Potty training troubles with my dog?

Question

I just got a puppy (mixed breed) She is about 11 weeks now, been potty training to go outside since 6 weeks. I take her out in the morning, then again after eating, then again about every 2 or 3 hours. I reward her with treats and praise when she goes. The only problem is that when I take her out, she goes, 1 and 2. But sometimes she tricks me and comes inside, waits five to 15 min and goes number 1 again!! on the carpet! She is only 11 weeks old although, but shouldnt she know by now? What can I do to get her to stop!?

Answer 1

They go when they need to, and it's your responsibility to get her outside when she needs to go.  With patience, consistency and repetition, she'll get it right.  Also, if she's squatting to pee, don't just watch, pick her up and take her outside--dogs rarely pee while  up in the air.  

You might also train her to use the old 'bell' method.  We put one of those jingly bizzy balls--cat toys, made of plastic--on a string on the door, so she could signal when she wanted to go out.  It takes a lot of the watching out of the process, once you've got her trained to it.

But remember that they haven't got the bladder capacity of a grown dog, and some such slips just will happen while she's still a baby.  You need patience and vigilance--she'll get it.

Answer 2

She is still young.  If she is already getting the hang of it you should be happy.  I have a dog who is 5 months old and still has problems.  You need to have her by your side at all times so she can't just go.

Answer 3

A puppy will not gain total control of their bladders and bowels until 5 months old or later. This is especially true of larger fast growing breeds.

Crate training with a puppy is the best approach to house training them. Dogs normally will not soil the area that they have to live in. Never expect your puppy to go more than a few hours without relieving themselves at this age, day or night. As they get older, increase the space they area allowed in. By no means am I implying that you isolate them from you or people.

The best rule, when they wake up, after they eat, after playing, and before placing them back in a crate to nap, take them out to potty. Do not play with them until they relieve themselves. After they go, praise and if you want give them a treat. Let the puppy urinate several times to empty the bladder before taking her back in.

After you take the puppy back inside, watch for signs that they might need to potty again, such as sniffing the carpet, or you might notice swelling around the a**s or them passing gas. Again, take them immediately outside to relieve themselves.

Repetition, routine and reward are the best ways to teach a puppy. Good luck I hope this helps :o)

Answer 4

our jack russell did the same but we had to get very very strict with him. If  i came into a room and saw him peeing i immediately ran over and firmly said "Naughty" then picked him up and placed him outside and firmly say "Toilet". It took ages but you have to persevere with it or he/she will not know their place.  Always remember humans are above dogs in the hierarchy this should apply for everything.

Try it, it worked for us...also do that as well as putting her out every hour. Good luck x

Answer 5

Bladder isn't grown until 6-months-old. You might try some play time after potty just incase she isn't finished.  She should get better at 12-weeks-old, but don't let your guard down that soon.

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.



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*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 some

Answer 6

It can take months to potty train a dog if you are not crate training it. It seems like she is doing very well for 11 weeks.  

Answer 7

get her nose where she do it hit her with a newspaper and tell her dont do it put her in the cage and it will learn that the way i teach my greman shephard  

Answer 8

What do you do when she goes in the house? When you catch her in the act, be sure to scold her, "No," and carry her outside, and wait for a few minutes.  Also be sure you are cleaning the stuff really well, because if you don't, the dogs will keep returning to that place to go. I used this special pet-spotter you can get at the pet store, and I also used a mixture of soap&water. So what I did was:

-Wipe the stuff up

-Spray area with pet spotter

-Wait 10-15 minutes

-Wipe

-Spray soap&water

-Wait 5-10 minutes

-Mop up

And are you crate training her? I would recommend that if you haven't done that already. It worked really well for my dog. Also, be patient. It took awhile to potty train my dog, but now she is perfect! Good luck!