Dog Health Questions: Dog Training???

I need help training my dog. She is a schnoodle and is 3 going onto 4 years old. She still hasn't been "potty trained" and I would like to teach her some tricks.

The Importance of Dog Training

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heres what i do with my dogs

potty training- it may anger you that you find "accidents", but you really need to catch them in the act to get them to learn, if you see them squating, a firm no and pick them up and put them outside, say go potty and when they go, praise them. remember, puppies bladders aren't big so they need to be taken out often

crate training them or going somewhere- sit by the area you want them to learn to go to and say go ______! Give them a little encouragement and once they do it lots of praise, than move yourself farther away and away to the point where you can be anywhere in the house and they'll go there

sit- sit with your puppy in the same direction and say sit (of course she won't know this but sometimes they get bored and do it anyway, if they do it anyway praise them), than push down on their bottom firmly but gently and up under their chin and say sit again and they will sit and than praise them

lie down- get them to sit and than say lie down (again they may get bored and do it anyway, but also remember, not everytime you say sit say lay down other wise they will do it naturally). If they do not do this than push down firmly but gently on their back and slide their legs out from underneath them and lots of praise

up and give me five, there is two versions of this, one with a snout which i use as it's more fun for them or with their paw. i teach this first because puppies learn this easily and than i use up and give me five for praise and they get the idea. when they do something good, use an encouraging tone and say "up an' give me five" and put your hand into their snout, soon they will start going up and moving their snout towards you or they'll go right to your hand, this is a big favorite

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• Its never too late to crate train. She won't mess where she has to sleep.


• if you can't potty train her, then don't bother with the tricks. Potty trained is the best trick there is.


• I LOVED taking dog training class. You should sign up for a beginner class at a local pet store. I went to petsmart. They use the clicker and positive reinforcement. So worth the $$


• omg schnoodles are awesome :DD
  ha but since she is 3/4 years old, it might be a little harder to train her. you should enroll her in some classes at petsmart. they are really good at that stuff.


• get here treats and get some thing that smells and spey it some were and she/he would pea there


• Grab a book: Good Owners Great Dogs
  For specifically potty training Patricia McConnel's Way to Go!
  For small dogs: Little Dogs How to Train my Pint-sized Dog
  I have all three plus more by Patricia McConnell they help alot.


• crate training is the most effective method to potty train a dog.
  
  Dogs won't use their bed as a bathroom. Most effective if you start when they are very little (8 weeks).
  
  To teach it tricks, google "clicker training". Give the dog a command, hold a treat so the dog knows you have it. When the dog figures out what you want - click - give treat. Repeat.


• Call Ceasar Milano. He's great!


• I would say you need to have all ready worried about potty training your dog. It will probably be hard but You can still do it. You have to spend ALOT OF TIME with her before you can even think about teaching her tricks. Every one says my Pup is very well behaved and smart. But I do not treat Molly like a dog and I spend ALOT OF TIME WITH HER. You would have to watch her to know what I am telling you. I have had people ask me how she is so well minding and obeys most of the time. But Most of all it is the TIME YOU DEDICATE TO YOUR PET. Most people think when they get a pet is suppose to sit and look pretty and know how to behave and etc. I dont care what anyone says ------- A PET IS IN ALOT OF WAYS LIKE A CHILD THEY DONT JUST KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE AND ACT LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO, YOU AS THEIR "PARENT" HAVE TO TEACH THEM THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO ACT AND REACT TO YOU. Molly is my shadow for the most part and VERY protective will bite someone if she feels I am in a threatening situation. I should have been a trainer but I was bitten as a child by a dog and I am scared of some dogs. But I think I am really good with animals bc you have to treat them the way you would want to be treated and talk to them. I know what Molly is thinking and feeling most of the time. Good Luck with your Pup


• Try crating her even when you are home. Crate her after meals and leave her there for about 45 minutes. Immediately after that take her out and use positive praise when she goes. You need to walk her until she goes every time. You can also crate her at night. Make the crate a fun place for her. I believe every dog has the potential to learn (like kids) they just need the right tools for them. As others wrote there are great beginner's classes out there and you can then work from home on what you've learned. Dogs respond much better to praise than discipline as they are people pleasing oriented. I have used the crate method on every dog I've had and they all learned within 2 weeks (when done right). I have a dog now (lab/greyhound mix) and one Sussex Spaniel & Shepard mix that we did this on and they both potty (1 & 2) on command and have been trained since they were 10 weeks old. (We got them both at 7-8 weeks old). Good Luck!


• Like others have mentioned here, it is never too late to crate train. Your dog isn't a puppy, but she's still young. Just be forewarned, the next weeks will be hard for the both of you, but you will really be a lot better off in the long run. Just remember, your dog only wants to please you, you just need to help her understand what you want her to do.