by May 9th, 2009. Filed under: puppy house training.
My Scottish Terrier puppy is almost 4 months and we are not making any progress with the potty/house training. We do no smack or rub her nose in it but scold her and put her outside when she has made a mess in the house.
Any advice on how to make her house trained would be welcome.
Dogs work best on schedules. Some of the best times to take her out and create a schedule with are.. Taking her out when she wakes, before you go to bed, after a nap, after play, before you leave when you come home, 20-30mins after water and 30-40 min after eating. You also need to take her out how ever many months old she is in hours, so 4 months odl every 4 hours. You do this to help build up their bladder.
Always praise your dog for going where you want her to go. You can give physical praise like good girl, or you can also give treats. When she goes indoors ignore her, unless you catch her in the act. in this case make a random sound to get her to stop then take her outside right away. Praise her if she finishes outside. You don't want to draw attention to going inside, even negative attention is still attention. It can confuse her into thinking that you want her to go inside.You want to walk around with her outside and not just stand in one spot and stay inside and watch her threw the window. Walking helps to stimulate her to go. It can also help b/c she may want to smell out a spot to go. The reason you want to go outside with her is b/c if you praise her when she gets to the door that is what you are praising her for, going to the door not for going outside.
Some people like to teach their dogs to ring a bell to tell them they have to go. To do this hang a bell by the front door at her level. Ring it every time you take her outside. Some people take their puppies paw and ring the bell.
Use a cleaner with enzymes in it to clean the areas she goes in when she goes inside. I fidn its easier to clean it with a regular cleaner than to use a enzyme cleaner to get the stain and smell out.
Don't get discouraged. Most dogs are not fully house trained until they are 8-10months old. Its very normal for them to have accidents. You just need to be consistence and patience.
Check out veterinarypartner.com and aspca.org for more helpful potty training tips.
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May 9th, 2009 at 10:00 am
yikes. I'd always take the dog out to a specific spot in the yard. If the dog has an accidents, clean it up and try not to get angry at the dog. It is a matter of timing and consistancy by you the owner.
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May 9th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Instead of punishing her when she goes, you need to train her where to go and reward her when she goes in the right place. She will learn much more quickly what you want this way.
You should go outside with her often, every time she awakes, every time she has been fed, and about every 2 hours in between. You stay outside with her! You stay with her encouraging her with a special word (like hurry up) and when she goes in the right place, lots of praise, reward, play for a few minutes and then bring her back in. Repeat this until she gets the message, some take longer than others. But if she accidentally goes inside, blame yourself and not her. Watch her for signs that she needs to go, you will begin to see them and can take her out as soon as you see she needs to go. IF you see her start to go inside, just say no, pick her straight up and take her outside. Again, reward when she goes in the right place. #
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May 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Start from square one all over again. Get a crate for her and keep her in there when you cannot watch her. Learn her schedule. Make a feeding/ walking schedule for her and stick to it. The reason she is not making progress is because you are not making her potty training a priority. You have to be able to recognize the "signals" she sends out before she needs to go. All dogs show some type of sign, sniffing, walking in circles, trying to go where they can't be caught. You can't expect her to understand potty training if you don't reward her good behavior. Rather than scold her when she has an accident, you should scold yourself for not paying attention.
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May 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Dogs work best on schedules. Some of the best times to take her out and create a schedule with are.. Taking her out when she wakes, before you go to bed, after a nap, after play, before you leave when you come home, 20-30mins after water and 30-40 min after eating. You also need to take her out how ever many months old she is in hours, so 4 months odl every 4 hours. You do this to help build up their bladder.
Always praise your dog for going where you want her to go. You can give physical praise like good girl, or you can also give treats. When she goes indoors ignore her, unless you catch her in the act. in this case make a random sound to get her to stop then take her outside right away. Praise her if she finishes outside. You don't want to draw attention to going inside, even negative attention is still attention. It can confuse her into thinking that you want her to go inside.You want to walk around with her outside and not just stand in one spot and stay inside and watch her threw the window. Walking helps to stimulate her to go. It can also help b/c she may want to smell out a spot to go. The reason you want to go outside with her is b/c if you praise her when she gets to the door that is what you are praising her for, going to the door not for going outside.
Some people like to teach their dogs to ring a bell to tell them they have to go. To do this hang a bell by the front door at her level. Ring it every time you take her outside. Some people take their puppies paw and ring the bell.
Use a cleaner with enzymes in it to clean the areas she goes in when she goes inside. I fidn its easier to clean it with a regular cleaner than to use a enzyme cleaner to get the stain and smell out.
Don't get discouraged. Most dogs are not fully house trained until they are 8-10months old. Its very normal for them to have accidents. You just need to be consistence and patience.
Check out veterinarypartner.com and aspca.org for more helpful potty training tips.
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May 9th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I have a 4 month old Siberian Husky, which is almost one of the hardest puppies to housebreak. Although he has a good idea of what he needs to do, he still has accidents. I have tried the Housebreaking spray from the pet store that you spray on the grass and they are supposed to go in that spot, and it doesn't work, so do not waste your money on that. Get a crate. it seems mean, but i am a huge animal lover and have heard from countless professionals that crating them actually keeps them safe, it shows you care for your animal. i was outside with my husky about every half hour, he would go and i would say "Good Potty Diesel!" and give him a treat. At night when your in bed, put her in her crate and get up about every 2 hours to take her outside. consistancy is what counts. after she is trained she will still have accidents every now and then, do not punish her for these, they are like children, their bowels are not strong enough yet and it makes it harder for them to hold it. just pick her up and take her outside.
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May 9th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
how i train new puppies is i train them to knock on the door when they have to go to the bathroom and if they go in the house then bring them over to the door and have them knock put them out side tell them no and then clean it up and let them inside and eventually they will get the hang of their routine.
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