train a puppy?

Question

Ok i have received good advise from all you whom answered my question about , my puppy who is constantly biting. Ty guys. She is 7 weeks old my husband brought her home a few days before christmas. just found out that she was too young to be taking away from her mother (sad) but i have her now & i love her very much. i bought a bottle for her & milk replacement for puppies. i was just wondering when i can feed her dog food , & i'm trying to house break her by using the puppy pads & i take her out side . she only uses the pads sometimes. do they understand what i'm trying to teach her ? she is my first puppy & i want her to be comfortable & want her to know that she is loved. friends saying that i need to put her nose where she peed . i don't want to do that !!!!! pls help ty

Answer 1

Well, good for you for knowing better than to put her nose in her messes! All that teaches her is that she can't trust you.

A puppy this young hasn't got any bladder control - when she needs to go, it's right now. It's up to you to teach her. In my opinion puppy pads are a total waste of time and very confusing to the dog who then thinks it's ok to pee in the house.

What you need to do is crate train her for those times you can't watch her and at night. Take her out often - after a drink, hard playing, a nap, or if she just hasn't been out for a while (at this age at least every 2 hours). You need to go out with her, tell her "go pee" and give her a ton of praise the split second she goes, then come right back in. You need to teach her the correct thing, not punish for mistakes.

When she makes a mistake, quietly clean it up.

Also, this puppy shouldn't be getting any milk at this age. The moms begin the weaning process at 4 weeks which is when breeders who know what they're doing begin feeding dry puppy food moistened with a bit of warm water. Your puppy should now be on puppy food and water.

Any more help you need, please ask!

Answer 2

It is very normal for small puppies to play bite a lot. They do that with their littermates. Dogs are supposed to be weaned between 7-8 weeks, so I think giving her the milk replacement and also some puppy food should work fine for her.

That's a little young for her to understand about potty training, but like the other person said, just take her out many times a day and tell her "go potty" and when she does, praise her and bring her back in. You will learn that when you see her sniffing around or circling, she's going to potty. Grab her and go outside. Do not ever rub a dog's nose in their potty after the fact. They don't have any idea why you're doing it and it will just upset them.

I used puppy pads when my dog was young and she still learned to go outside as she got older. It's just somewhere for them to go in between times when they are taken out.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Puppy pads could confuse her into thinking it's okay to go inside. Instead of rubbing her nose in her accidents, try this: if you catch her peeing in the house, say "no!" and take her outside - but ONLY if you catch her IN THE ACT. If you find a puddle later, just clean it up. When she goes outside, praise her like crazy. You can start feeding her a good quality dog food. She's probably been weaned, she just needs the extra time with her mom and littermates so she'll be better socialized. What you can do now to make sure she does the best she can is expose her to lots of new situations, people, and dogs once she has her shots (8 weeks). Get her involved in a puppy kindergarten. This will help lots.

At this stage, she'll get comfortable and attached to you and your family pretty well. She wants to be a good dog, but you need to help her figure out what that means. Good luck!

Answer 4

Your puppy is old enough to eat proper puppy food and to lap water, she doesn't need a bottle anymore but you can let her lap the milk replacement as you already have it. It is good for her. Make sure you choose a good quality puppy food (find out more about choosing one here http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/puppy-kibble.html )

The easiest and simplest way to house train a puppy is to use a crate. It works with her natural instincts not to 'mess' where she sleeps. At 7 or 8 weeks she has almost no bladder/bowel control though, she needs to be taken outside to do her business at least once an hour, and after every meal, playtime, nap etc. As she gets older she'll be able to 'hold it' longer. Puppy pads can be confusing for a small puppy and it's best to train her to go outside right from the beginning. Puppies learn through repetition, and if you train her to go inside on the pads and then want to re-train her to go outside it can be quite difficult.

Young puppies need lots of love and attention, good food, a warm place to sleep... and plenty of it! You obviously want to do the best for your puppy, so she's already lucky!

As this is your first puppy you'll find lots of interesting and useful information, tips and advice on how to care for her at the url below. Best of luck with her!

Answer 5

Puppy wakes up
Walk her
Puppy eats bf
Walk her
Puppy eats lunch or takes nap
Walk her

She'll get the idea. No nose in the pee. You may need to introduce a crate for when you are not there. Pups try not to pee in a place where they sleep. So they tend to hold it while in their crate. It's great for teaching bladder control.

Get a premium puppy chow and add some of the puppy milk to it so it's soft. She should be able to eat it without help in a few weeks.

TX Mom

Answer 6

generally puppies are eating dry food at about 6 wks ~ i got my pup at 7 wks and she was on water-soaked dry puppy food buy you may want to check with your vet/her breeder
one thing that may work for potty training is putting pads wherever she decides to go on the floor so she smells her earlier mess and gets the idea that it is a 'potty place' you can move the pads around once she gets used to them (you may also want to try papering your entire floor and keeping her in only one room when you arent around ~ like a kitchen thats tiled- so if she does go on the floor its easier to clean)

Answer 7

tell them no pup dont do that
bad dog..no pee no bite no etc
treats care and walking is the key
sry if this didnt really help ya...tttttyyylll