Question by Chica: How do you train your dog not to pee or poop in the house?
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Answer by Mom of Three
Crate training is the best way I know. During the day when the dog is not in the crate, the dog needs to go out about 15 minutes after it eats or drinks, right away after vigorous play, and immediately upon waking. Be sure to prise them like crazy when they go outside!
The first training, I’m sorry to say, is training the owner….
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be sure to know that dogs have to use the bathroom a lot,you can not just let them out, watch them squirt one place and bring them back in. They sometimes especially boys, like to walk around and use the bathroom several places.
It takes alot of time with some dogs. You must must be consistant with taking them out side and their food time. My dog knows that he gets to go out after he eats his breakfast. When he was a pup I would take him to the spot where he did the dirty deed and tell him no and take him out. Soon he got tired of being in trouble and stoped doing it in the house.
I’ve already answered this question a few days back perhaps you can find it. Sorry it was quite lengthy and I am going to bed. if you can’t find I will answer by Saturday.
By house training the dog. This is done by following a few basic rules.
1. Put everything including food and water on a strict schedule so that you have ann idea of when the dog will need to go out. This does not mean give less, just schedule when.
2. Take the dog out to it’s potty area and while waiting for it to do its business repeat a word or phrase, such as get busy, over and over. This eventually teaches the dog to go on command.
3. Correct the dog each and every time it goes in the wrong place and praise it like crazy when it goes in the right place.
4. When you are unable to closely supervise the dog, it should be confined preferably to a crate or ex-pen (or secure outside dog run). You can also tether the dog to you at times while you go about your business.
5. Clean up any accidents with an enzyme clener such as Nature’s Miracle to destroy odor at the molecular level
6. Be consistent and patient!
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Prevent your puppy from starting any bad habits in your house by keeping him within eyesight of a family member 100% of the time. When this can’t be done, your puppy should be confined to a small, safe area (preferably a crate). Your puppy should be under supervision or confined until he has gone at least 4 consecutive weeks without soiling in the home.
Teach your puppy where to eliminate by frequently taking him to the desired area and allowing him to sniff around. Your puppy should go out shortly after he eats, plays, wakes up from a nap, before confinement and whenever he sniffs around like he has to go. Feed your puppy 2-3 times daily on a regular schedule. Avoid feeding your puppy 1 hour before confinement and before bedtime.
As your puppy goes, quietly praise him, and when he finishes, give him a treat. Reward him immediately, not after he returns indoors.
Puppies are not perfect and messes will occur. When this happens, do not make the mistake of punishing your puppy. This will damage your relationship and may actually slow down housetraining. If you catch your puppy in the act of going in an unacceptable area, make a sharp noise (clap your hands, stomp the floor) without saying anything. You just want to interrupt the behavior, not do anything that will frighten your puppy. Then immediately take your puppy outdoors to finish. Be sure to clean up any odor from floors and carpeting to help prevent resoiling. Wash bedding regularly and take your puppy out during the night if necessary, as sleeping on soiled bedding could slow down your puppy’s training.
I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don’t potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn’t. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst” and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn’t had an accident in several weeks, I don’t let my guard down. I don’t expect my puppies to be “fully potty trained” until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a “big girl.” This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing “no barking”, ‘no biting”, “no jumping”, and “don’t eat the furniture.” I also have to practice “playing inside” so she doesn’t knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you…..a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don’t have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don’t have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like “go out” for pee, or “go finish” for poop, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won’t get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place. You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesn’t sneak of