Dog Health Questions: Dog training - have a puppy and need help!?

We have a puppy living in our apartment. He's a little over three months and we've been trying to train him. He only goes to the bathroom on the tile in the kitchen, and refuses to go outside. We'll take him out, and two minutes after he gets in THEN he'll use the bathroom. Any tips?

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1st & best way to train is with a crate. Give him breakfast in there & have him stay in there for about an hour, then take him outside (or visa versa), but be consistent. Same for dinner. Now when my dog knows it's "food time" she immediately goes in her "bed". It's her safe haven. While a pup, for several wks., keep him in the crate & only take him out when you can totally supervise him - indoors & out. He won't pee or poop where he's sleeping or eating.

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• A puppy that age cannot hold its bladder for more that 2 hours. It needs to go outside 3 times a day if you can, but you need the time to train him, and then he will learn where to go.


• maybe try crate training dogs dont like to pee where they sleep there are tons of useful websites on crate training plus that way he wont chew stuff


• if you catch him going to the bathroom on the kitchen tiles then pick him up right then a take him outside. but you have to do RIGHT when hes going to the bathroom because you want him to learn that its bad to go in the house.


• Take him outside and leave him out there for a long enough time and he won't be able to hold it any longer. Then as soon as he goes, give him a treat and praise him. Do this every time and if he's quick, then he'll pick up that he gets a treat whenever he goes outside. Also, try feeding him outside. It will help make him feel more comfortable and want to go outside and relieve himself. Give him a treat every time he goes to the bathroom outside and eventually he should get the message. Oh and when you pick him up in the middle of it and take him outside, if he goes, give him a treat.
  
  Hope this helps!


• Try a puppy pad. Watch him closely and when he looks like he has to go put him on the pad and if he gets off keep putting him there until he goes and then praise him for going on the pad. You have to pay close attention he will start to sniff and circle alot.
  
  P.S. puppies need to go to the bathroom after they eat, when they wakeup and after they play.


• I would recommend crate training. Put him in the crate while you can't watch him and at bed time. When you take him out of the crate take him directly outside. If by chance he doesn't relieve himself put him right back in the crate wait a few minutes and then try to bring him outside again. The crate should just be a tad bit larger than him so he has room to stand and turn around, any larger he will use one side as a bathroom and sleep at the other side. You are right to pick him up in the middle of the act and rush him right outside. If he finishes outside reward him like he just did the best thing other. Also always use the same terms like potty, pee pee, bathroom...etc. He is still young he'll get it soon enough :-) I hope I helped.


• Hi there! There are 2 things your puppy needs - stability and a routine. You should get him into a routine where you are walking him at regular times of the day and night. For instance, as soon as you come home, take him out. That way he'll learn that when he sees you come through the door, walkies will follow. Walk with him until he eventually goes to the toilet. When he does, make a big fuss over him, telling him he is a good boy, and patting/hugging him, give him a dog treat etc. Only then do you take him back into the apartment. You may be outside for some time, but trust me, it will work in the end.
  
  If he goes in the house, don't obviously give him any treats and just sternly say "Bad boy!" Don't shout. He will soon learn the tones of your voice. Dogs only ever want to please and once he learns how to please you, he'll be better behaved.
  
  I don't believe in punishing him or using a crate, that's just cruel, he's only a puppy and he has yet to learn right from wrong, and it's up to you to teach him. Also, if possible, work with him on a one to one. It's much better if he gets instructions from just one person as opposed to 2 or 3 people, different commands from different people will only confuse him.
  
  Lastly, if you haven't already have him checked out by a vet, do so. He might well have an infection, and when dogs are unwell, they tend not to want to venture too far from home. Good Luck! 8-))