Hi! Well, I'm getting a puppy in February and it's a PUPPY, so it's going to need ya' know potty training and all that stuff, but the thing is I have school so I won't have time to take it outside and everything, so I was thinking that I would get pee pads and maybe a crate and keep him in my bathroom or something--Is this a good idea? Also if you have any other advice on training please tell!! Thanks.
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Recommended Answer:1. Pee pads or spreading papers in the kitchen or bathroom are a terrible idea. The first time you do that you've just made housetraining significantly harder. Here's why: you are encouraging your dog to pee/poop IN THE HOUSE. Once the dog gets it's okay to pee or poop in the house, it's really hard to set anyplace off limits. For the dog, the house consists of:
--where the puppy sleeps (like a crate)
--everyplace else.
And you're teaching it that it's okay to pee/poop everyplace else.
2. Housetraining a puppy requires patience and consistency. In a nutshell...
--every time you feed or give water to your puppy you go outside in 2 minutes or less.
--you take the puppy to a particular spot.
--you wait. If it takes 30 minutes, you wait.
--when the puppy finally pees or poops, you act like that little pooch just saved the planet. You say something like "good poop". You treat. You pet and stroke your puppy.
--the rest of the day, your puppy is either in the crate or on a leash that is around your belt. You NEVER leave that puppy out of your sight. When you go to the bathroom, you take the puppy with you.
--if you leave that puppy in the crate for more than 3 hours, you assume you'll have an accident in the crate (which means you're teaching the puppy to pee in the crate)
--never give the puppy any food past 6pm.
--never give the puppy any water past 8pm.
--have regular schedules for when the puppy goes out. For instance: first thing in the morning out of the crate, right after breakfast, again before going into crate, again when you get home from school and first thing after puppy is out of the crate, right after dinner (assume it's about 6pm), later in the evening and then right before bed time (say that's 11pm).
Check out a book on housetraining. Heck, they even have a "housetraining for dummies" book that is an easy read. Read something first. There is no quick, fast, easy solution for housetraining a dog. And the quick fixes (potty pants, pads, shock collar) all make matters worse.
Additionally, you need to realize that a puppy is initially a handful. They're cute and loveable. And at around 8 weeks to maybe 2 months you should assume you're getting up at least once in the middle of the night because that tiny bladder can't hold it any longer. And if you let the pooch pee in the crate that your life gets REALLY tough. So if you get a young puppy, expect to be getting up 1-2 times a night for the first month (just consider it practice for having a human baby).
Do some reading up on housetraining. And then re-evaluate if it makes sense for you to get a puppy at this point in your life. Don't get me wrong--dogs are great. But puppies will stress you out and make your life terrible if you are not ready for all it entails.
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- I wouldnt use peepads because the dog will think its a carpet and if he actually finds a carpet he will pee on it. I still use it anywase if you cant take him outside. The next thing i would reccomend is just take him outside.
- Crate training is a wonderful idea. It keeps your puppy safe during the day and eliminates you having to clean up everywhere! Initially your pup will potty in the crate as they are a baby but they will eventually learn not to soil in the crate. Get a book on puppies and find out what you need to know. "Puppies for Dummies" is a great book for first time owners.
- if you want aa puppy that already has basic training get it from someone who has a puppy to give away at the "month age". i got a 7 month old puppy beagle recently and she pees at the right plca. she knows the basic commands. sit, stay, come and quiet. my suggestion for getting a new puppy is to make it used to be left alone for long hours and make sure their entertained by toys...
i'll be starting school soon so we're teaching to be used to being alone for long hours... have as much fun as i did with my puppy beagle and good luck
- i have a puppy too and i do not suggest locking it up in a bathroom until my puppys a year old we keep him in a cage(with no roof) for a while but hes usually outside during the day(he loves it)
- If you're getting a new puppy, expect to have 'accidents' until they are at least a year old.
I train my puppies by putting them outside for 'toilet time' as soon as they wake up, after they play and after a meal. This teaches them the appropriate time to toilet.
When I am out, during the day, and of a night time, I leave plenty of newspaper down on the floor, as this is very easy to clean up.
I wouldn't advise locking the puppy in the bathroom.
Perhaps buy a puppy pen, and keep the puppy in there while you're at school.
Please feel free to email me if you'd like more information.
