How do I train my puppy to "go" outside?

Question

ok, Turbo is 10 wks old now and I am having a hard time potty training him. Any suggestions will be so appreciated, good or bad!! I'm so tired of "land mines" between my toes first thing in the morning!

Answer 1

The best way is for you to do ALL the work. You will have to start paying attention to your puppy's bathroom habits. This will also mean during the night. When it looks like it is ready to go... sniffing , squatting, ( you need to learn your puppys habits) take it immediately outside to do its business. Try to get to the puppy before it squats, but that works when it is ready to p**p. This will take alot of time and energy for you. Just remember it doesn't know yet that you want it to go outside so you will have to continually do this and it will soon get the idea. You can eventually teach your dog to go to the bathroom at certain times, like before YOU go to bed so you won't have to do this in the middle of the night.  

Answer 2

you have to train it to hear the words "lets go outside".... every time you take him outside say the words "lets go outside" right before you get to the door.....eventually he will get into a rutine of knowing that phrase and will automaticcally go outside

hope i helped

Answer 3

well puppies are great but alot of work. When I trained my puppy he was doing the same thing. When you see him peeing on the floor. hurry up and put him outside. Hopefully this helps. I really don't know the right way to tell you without taking up your whole day. Best of luck to you

Answer 4

First of all, have a LOT of patience; remember that a puppy is a BABY. He/she does not know where you want him to do his business unless you show him.

Take him outside patiently, and praise him when he DOES pee on the grass or do his job outside. Puppies leak often, just like new babies. Take him outside OFTEN. Do NOT yell at him, scare him, hit or abuse him in ANY manner.

If he makes a mess in the house, show him the MESS, and say "pee OUTSIDE" and take him outside immediately.

ALWAYS clean up and DEODORIZE the area he messes in the house, puppies are creatures of habit and WILL mess that same spot again repeatedly if it smells like urine or f***s. Use some strong smelling pine cleaner or something that removes ALL odour.

Again, have PATIENCE. A three-month old puppy should be pretty much trained and have very few accidents if you are handling him/her properly. He/she still may have an occasional accident from excitement if visitors arrive, if he is abused, or if he is frightened. BE KIND.

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Answer 5

He is way too little to be potty trained, so hang in there.  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 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, or when you get to a new home.  The command will tell them what you want them to do

Answer 6

Hi, here are some training tips to get your dog through the night. I hope it helps:

1. Just before going to bed, offer a last chance bathroom break. Put the crate in or near your bedroom, and pop your pup inside about an hour before you go to bed to give her time to settle down and fall asleep. When you're ready for bed yourself, wake her up and take her outside for a last chance elimination. She'll probably pee within a few minutes, and doze off as soon as you return her to her crate.

2. Get up first thing in the morning to let her out. And rush her outside so she learns to do it there, and not in your house! Bear in mind: You'll need to take puppies younger than three or four months outside at least once during the night. So for the first few weeks after your pup comes home, set the alarm to go off five to six hours after your puppy's last bathroom break, when you'll take her out to her outdoor toilet. For more tips, check out this link:

http://dogtime.com/housetraining-through...

Answer 7

I found Crate training to be the best way.

Answer 8

Take him to a busy street or a beautiful park, where there are plenty of people to tread in the stuff.

Then he'll 'go'.   They all do !

Answer 9

Crate training!

If you had an infant you would not expect them to be instantly "potty trained."  It takes time and patience.

Answer 10

Start by crate training him.  If you get the right size crate it will make things much easier.  Don't get one that is too big.  Dogs are den animals by nature and they will try to keep the den (crate) clean.  When you do take your dog outside use praise when he does poo or pee.  As you go outside say, outside in an excited tone.  Once the deed is done say something like good potty, again in an excited tone.  

I recommend you go out and buy a good training book also.  Remember, your behavior and reactions control how well your dog will be trained.  Good luck  

Answer 11

When I would see our puppy sniffing the floor, I would take her outside.  Dogs tend to sniff around before they go.  If she started to squat, I would tell her "no" and immediately take her outside.  Eventually she learned to go to the door when she had to go.  Also, I would take her out when she woke up from a nap, as she tended to have to pee when she woke up.