspaper with clean newspaper for the first few days.

Also, walk her, pet her, and talk to her softly...

Answer 6

funny,I had a dacshund too and she did the same thing. We would take her for 2 hour walks and she would hold it until we just stepped foot in the house and she would go. She would also soil inside of the crate. I have a immuncompromised child at home and in my case I had to adopt her out. She pooped everywhere,peed everywhere. Apparently this breed is very stubborn about bathroom issues. Mine sure was.

Answer 7

I take my puppies out to potty. I take them to the same spot. I use the commands "go out" for pee, and "go finish" for poop. You have to tell them what to do, so that they will know what you want from them. After they go potty, they get a treat, and then they get to play. The play time is just in case I thought we were done, and we were not, and so that they didn't think that they went potty, and then right back in the crate. They are not allowed back in the house until the potty is done. I always go with my dogs to make sure they go potty, or how else would I know if they went, or just played and played. I have leg issues, so I have a chair of bench to sit on, and I wait them out. In the winter I have a gel pack heating pad, made by Kaz, and sold at walmart pharmacy. I microwave it for two minutes and put it under my jacket, so I don't freeze. You might try using a leash with her when you take her out, just until you get the routine down.

Answer 8

It's Dachshund!!! You must have the longhaired version that is shown in two sizes, standard and miniature.

House Training Rule Number One: This is The Most Important Rule – If you don't catch your puppy doing it - then don't punish him for it!

House Training Rule Number Two: Praise your puppy when things go right. Don't let this be a situation where your only action is saying "No" when they are caught in the midst of using the wrong area. If they do it right – let them know!

House Training
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1548&articleid=157

Answer 9

You need to be aware of when she is sniffing around or looking for a place to go. Usually puppies are trained by taking them out 15-30 minutes after they eat or drink.
You have to be patient, you got the dog and you need to be a responsible owner. The dog is NOT doing it to get even.
She just isn't trained yet.
If you could walk her a little, she would probably get the idea.
They smell other dogs urine and poo and get the idea they are supposed to go outside also.

Answer 10

If she is a puppy you have two choices, either let her run free in the house and keep an eye on her or cage train her. The cage training is advised on the theory dogs take it as their home and will not mess in it. Your other choice is keep your eye on it and the remember pups will tee tee every 15 minutes. Always take the pup out after she eats and drinks.