How can I train my dogs to *** in specific areas or not to *** inside at all?
Written by Luvs Dogs on November 5th, 2008
Tired Mum asked:
We are moving to the desert in 3 months and the dogs will need to be inside all summer, I have a 3 year old pug and a 3 month old shih tzu x maltese, they are both boys. I have heard that pugs are difficult to train and am a bit worried. I **** stepping in dog wee when I least expect it (or at any time really lol) so they will need to *** in a specific area at night times and ask to go out when I am home during the day or *** in the night time area if I am out during the day. Where do we begin with this? I am not a dog person and need help!
I have dogs because my husband is a dog person and my daughter enjoys them. I like cats but they ran away so we are sticking with the dogs.
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We are moving to the desert in 3 months and the dogs will need to be inside all summer, I have a 3 year old pug and a 3 month old shih tzu x maltese, they are both boys. I have heard that pugs are difficult to train and am a bit worried. I **** stepping in dog wee when I least expect it (or at any time really lol) so they will need to *** in a specific area at night times and ask to go out when I am home during the day or *** in the night time area if I am out during the day. Where do we begin with this? I am not a dog person and need help!
I have dogs because my husband is a dog person and my daughter enjoys them. I like cats but they ran away so we are sticking with the dogs.
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6 Comments at "How can I train my dogs to *** in specific areas or not to *** inside at all?"
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You can make a litter box for them. When they *** in weird places just putt them in the box and they’ll eventually learn..why do you have dogs if your not a dog person
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Start taking them out every 10 mins untill they pee, reward them for doing it out side ‘good boy’, its possible to get them to *** outside on command too,my dog knows what wee wee’s is
um but after you do this for awhile, your dog will start begging and crying when it wants to go out and pee, because beleive it or not they probably arent enjoying ****** on the floor and getting into trouble, anyway i hope this helps
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Take the dogs outside to the desired location on a leash. Sit and wait until they go and then reward them with a treat and praise. You may be sitting there for a while but the end result is worth it. Keep doing this at the same times every day and your dogs will eventually just start going in that location. Consistency is key!
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I know this is going to be long but this is what my breeder suggests:
Read the following statement twice a day every day until your puppy is housetrained:
“Housetraining is KEEPING THE DOG FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT in the house, until the HABIT of not going in the house is firmly established.” Don’t punish the puppy if s/he has an accident inside. It is your responsibility to make sure this does not happen, not the puppy’s. A dear trainer friend of mine, when asked by clients, “What should I do when my dog goes to the bathroom in the house?” advises them to get an old newspaper, roll it up, and thump themselves over the head with it J . To avoid the need to abuse yourself in this way, follow this guide to housetraining in every detail, all the time, until you have a successfully housetrained dog.
=> If a puppy needs to go more frequently than every two hours and progress does not seem to be made in spite of proper application, have the pup examined by a vet, as there may be a urinary tract infection or, in the case of loose/frequent stools, parasites.
=>Keep in mind that each time your puppy is allowed to have an accident in the house, the process of creating the habit of going to the bathroom outside suffers a setback, and must begin again.
=> Normal cleaners will not clean up organic substances sufficiently to keep your puppy from detecting the scent and possibly repeating the mistake (”Hey, this smells like a potty area! I’ll go here!”). You will need to purchase a gallon of either Nature’s Miracle or Pet-tastic and use as directed to eliminate the odor completely. (Trivia: Dogs can smell urine concentrations as low as 3 parts per million.)
=> During the entire housebreaking period, even if you have a fenced yard, take the puppy out on a leash to potty. This is crucial!!! A key component of creating the habit is to go to the same spot each time and not leave it until the pup does its business. Without a leash, you cannot — as is required — both ignore the dog until it goes AND keep it from leaving the right spot until it goes. So how do you avoid an accident inside? It is simple, but because of modern lifestyles, not always easy. Here are the guidelines that make this program work: (note# you may need to put the leash on and carry your puppy to the “spot” first few days until puppy learns to lead.)
1) Take your puppy outside, on a leash, on the following schedule:
Immediately after it wakes up, whether in the morning or from a nap during the day; Immediately after a play session. If play goes on for a while, take a potty break every 10-15 minutes;
Immediately after a meal; and
At minimum, every two hours.
