Puppy housebreaking training help?
We have a new puppy and are having a hard time potty training him. we want him to eventually go to the door and let us know. we dont want to pad train him. when our first dog was alive we were able to train her easily but he is giving us a fit. we aren’t leaving food down all the time so we can monitor when he may need to go. If you have any tips that would be great. thanks
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Crate train. This is the best way to potty train a puppy. My first was not crate trained and my second was. I promise it will help imensely! If the puppy is training, playing, eating or drinking, or going potty, he is in the crate. It keeps him safe and your stuff safe.
Also, remember that praise and rewards (if you chose) are the key to training. I found that using a special treat (microwaved small pieces of hot dogs for 2 minutes) for only going potty outside worked the best.
If he sleeps in the crate, he wont want to go in there and will cry or bark to be let outside. My dog that was crate trained now barks or cries every time she needs to go out even if she isn’t in her crate. It worked great for me.
I taught my dog to ring a bell hanging from the outside door when she has to go outside. She learned it in a day or so, I just picked up her paw or nose and rang the bell for her and took her out immediately and she eventually learned that the bell meant outside and potty time. I think she had a hard time without the bell because she had no way of telling me she had to go. Good luck!
Actually if you leave food down all the time you CAN’T monitor him. Feed 2 to 3 times per day and take him out frequently.
You can ask your dog to sit by the door every time you let him out, that way he will learn that sitting by the door = you opening the door.
I’d advise reading through some of the past posts also about how to house train a dog, there are literally a thousand.
Crate training, obviously, is #1.
Follow these time-tested tips on housebreaking puppies for success. They work for all dog breeds.
#1. Involve the whole family in house training your puppy. This helps socialize your puppy. It also makes it more likely that someone is available when your puppy needs attention. Children under ten years old will need supervision.
#2. Make sure everyone follows the same training methods. Any variation will just confuse your puppy. For example, always use the same cue word for your puppy to associate with going to the toilet.
#3. Give your new puppy the attention it deserves. Frequent accidents means you’re not paying enough attention to your puppy.
#4. Restrict your puppy to a small room in the house until house trained. It should have an easy to clean floor like linoleum. A baby gate is a good way to keep your puppy in the room. Have it’s bed or crate in one corner, Water dish in another corner, and feed him in another corner. Make sure he has some chew toys
#5. Don’t punish your puppy after he has an accident. If you catch him in the act – interrupt him with a verbal rebuke and perhaps a clap of your hand.
#6. Puppies tend to eliminate in the same spot again and again. They find this spot by smell. Deodorize thoroughly if there’s been an accident. If he uses the spot again, you probably didn’t use enough deodorizer product.
#7. Reward your puppy when he eliminates in the correct place. Praise him during and immediately after the event. Use an enthusiastic tone. With repetition, your puppy will associate the correct behavior with the reward
You need to crate train him. When you feed him put him in the crate for twenty min then take him outside. if he goes to the bathroom praise him! then he is allowed to wander the house. If he doesn’t go then he goes back in th crate again.
If you would like him to let you know when he needs out….put up a jingle bell then every time you lethim out make him ring the bell. eventually he’ll get that if he rings the bell he gets to go out.