CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH POTTY TRAINING!?!?

Question

okay ive got a 3 month old husky, at around 7 1/2 weeks she knew how to use her training pads, about a week ago she was allowed to go outside, so i started praising her as soon as she went toilet outside, however i didi NOT remove her training pads, and now i don't know if she's confused because instead of running to the door or even using her training pads she just pees on the carpet and sometimes near the training pad...any suggestions?????

Answer 1

hello, i think your pup didn't train well.  you can train her again and again until she mastered the things you've taught to her. just patiently teach her, i'm sure she will learn evertyhing.  try checking out the link below for more tips on housetraining:

http://dogtime.com/topics/336?breaks=200...    

Answer 2

One good thing with training pads is that if your puppy has been using them okay inside the house, you can move them outside to show her she needs to go outside when she needs to pee.

Try and learn the signs of when your pup is gonna pee or poo. A lot of dogs will start sniffing the floor really intensely just before they're gonna go, sometimes while turning in circles too. If you see that, just scoot her up and put her outside, then when she goes on the lawn or wherever just praise her like crazy with pats and treats.

House breaking can be a difficult job, but you'll get there in the end. Best Wishes!

Answer 3

Well I think the training pads confuse her, but she is only 3-months-old, so the bladder isn't grown until 6-months-old, so shake it off, and hang in there, and get back in the game.

I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it.  I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate.  Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep.  When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on.  So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out.  I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time.  They have to graduate to more space.  If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them.  I take them out the same door each time.  I tie a dinner bell to the door handle.  Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it.  So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty.  When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty.  Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty.  Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't.  So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her.  So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy.  If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst” and take her out right away.  I never yell* or spank* my puppies.  Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go p**p until 10 minutes later, so wait for the p**p.  I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not.  Puppies train at their own pace.  While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down.  I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old.  If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over.  I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them.  When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her.  All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl."  This is the time I train her how to behave in the house.  So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture."  I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things.  You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble.   Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.

REVISIONS:

*I use a CRATE to train with.  It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried.  I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured.  The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. .  However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.

*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using.   When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty.  You can move it away as they get older.  The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty.  Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens.  The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.

*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me.  Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty.  While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to.  They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.

*TREATS.  While I use treats for training, you don't have to.  I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.

*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time.  Some puppies have to be told to go potty.  A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for p**p, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops.  This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs.  By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you,  

Answer 4

hi! a 7 1/2 week old puppy definitely won't ask to go out, it's another 9 weeks before your pup has proper control of her bladder. all you can do now is get the message through to her that she has to do the toilet outside (i would just give up with the puppy pads as i have tried them with four of my pups over the years and the toilet training always took at least 2 weeks longer). then, when she's actually able to hold it in, she will ask out. make sure you praise her ALOT when she does it out side. don't scold her if she does it in the house and NEVER rub her nose in it. when you see her start to do the toilet in the house make alot of noise, clap your hands and shout (not too scary but make it clear you're not happy, if you scare her she'll just stop doing the toilet in front of you, probably running behind the couch or under the table to do it instead), this sudden loud noise will stop her doing the toilet. now run to the door shouting her name happily, excitedly, (don't carry her, she must walk herself) when she starts doing the toilet again say, quietly (enough so she can hear you but not too loud that she gets distracted) "busy busy" or something to that effect, this teaches her to toilet on command and makes toilet training the pup SOOOOO much easier. i hope this helps! any more questions about anything to do with your pup i'd be happy to help, just drop me an e mail :D

Answer 5

Get rid of the training pads and get that puppy out every 30 minutes to an hour until she figures out what you expect.  You are indeed confusing her with mixed signals and going to prolong proper potty training.

Those indoor pads are a joke.  I would never use them.  

Answer 6

The best thing for you to do is crate train her.  Get a crate with enough room to move (not too large or too small Pet store will help with this).  Then keep her in there at night and feed her in there during the day.  Take her outside at least 4 - 5 times a day.  Using praise each time she goes.  If you work, make sure you take her out before you go to work and immediately when you return home.  Keep her crated during the day.  Within a week or two she will have mastered being able to only relieve herself outdoors.  The purpose is that a dog will not use the bathroom where they eat or sleep.  Don't keep her in the crate all the time, this just helps her to create a den like setting.  GET RID OF THE PUPPY PADS (they create bad habits).  I guarantee you will be done puppy training in a week or two.  Good Luck!

Answer 7

okay take the husky out side let it pee give it a dog treat  and show him some attention say good dog.  now walk him or her  3 times a day do that method far about a good 3 weeks  and he or she will start doing it with out treats if he happens to pee on the rug during the process ignore it do not look at it  do not pet it he will know the diffrence between.

Answer 8

she is confused so u might want to get rid of the pads and take her out every hour to make her go. keep praising her  when she goes outside and scold her when she messes in the house. show her the spot then put her out.as soon as she is done eatting,napping,playing or starts sniffing the floor leaves the room or does circles get her out and keep telling her how good she is. it can take up to 5 mths before they have full control but with persistance and lots of praise she will learn. they are smart clean dogs and my 8 yr old husky was easily traind and never messes in the house.give her lots of excersize and plenty of water and love and she will learn the potty training in no time. keep at it. good luck