Pottytraining/Housetraining

Bichon/Poodle, indoor and outdoor potty training

Grammy@designermixes.org (Grammy) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:34:47 GMT

I have a 11 pound Bichon/Poodlemix. She is a rescue and I take her outside now which she still has accidents when I'm not watching her carefully. How can I retrain her to papers indoors? She is 8 yrs. old and I know this makes it all the more difficult, but please any tips will do. As any Bichon owner knows, they can get a little stubborn streak. Now when outside, if she doesn't want to be there she just plants her feet on the growund and I either tug on her leaseh or pick her up and plant her elsewhere in the yard. Please help. Thank you to all who respond.

Getting the Puppy to go Only Outside

cotton@designermixes.org (cotton) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:27:37 GMT

We have lifted the Newspaper and we take him out right after he eats and when he wakes up.

Is there anything else we should be doing him to get him to go only outside?

There are 5 replies, with the last one on 10/8/2009 at 12:27 PM by cotton

Reply: Hello.. I have a 10 week old Cheagle.. we have been crate training him. He does very well in his crate, no accidents. We take him out, he pees and poops at least twice and then when we bring him back in, with in 10-15 minutes he will always pee and poop again. It never matters how many times we take him out, he will go outside but always come right back in and do it some more.. I am wondering if it's because he is tiny he can't hold it or he is just so stuborn he refuses to be potty trained! LOL

thanks for any advice..

Staci

I need pottytraining HELP!!!!

Bentley@designermixes.org (Bentley) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:08:23 GMT

Hello! I really need some advice. I have a wonderful, beautiful & month old American Bulldog / Boxer mix. She in the past 2 months has started peeing in the house again. I can't figure out why she is doing it. She was completely house trained. She has gone as far as to pee on my bed. Please someone help!!!

There are 7 replies, with the last one on 10/7/2009 at 3:08 AM by Bentley

Reply: Hi
I am also new to the forum & Bentley is the first doggy that I have ever had.
I know it may sound silly but I'm 25 years old & never had a pet. Bentley is a 9 week old Rottsky,
I am having trouble with him messing. I have emptied out the study & turned it into a room for him.
In one corner is his food & water, another his blanky & sleeping stuff with chewy toys and on one side I have put paper.
When in his room he is a good boy & uses the paper, but once I let him loose in the house he just messes wherever he wants to.
In a month he is going to be left outside & sleep in his kennel. The vet says its fine.
What should I do to stop him from messing inside wherever he wants to?

CONFUSED PUPPY THINKS OUTDOORS IS PLAYTIME AND INDOORS IS POTTY TIME

gingergirl@designermixes.org (gingergirl) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:20:33 GMT

MY PUPPY WILL "HOLD IT" UNTIL SHE CAN COME INSIDE TO GO ON HER WEE-WEE PAD. SHE IS 10 MONTHS OLD AND I AM AFRAID I WILL NEVER GET HER HOUSEBROKEN. DINKY IS A PEKESHUND.
DINKY GETS TO GO OUTDOORS 10X A DAY. SHE ONLY WANTS TO PLAY AND WILL WAIT UNTIL SHE COMES IN TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO BE SEEN WHEN SHE GOES AND ALWAYS WAITS TIL YOU LEAVE THE ROOM TO GO POTTY. AND SHE ALWAYS SEEMS VERY HAPPY SHE HAS LEFT HER "PRESENT".
DINKY WILL SCRATCH ON THE DOOR ANYTIME SHE WANTS TO GO OUT BUT WILL NEVER GO POTTY WHILE SHE IS OUTSIDE. THIS STARTED DURING THE WINTER TIME WHEN I BELIEVE SHE REALIZED HOW MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IT IS TO GO WHILE INDOORS.
WE HAVE TAKEN THE USED WEE-WEE PADS OUTSIDE TO ENCOURAGE HER BUT THAT IS NOT WORKING. ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED.

