by November 10th, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized.
i have a 12 week old mastiff puppy that i just got and i need some good tips on how to housebreak him. any advice will be appreciated.
Use a timer or a clock, set it at 30 minutes, and take your puppy out each time the bell rings. If she doesn’t relieve herself, just praise her for going outside. As she gets older, you can increase the time. You only need to stay outside with her for a few minutes. Then take her out again every 30 minutes. Learn to read her body language. When a puppy starts circling or sniffing around, pick her up and take her outside FAST. NEVER leave your pup unattended in the house or even a room at a young age. A dog should not be left alone in a house until they are at least one year old, sometimes two. Make sure they have been well-behaved and trustworthy with their bathroom habits first. When you can’t watch her, put your puppy in a pen, a crate, or in the yard with some toys. But don’t forget about her and don’t leave her out there too long! Give your puppy her last meal about 1-2 hours before bedtime, and make sure she goes outside to relieve herself just before she goes to bed. DO NOT let her roam free during the night. She should be confined. She is very young. Human babies don’t learn to use the toilet until they are two or three years old, right? Just pick her up and take her outside. Don’t ask too much of your puppy. Give her opportunities to be successful. Be sure to clean up the areas in the house where your dog has already messed. Use something that will take away any odor that is there. Dogs will mess again if they can smell the areas. GOOD LUCK! I HOPE I HELPED!
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November 10th, 2008 at 6:32 am
bring him to a trainer but make sure u bring him to a good one some ppl just make it worse
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November 10th, 2008 at 6:43 am
I love using Four Pads Wee-Wee pads. They are pricey (just like diapers) but they help a ton! and since its a mastiff, i suggest getting the "heavy" or "large breed" pads. Also, take pup outside every 2-3 hours! its very important! They can "control" at/after 16 weeks…so please make sure someone can take it out every 2-3 hours. Also…after he goes potty outside…tell him so! say "good boy go potty outside". Another thing…put the wee wee pads next to the door…when you see him head that way, hook him to the leash and take him out! Hope this helps! GOOD LUCK!
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potty trained 4 puppies.
November 10th, 2008 at 6:57 am
Use a timer or a clock, set it at 30 minutes, and take your puppy out each time the bell rings. If she doesn't relieve herself, just praise her for going outside. As she gets older, you can increase the time. You only need to stay outside with her for a few minutes. Then take her out again every 30 minutes. Learn to read her body language.
When a puppy starts circling or sniffing around, pick her up and take her outside FAST.
NEVER leave your pup unattended in the house or even a room at a young age. A dog should not be left alone in a house until they are at least one year old, sometimes two. Make sure they have been well-behaved and trustworthy with their bathroom habits first.
When you can't watch her, put your puppy in a pen, a crate, or in the yard with some toys. But don't forget about her and don't leave her out there too long!
Give your puppy her last meal about 1-2 hours before bedtime, and make sure she goes outside to relieve herself just before she goes to bed. DO NOT let her roam free during the night. She should be confined.
She is very young. Human babies don't learn to use the toilet until they are two or three years old, right? Just pick her up and take her outside. Don't ask too much of your puppy. Give her opportunities to be successful.
Be sure to clean up the areas in the house where your dog has already messed. Use something that will take away any odor that is there.
Dogs will mess again if they can smell the areas.
GOOD LUCK! I HOPE I HELPED!
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November 10th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Just show your pup that your the boss…..also just have fun with him, as time goes he will learn how to trust you and resspect you
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November 10th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Hi, if you mean toilet train, there are plenty of pages on the internet with good advice. Personally, I follow a few practices. Firstly, if you can, Take the pup out into the garden on the hour every hour. Time it to coincide immediately after meals and when waking up. For the other times, or if this is not practical, I see how far the pup leaves his bed to pee and place paper there, so next time he pees he associates paper with peeing. Once he is done, (not before), congratulate him with good boy, give a treat if you want. As he gets used to this, he will either move further away from the paper himself, in which case you move the paper. Or, you move the paper a little further away in the direction you want him to eventually toilet, usually the back door. This combination works for me. There are still accidents, like when playing. Don't get angry, take him to the paper or garden. He won't do anything. Always use proper cleaning materials for accidents. The smell will attract him back to that spot if not appropriately cleansed.
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November 10th, 2008 at 8:46 am
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 I use a word like "shame" and take her out right away. When correcting, I use a stern, firm voice, but I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, 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 the 6 to 8-month-old time frame, and depending on the puppy, 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. 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. While personally, the crate traumatizes me, (it looks like a doggie jail), my puppies do better in the crate. They like it, I guess for the den like feeling, but 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. It is a safe secure place for them. However, use the method that works best for you…..a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, child gates……whatever works for you.
*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. Although I use them to give pills too. I used different treats for different things. We use one bone at bedtime to let the dogs know it is time to go to bed. We use a big rawhide for when we go on long trips, so they have a bone to amuse them, and they will be expected to hold their potty. When they get the rawhide, they will not eat their food and water, until we get home from our trip. (dogs are funny) Do what works best for you.
*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 #1, or "go finish" for #2 might work for you. 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.
*Yelling. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again.
*Sometimes it seems like you take your puppy out 5 million times a day. You can sit on a bench, or folding chair, or a 5 gallon bucket turned upside down to stay in the shade. I use an umbrella for shade too. You can always tape your favorite tv shows. In the winter I microwave a gel pack heating pad, (sold at walmart in the pharmacy, made by Kaz, I think.) I put the heating pad under my jacket so I won't freeze to death. In the summer, I freeze bottles of water, so we can grab one real fast on our way out the door. I have a mini back pack by the door I can just grab with doggie treats, a flash light, a rubber band for my hair when the wind is bad, etc. Do what works for you.
*Time lines. Keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, so while your last 2 dogs may have trained faster, this puppy might take longer. Training is all about routines, and repeating yourself. It is about rewarding good behaviors, and correcting bad ones. If you have a setback, shake it off, and keep going. Good luck.
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November 10th, 2008 at 9:33 am
The second response is a bit off in my opinion.
A. You're not going to be able to carry that mastiff soon.
B. Praising a dog to just simply be outside is a bad idea. I house broke 2 malamutes and a husky all at the same time as they are same age. A Crate is your best friend for this. If your dog doesn't go when they are outside… Don't praise them. It trains them that just simply standing outside is the wanted behavior and can't distinguish between getting praised for standing there, and actually going outside.
If they don't go outside and you know it's getting close to the time when they should. Put them in the crate and take them outside every 30 minutes until they go. Don't leave them outside, trust me you don't want your gigantic dog to think going outside to pee is play time. Otherwise you're going to have some long winter nights. If they don't go right away, take them back inside.
They'll be trained in no time.
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November 10th, 2008 at 10:23 am
get newspapers you can get them for free at wal-mart or your local newspaper office they will give you all the old paper you can handle.use the bathroom or laundry room place half of the floor with 2-3 pages thick of newspaper the other half leave bare,just place an old blanket where he can lay down.the pup will go on his own to the paper,change as often as needed.this procedure will allow the puppy to be free without feeling confined to a crate and becoming frustrated.
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15 yr breeder