Want to train my puppy...how?

Question

I have a 2 month old female rottweiler and I want to train her so that she does all her business outside the house or at least on this cardboard I have laid out for her. What are the things I can do to achieve this?

Answer 1

Take her out after every feed . You can also spread some newspaper on the floor. Dogs normally like to relieve themselves on a newspaper

Answer 2

you can also get some ideas and tips from the Dog Whisperer on A&E or Nat Geo Im not exactly sure what channel but channel surf and you will run into it if u have cable that is . Remember this will take time and you just have to repeat until she finally gets it dont get frustrated be patient as possible

good luck!!

Answer 3

Well some people can't be home to let their animals out, and that would place them going potty in their crate. If you need to train your puppy to go inside and outside, use puppy pads. (or newspaper) my puppy is confined  in a room and left with news paper on the floor. Just when you see the puppy sniffing around, its usually the sign of having to go, hurry and place the puppy outside and constantly say "potty" or "go pee" and keep establishing that with them. Same deal for inside but just on the puppy pads or news paper.

Also make sure you praise your dog after it does the right thing in the right area !!

Answer 4

Puppies actually want to be clean and even human babies cannot stay long without relieving themselves, its a good health sign only thing is that they have to be trained properly.The owner has to teach the puppy to go outside to relieve themselves, but then there is a way to tell them that. First you must understand the signs which express that the puppy needs to go out.As far as small puppies are concerned the owners will have to take them out immediately after they get up, after they have food, if the puppy is very excited over something the owners should take them out immediately as they are likely to urinate when they get excited(state of happiness and fear). As your dog will grow old he will ask you to take him out by barking, whining or going at the door, but of course with time you will understand ....more on this at http://blognpuppies.blogspot.com/search/...

Answer 5

When you cannot keep an eye on her, she needs to be confined to a crate or small area.

When you can watch her, keep a close eye on her.

Get her on a feeding and walking schedule from the beginning.

When you walk her, take her on leash to a part of the back yard you want to be her "potty spot".  Do not leave this area until she goes.  When she does, a lot of praise and the occasional cookie.  Always go to this same area of the yard, and she will see this as her potty time.

Do not use cardboard or pads  in the house - this only encourage the dog that it's okay to go inside.  Always take her out to her potty spot.

Answer 6

I wouldn't do the card board, as she won't know the difference between cardboard, and carpet.  Here are 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 comma