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Question

I have a 1 year old Bichon Frise and I am having trouble with her. She goes to the bathroom on the carpets while were sleeping , So we can't catch her doing it. We try to let her outside but she barely goes the the bathroom out there. We can't crate train her because if she is put in a crate she starts crying and screaming until we let her out. PLEASE HELP! We just want her to learn to go to the bathroom outside and not in the house.

Answer 1

what you can do is go to a pet store and ask some people there if they have puppy training pads! there smell attracks the puppy to go on them! when you get them put it in your bathroom or somewere there is no carpet and show the puppy. she will most likly go on the pad. eventually when she has it down and dirty you can move it outside. show here again were it is everytime you move it. she will eventually learn to go outside. also when you are sleeping dont put her in a crate. leave her in a washroom with her food,water,toys,blankets,puppy training pad and some soft music and a dim light. trust me. it will make a difference! good luck!

Answer 2

You need to let her scream it out. Cover the crate with a thin sheet to make it dark, put it in another room or ventilated closet. The worst thing you can do is let them out while they are crying. You have to wait until they are quiet. The only way to go is to litter train her, or crate her. The more she is allowed (intentionally or not) to potty on the floor the more she is going to feel it is okay to do so. At her age it is still quite possible to potty train her. Think of how much better the house will look and smell. Clean the areas of her 'accidents' with a pet cleaning solution (simple solution or natures miracle) then start...the real potty training. It shouldn't take her long being that she is a little older and her bladder is fully grown. You HAVE to be consistent. Before starting you might also want to rule out any bladder infections or UTIs. Good luck.

Answer 3

My puppy was the same way when i got him. He was really little, liked to go on the carpet all the time. The thing is you really should crate train her. In order to do it, try putting a stereo or something near her so theres some noise around her so she doesnt feel like shes alone. Then you should place a towel over the crate so that way its completely dark around her and if you decide to get up and go to the bathroom or go get a drink she wont hear you or see you and start whining. Another option is to put the crate in the room with you so she sees you at all times and she'll stop crying. Don't give in to her because she'll keep crying

Answer 4

YOU HAVE TO try crate training again. Put blankets, treats, and a t-shirt that smells like you in the crate. She WILL scream for the first week, but you have to be strong... disciplining puppies is harder for us than it is for them.

Make her crate comfortable, so it will become her "bedroom." She may even go to the bathroom in it for the first week, but once she realizes it's her special spot, she won't want to potty where she sleeps.

Also, make sure to take her outside for the bathroom EVERY TIME you bring her out of the crate. Use a command such as "Go Potty" each time. Give her lots of positive reinforcement when she does well, so she will want to do the right thing.

Answer 5

Sorry to say but you actually have a very smart dog. She has learned how to train you.
YOu are never going to train her unless she is confined.
Seh is like a baby if you have a toddler that always screemed on the potty while potty training would you just allow the child to run off and do as he/she wants?? Sorry to be graphic but deficate or urinate. This same child doesn't like to wear pullup or diapers so you let him run around and do the ( you know) all over the carpet.
No you would just put your foot down and do what is best for all. This is what you have to do with your dog.
Bichons love to be with people and will cry to get attention this is what happens with crate training. You have allowed her to train you to let her get away with whatever she ask for.
Please I'm not trying to be mean just stating the facts.
I will say it is going to be harder now to break the bad habits.
I would also suggest that you go to dog obedience classes this will set in that you are the boss and not your Bickon.
Good Luck and just be consitant and use the "TUFF LOVE"

Answer 6

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.

Put her in her crate with some toys and leave. Everytime you take her out she learns if she makes a fuss then you'll let her out. My dog used to whine, but now he's fine with the crate. Start slowly and reward her. Toss treats in her crate and play around it. Feed her in her crate too, this will give the crate a good meaning for her.

Answer 7

Bichon Frise are very intelligent, first of all does she sleep in the bed with you if so stop thisimmediatley as this is a dominace issue. it is very important to crate train your Bichon as they will respond better to you having more contol and this makes you the domanint personnot the dog, put her crate in your laundry with some water and lock her in there, if she cries and screams the place down ignore her (she is wanting you to respond to her) leave her in there until she goes quite and gives up be warned this may take a few hours!!!!
do this every day until she is willing to goin there give her her meals in the crate and lock her in there if you are leaving the house. make sure once you let her out of the crate to take her straight outside to the toilet stay out there with her until she has been, try comands like go wees ( i do this with my girls and the pee on command now) then once she been lots of praise and treats are neccesary youmust be consisten though they like routine and are much happier if the know whats ahead always feed your pup after you have eaten as this is a dominance thing to and always only give her cuddles if you call her this means its on your terms and not her terms

good luck, bichons are loving and loyal but they can be xtremly stubborn and require that early training to get into a routine

Answer 8

Put her in a crate, let her cry and scream, it won't last long. Your dog should not have the run of the house while you're sleeping if she's messing on the carpets. Now her smell is in your carpet and she'll go back to those spots. You need an enzyme cleaner, Nature's Miracle works well. Good luck.

Answer 9

Acclimating a dog to a crate is not difficult, but it needs to be done.
http://dogpublic.com/articles/article.aspx?t=training411&sid=14&pid=97
Never put your dog in to her crate physically. That's a great way to make your dog aggressive. Instead, use treats to get her to go in by herself. If this were my dog, she'd be eating all of her meals in that crate.
What you need to do is increase the value that your dog has for her crate. This is done by rewarding her for being in there and being calm. And yes, you must be patient. Never ever pay any attention at all to her or let her out if she cries and screams. It may seem mean, but it's much worse to encourage and reward her fussing.
Cover the crate with a blanket if she continues to fuss for a long time. (Your definition of "a long time" may be different from other people's!) Remove the blanket when she's quiet and reward. If she starts to fuss again, silently cover the crate.
Do not scold, do not talk to her at all when you are working on this. Scolding and talking to her will encourage barking and screaming. Here's another article about that:

http://clickersolutions.com/articles/2001c/manicbarking.htm

Good luck!

Answer 10

First of all, is there a medical reason to cause the 'accidents'?

Second, what do you do when she soils the house? I suggest that you completely ignore the mess, put her in another room, and then clean it up. Just like human children who misbehave to get attention, you dog may do the same.

Take urine soaked paper towels (without cleaning chemicals on them) outside and place them under a rock. Take feces outside and put it a nearby place. Take the dog outside on lead to the 'samples' and wait for her to go (no matter how long it takes). When she does, go crazy praising her.

Be sure that you aren't stacking the odds against her... it takes time to produce urine and feces. Make sure that she should need to go and that you aren't keeping her in the house so long that she can't hold it.

Finally, could it be that she is punishing you? (Not kidding) Is it a behavioral thing that she's getting back with you for leaving her alone at home, not playing with her, or something else? If so, she's exerting her authority over you... you'll need to re-establish that oyu are the alpha. A good start would be to take her to obedience school.

On crate training, I agree with the earlier post about not giving in. You have accidentally conditioned her to throw a temper tantrum to get her way. (See the NILF reference below for help.) Also, I strongly suggest that you get the book "Dogs Love to Please, We Teach Them How" by September Morn. (A used book source is below.) It's only about $8 and covers much of what you are asking about.

Good luck!