Please help with my nasty puppy?

Question

My 3 month old puppy is soooo nasty, that i don't know what to do anymore. I've tried training and every thing. Right now, i'm trying to crate train him. I feed him three times a day, exercise him, let him run around and play, etc everything you need to do for a puppy. But every time i come to let him out to potty, he has already done it in his cage. I'm fed up with the pissy smell. I don't want to get rid of him. The vet says he's healthy and there's no bladder infection or anything. I take him out at least six times a day, and i clean his kennel with lysol, and fabuloso to keep the smell away to prevent him from wanting to go again in his cage. I don't know what else to do, he's getiing sores all over from the pee he sits in. I have to bathe him everyday. Please help, i love my cute little puppy, and don't want to get rid of him.

I'm sorry but i guess some didn't get what i was trying to say. I have trained my puppies from newborn on up for several years, and i've never gotten one like this. I don't leave my puppy for more than three hours in his crate. And yes he is let out after every meal. And i only need advice from more experienced people than me, not from rude and haughty people. And yes i did say it was a nasty pup.

Answer 1

I would put a blanket in his kennel. That way he thinks of it as his bed, and dogs never go on their beds. I did it with mine. Cuz I used to use puppy pads, and she would totally make a mess of the whole kennel with poo everywhere. But then I heard how bad puppy pads were, so I took them out and make her bed the whole kennel. She doesn't go in their anyone. Well not since we did it. Which was about 2 weeks ago... I would just put a blanket in their. Sure he may mess a few times at first. But it's easier to throw a blanket in the washer, then scrub out a kennel everyday. Plus then he wont get sores from sittin in it. It will, yes nasty enough obsorbe into the blanket. And eventually he will realize this is my bed, I cant go here anymore... Just put a blanket u are willing to get rid of if it came to that... reserve a blanket just for him. It will work. I promise.
Best of luck!!

Answer 2

You are right there are a lot of people here who are so called know it alls. Each dog is different. You right to have your puppy checked. I think he might be a bit nasty from so much time in the kennel. You should let him out a bit more and keep a close eye on him. Take him out every half hour or so and give him a command go potty when he does praise him highly and give him a small treat. Bring him back in, be prepared that he may do it again in hopes of another treat, do not punish him just take him back out side and say go potty and clean up in the house. I do agree with the no puppy pads use his blanket it is his and he will be less likely to mess on it. After several days of you taking him out and doing the go potty routine he should get a hang of what you are trying to get across to him. I only kennel my dogs when I am going to be gone for a while or at night so they do not chew things up and they go willingly into their kennels. Try that and see if that works for you. Good luck

Answer 3

Well you shouldn't be leaving him in the crate for very long at 3 months of age.
If you find that he goes when he has been in there for 2 hours, then take him out at an hour and 1/2 .. Get him outside before he has a chance to pee / poop in the crate.

There is no reason to be fed up, you have to take a 3 month old puppy WAY MORE TIMES THAN 6 each day.. You will want to take him outside at least 6 times in the morning at least.. You aren't taking him out often enough at all.

Answer 4

Yes you can touch her, but pretend she's made out of lead - don't smoke, eat or drink while playing with her. Don't let her lick your face. Immediately after playing with or petting her thoroughly wash your hands. I would be prompt about picking up and disposing of waste until she has been treated and is no longer eliminating worms. Once you have them under control and get her on heart worm medication this won't be much of a problem as the heart worm prevention also prevents intestinal worms. Your vet may allow you to take in a stool sample if your puppy has already been examined. When you are already busy, this can be more manageable time wise. Today is Tuesday, waiting until Sunday is not bad if your vet is available. If you weren't such an observant pet owner, you may not have even been aware of the problem. And, yes you can catch roundworms from your animals and they can be quite serious.

Answer 5

Did the vet check him for worms??? Worms can cause this. As a safeguard, get some chewable worming tabs and worm him regularly. Young pups usually need this, and it should help your problem.

Have you watched him to see how soon after each meal he tends to need to pee and poop? If not, do so. You need to learn his SCHEDULE.

Before winter sets in, put him out right after every meal till he pees and poops. You can set up a runner if you don't stay out with him and if your yard is not fenced. He needs MORE time out of doors.

Do you scrub his crate so you REALLY get rid of all the odor? You say you wash it, but if you got it REALLY clean, then there shouldn't be such a strong urine odor in the crate when he pees... UNLESS you're leaving him in there for longer periods without checking him. It takes TIME for an obnoxious urine odor to develop, so you're probably not checking him as often as you should and he's in the crate too much.

When you clean the crate with Lysol - SCRUB the crate. Then hose it down. This has to be done outside to be done thoroughly. I don't know what the heck fabuloso is, so get FaBreeze and spray IT in the crate. It helps dissipate odors and has a really nice, clean smell.

He should NOT be in his crate all day when he's indoors. That's not good. Put him outside more. When he's inside, don't have him in the crate all day. Put him on a leash attached to YOU and then, when he goes to pee, you WILL KNOW and you grab him and RUSH him outside and take him to a pee spot and tell him "GO PEE" ....

Don't treat him with anger. Firmness - consistency... and catch him FAST so he knows he is supposed to pee outside is what works.

Answer 6

How long are you gone in between potty times? Puppies that little are still in the learning stages of knowing when they have to go and how to hold it. I have 4 dogs and of those, one is still a puppy(6 months) and she still has accidents every now and then. Our vet said that for every month they are old, that is how many hours they should be able to wait to go potty. Also, are you using puppy pads? That would absorb the urine and not make it smell so bad. I hope this helps. Animals, especially dogs are like children and need patience, love and understanding.

Answer 7

If he's getting sores from the pee he sits in, he's likely in the crate too long. A general rule for crate time is not more than one hour for every month since birth up to 8-9 hours. So your puppy should never be in the crate longer than 3 hours right now. When crate training it's important to let him stay in the crate with you home and for you to take him out to pee frequently. Puppies have tiny bladders so you'll need to take him out more than 6 times a day and likely 2 or 3 times at night depending on how long you have him in for the night.

I also want to recommend that you don't use shampoo every day on him as that will really dry out his skin and he'll start scratchin a lot.

Get him on a schedule by taking him out to a potty spot. If he doesn't potty in about 5 minutes time, take him back in and put him in his crate for 15 minutes, then bring him back out again. Every time you go out say "potty" and give him a treat when he pees outside. Everytime he pees inside, take him out whether he needs it or not.

It takes a lot of work with puppies who have become accustomed to peeing in their crate such as those from pet stores, I know because I have one! He will get it faster than you think but you have to be very disciplined and realise that if he makes a mistake, it's probably you that wasn't paying attention. Happens to me more than I like to admit! ;)

Answer 8

As you think that a three month old puppy is 'nasty' for no apparent reason, I think you SHOULD rehome him.
He still needs FOUR meals a day, and the chance to pee and poo every HOUR - not 'six times a day'. His bladder and bowel are tiny right now, and can only hold so much!
Bathing him daily will also help to cause the sores you refer to, as will leaving him in his crate for so long when he has wet or soiled in there as he hasn't had ample opportunity to eliminate outside.
If you are unable, or unwilling to take him to pee/poo every hour, then you are not crate training, you are simply shutting him away!
Please reconsider your approach to CARING for a puppy - cute or not - and decide whether you are really doing your BEST for him.

Answer 9

Don't call your pup nasty that's really not very nice. If he's getting sores all over from the urine, he's laying in it too long and needs to go out more. And, don't even think about throwing him away yet until you've really given it your best shot. Geez Louise he's so young yet, it might take a few more months to get the job done. Good luck.

Answer 10

1st you sound like you have a bad attitude from the start by referring to the puppy as "nasty". Maybe you're not dog-oriented and should get a cat or 0.

Sounds like the pup is fearful of you (have you done some yelling at him? or worse?) and WILL relieve itself more often out of anticipated fear.

Please consider finding him a good, patient permanent home while he's young, if it's gotten so bad that he's got SORES from pee!
I'm sure you're under stress , as well as the poor pup.