I bought a blue fawn Pit Bull when he was just a few months old. And now he is almost 5 months old. My boyfriend and I live together and we train him constantly to prevent pooping and peeing in the house. We both have had Pits before and this one just is very different and difficult to train. We got him puppy pads early on and we thought we finally had gotten him trained before we moved.
Even though every time we left home he would have the stuff in the house destroyed. We had tried tying him up with a leash when we left to go to the store and he chewed through that. So we got him a chain lease so that he couldn't chew through it.
Aside from that, every time I leave the house to go somewhere I let him out to potty first and reward him. When I return 5 minutes or 10 minutes later he has pooped and peed on our floors even after he had done all that outside.
Now we taught him early on to stay off our bed, because we got him a bed. Then he starting peeing on his bed. We constantly stay outside with this dog and he uses the bathroom and then still pees on the floor 5 minutes later. We have controlled his fluid intake in the morning, afternoon and at night. He gulps the whole bowl once we fill it in the morning, but it's not helping. He has recently been getting brave and jumping on the bed and urinated on the bed while I was asleep, not even 10 minutes after I had taken him out. I tell him, "No No", ever time. And he did it for a 3rd time, except this time it was while my boyfriend and I where on the bed. He urinated on my arm, he knows better than to do this. He just seems like he is beginning to act out. How to I stop this, all of this? Nothing is working.
It sounds like you may not have any other choice but to get the dog a crate to stay in when you are gone. He may need to be put in the crate and stay there if you leave the home. This can stop him from chewing up things around your home and peeing on the bed, floors or where ever else he pees and poops. Some dogs are just harder to train and they don't train easily.
I have a 7 week old blue Pit Bull, and it only took me 3 days to paper train him, and then house train him. Is it that they are smarter than most dogs, or do I have a strange dog? He still nips, but I expected that, but when I tell him to stop he does. Also, when is the right age to get him vaccinated for I lost my one Pit who was 8 years old, and I just can't lose Crosby (yeah that's his name). Please someone give me an answer.
I have an 8 month old blue Pit/American Bully. We got her at 6 weeks and immediately began potty training her outside. She does good for the most part, but she still has times that she will pee or poop in the house. Our vet told us to crate her when we're not around and to confine her to a smaller area in the house until shegets better.
She doesn't bark when she needs to go out, she just paces and if we don't catch her it's too late. Any suggestions?Try to train your fur baby on a regular schedule, as close to the regular times as possible. If you keep this up , your fur baby should do better.
You must train them like babies. Try and get them to go every 30 min .
If left alone during the day get some puppy pee pads and put them in the bathroom for the day .
I've had my Pit Bull puppy for 3-4 months. He is now 6 months old and I have been working on the potty training, but he still pees in the house every day. And every night he will poop inside at least 2 times a week.
How do I get him to stop going? He whines after he has used the bathroom. He gives no warning that he has to go, he just does it and then whines.My puppy is peeing everywhere. He is 11 weeks old and he is a Pit Bull terrier. He uses the wee wee pads sometimes and other times he goes anywhere in the house.
By loridanny
I have had many breeds in my life and I have never vaccinated them because of the economy in my country. I have always trained them to be defensive (bark at strangers, never bite) and caring, but I have never had a Pit Bull terrier. He is 1 month old and he likes to pee everywhere and my mom does not help. I go to school and I only see him in the afternoon and at night and on the majority of weekends because I'm at home. My uncles and I wanna train him to be an inside dog and be potty trained, but he pees and poops everywhere. I don't know what to do.
Please reply soon.
I have a 12 week old Pit Bull puppy. I love my baby. She was going on the pee pee pad, but now she is going anywhere and everywhere.
She just runs around outside. She even goes in her crate. I don't understand. Help.I have a 5 month old gator Pit Bull mix. When I got him I was told he was house broken. However, ever since I have had him, he is persistent in pooping and peeing in both his crate and the rest of the house. How do I break his habits?
By j.w.roberts from San Antonio, TX
Observe how much fluid intake the dog is getting and going by that, determines when to take the dog outdoors and walk it around a little in one area until the dog goes. A lot of times they want to mark their territory. Use that same area for bathroom duties. Use the same word "out" or "potty" and the dog will eventually understand what you are wanting it to do.
If you catch the dog going in the house, say AHHH- AHHH and lead the dog away from the location and take it outdoors right away even if it's done it's business in the house.
Hello, how long is he in his crate? All day? He will need to go potty about 20 minutes after he eats or drinks.
I have a 4 month old bully Pit and he's very moveable and lazy for the most part. He is not yet fixed although I plan on doing so. He hasn't been in his crate a whole lot since I was working from home since I got him at 6 weeks. However, I'm going to start working outside the home so I've been putting him in the kennel at times, especially when we are gone. He pees in it every time.
Is he just showing he's mad for being left in there?
How do I correct this? Also, he's still "nippy" when he plays and jumpy when people come to the door. I am also trying to correct this and he's not catching on. One more thing, I have 2 small children and when my dad is watching them and he has to get after them, my Pit gets very protective and growls/nips at my dad. Can this behavior be corrected as well?Ideas and help:
As much as I want to train my dog, I am only with him for 2-3 days in a month, because I work away. He lives at home with my parents who are also busy. I wanted to train him not to potty inside the house, but I don't know where to start and if my time with him is enough. I highly doubt it is. Another problem is he is always excited and always likes to nibble with us. He doesn't bite, but his teeth are quite sharp. He's about 5 months now. Thank you.
By JM
i guess this must be your first puppy. It will be entirely IMPOSSIBLE to house train a puppy 2-3 days a month just as it would be a person. Two ideas: have your parents get involved or hire someone to do it. It is very easy to house train a puppy. Find a favorite treat and ONLY give it to the puppy when he 'goes' outside and lavish him with praise. That's positive reinforcement and it won't take him long to want that special treat, make you want to praise him and go outside. Obviously he will need to go outside a little while after eating.
Never use negative feedback when he makes a mistake- that's your fault, not his. He doesn't understand what you want or he would go to the door and let your parents know he wants out.
If you and your parents are leaving him alone all day as a rule at least build him a doghouse and run outside and hire someone to walk him every single day.
If you can't get your parents involved: sell him to a family that will love and care for him or if you can check them out, give him away. Just make sure it's not a single person that will sell him to a laboratory. As for the nibbling on you, find toys he likes and play with him when he starts biting you. He could grow up to bite if you don't then you're going to have a huge problem. Direct his attention to something he CAN nibble on and play with him with that thing.
Bottom Line: Dogs are creatures that want to please you, protect and love you. The joy and fulfilling relationship you have with him is going to be a direct result of the time you put in to him. Who he becomes is your responsibility.
I have an 5 month old Pit Bull who refuses to be potty trained. I take him out every 30 minutes. He doesn't do anything, but when we come back in he pees.
Please help.