House Training

Question: House training a puppy?

(Posted by: on 2012-01-28 06:29:12)

I want to have my new puppy able to come inside but be able to not Pee/ Poop anywhere in the house but only outside. Any tips on house training a puppy?

Posted by: dorothy s on 2012-01-28, 06:35:37

A puppy must be taken into your garden/ yard every hour, after it eats or drinks and when it wakes up after a nap. You should also take it out just before you go to bed, every time you see it eliminate you must praise your puppy. I use a catch phrase when my puppy has a pee, I say “get one� while it is urinating and “big job� when it passes faeces. If you do this your dog will pee on command when it is older. (Unless it’s bladder is empty) You should set your alarm and try to take your puppy out about twice during the night. If like me you are a heavy sleeper and you don’t trust yourself to wake up, take the lazy way out. My puppy’s sleep in the laundry room until they are toilet trained, during the day I dip newspapers into the urine which it has passed in the garden and put these on top of a thick pad of newspaper at night, they are drawn to this because of the smell and they will pee on this during the night. Nevertheless I go to bed very late and get up very early when I have a puppy. Eventually your puppy will go to the door when it knows that it wants to eliminate. In spite of the fact that I leave newspapers down at night my puppy’s are clean from an early age. However they are like babies, they have no control until they are older. Regardless of how diligent you are, your puppy could still have an accident in the house during the day, it you see it stooping or peeing, pick it up and let it finish in the garden/ yard.

Posted by: Lilly on 2012-01-28, 06:37:37

Get a set of bells and tie to the door that you will be using. Each time you take him out take his paw and hit the bells with it. When he poops or pees outside praise him. He will learn to hit the bells to let you know he needs to go outside. Most importantly; be patient. Give him time, he wants to please you. Have fun with your new baby.

Posted by: Hui Ying on 2012-01-28, 06:38:27

1st option) If u want you dog to do its business outside and if the outside is yours, (meaning like somewhere no one can take your dog away) all you need to do it to leave his cage and him outside for maybe a week or two depending on how long he takes to understand he needs to do his business outside. 2nd option) buy a pee/ poo trainer( not sure what that is called ) and when your dog has finish peeing u can take a tissue paper and dap it before putting it under the cover of the trainer and your dog will go to the trainer to pee as its pee scent it there. I used the 1st option, hope you understood what i meant because my explanation isn't that clear (i think)

Posted by: b.w. on 2012-01-28, 06:40:25

The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. A rule of thumb is they can hold "it " usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. When your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! Take the pup out. When the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. After exercise (play), take the pup out. When the pup does it's thing outside praise it. A lot. Tell the pup how good, how smart it is. You have to pay attention to the pups "looking for it's spot " behavior. When you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. If you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it "NO! " and whisk it outside. If you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit.... yourself in the head and say "I should have been paying more attention. " Daytime training they get pretty fast. Night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. Also remember the one hour/ one month rule. You will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. Good luck