My female Yorkie is 10 years old. I got her when she was 9 after her owner passed away. We connected immediately, love at first sight. She follows me everywhere.
She was sort of trained with potty pads but not very well. Ihave refused to use them. I always take her outside or walk outside with her. I have a doggie door and she learned to use it immediately. She gets highly praised and receives a treat. She will be good for a week or so and then itis like she forgot what to do and pees in the kitchen. She gets scolded and no treat.
I have an 18 year old male poodle and my brother has a 10 year old mutt. They are all small dogs. The other 2 dogs get a treat and my Yorkie does not. Iam frustrated. Yorkie does so well and then all of a sudden she seems to have a bunch of accidents.
She sees the same vet as I take my poodle to so he has known her all her life. I took her to the vet for a check and her shots after she came to me. All seemed well. I take her out after her naps and when I need to go and I go often. Sometimes she goes out on her own.
Iam baffled. What else can I try?
If she had any experience with the pads and they are suddenly gone, she is going to be confused. She needs to be weaned away from the old to the new way. Gradually move the pads toward the door. Reward good behavior. Eventually move outside. Then they can go away after a few weeks of consistently using outside.
How do I house train an older dog? I have a 3 year old Shih Tzu and she pes and poops on the floor. I take her for 3 walks a day, but I also have to keep her on a leash. I want her to learn how to go loose without leaving the lawn. She has gotten loose on me a few times.
Hope you guys can help out!
The older the dog is, the harder it is. She needs a strict walking and feeding schedule. She needs lots of praise when she goes and no punishments if she has accidents. Good luck.
I'm so frustrated with my new rescue. I've had her for less than a week and evening potty time is very frustrating. She takes so long to pee outside at night. There are no issues in the morning in the backyard or for the dog walker mid-afternoon. Only nighttime potty breaks are problematic.
We literally walked for almost an hour tonight before she peed. Then, right before bedtime, I took her out and she wouldn't go. I come in, brush my teeth and then head towards my bedroom and noticed she peed on the carpet.
Suggestions? Please? I'm at my wits end and losing my patience. I've never had a situation like this, even with my other rescue dog.
My guess is that something happened to her at night and she is scared to go outside. I would discuss this with the vet.
I adopted/rescued a 7yr. Yorkie. The original owners stated he was house broken/trained. It has only been a week, but he keeps peeing in the house (kitchen). I have put up gates between the kitchen and living room to limit the peeing in one area. Take him out several times in the am before work (same time) when I get home and in the evening, within about 20 minutes of being in the house, there is a little puddle in the kitchen.
I clean up the pee and even spray the area that he has touched. He normally will not go back to that part of the kitchen. I have put down pee pads and he just looks at them and doesn't use them. He will go everywhere else except on them.
I have limited his water, as he will drink the entire bowl up if you let him in one sitting. I caught him once starting to pee and raised my voice and took him outside right away. I have praised him when he pees outside. I am not sure what is happening. He is very loving and wants to be with us, but I am worried that he will pee in the other parts of the house. I am not sure what it might be. I just purchased a crate and will overnight him in the crate to see what happens. I am not sure what other things to do or what might be happening that he pees.
Any advise?
I wonder if the he had a specific method when trained like a specific rug or a favorite area in the home he peed from his original owner.
You can try to re-train him.
First check with the vet to make sure there are no health issues like a UTI or other infection. Then if the pup gets a clean bill of health, ask about potential stress reducing method and combine that with the crate training and the positive reinforcement when he does the right thing.
A paper lined cookie pan, with sides, can work well for small dogs as a relief station. Keeping the paper changed will keep your pet coming back. This is a page about using a cookie pan as an indoor dog relief station.
We have a female dog that has access to go out at any time, but she still goes potty in the house. She refuses to go poop in front of us.
Our male is completely trained. But our female still goes inside. How do we stop her from going in the house.Give her a strict walking and feeding schedule. Take food away between meals. Praise her when she does go outside.
My husband and I have a 2 year old Pug. She will go out to use the bathroom or she will at least sit out there and wait until she comes in to poop on the floor, not even 30 minutes later. We've had a trainer come in, but it didn't help. We've tried praising her when she does go outside, but that doesn't work either. I don't know what else to do.
Make sure she gets checked by the vet to rule out physical issues.
My Pit Bull is 4 years old and is sometimes still going pee and poop in the house. If I don't lock her in the bedroom at night she goes potty in the living room. If we're out of the house for more than 10 hours she goes. I have an older Rot/Lab who can hold his bladder for 24 hrs if needed so I know she could hold it if she really needs to. We've tried three cages, but none of them have held up to her strength. She eventually finds a way to destroy them. Also she would immediately pee as soon as we took her out of it while still in the house.
Also she has behavioral problems around other people and dogs and whenever I think she's getting better she goes back to her old ways. Last night she broke out of our room and pulled our crock pot off the counter and shattered it. My boyfriend then locked her back in the room and she peed right there. She's never peed in our bedroom before. Half the time it feels like revenge, but I don't know. Please help with no accusatory comments. I'm trying to learn to be a better fur mom, but I'm having financial trouble this year so training would be very hard to afford.
Your dog needs better training. Petsmart and similar pet stores offer training classes at reasonable prices.
I adopted a 4 yr old Chihuahua. He was never house broken. I take him outside a lot and we will walk. He just seems to sniff and mark here and there. Then when we are home he will poop and pee in the house. It's like he refuses to go outside.
If we don't walk he just stands there. I am not sure what to do anymore. Plus I live in Wisconsin so winter will be here and I'm worried he really won't go outside. Please help.Could you train him to use a wee wee pad in the house. A lot of dogs seem to adjust well to it.
Get him used to a clicker and treat immediately after he has performed. Then assign the spot near your home that you want to be used in the winter and take him there. Use the clicker until he catches on this is where he is expected to do his business.
