how do you pottie train a dog? i have a 3month old puppy is he still able to learn not to go bathroom(poop and pea) in the house? if i dont train him soon he'll be out of the house and out of my life :((
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of course you can. hes only 3 months old you can't expect him to be potty trained yet anyway. i would crate train him. if your not home, he should be in a crate. it should be big enough for him to stand and turn around in. i would feed him 3 times a day, don't let him eat for more than 15 min, and then about 30 min later take him out to go potty. every hour after that he needs to go out to go potty. when he goes potty give him a treat and tell him how good of a boy he is. When you go outside with him, walk around, don't just stand there, otherwise he'll just stand there, take him for a short walk for him to go potty, and when he does give him a treat and praise him. as he gets older you can spread the time out between potty breaks, but make sure you watch him in the house, he should do specific things that will show you he has to go potty, and when you see that take him out, if he starts to go potty on the floor, quickly pick him up and take him outside. Buy some Natures Miracle, its great, no, fabulous for getting out pee and poop stains, i swear by it, i had many puppies in my last apartment pooping on my floor cuz i did foster care, when i moved i did not get charged one penny for the carpet looking dirty or stained. you couldn't even tell. good luck
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of course you can. hes only 3 months old you can't expect him to be potty trained yet anyway. i would crate train him. if your not home, he should be in a crate. it should be big enough for him to stand and turn around in. i would feed him 3 times a day, don't let him eat for more than 15 min, and then about 30 min later take him out to go potty. every hour after that he needs to go out to go potty. when he goes potty give him a treat and tell him how good of a boy he is. When you go outside with him, walk around, don't just stand there, otherwise he'll just stand there, take him for a short walk for him to go potty, and when he does give him a treat and praise him. as he gets older you can spread the time out between potty breaks, but make sure you watch him in the house, he should do specific things that will show you he has to go potty, and when you see that take him out, if he starts to go potty on the floor, quickly pick him up and take him outside. Buy some Natures Miracle, its great, no, fabulous for getting out pee and poop stains, i swear by it, i had many puppies in my last apartment pooping on my floor cuz i did foster care, when i moved i did not get charged one penny for the carpet looking dirty or stained. you couldn't even tell. good luck
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- well i got my puppy when he was 8 weeks old. he was potty trained 3 weeks later...what i did was take him out EVERY 2 hours....especially after he ate, slept, played, drank...because puppies cant hold it for hours. at nighttime he slept in his bed and I kinda closed this area so that he couldnt run around and I put papers on the floor. He wont pee in his bed tho
when he peed and pooped outside I praised him
when he did it inside I said bad dog and took him outside to show him where he has to do it. be patient..he will learn if u teach him too
btw. I have a beagle puppy - He's only a baby. It is definitely not too late, but your expectations may be too high. As a rule, I tell my clients that they can't hold their puppies responsible for potty training errors until they are at least 6 months old. You need to teach him what you want him to do.
Here are some tips I have put together. If you follow them, I think you will see a great improvement.
First off, confine him when you can't supervise. I can't stress enough the importance of this. For potty training, use a crate that is only big enough for her/him to comfortably stand, lie, and turn around in. He should not be able to potty in one end and lie down in the other. Make sure he's not confined for too long -- generally the age in months plus one hours (so 5 hours for a 4 month old pup).
Every time you take him out of his crate take him outside. He should be on a leash. You should go through the same door every time. Take him to where you want him to potty and start repeating his potty command until he finishes. Then treat him and let him play or go for a walk.
Put food and water on a schedule. Give 20 minutes to eat and then pick food up until next scheduled meal. Give water every hour (or when he's obviously thirsty.) By scheduling meals and water, you are able to predict when he will need to relieve himself. Put him on leash and take him out.
Watch for behaviors that tell you he needs to go out: circling, squatting, sniffing,crouching, ....
I have clients who tell me their puppies won't go while they are outside, only to come inside and make a mess on the floor! If you find this to be a problem, give him a reasonable amount of time outside and if he doesn't go confine him for 15 minutes when you come back inside. At the end of that time, take him back out. Repeat this process until he goes. By doing this, you are teaching him that he will earn his freedom by pottying where it's appropriate.
Lastly, basic obedience training really can help. It clarifies leadership for your dog (and sometimes for the owners as well :) )
HTH - I heard that you are supposed to take him out all the time especially after he wakes up and after he eats and every couple of hous=rs and then just make sure you put something down during nighttime so he can go potty on it and not the floor. Best of luck. I am getting a puppy soon too..!
- he is old enough and yes he can. get a small crate for him. put him in it. room enoough to lay down that is all. take him out every 2 hours and that is how you train him. shouldnt take too long if you find mess you scould him and scream at him little thump but its the screaming and yeling that upset them and he'll stop it. take care. you have to have patience to do this and they will train.
- this is what you do...it is a pain in the butt, but it does work.
EVERY 10-15 minutes for the first day take him outside. If you see him pee, you say 'hurry hurry' (or whatever you choose to call peeing!) and then say 'good boy!' very happy sounding. Do it all day...non stop...about 3-4 times every hour. ALL DAY. If you never give him the chance to pee inside, he'll not think of it as an option anymore. You must get him used to AS he pees, you say whatever you choose to call it and then 'good boy' after 3 weeks, they start being able to pee on command! It has worked with all 6 of my dogs.
The worst thing about dog/puppy training is that people are not consistent and reliable. Dogs WILL be, but you must put in the time and be consistent. If you can get him for 3 straight days to not have an accident...don't give him the chance, even...he will learn quickly. Walks are very important, too (at least one/day) but you do NOT need to walk him every time you take him out...you only need to stand still and let him sniff around for a couple minutes...if he needs to pee he will. If you do it every time you see him stand up, he'll never have a chance to do it inside and if he gets the command and then praise and then a small treat when you come in, you've won!!! :)
Praise and consistency. By the way...yelling at them only makes them learn what to do to let you know they are upset (because then they know what makes YOU upset...that's how they'll communicate their unhappiness to you. Best to just not acknowledge the accidents. They know they did it...just keep with the outside and the praise...it'll work!) - awwwe dont get ridda the babyyy!
when you see them about to go potty.. stop your foot and yell and put them outside..
when they do go to the bathroom in the house push there nose to it and scold BAD DOG.
when they go outside.. say good dog in a sweet, high pitched voice. and pet them. give them treats too (:
