Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Dog Health Questions: House break dog training?

I have a 2 month old puppy. Everytime I take it outside we spend about 30 minutes if not more and she doesn't potty, but as soon as we go back inside she goes potty in my place.

What techniques woud you suggest when it comes to house break training?

Thank you

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If you're not already using a crate, I'd suggest you get one right away. Crate training is the simplest, and quickest way to housebreak a puppy. This webpage will give you a complete guide to crate training http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/crate…

If your pup doesn't eliminate while your outside, put him back in his crate and try again in 15 minutes. Do this until she pees/poops outside. Then she gets supervised playtimes out of the crate.

Set up a regular schedule of feedings, naps, playtimes and potty breaks to help your pups digestive system settle into a routine. Then you'll have a better idea of when she usually really needs to 'go'.

Best of luck.

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  • Stay outside however long it takes to have them do their thing outside and then praise them. This will condition them and each additional time you go out it will take less time. Also, if you are not already giving them specific feeding times then do so. This will allow them to have predictable times when they have to go. Leaving a food bowl down for whenever they want to eat makes the timing unpredictable.

  • If you see your dog eliminating in an inappropriate area say, "Outside" in a sharp voice. The sharp tone of your voice will startle your dog and cause him to stop eliminating. Quickly walk your dog outside so he can finish there. When your dog has finished praise him. Do not punish him for eliminating in unappropriate areas. This will only make hold his bowel and bladder and hide while he is eliminating.

  • Your puppy already owns the place... I found, with all of my dogs, when they are young they get their own little habitat. I purchased a puppy play pen and put their dish, favorite toy and small kennel inside leaving kennel door open. That is their space. I also put o blanket down under the play pen in case of accidents, although there were none. Dogs will almost never potty where they sleep. Talk to your puppy. All of my puppies, now grown, still potty on command. I told mine "Potty" for number 1 and " Get all done" for number 2. As ridiculous as it may sound, it has worked on 4 dogs over the course of 20 years. Bring puppy out to potty first and reward with playtime. My puppies even understood "Nap time" At nap time they go into closed door kennel inside play pen. Try a little bite of a treat every time your puppy goes potty outside and a lot of praise.

  • She doesn't do her business outside because she doesn't know what outside is for. You need to show her what it's for. You might want to take her out every 2 hours. Put her on a feeding schedule so you know when it's time to poop. Take her out 30 minutes after each meal, first thing in the morning (and I mean first thing) right after waking from a nap and right after playing and then every 2 hours in between that. Take her outside on a leash if you can and walk her around. Use a command word like Potty Time or Quick Quick, keep her moving (this stimulates the bowls) take some tasty treats with you and keep her moving till she squats to pee, once she does praise her really well, get excited and give her a treat. Then once she's calmed down try for a poop. If she doesn't then bring her back inside, confine her to a crate or a small room and then try again in 30 minutes.

    Look for signs she needs to go, sniffing the floor, circling around sniffing, pick her up immediately to go out repeat above. Once she's done his business bring her back inside. Right now you need to teach her that outside is for your business and nothing else at this time. If you catch her in the act of going, clap your hands together say OUTSIDE in a loud voice to startle her, pick her up and take her straight outside to the grass to go, encourage her and when she goes praise and reward.

    If he has an accident in the house, note how long between the last outside excursion that she went so you can adjust your schedule accordingly. Clean up the mess and DO NOT PUNISH OR YELL at the puppy ignore this behavior. You see the puppy cannot distinguish the difference between the act of going or the mess on the floor. If you punish she will associate it with the mess on the floor and that will make her HIDE her poop from you or be afraid of ever going in front of you again. Imagine how hard it will make housebreaking if she is afraid to poop or pee in front of you outside because she's afraid he will get punished for it.

    Reward the behavior you want, IGNORE the behavior you do not want. Eventually she'll learn what makes you happy and will continue to try to please you, but you must show her what makes you happy by praising and rewarding the behavior you want, it works the same way for teaching tricks, if you don't you will have one confused dog.

    Pick up books in PetSmart on proper housebreaking techniques.

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