Help needed with the Peeing Puppy!

When she starts to go or starts sniffing around, find something that will make a loud noise, slam abook on a table or something of that nature. It should startle the dog long enough for you to get her attention and direct her outside. It worked very well for our dog.

 

When/if she tinkles in the house rub her nose in it, smack her on the butt and take her outside.

She'll get the picture soon enough. It's worked famously with our labs over the years.

Good Luck!!

 

What we did with our Jack Russell...

we controlled the water bowl. When we put his bowl down, he'd drink. 15 minutes later we went outside, period. Whether he pee'd or not, the association was made.

Very few dogs can be inside the whole day while their owners are at work without an "accident". That's what cats are for. My JR can make it about 6 hours safely. 6-8 is the danger zone. 8+ is asking for trouble.

Chris @ Valence... what about your terrier?

 

Just went through this with my Austrialian Sheppard puppy. The latest wisdom on potty training a puppy is to put them in a crate pretty much most of the first few weeks you have them in your home. Every hour you should let them outside and Tell them to Pee, sounds odd but they usually have to go anyway. They will rarely go in their crate and will hold it for a very long time. It is also a good idea to take them outside after they eat or drink. If they have gone in an area of the house, you should put a absorbant puppy pad (they sell them in Pet stores) in the location they last went to encourage them to go on the pad in the same spot. I could let my dog out of my site for the first week, but after I crated her religiously, and took her outside every hour, the occurances of her going in the house slowed significantly. After three weeks, she is very good about it. When she does have to go, she starts circleing and sniffing the floor, that is a sure sign they have to go. Distracting them, and running them outside is a good move at this point. Good luck.

 

Good advice here. Lots of praise when they do go outside, make it the biggest deal in the world.

I have a 3 month old puppy who uses pee pads to go inside, she is 100% on pees, but couldnt get apoop on thos things if her life depended on it. At least they're easy to clean.

 

When she starts to go or starts sniffing around, find something that will make a loud noise, slam abook on a table or something of that nature. It should startle the dog long enough for you to get her attention and direct her outside. It worked very well for our dog.

 

Paul, you high, you posted that earlier...

 

Call Cesar Milan!!!! sorry the dog whisperer marathon has been getting to me....

 

Try taking her outside more often. Maybe just for a few minutes. If she pee's praise her, if she doesn't do anything, act normal. She'll learn.

 

4 months of trying to get the dog to use the pee pad has resulted in failure and carpet cleaning bills.

But she's so cute

Any advice or tips are appreciated, note the dogs brain is the size of a pea.
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Yes, control water intake with ice cubes. Keep in mind some dogs just don't understand the "go" urge. It may take more time for her to get it. Unless she is peeing in front of you, DO NOT SCOLD her. She will only understand that you are mad, but won't know why. She will learn to fear you, not stop the pee.

Here is an example. My dog digs a bit. We used to check the yard for holes when we got home. If dark, I would check with a flashlight. I never yelled at him or scolded him angerly, but pointed out I would prefer he didn't dig. He still digs, but is afraid of the flashlight.

My dog was almost a year old before he was reliable not to pee inside. He is a rescue from an neglect situation, so he had some greater challenges.

 

How we trained our Jack Russell and then a Boston Terrier and Boxer...

Get a small bell and hang it from the back door handle. Every time you take the puppy out, make it ring the bell with its paw. It will soon associate going out with ringing the bell and will ring it on its own. The Jack Russell is now about 3 years old and still does it. My Boston and Boxer are a little over a year old, and instead of ringing the bell now, they go to the door and wait. If we don't notice they're there, they come over to my wife or I, look at us, and go to the door again.

The bell trick only took each of the puppies about a week or two to learn. The JR was by far the easiest to train.

 

There is a bit of a risk with the bell trick. We did this with our Shih-tzu and she figured out that every time she rang the bell she got to go outside. She loved going outside, so she rang the bell all the time. It was funny for a bit, then it got old pretty fast.

Consistency is really the key. Training dogs isn't nearly as complicated as people tend to make it out to be. Develop a routine with your dog and the incidents should begin to go away.

 

a treat everytime it goes outside, after a while it will want to wait to go outside to get the treat. after a while of that the treat can be taken away and it will try to wait to go outside b/c that is what it is used to. This has seemed to work with a few dogs so far.

 

I second the crate idea.

Our Weimaraner puppy is almost 6 months now and has been crated since 12 weeks. She now goes and stands with her side against the front door when she needs to go.

Every now and then she will have a mistake, which is usually cause by my girlfriend or I being too lazy to take her... mostly in the morning.

Then there was the one day when she just lost her mind and pee'd 4 times inside and pooped twice... all that after 5 weeks of not one accident. I think she was mad at us because we were out really late the night before

-Peter

 

Stick with it, but remember to look for her signs, and also take a look at your daily routine. How much time is she at home alone? And even if you're there, is she getting enough attention? The praise for peeing outside can get blurred sometimes by a dog that needs more attention, and sometimes they'll pee indoors for a little added attention. Not that you should stop praising her outdoors, but rather make sure she's getting enough interaction and activity. All in all, 80% at 5 months isn't horrible.

 

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I have trained lots of dogs, the method varies somewhat dependent on the breed. After seeing Rigby's pic, I like this approach, but would add to rush her outside. Physically. don't merely direct.

Remember to praise!
Good luck

 

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Cute dog. Never hit a dog unless there is aggressive behavior. As soon as you see her get ready pick her up, say no emphatically, and then bring her outside and say go wee. Praise when completed. Minimal syllables for commands.

 

Reduce water to zero. No more peeing. Works with food as well.
You can also kill and eat the dog. It's tasty with a sweet'n'sour kind of sauce...

 

Dog pees on the carpet, pee on the dog.

 

Tell it to stop or your going to ship it to China.