My puppy is stubborn.?

Question

ok. so i have a 9 week old husky. and my family and i have been trying to housebreak him. weve been doing crate training and the pee pads. and they have not been successful. he has started to poo and pee in his crate. what should i do?

Answer 1

Tips for Housetraining Puppies and Dogs

As with most things in life, there are right and wrong ways to get things done. Rubbing a puppy's nose in a mess is not the right way to housetrain. Using ample amounts of supervision and positive reinforcement is. Use the following puppy house training tips to get started on the road to proper puppy potty training.

Getting On the Right Track

The first course of action in housetraining is to promote the desired behavior. You need to:

    * Designate a potty area outdoors.

    * Guide your dog there to do his business.

    * Heartily praise him when he goes.

By occasionally giving him a treat right after your dog finishes, you can encourage him to potty in the desired area. The odor left from previous visits to that area will quickly mark it as the place for the pup to do his business.

Timing Is Important!

A six- to eight-week-old puppy should be taken outdoors every one to three hours. Older puppies can generally wait longer between outings. Most puppies should be taken out:

    * After waking in the morning

    * After naps

    * After meals

    * After playing or training

    * After being left alone

    * Immediately before being put to bed

Pottying on Command

To avoid spending a lot of time waiting for your puppy to go, you may want to teach him to potty on command. Each time he is in the act of eliminating, simply repeat a unique command, such as "hurry up" or "potty," in an upbeat tone of voice. After a few weeks of training, you�ll notice that when you say the command your puppy will begin pre-potty sniffing, circling and then potty shortly after you give the command. Be sure to praise him for his accomplishments.

Feeding Schedules

Most puppies will potty within an hour after eating. Once you set your puppy's feeding schedule, you will have some control over when he needs to go.

    * Schedule your puppy's dinner times so that you will be available to let him out after eating.

    * Avoid giving your puppy a large meal just prior to confining him or he may have to go when you�re not around to take him out. Schedule feeding two to three times daily on a consistent schedule.

    * Have food available for only 30 to 40 minutes, then remove it.

    * The last feeding of the day should be done several hours before he�s confined for the night. By controlling the feeding schedule, exercise sessions, confinement periods and trips outdoors to the potty area, your puppy will quickly develop a reliable schedule for pottying.

Crate Training

This is one of the best puppy house training tips we have to offer. Training a puppy to be comfortable in a crate is a good way to keep him safe and confined during housetraining. Most puppies will quickly accept crate confinement when you make the introduction fun. Since it�s important to associate favorable things with the area where your puppy is confined, it is a good idea to play with him there, or simply spend some time reading or watching television nearby as he relaxes with a favorite chew toy. If he is only in the area when you leave, it becomes a social isolation area that he eventually may resist entering.

A good time to start crate training is at dinnertime. Feed your puppy his dinner, one piece at a time, by tossing pieces of kibble into the crate for him to chase and eat. This way, you can make a game out of training.

When you pick up his toys, store them in the crate so he will enter on his own to play. You may even want to occasionally hide a biscuit in the crate as a nice surprise.

You should not use the crate for periods that exceed the length of time the pet can actually control the urge to urinate or defecate. If you are gone for long periods each day, you will need to provide a larger confinement area. You may want to consider using an exercise pen or small room.

Provide an area large enough so that if your puppy has to potty when you are gone, he can do it in a space that is separate from his sleeping area. A 15- to 30-square foot area is adequate for most puppies. If he chooses a specific place to eliminate, cover it with paper to make cleanup easier.

Expect Some Mistakes

Left on his own, the untrained puppy is very likely to make a mistake. Close supervision is a very important part of training. Do not consider your puppy housetrained until he has gone at least four consecutive weeks without pottying in the house. For older dogs, this period should be even longer. Until then:

    * Your puppy should constantly be in your sight.

    * Baby gates can be helpful to control movement throughout the house and to aid supervision.

    * Keep them in the crate when unsupervised.

When you�re away from home, sleeping or if you�re just too busy to closely monitor your pet's activities, confine him to a small, safe area in the home.

Answer 2

9 weeks is very young. Please give him more time. Hes learning lots of new things. It takes time and consitancy. Just be patient with him. He will learn. Like someone above me said your crate might be too big. He should only have enough room to spin around. If its too big and you dont want to buy a smaller one they sell partitions to make the area smaller.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Oh my goodness he's only 9 weeks old. Huskies are very energetic dogs from the getgo. Don't be offended, but it is really YOU who must be trained in the beginning. You must pay him lots of attention and take him out immediately after he eats/drinks anything at all. Puppies are all different...but they all respond to love and kindness. Don't sweat it. He'll get the idea eventually. He should not be left in his cage when he has eaten. Take him immediately to the pad or outside UNTIL he goes...and praise him like crazy.

Answer 4

I would not train to pee pads inside as that is not going to be fun when the dog is older.  I have some tips on my housebreaking blog.   goodluck

http://golden-joy.blogspot.com/2008/07/h...

Answer 5

Learned this in one of my vet assistant classes -

In order for a dog to ENTIRELY grasp the concept of something, he or she needs to be rewarded with in ONE HALF of a second after doing the good deed.  

Example - go OUTSIDE WITH your dog, when he or she goes potty, even as they are going, before they are done, praise him with a "GOOD POTTY" or "GOOD PEE" "GOOD POO" so he knows what he's doing is good.  (if you say this to him too excitedly, he may stop going, so don't startle him, just praise him).  Then IMMEDIATLY after he is done going, give a small bite of a treat, followed with very exaggerated praise.  Get him excited, he's done well!

DO NOT DO THIS - When your dog comes inside, do not give him a treat or praise.  This makes the dog think "im doign a good thing by walking in the door"  he does not know you are happy that he peed.  This is why many owners have the problem of "my dog goes out and immediatly wants back in"  Well, thats because you give him treats and praise when he walks in the door, NOT when he does his deed.

Does that make sense?  If he knows that going in the grass is SO EXCITING (haha), he will be more ready and willing and HAPPY to do it.  

Hope this helps.  I fostered a 9week old pup before, and she caught on VERY fast... until she came down with a UTI.. haha  But, you should be able to get him trained pretty well if you stick to a plan .  Doesnt have to be my plan, but figure out what works for him.  Good luck!!!

Answer 6

He is not stubborn, he is simply a baby puppy!  You need a lot more patience.  In can take many months to completely housetrain a puppy.  Make sure he has an exact feeding schedule as this will help.  Also, take him out frequently to the same spot on leash so he can't become distracted.  If he is messing in his crate, then he is not getting out enough.  The crate is a training tool only, and not a place for the puppy to live in.   Chekc out the behavior section at this site for more ideas:

http://www.siriuspup.com/about_founder.h...

Answer 7

If you are taking it out often enough maybe the crate is too big/too small.  The crate I had my pup in was supposedly the perfect size...just big enough to stand up and turn around in but she was peeing put her in a much bigger crate and she stopped.