POTTY TRAINING HELP! PLEASE HELP!?

Question

I live in an apartment, so i'm trying to train him to pee on his pee pads, but everytime I catch him in the act and move him, he stops and won't pee until much later.

Also, he pees in his crate and yes, it's the correct size. HELP!?

Answer 1

it would be more helpful if i knew the age.  he may not be ready.  if he is in daycare, you may ask them for tips on how they help potty train kids.

Answer 2

I would recommend a litter-pan, not pee-pads, since dogs often don't see the difference between pee-pads and throw-rugs.  Right now, you may be really confusing him... basically he is learning that if he goes in front of you, you pick him up and put him down, and there's no difference in what he's standing in.  It would be more clear to him if he had something like a box with dirt, sand, sod, rocks, or some other "outside" material for him to go on.  

Since he goes in his crate, that's going to make things extremely difficult.  It makes me wonder if you got him from a petstore.  It will make crate training nearly impossible.  Your best bet is to make him a long-term confinement area (ie, a small fenced in area) where he can go to the bathroom without getting in trouble.  When you're home and can watch him, keep him tied to you so that he can't hide to go.  When you catch him going, don't yell or anything, just pick him up and put him in the confinement area on his litter-pan and sit down and relax.  If you look relaxed, he'll relax more.  Don't stare at him.  Just wait, and read a book.  When he goes, give him treats and play.

I hope this helps.  If he goes in his crate, you've got a harder time than most dog owners out there.  If you find you HAVE to put him in his crate, then put a pee-pad down to catch the waste and to make it easier to clean up afterwards.  Better that than having to bathe him every time.

Answer 3

Hello,

That's odd that he is peeing in his crate.  Dogs normally don't mess where they eat or sleep.

Try putting the pads in his crate where he is already peeing,  Then use those to move out of his crate so he knows to go where his scent is already. Also remember to always praise your dog when he does go on the pads.  If you have a balcony that you feel secure leaving him for a while, put pads all over out there.  So, he will learn to use the pads and to be out of his crate.  Make sure you try to keep an eye on when he drinks water.  Depending on his age, watch for the signs of wanting to pee, such as sniffing, circling one area, and pick up up immediately and take him to the pads.  I know it sounds like work, but it will help.

Hope this helps.  Good Luck.

Answer 4

A young puppy should have a eye on him at all times when loose. Every time he wakes up needs to pee when he pees on the pad don't throw away sop up most of it but leave the same pad down so he will go back to the smell and when he does praise him.  I wouldn't put pad in crate because you don't want him to pee in crate. Good luck hope this helps.

Answer 5

Below are House Training, and Crate Training Tips.

Crate Training

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Try locking her in a kennel or crate, or "doggie safe area" for a few minutes, while you go do something. Make sure to do the "Crate Process every time she goes in her crate.

"Crate Process"

1. Put Dog in kennel, crate or "doggie safe area"

2. Give treats and a toy

3. Leave

4. When you come back, give her lots of praise, and treats. (Also, use the clicker if you are clicker training)

Leave her out, of her kennel "doggie safe area"or crate for an hour, then put her in for 30 minutes, Repeating the "Crate Process.(steps 1-3)" Then again, when you come back do step 4.

Repeat slowly extending the time, and make sure you leave time between kennel times, to spend with your puppy. Never expect your puppy to stay in his kennel longer than the age he is in months plus one. (example, if your puppy is 5 months old, only leave it in there for 6 hours. No dog/puppy should stay in it's kennel longer than 7-8 hours.

This is what i mean by "doggie safe area".

If you are going to be gone longer than a few hours, either have a dog sitter come to your house mid-day to walk him, or block off your bathroom, kitchen, hall, or other place with tile or wood floors for her to stay in while you are away. Leave food, water, toys, his kennel or crate, and puppy pads or newspapers(unless you want potty on the floor)

Let the puppy sleep in his/her crate at night, unless you want an adult large dog sleeping in your bed at night. Even if your dog whimpers in the crate, just ignore her/him until he stops. Do not remove the puppy from the crate when he whimpers, or he will learn that this is how to get out.

I Really Hope this helped.

House Training

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First and foremost, do not make the dog smell his mess, strike him or lock him ouside. This will just confuse the pup, and it might be afraid of you.

I have just got a puppy recently. The way I trained him was crate training. Here's a few tips on crate training and house training:

1.Try to teach them that their crate is a good place. Reward them when you place them in the crate. This is teaching them, that a treat comes with good crate behavior. Always keep your dog in the crate, unless you can keep a good eye on him.

