ive been trying to potty train my yorkie poo for about two months now and hes been doing ok, but for some reason he got to the point where when i take him outside he doesn't do anything but sit there, occasionally he'll pee, but when i take him inside he ends up pooping. We have a puppy pad that supposibly smells like grass but he wont use it. We have shampooed the carpet where he uses the bathroom so he wont smell it but he continues to do it. Does anyone have any suggestions? :allears:
I have been going through the same thing. I have a 5 mth old Dachshund that we have had since she was 7 weeks old. She is doing better but still has accidents. We started her out on puppy pads. She pees on them but won't poop on them. SHe has recently started going to the door and barking. If we are in another room, she doesn't know where to go to let us know so she just goes. Last night she even had an accident in the kennel. Have you tried puppy pads? Also when they make a mess, either put him straight on the pad or outside. That way they know they did wrong and you are showing them where to go. Its a long process!
Here is a thread where I recently asked some questions regarding house training and Zookeeper was an immense help to me. Might have some good tips in there for you. http://www.4042.com/4042forums/showthread.php?t=20314 As an aside: My vet really discouraged me from using the puppy pads and I haven't. Said it confused the dog. Just a thought! 8)
thanks, yeah the puppy pads do seem to confuse him, and he's only peed on them once but only because he was in the bathroom with them and nowhere else to go. I may try the bells idea, because most of his accidents seem to happen when everyone is in a different room or he's in a place where no one can see him.
We have two dogs and we crate trained them both and didn't seem to have a problem. We also rewarded them when they did pee outside with a doggie treat. Our vet told us to take them outside every half hour and 15 minutes after they eat.
Yes, you are totally right!! The trick to this (and learned it the hard way) is to make sure the kennel isn't too big for the dog. If they can pee or poop and still have a place to lay without getting in it they will.
I am with you jnh, my DH and I just got two new sheltie puppies almost 4 weeks ago now and are trying to get them both house trained, kennel trained, and everything else. They are 10 weeks old today!!!! And little monsters to boot. LOL. But we sure do love them.
We have had great success with using a crate to house train dogs, our own & fosters. Many of the fosters had never been inside a house before. Dogs will not typically void or defecate in the place they consider a "home" and since dogs are, by nature, cave dweilling animals a crate is a place that they consider a "safe spot" in homes and is a great place to start. Take the dogs out every 15-30 minutes to potty and increase the time between visits outside as they grow and mature. Give them a command (i.e. go potty) and when they do act like they just solved the world's problems (i.e. lots of positive praise and a treat). It is not easy, but persistence pays off. Good luck!
We had a similar situation like your's for the last few months until we finally got our beagle, who is 6 months old, learn to go to the bathroom in our backyard. How did we do that? Well, we tried crate training and it was disaster. Fleagle cried, howl, bend, and tried to escape from his crate that he almost hurt himself. So we decided to buy a waist-length gate to install between our dining room and kitchen. He stay in the dining room while we asleep or not in our house. My hubby installed a doggie door near the dining room (we have backyard privacy fence) and he help himself to go outside for potty. After that, no problem. No accident, no mess again. You might want to try that if you have fence in your backyard.
how should i go about crate training? Ive only been sticking him in his crate if he bites, which isn't very often. I've been giving him treats when he potties outside and if i do stick him in the crate, when he quiets down he gets a treat too. He sleeps in the bed with me and doesn't have any problems holding it through the night, its only really when he goes into another room or into a place where no one can see him. We've shut all the doors so he can only be in rooms where people are going to watch him, but he still seems to go in places where we cant see him. Can i just stick him in the crate when no ones watching him, ie: follow his every step?
Crate training is to be a good thing for the puppy, never for biting ect. I crate trained one of my pugs and the other one was adopted and she was also crate trained. They are both 4 years old and they both still just go and lay inside of them with the doors open. Now I do have a new puppy, a chihuahua. After talking to many, many chi breeders and others experience and the fact that he is only 3 pounds still. I went a different way this time. He has a play pen and yes I use pee pads. They have worked wonderful, he hardly ever uses the ones in the living room floor. There are there if he needs to. At first he used them a lot, but now after his 3rd shot he goes out with the pugs. I smoke outside and he goes with me everytime I go. I just leave water out for him. Once he was safe with his size and weight, I don't leave food out for him..easier to control when he goes the bathroom. I have to be very very on top of him and what he is doing, if I leave the room he goes in the play pen with a treat. I also use a lot of praise with him outside as well. I have hardwood floors, and that helps a lot, but carpet down the hall ways and bedrooms, just like the pugs he won't be allowed down there till he is house trained. Doing it this way is more work for me, but because of the different breed of dog and his size it's the way I thougth was best for him. My vet has no problem with pee pee pads..but they shouldn't be the main reason for house training..some do..but I'm not using them forever..this is just a stepping stone for Toby. Some even litter train their Chi's lol.. Anyways, not everyone will train the same and each puppy is different..good luck and you do what you think is best for you. I'm all for the crate now, just not for the kind of dog I have right now. Sheri
