Puppy peeing and pooing.?

Question

Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

I've got a 13 week old Doberman, and have tried all the conventional methods to get her to go to the toilet outside.

I've tried newspapers by the door, puppy toilet training sprays, rubbing her nose in the mess (pee only, not so literal with the other). I've also tried verbal correction, but nothing seems to work.

She has recently been treated for parvo, and luckily pulled through. When she came home she was like a skeleton, so I must admit that I have been feeding her more than maybe I should have, but this was only to beef her up a little.

I really do need to stop her making a mess in the house, and make her know it's wrong.

Anyone please?

Answer 1

Feed your dog and then walk it 30 minutes after it eats. If walking doesn't do it, put the dog outside for another 30 minutes after the walk.

You are also going to need to sanitize you home because the puppy will be drawn to pee and poo in the same places in your home if it not super clean.

Good luck with the training.

Answer 2

its natural. puppy's do that. you just have to train them to go outside. take them out every couple hours. then they'll learn.

Answer 3

When she does pee in the house, shout 'No!' to her and take her outside to a specific place. Also, after every nap she has, take her outside. Sometimes my puppy will start pacing around the door when he needs the toilet, so we take him out then. Give her a specific place to pee too.

She's still only young and it takes up to about 16 weeks before they are trained to pee outside!

Answer 4

You need to be patient and consistent with her training. Take her outside & stay with her until she performs then praise her to the skies. Take her out at least one an hour to begin with, especially after she's eaten, when she's just woken up & when she's been playing.If she makes a mess indoors, just ignore it, put her out of the room & clear it up. Do NOT rub her nose in it - that does absolutely no good at all! Telling her off will only make her more anxious & nervous.

Watch her like a hawk & at the 1st sign she wants to "go", take her outside. If you can't be there to watch her, put her in a crate so the mess is confined.

She will get the hang of it, she'll take longer than normal because she's been ill but she'll get there eventually.

Answer 5

Just take the advice here. I am just getting there now with an 18 week old pup - he hasn't soiled indoors for 5 days now, but we still consistently take him out at key times. Just be persistent with whatever method you choose - stick to it at ALL times and you will get there

Answer 6

Use a crate, its takes time to train a dog

Answer 7

according to a guide book on jack russell terriers, there are several rules to follow that may help you out:

all dogs try to avoid soiling their denning area. unfortunately the "denning area" is usually only the dog's bed. if you restrict your puppy to a "wolf-den sized" area (e.g. a cage), then this problem can be eliminated.

Puppies have very weak bladder control, so if they don't get taken outside often enough and immediately, they may not be able to avoid making a mess. if your dog does make a mess, clean and deodorise the area immediately, and block access to that area.

times where your dog may need to go include:

right after waking up, after heavy drinking and playing, after eating, if nervous, during or after car rides. look out for worried signals (circling, whining, sniffing etc.)

a rule of thumb is that a dog can hold his bowels for as many hours as the dog is months old. if this limit is exceeded, you are causing an accident and teaching her to go in the wrong place.

punishing DOESN'T help. punishing a dog for a mess it has made earlier is pointless, all the dog learns is that, occasionally for no apparent reason, you go insane and attack. (because dogs will not associate the punishment with the act.) if you catch her in the act, you can yell "NO! OUT!" and hustle her outside, then reward her for going outside. always reward correct behaviour.

go outside with your dog, puppies don't like being left alone!

if this continues not to work, the problem may be physical, warranting a trip to the vets.

i hope this helps!

Answer 8

When we brought our puppy home we kept him in a large dog cage overnight and he did not mess in that during the day we let him out frequently and made a fuss of him every time he did something outside and we had no trouble at all. Hope this helps

Answer 9

Hang in there, your puppy is only 13-weeks-old.  The bladder isn't grown until 6-months-old.  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 in an unfamiliar place.  You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesn’t sneak off, or for strange places.

*Yelling.  It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident.  They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment.  While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again.  Shake it off, and resume your schedule.  You have to keep it real.  Puppies train at their own pace,  but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours.  A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.  

  

Source:  These tips, tricks, and ideas were contributed from many brilliant minds.  Thanks for your help!

Answer 10

Any good puppy manual will give you tips. Remember she will want to pee as soon as she wakes and poo about 30 min after eating. Put her outside every hour for a pee. Dont praise her when she pees. she will think that every time you praise her she has to pee. You need to catch her in the act doig it indoors to correct her. No good after she done it. Patience and commitment is needed. Good luck

Answer 11

first realize a puppy doesn't have full control until 6-8 months old.

You have totally confused her with so many methods pick one and stick to it ( I suggest the crate training method)

Also realize when in the vets with parvo she was left to do her messes where she was kept so now you have to break this ad it's often harder to break a bad habbit.

just be consitant and don't let her run about with freedom in the house without being able to watch her and correct her. She should be only corrected when caught not after the fact.

Answer 12

You'll hear what everyone else hears...repeat and reward.

First of all...STOP RUBBING THE PUPPY'S NOSE IN IT. It is counter-productive.

Now, if she pees inside and you catch her in the act, give her a LOUD, FIRM NOOOOO and immediately take her outside. If she goes outside, praise her and give her a treat when you come in.

If she defecates in the house, same deal.

If you find the pee after she has done it, clean it up and forget about it...because she already has. Punishing her after the fact, she won't understand. If you find p**p after the fact, take it outside and put it where you want her to go. Then, take her outside and lead her to it and let her sniff it. She will associate it with going outside.

And, for the love of God, no newspapers and no puppy pads. They just teach her to go in the house!