Friday, August 17, 2012

Dog Health Questions: Can you give me a good dog schedule for an unpotty trained beagle ?

My dog is 7 mouths and not potty trained and i just want a schedule that can get my dog trained

hope you know what i mean

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The most important key to potty training has nothing to do with the actual process of going "potty." The most important thing in a young dog is to never give him free reign of the house. If a dog has access to all the rooms in the house, he will pick one that he doesn't use much and designate it as his bathroom. While dogs don't like to poop where they sleep, they have no problem doing it in a room they're rarely in. Shut doors or consider baby gates to confine your dog to an immediate space where you can supervise him. Plus the only way you can benefit from accidents in the house is if you catch your dog in the act! This means you have to have your eye on the pooch at all times. I can't recommend strongly enough buying a crate for your pup. Any time you're not able to give your dog full attention (even if you're just taking a shower), he should be in his crate with a nice toy or some treats to keep him happy if need be. This is not just for potty training, but also to keep from eating or chewing anything that may harm him.
Now that that's done, the next step is to develop a schedule. Your dog will need to go out to potty after eating, after a heavy play session, and every time he wakes up from sleeping. No exceptions! At 7 months, he should be able to hold it overnight. Take him out after each one of these activities and make sure you stay until he does his business. Pups in general, but hounds like beagles especially, may get distracted when you take them out and forget all about their bathroom duties. Just repeat a phrase like "go potty" and if possible take him to the same place each time. When he is finished, throw a party and act like it's the best thing he's ever done in his life! Really praise him! Just make sure you wait until he's completely done or he may stop mid-stream from excitement :)

To sum it up:
Constant supervision is key! Use a crate when you can't be fully attentive.
Allow for frequent potty breaks especially after eating, sleeping, and activity.
Don't punish an accident unless you catch him in the act!
Reward the correct behavior heavily.

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  • I have the luxury of working from home, so I took my puppy out every hour on the hour.

    I would say "let's go potty" in a happy tone and I would open up the back door. When he went outside I would praise him, "good boy, good potty".

    If he went in the house - I would say "uh oh", pick up the mess, say "let's go potty" and take him and the mess into the yard and drop it there saying "good boy, good potty".

    You also will need to stop feeding and watering the puppy at least 1 hour prior to bedtime.

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