Quickest way to house-train your puppy?

Give the dog to someone else ... and take it back when it is trained!

Pete

 

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I grew up with black Labs. The rolled up newspaper works and it isn't going to damage them "emotionally" later. When they do something bad make sure a bad "reward" occurs. When they do good then lavish with reassurances and treats. They learn quickly that way but like small children, they don't have big bladders and not much warning when they have to go so a sharp eye is required to give them the opportunity to do the "right thing".

After a short while they just head for the door.

 

I believe the best thing is to let the dog out a lot. Try to see when the dog is getting ansy and put it outside. A smart dog will quickly figure out that it goes outside when it has to go.

 

An appropriate sized dog crate.

 

Keep the dog in the crate except for when you are playing with him one-on-one. When you do take him out of the crate, do it at the door so he goes outside immediately. The crate needs to be small enough that there's not much chance of him going at one end and sleeping at the other.

The secret is to not have any occasions for him to pee in the house.

I've house trained a number of dogs now. VERY rare to have an accident in the house. Never have had to hit one of them. If you keep him in the crate when you aren't playing with him, he shouldn't have much opportunity to pee in the house. And, you need to make sure that you have lots of good times with him - watch the tele with him next to you while you pet him. Play outside with him as much as possible. DON'T trust him not to go in the house for some time.

 

As in pee pee from "T"exas?

What, is that bigger too?

DL

 

Quickest way to house train?

taxidermy

 

For our dog we simply used some mild punishment (yelling a bit was usually enough) and drag him outside, to show him the way, and leave him out for a little while. He eventually got it, and went the extra step on his own (no #1 on the flowers and #2 only on the grass) ... go figure. Obviously, every time he did it right he got big hugs, treats or his toys pitched around for fun.

I have personally witnessed the "good boy" method work better than yelling or slapping (gently, of course).

It's gonna take more than 10 days anyways.

 

Stick their nose in it. Worked like a charm on a neighbor's dog

 

Collin, is it a male or female French Bully? We have a female french bulldog. If it is female, get ready for a long time of training. Female Bulldogs are notorious for the difficulty in house breaking. If it's a male then you are in luck. The male will want to leave his scent outside. If female, I'll email you.

 

We hung a bell on the back door handle low enough for the dog to reach. Everytime we took the dog out (in the morning, after she played, etc) we would have her ring the bell by touching her paw or nose to it. She VERY quickly associated the bell to going outside to go to the bathroom, and now she always rings it when she needs to go outside.

I have a Jack Russell Terrier, and she was trained inside a week.

 

A Dog 8 weeks old is not going to be house trained right away. We have a 6 month old English Springer, that we got at 7 weeks. We crate trained her from day one, and she learned to go out to make. She still had accidents on and off, and still does not have full roam of the hose and is crated when we are not there. It takes time, and most vets will tell you that 16-18 weeks is when they are mature enough to "Get It". They will also tell you NOT TO HIT THEM OR STICK THEIR NOSE IN IT!!!! They have a very very very short memory at that age and will not even know why you are hitting them or sticking their nose into someone elses stuff. Their bladders are also not fully developed at this time, including control, so they just will not be trained right away.

 

You're close, but not quite there. The kennel or crate is ok if it is big enough, and if you are not home. When you get home, put the dog out asap, preferably on a leash, so that you can trrain it where in the yard it is to go, and so that you can praise when it pees outside. Usually, you donn't go back in until the dog pees, but you have to use your judgment here, so the dog does not start controlling you. This is a good time, too, to begin training: come, sit, stay.

If you are in the house and he starts peeing, , NO HITTING!!! Noise is OK , like swat the edge of a table or something, then grab by the scruff of the neck and hustle outside to the pee spot. Might help to have a leash in your pocket, to hook it on, and just wait for a bit, hopefully he'll finish soon . With regard to pooping in the house, use the same NO HITTING technique, again noise is OK, grab by the scruff of the neck, show him the poop (no nose rubbing), and hustle outside.

I am not a big believer in treats, and have never used them: I use petting, hugs and baby talk. In that regard, do what works. You do want to reward good behavior.

Yes it can be a pain, and some dogs catch on faster than others. You may want to look at the AKC breed standard to see if there are idiosyncrasies to the French Bulldog that might give you a training hint. For example, our miniature poodle was too high strung to yell at, or make much noise, but responded well to the hustle outside. Training went quickly, and no house accidents for years.

Hope it works, and congrats on the new family member.