2) In addition, be alert for signs the puppy needs to go out - circling, whining, or sniffing/looking for the “bathroom” - and when you see them, go out IMMEDIATELY.
Always go to the same spot in the yard. Stand in that spot and pay no attention, give no pats, say nothing until the puppy goes. The very instant the act of going is over, just as the little **** leaves the squat position to resume standing posture, praise warmly and give a small, yummy treat. Stay in the spot a few minutes longer (again, no attention, no pats, say nothing) in case the pup will go again. For puppies, pottying is often a two- or even three-step process. Once potty time is done, play or walk around for 5-10 minutes or so before going in. Otherwise, your puppy may learn to delay pottying in order to stay outside longer. At this point, if in an enclosed area, the leash may be removed. Or even better, just drop it for the puppy to drag around, so that when it is time to go in, you can pick up the end of the leash again before calling the puppy to come inside. (Never waste a training opportunity!) If your dog does not go when you are out, when you come back in CONFINE the dog for 45 minutes and then try again.
As your pup gets older and/or better at letting you know when a potty break is needed, you may gradually extend the time between breaks. In general, a puppy can “hold it” for a number of hours equivalent to its age in months, plus one. Thus, an 8-week-old pup can typically go 3 hours between breaks, if at rest. By three months old, many can go all night, but still need a break before bedtime, upon waking in the morning, and each 3-4 hours during the day. Keep in mind that activity will prompt more frequent elimination, so the pup must still be given a break after play, eating, and waking up from a nap.
When you cannot follow the potty schedule or be vigilant for the signs your puppy needs to go out, you must confine the puppy. This is not being “mean” to your puppy, any more than it is “mean” to put a toddler in a playpen when it cannot be watched. Plus, it’s just one of many things to which a dog must become accustomed in order to live successfully in the world of humans. If you teach them about this while young, it will be much easier on the puppy/dog and on you when confinement is necessary.
The place of confinement should be small enough to prevent the pup “going” in one place, and then sleeping comfortably in a clean area (this takes advantage of their natural instinct not to soil the “den”). You might use a crate, an exercise pen, or a gated-off corner of a room. Make it comfortable, provide a toy, treat and/or bone, and allow the dog access to it as a place to hang out even when not confined there. Don’t use the area in a punitive manner. You want the dog to view it as a comfortable, safe den, and a place of refuge. Sometimes a puppy will progress quite nicely for a while and then experience a setback or a period in which they seem to have forgotten everything you thought they had learned. This is normal. When this happens, just back up a step or two and work your way through the program again. And remember, how long you follow this program depends on how long it takes to housetrain your puppy. If the puppy isn’t housetrained, keep doing the things outlined here until it is.
If your puppy does have an accident in the house, there are two courses of action:
If you did not see the accident happen, just clean it up and remind yourself to follow the rules! Take no action to correct the puppy — s/he has long since forgotten it even happened and will not understand a thing if you try to remind/explain/correct.
If you see an accident in progress, move quickly but calmly to pick the puppy up, snap the leash on and take the puppy out to the chosen spot. Put the puppy down and follow the usual routine as outlined. In both instances, review the situation to identify where your application of the process broke down and adjust as needed to prevent the same mistake in the future.
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If I understand your question are you wanting the dogs to *** inside the house sometimes, but only in a certain part of the house. Dogs can usually hold it all night. If they are going to be left alone sometimes during the day you could teach them to go on a newspaper. About ten minutes after you feed them confine them to a small area with a newspaper on the floor, until they ***. You just have to be patient an eventually they will have to go. When they *** on the paper praise them as if they had just done the best thing in the world. Then leave the paper there so they can smell it until they get in the habit. If they have an accident elsewhere mop up some of it with a newspaper and put it in the desired spot. Then clean up the accident site so they cant smell it. Also don’t feed them where you want them to ***.
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feed them out side. wait about 20 mins, they will *** out side, then let them inside,
if you stick to this , they will follow this
all dog need to go, after they have eaten
you can crate train them, place them in crate.
take them out crate, feed them, and wait