I have been given alot of info....none of which seems to be working. The cage she is in right now is big enough for her to stand up and turn around in, we had her in a larger cage but were told it was too big. Should it be big, small....no toys, toys, blanket, no blanket....newspaper, no newspaper...I'm confused and just want to be able to get her out in the morning without her being covered in poo & pee !
2007-10-15 02:52:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
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2007-10-15 05:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her cage should be big enough for her to stand up, turn around and lay down. Do not put any blankets or newspapers in there with her. If you put a toy in there, make sure it's not a cloth toy. Only vinyl or plastic. Also, I don't know what you're doing with her food and water, but make sure you are leaving that out also. And about an hour before you go to bed, take all food and water away from her. Take her out to pee before you hit the hay. Be patient. 11 weeks is still a very young age. Assuming you got the dog from a reputable breeder, you should have only had her about 3 weeks.
2007-10-15 09:59:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big enough for her to stand and turn around, nothing larger. Bed and one or two indestructible toys. No food, no water.
At her age, potty breaks every 30-60 minutes during the day. 2 meals per day, morning and night, same time each day. Dinner no later than 5-6pm, take away water 2 hours before bed, and do a potty break right before bed. At that age she MUST have 2-3 potty breaks at night too- she's way too young to expect her to hold it all night. If she doesn't cry, just start setting an alarm 2-3 hours after you go to sleep, then 3 hours later, then 3 hours later, etc. If you expect her to wait all night, she's never going to make it. And of course, potty break first thing in the morning before ANYTHING else.
Don't forget, potty training STARTS between 8-12 weeks. It can take until 4-8 months or longer to fully potty train a dog. You need to be patient, she's still just a baby. She is going to have accidents. It's very important to NEVER scold her for her accidents, she doesn't understand you're mad at WHERE she's going, she thinks you're mad BECAUSE she's going, and she'll start trying to hold it in until she has even more accidents. If she has an accident, take her straight outside, and then clean up the mess quietly.
Good luck!
PS Do NOT let her run loose at night! That will make the problem worse. The point of the crate is dogs do not LIKE eliminating where they sleep, so she will TRY to hold it in as best she can- if you let her roam around she'll just go wherever she pleases and then sleep elsewhere. You'll ruin any progress you've made doing this!
2007-10-15 10:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first person gave you good advise since she works in a pet store. One thing though.. did you clean out the cage.. hose it down and wash it out to get rid of the scent? My dog has only gone in the cage when we were gone too long and he couldn't hold it anymore. We have two blankets in there and it was so gross when there was poo stuck to the blankets. Is it possible she's protesting for being in a cage all night? Most pets don't need to be caged at night. My two beagles sleep in my bed. The one beagle wasn't house broken like we were told and I was getting up in the middle of the night to take him out until he could control it all night. It could just be a stress issue. Could you try having her sleep out of the cage and just keep an ear open while you're sleeping to see if she gets up to roam around. Good luck.
2007-10-15 10:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by 2Beagles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This pup should still be with its mum untill it is 12 weeks old.
It should not be fed any later than 9pm and taken out for a play, pee and poo by 11pm or midnight, remember that this is a pup and should be taken out again at 5 or 6 am, small pups have small bladders.
2007-10-15 10:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by Gender Bender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best idea I have for you if take her out every hour for a week then every 2 hours the nest week and go on from that. Puppies bladders grow as they grow. Start feeding her in there too.
Once she starts going in her kennel it will be harder to break her. Did she come from a good kennel ? Pups from bad breeder are harder to kennel train because they got used to potting where they eat and sleep.
2007-10-15 10:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by Julie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let her out of the cage. When she has to go, she will go. She has no choice really. Make sure she goes before you go to bed and right after you get up. Make some provision for her bathroom needs out of her cage.
2007-10-15 10:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you have to take the bulldog out till it has it's poo out side and give it a kiss and then poot it back in the cage and it should not be in a cage it's not an animale FRED
2007-10-15 10:06:17 · answer #8 · answered by Fred T 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