Do you think i can housebreak my puppy ?

Question

ok well, as much as i know all of you think training your puppy to go on PAPER, is bad bad bad.

i tried training her to go paper and outside. she is still 3 months so her she pees about every 2 hours. for about 3 weeks now, im trying to do that, but she still does alot of mistakes.

do you think i can start to crate her? (she is normally in a playpen, quite big) . cus i think i made a mistake on trying to paper train her (but ive got school, so i will be away for 8 hours a day, mum and maid will be in but they are quite busy.

Answer 1

Well I think the paper is confusing the puppy.  Puppies do not know the difference between paper and carpet, so I would stick with going outside.  Your puppy can only hold its potty for 4 hours at the most at this age.  The bladder isn't grown until 6-month-old, so hang in there.  I would stick with the play pen, but your mum, or the maid have to realize that they need to let the puppy out at least once while you are at school.  Here are some tips, use what helps.

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  

Answer 2

Ok first i have to say i think crating a dog is for people that are lazy  oh boy im going to get letters with that one lol lol ... years ago there was no such thing as crating a dog. heres what you do no news paper teach him or her to go out side if  he or she pee's show it to them and say bad shame on you you go potty outside show him or her the pee DONT rub there nose in it   wipe  it up with a paper towel have them smell the towel no tke them and the towel outside  throw the towel down outside where you want them to go and again say potty outside. after a while they will understand what you want and they will pee inside and wipe it up for you lol ok thats part im kidding.. you do that and they will get it, i had a Sheltie i didn't think i would ever teach she learned she ended up being the best dog i have ever had.

BTW that's not true about a god not pottying where they eat or sleep the Sheltie i have now used to pee and p**p in his kennel and he slept there

Answer 3

I have 2 pups, 12 wks & 8 wks. I take them outside when they wake up and after eating. It is working.

But, if I am tired and am a bit slack, they have accidents. You just need to keep at it. Dogs are intelligent.

Answer 4

well yes you can! If you watch her bathroom pattern then you will know when she has to go. Then you can makes sure that when she goes that it is outside so that she know that when she's got to go that she needs to go outside. And also give her a treat when she goes outside so then she'll realize that if she goes outside that she will get awarded!

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