2. Another option, if you do not want to place your dog in the kennel all of the time, hook his leash to your belt loop, this way he can not go off and use the restroom somewhere, and you don't know about it.

3.Always take him outside after;

+ rough play

+after he eats or drinks

+after being let out of his crate

+ after he wakes up after a night

+ or if he shows signs of having to use the restroom,(below are those signs)

*sniffing

*staring at you

*whining

4.Don't ever hit your dog, or rub his nose in his mess. This will just teach the dog to be afraid of you.

5.Don't feed him or give him to much water, before you plan to put him in his cage.

6.Don't expect your dog to hold it's restroom, more than the age of the dog in months, plus one. But no dog should have to hold it's bladder more than a 7-8 hours.

7.Be patient!! That is the key, to housetraining. Of course if you get too overwelmed, you can always buy a book, or ask a professional trainer!

8.Always, when he goes to the bathroom ouside, give lots of praise and treats!!

9. If you expect your puppy to go outside, and dont use puppy pads when he gets older, starting out with puppy pads, is not a good idea, because this trains them that it's ok to go inside, and then before they know it, they cant, it is to confusing for them.

10. Make sure to have a schedule, there is one below.

Example:

7:00 a.m.: Puppy bathroom break. Take your puppy out as soon as he wakes up.

7:30 a.m.: Breakfast.

8:00 a.m.: Puppy bathroom break. Puppies usually need a bathroom break between 15 and 30 minutes after eating.

8:15 a.m.: Five-minute training session. Keep it short and fun! Practice what you learned in puppy socialization class, or follow instructions from a puppy training book.

8:20 a.m.: Treat and playtime! Always reward training sessions with a small healthy treat and some fun time together.

8:30 a.m.: Grooming time. Even if your puppy doesn’t really need grooming yet, get him used to gentle brushing, clipping off the tips of one or two nails, and gently washing his face. This will make more difficult grooming easier later on, and will also get your puppy used to handling. Your vet and groomer will appreciate it.

8:45 a.m.: Puppy bathroom break. Puppies often need a bathroom break after a treat and also after vigorous play.

9:00 a.m.: Nap time. Even puppies need rest, giving you time to go to work or even rest yourself!

12:00 noon: Puppy bathroom break. Puppies need a bathroom break whenever they wake up. If you work, come home mid-day or hire a pet sitter for this important job.

12:15 p.m.: Lunch. After about 16 weeks, you can eliminate the mid-day meal, but yo

Answer 6

hiya

ok! when i had a apartment i found it SO hard to teach my puppy on pads

have you ever heard of ' U go Dog' ? its a toilet for dogs and as soon as my puppy se it he jumped on it to use!

also you might be leaving her in her crate to long, pups can only hold it in for about 3 hours they dont want to wee in theres beds but she might if she has too :( so you have to set up a rountine with this

also when you stop him from going and move him h**l prob be a little scared as you stopped him, he will think everytime he goes you will come over so dont pick him up, stamp your food and say 'ahhhh'! not too loud dont scare him!!

then straight onto the pads!!! with a happy 'wee wee'!!!! voice!!

basically on pads pups can sometimes get wee on their paws, my pup used to do this and he didnt want to use the pads after, these U go Dog toilets have a grid so the wee falls into it...no more mess!!

when you wake up clean her crate out with No praise no talking in slience.

as soon as you get up its on the pad for a 'wee' say it as she does it, get all excited when she finishs and have a treat ready on hand!

after her play stright on the mat for a 'wee'

after her drink...her dinner...her naps....her play...... basically around every hour!

after about a week pup will just know, she will prob go on command if you have a bed time routine.

my pup knew 'come on its bed time' so he went on the loo 'wee wee' on command then 'in your bed'

so he knew his routine, pups thrive on routines!

she will also quickly learn any wees and poos not on the mat are treated in slience and ones on the mat are happy and she gets treats!

after a while do stop the treats though! do it every other time then once a day after a few weeks!

rem pups cant hold it in and some dogs dont get house fully house trained until 6 months or  even a year!

also with indoor training you are in effect training the dog that it is 'ok' to wee and poo inside! you its up to you to her her the only place she can do it is on her speical mats!

took my pup a fair while, he was a westie x bichon both stubborn hard to house break dogs!

Answer 7

If the pee pads are not working, you might want a litter box method.

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 in an unfamili