There are 2 replies, with the last one on 9/29/2009 at 8:20 PM by gingergirl

Reply: I have a 7 month old Shihpoo. She was potty trained at 3 months old. What we did when we got her was put chimes on the door where she could reach them. Had newspaper half in the door and half out the door. She would go over to the paper and we would say good girl and do the dance. Now we have a doggie door that leads to the patio and she has a pup potty, which is turf grass she uses when we are not home or when it is raining. Other days she will go out side. First she has to do her duty outside before we play. I tell her hurry hurry and we will play and she looks for her spot. If your dog does it in the house take the poop out to where you want her to poop and leave it there. She should start to go to that area. Make sure you clean the area in the house with a good cleaner or she will keep going to that spot. THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR ALL, BUT IT DOES NOT HURT TO GIVE IT A TRY. MY WORD FOR POTTY WAS ALWAYS THE SAME HURRY HURRY TEE TEE. THAT WAY WHEN YOU ARE TRAINING HER AND SEE HER START TO TEE OR POOP IN THE HOUSE YOU CAN PICK HER UP AND SAY HURRY HURRY, WHEN OUTSIDE SAY TEE TEE.

New Puppy Potty HELP!!

gingergirl@designermixes.org (gingergirl) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:10:52 GMT

We have him in the laundry room with safty gate during the day. We put down news paper and he uses it well. Once we get home I take himout for his usual walk...He does his business where he normally goes "his spot" and I give him praise...But then 10 minutes later once we are in the house he will squat & pee on my floor/carpet even under the tree. I use special cleaner to clean it up & remove the scent..Once I catch him in the act I pick him up and bring him back to the laundry room on the newspaper (Of course by this time he doesn't need to go anymore or finish what he has started)I put the gate up and tell him to finish his business. He will wimper but after about 15 minutes I will take him back out 'cuz I know he won't go. I have even tried 2nd walks...
Is this for attention?

There are 4 replies, with the last one on 9/3/2009 at 2:10 PM by gingergirl

Reply: sorry forgot to let you know when I go to work my puppy is in a crate also. They will not soil ther sleep area. We call the crate her house. They can hold for about 4 hours..

Indoor potty training/ outdoor potty training

sycadoog@designermixes.org (sycadoog) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:59:56 GMT

Hi I have a Chinese Boston Tsu named Fugly. He is hairless and we live in Michigan so he has been trained to potty on a puppy pad in the winter but he goes outside in the summer. Will this confuse him? Does anyone else have this problem with a small dog that can't go out in the snow?

There are 2 replies, with the last one on 4/20/2009 at 12:59 PM by sycadoog

Reply: Thank you for your response and I will look for the WizDog.

Potty Training tips

kmmabry@designermixes.org (kmmabry) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:12:01 GMT

Try taking the Wee Pad and dabbing up his urine and putting a bit of BM on it so he knows where his smell is. They go back to their smell. Move the Wee Pad to where he has selected to go - at least until he decides to use them. Catching them in the naughty act is the best. I make a noise that startles them. Then love them up and take them to the pad there their scent is. Also, a new or young puppy shouldn't have too much unsupervised freedom. He won't spend a lot of time or wonder far looking for a pad, so either keep him confined or keep an eye on him until you can trust him.

If you are training to go outside take them to the same place every time. Pick up any accidents and take it to that space. You can even dab up urine with a rag and put the rag near the spot. Take him out frequently, maybe every hour the first day, every 1 ½ hours the second few days, etc. Be consistent and dont let him out of your sight. If you must leave him, put him in a somewhat limited amount of space and see that he has access to a Wee Pad or papers that has his urine and/or BM scent on it. That can be a play yard or even a bathroom or utility room. Make sure the room is free of any possible chemicals or other harmful material and that he has food, water, and chew toys to keep him busy. His Wee Pad should be at the opposite end of his area than his food, water, bed, and toys so he learns that he wants to keep them clean.

After an inside accident is cleaned up you can soak it in white vinegar to rid the scent. Remember tat their sense of smell is much more keen than ours.

There are 2 replies, with the last one on 10/28/2008 at 3:12 PM by kmmabry

Reply: I agree that was very informative but I never got my puppy to use the pads. We ended up just taking her out every hour and praising her, and giving her treats. It worked up till here in the past mnth or so... Now I need the advice!

Toilet Training A New Puppy

owliver@designermixes.org (owliver) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:24:57 GMT

Hi there I'm the Newbie from Oz and I'm getting a new Maltese x Shih Tzu pup in about 2 weeks. I haven't had a puppy for many years so any tips on toilet training please. I had a pup as a child and Mum would rub the dog's nose in it but I always thought that was cruel so there has to be a much better way hey!?!

There are 3 replies, with the last one on 9/1/2008 at 11:24 PM by owliver

Reply: Thanks Mickey. I did buy a box of 100 puppy pads and I'll take your advice about using them. Seems much nicer than scolding and punishing the puppy.
Sands I did check out the article on Potty Training and have saved it for future reference.
Thanks guys