I have a 3 or 4 year old dog that doesn't bark to let us know she whats out. Any suggestions??

Question

We've had our dog for 9 months and she pees on the floor. Not all the time. She can go days without doing it. She is a very quite dog and doesn't bark. How can we get her to let us know when she need to go out. Please someone help us.

Answer 1

My dog is not a barker either. We taught her to ring the bell when she wants out.

It's easy. Ring the bell before you both go outside. Do this until she touches the bell. Congratulate her profusely. Eventually she will ring the bell on her own. Have patience. You have a young dog, so it won't take long. My dog was nine when we trained her. Good luck.

Answer 2

Have you had your dog checked out to see if there isn't something medically wrong??? He might have a urinary tack infection this will make a dog have to go pee often. Does he have to go outside a lot during the day?? If so then he might have a problem?? He could be having bladder spasms??? I would check with the Vet if he is going a lot during the day also?? What time do you feed your dog his supper??? I feed our 4 month old puppy around 5:30 or 6:00 pm. She is allowed to drink as late as she wants. She goes to bed around 9 or 9:30 pm and will sleep till 5 or 6 am. We take our puppy on at least 3-4 walks a day. Try taking your dog for a walk about at least a hour or so before bed time. This could help him to relax. Don't stop the dog from sleeping in your bed11 I am sure some people will suggest that. But being 4 years old he is used to sleeping with you. You will have more problems if you try making him sleep somewhere else!!! Our puppy sleeps with us too. She will go right to sleep. She has slept with us since we brought her home. She was 6 1/2 weeks old at the time!! i know what you mean about the having to get up with your dog. I used to have to get up 2-3 times a night also. When we started taking her out for more walks that is when she started sleeping through the night. With your dog being 4 years old he should be big enough that he should be going at least 8-9 hours at least?? Good Luck

Answer 3

This was an idea thrown at me and I love it!! I put a bell on a string near the door and everytime I took the dog out for a pee, I hit the bell. Soon enough, the dog associated the bell with outdoors. My older dog was fine but since using this idea with the puppy, even the older dog is using the bell. They just go over and tap it with a paw or their noses. You can also keep one outside by the door so if they want to come in..they can ring that one as well. IT sounds silly, but it actually works!!!

The most common way of teaching your puppy is by taking them outside ona schedule....sometimes when you miss the schedule, they might come get you or stand by the door. As an owner, you always need to keep your eyes on the dog. You can't expect a dog to bark for their needs especially when we prefer and train them NOT to bark.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Taking her outside during an accident can have a adverse effect - If she figures out that she can be let outside (to play or whatever) every time she pees in the house, she might do it more to get her way. Most dogs love to go outside and play, and can develop this bad habit. By far, positive reenforcement (mass praise when she does her business outside) is the best way. I my oldest Dane is over 5 years old and I still praise him to this day. If you feel strange telling them to go potty or poop, you can use command words. Dogs only know what they learn from you as far a language goes, so you can use other words. Growing up I had an English Springer Spaniel. My parents taught him "quickie quickie" for #1 and "hurry up" for #2. I just use "potty" and "poo poo." Sure, I sound like a dork, but it works. Good luck!

Answer 5

She may be letting you know in other ways. You just need to pay attention to her "cues" for a few days so you will learn to recognize when she is about to "go" and then you can take her to the door and ask her as you open it if she wants to go potty outside. Let her out and praise, praise, praise when she does her business where she is supposed to.
Some people have also had success with teaching their dog to ring a bell that you attach to the door when they want to go out. You teach them to ring it by ringing the bell and saying out when you open the door. You can also show them how to do it with their nose or paw.
She may never bark to go out. Some just don't. Good luck to you.

Answer 6

You can have her ring a bell. To teach this, have her touch the bells on the door and then put her outside. You need to do a lot of repetisions for her to know this!

You may try crate training her. If she can't be watched, then she has to go in the crate. Once you take her out of the crate, then she goes outside for a chance to go potty.

Whenever you take her out, take treats with you so that you can reward her for going potty outside. My dog even goes on command. We have preformance dogs and we don't want them going on the course and we want them to go on leash most of the tie. So we reward and give them the command.

Answer 7

My mom trained her dog to ring a bell by the door to let her know that she wanted to go out. She just tied it up by the door low enough so the dog could nose it. She taught her this by ringing the bell everytime she let her dog out. You should let her out on a set schedule and praise her everytime she goes pee or poop outside.

Answer 8

Neither of my dogs bark to let me know. I've learned to watch for their signs to let me know it is time. One will sit in front of me and stare, if he starts pacing, then I know it has just become an emergency. The other one sniffs at the door and I will hear him jiggle the handle with his nose.

It helps if you take your dog out frequently, to make sure she knows she is expected to relieve herself outside. You may also try some of the other suggestions, such as training your dog to give you a hint....a bell by the door, retrieving her leash, etc. When she does potty outside, make sure you make it seem like it is her birthday. Praise like crazy...make yourself look like a fool doing it! She wants to please and will realize if she gets that kind of attention after urinating on the grass...she'll want to do it again.

Answer 9

If you have had this dog for nine months and she is not housebroken, it sounds like she has no clue where to go and do her business. You need to show her that out in your yard is where she goes. You could also get a doggie doorbell, which they sell, and install that. Or you could get her a dog door so that she can go out on her own when you have finished teaching her.

Answer 10

Tieing a bell to the door you let her out it the best solution. If she hears the bell everytime she goes out in later times she will paw at it to want to be let out. Make sure you practice training techniques so she is aware the bell must ring before she can go out.