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House Training a Dog

August 18, 2009

Housetraining a DogIf you have a pet that still has accidents in the house, limit it's water by putting ice cubes in their water bowl after 6:00pm, so they don't feel they have to go to the bathroom every second. It works with my dog.

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Source: TV show, The Dog or Me

By Meghan O. from Pittsburgh, PA

 
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September 12, 2018

My dog (Calypso), a 9 month old Pit/wolf mix, has issues with potty training. I have had him since he was seven weeks old. He is crate trained, but busts out his huge cage now. He also goes to the bathroom everywhere if left alone for a few minutes. I want to leave him out as I'm afraid of someone breaking in.

But if I do he eats everything and potties. He is so hyper. I love my big boy and want him to be trained like my little dog. She loves him and is free roaming. But Calypso tears everything up. I need help. I have no intention of ever getting rid of him. I love him too much.

House Training 9 Month Old Puppy
 
House Training 9 Month Old Puppy
 

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September 12, 20180 found this helpful

What a sweetie!!! Talk to your vet about this. One of my friends had a big boy with the same issues and the vet recommended puppy prozac. It worked! My mom had the same issue with her last boy (I see a trend here that all of the problem fur kids in my world are boys) and she (her vet) recommended a trainer that broke her Ernie of his issues.

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The vet is your best bet for dealing with issues like this and finding a solution (medicine/trainer/etc.)

When it comes to health and my kids....I never take the advice of strangers with cures and solutions...that comes directly from their vet!

Hope you and your pup have a long and happy life together and an easy and workable solution!! Prayers for all!!

 
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July 26, 2018

So my dogs won't go outside unless I tell them to. They have a doggy door to use, they're not scared of it either, they just won't go outside to potty. We've tried everything. Spanking sometimes works. We kept them away from the living room, kept them outside for the day when it wasn't too hot out, and keeping them in the kitchen (where the doggy door is located).

I would hate for my dogs be outside dogs, but they might as well be. Is there anything I can do to fix this? It's so bad that it is stinking up my house because of them.

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July 27, 20180 found this helpful

Considering you have more than one dog to train this can be a major challenge. You can try a few things that might help you out.

  1. Set a timer for each hour. When the timer goes off the dog will need to go outside. You will need to leave them in the yard for 30 to 45 minutes before they are allowed to come back in the house.
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  3. Once they are back in the house, reset your timer again for 1 hour.
  4. At first, put them out after 1 hour after they come inside.
  5. You should be able to increase the time by 30 minutes if they don't pee or poop in your home.
  6. If you are having issues at night with the dogs peeing and pooping in the house, you might want to consider to put them in the garage. This way you won't need to clean your home all the time. In the garage, you can take some bleach and a garden hose to clean the floor.
  7. I would make sure the animals are fixed. I have dogs and it seems when they aren't fixed they will pee in the house more often than if they are fixed. I ended up fixing one of my dogs that loved to pee in my home and now he no longer does this.
  8. There are so many of them that each one is marking their territory.
 

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July 28, 20180 found this helpful

First, I would rule out a medical condition--take them to the vet and have them checked out. You might be dealing with a health issue and that is what is causing all the issues.

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If they get a clean bill of health, then ask the vet for his/her advice...and if crate training is the best bet (which in my mind it is) or if you need a few hours with a professional trainer.

If it is crate training basically they are in the crate except for potty time and when they do potty outside, they get lavish praise and treats. Then back to the crate. Pretty soon, they will learn that outside is for potty, not the house. My dogs both were crate trained in less than a few weeks. It works.

If I may (please take no offense as this is my opinion only), please don't spank a dog. All that does is make them fearful and aggressive and could essentially be telling them the wrong message if it is happening any where near the doggy door. Dogs, like people, respond to positive reinforcement. If they do something bad, ignore them. If they do something good, praise and treats.

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Good luck! I would hate to see them have to become outside dogs. Especially in the dog days of August which are almost upon us.

 
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May 31, 2017

If you have a Yorkshire Terrier puppy, you will need to get it house broken as soon as possible. This is a page about house training a Yorkshire Terrier.

Yorkshire Terrier Puppy

May 15, 2017

I just adopted Toby on Wednesday, and he wii not potty outside. Everytime I take him out he is shaking and scared and hovers in a corner. What can I do to make him go outside?


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May 15, 20170 found this helpful

I think you've got to watch for when he does want to go and starts to go and run outside with him, then praise with a reward or treat. He will get used to it.

 

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May 15, 20170 found this helpful

Take him out at regular intervals. Praise him when he goes. Have a strict meal/walking schedule.

 

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May 17, 20170 found this helpful

is this a puppy or an older dog with abuse issues? it could be some doggy prozac will help him

 
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July 7, 2016

This is a page about training a dog to not poop inside. Some dogs are more difficult to house train than others, but with consistency you should be able to teach your dog to not poop inside.

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May 14, 2016

My dog always pees/poops in our house, and when I tried to walk him outside (morning, midday, night) he's always just sitting besides me. Does sitting have a meaning to poop or pee? How do I teach him to do his business outside?


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February 28, 20170 found this helpful

You may have to go back to crate training him, or else make a point of training him to not do it. He probably does it because it's easier, he received no feedback from you that it was inappropriate, and the habit stuck.

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The thing to do would be to catch him in the act, and with a firm but gentle voice startle him out of it (such as by saying NO!) and then quickly take him to the place where you want her to defecate.

When he successfully completes the poo, give him praise and a treat.

 

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March 1, 20170 found this helpful

He needs to be rewarded when he does his business. He will then learn that this is the right thing to do.

 
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December 3, 2014

I rescued a 1 year old Mini Pin. We are his first owners. He is doing fairly well with our other Mini Pin (also a boy) that we rescued from the street, and a 18 year old Maltese mix. I feed them early in the morning usually about 7 am, put them out right away to go and they usually do well. And when they don't want to go in the rain they go on pee pad.

I give them about a 1/4 cup of food usually around 2 to 4 pm. I figure that they should be well done doing their BM by then. However, the new dog goes poop in the middle of the night in my daughter's room. Both Mini's sleep with my daughter. Please, any suggestions on timing of feeding and perhaps a good dog food that produces less BMs and gas.

By Sarah from Yucaipa, CA

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December 5, 20170 found this helpful

It sounds like he is just not fully trained yet. You need to kennel him at night, as they don't normally go in their kennel. Then, take him out to go first thing in the morning.

 

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December 5, 20170 found this helpful

The dog is still young. As he gets older his stomach will allow him to hod good for a longer time

 
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November 30, 2014

Put a leash on the dog and it goes everywhere you do in the house. Be sure to feed it once daily only and monitor when it drinks. Be sure to get it outside before an hour has passed. Because the dog is constantly with you it may or may not try to use the carpet, but a sharp yank on the leash will give the dog a clear message that it's not supposed to do that. When you take the dog outside allow it to run and play with it. The movement will stimulate it to relieve itself outside.

 

January 1, 2014

I got a Lakeland Terrier in April who had only lived in a shed. Now when I let her out, she will always urinate near the back door. Can you please give me advise on changing where she urinates.

By Sheila

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