So, you may have seen my new little bundle of joy in another thread. His name is Buddy (wife gave him that stale *** handle). I added Laroux (la roo)to the end of his name so I can call him "Roo Dog" (similar to Sublime lead singer's "Lou Dog" which makes him more cool)...it is all very complicated how I have rationalized having this little baby dog be cool. Anyway, back to the point. What have you guys done to house train your puppies or dogs? How long does it take? The last dog I had was in highschool and he was an outside dog, so there was no training involved. It is hardto take him outside right now because it is like fourty degrees at night and he shivers his timbers out there. He only has one coat of hair, where most other dogs have two (so I have read). Of course I could Google this, but you guys/gals probably have a wealth of knowledge. Here he is again...I can't get enough of his sweet face!!!

 

I always designated pads by the doors for the first few weeks. Keep in mind, it wont realized wat to do over night it takes a little bit. Then, only put the puppy pads by one dorr, the one you want it to go to when it needs to go, and then, remove the pad. Then it will learn to sit at the dor when it needs to go out and wont go anywhere else. Also, I am a non-abusive teaching style. I use a squirt bottle to punish my dogs when they do something wrong. It has worked on a 100lb rottie, an Australian Cattle Dog and a Golden Retriever, and the all listen very well. Thats just my input though.

 

Whip their *** with a newspaper and rub their nose in it.

 

IDK if you know this or not, think you do, but I breed Pugs. Anyways, as far as the housetraining goes...you're going to be starting with a puppy, that's good! If it were older than it'd be much harder. Anyways, it's a GUARANTEE that as soon as they drink, 15 minutes later they're going to have to take a leak. When they eat food, wet/dry, it'll take them about an hour to pop it out. You have to treat him just like a lil kid. You have to be very devoted to wanting to teach him. Take him out every 15-20 minutes or so and don't bring him in until he does something. When you're at work, put him in a cage, roomy enough for him to move around in but not too big so that he feels like he's in control. Then as soon as you get home from work, once again, take him out and don't bring him in unil he fertilizes your yard or waters the grass. It takes some time and you just have to be patient. If he makes a mess in the house, show him what he did, DON'T hit him, just tell him "No" or "Bad", but not in an "angry" way. Otis, my male Pug, was house trained in about 2-3 months, that's no mess' anywhere, 100% housebroken. Now Cici, the female Pug, I think she has ADD or something, it took her around 6 months to be house broken.

Hope this helps a lil. There's always more stuff to learn so if you ever need anymore info, just let me know and I'll try to help you out. Congrats on the new kid and good luck with everything!

 

Inside puppies require somewhat constant monitoring for the 'potty sniff' dance. It's true for the young ones that within minutes of drinking or eating, it's time to go! If you watch closely enough, you'll see the bladder take over the brain and Buddy will start searching for a place to do his bizzle. Break his attention with whatever sound or motion you're comfortable with as the leader, then LEAD him (do not carry or follow behind him) to the outside or to the assigned piddle box (not the cat's!). If all the human pack leaders can help with this, Buddy LaRouxjabooboo will quickly learn that he needs to come to one of you in order to piddle or poop, not before. Until then, when he does tinkle in the house, your tone of voice is all the signal he needs to know that his most previous action was not allowed. Refrain from using his name in conjunction with disapproval, and it must be within seconds after the squat, or he won't have any idea what in the hell you're steaming on about. Do not rub his nose in it, do not yell at him, do not make an *** of yourself in any way--at most, snap your fingers and say 'No!', then immdediately lead him to a fresh patch of yard, even if he hasn't finished. Buddy will clue in to what's appropriate very fast. Be positive and patient!

 

We understand that he is a baby. With myhomosapien babies it was obviousnot tobe angry or aggressive with them when they had an accident (can you imagine spanking a six month old for going poo in his/her diaper...no way). They do not have the mental ability to register the need to potty, and further more, to go in a specific area. When he has an accident, we do not speak loudly, rub his nose in it, or get angry. We have "potty pads" that wehave moved closer to the front door as our first week is coming to an end. Eventually, we have moved them outside to the front stoop. When he wakes up from a nap we take him out, when he eats we take him out, and when he has been playing for an hour or so...we take him out. We are only coming up on a week this Sunday, but he is having accidents. I guess I don't know how long it should take (he is nine weeks old), and it may depend on the breed, but I don't want our house to smell like dog ****.... I know you guys (R2D2 and 05RR) have given somewhat direct instructions, but are we doing okay? Should we change the game plan?

 

No one can tell you how to train you dog, because each dog is going to act differently. With him being so young and you only having him for a week, f he understands the concept of a piddle pad, I would say he is doing it very well. It will take some time, most of the time, to get completely broken of it, and when you think its over and has learn, you may still have a few accidents (when it has been up a while or are preoccupied with something) during the younger times. I wasnt trying to give direct instructions, its just what I have dont with my dogs. Everyone has their own theory or idea, and to each their own. You have to figure out what works for yours. With smaller dogs like your, I just always like the piddle pad idea. They are more prone to going more often (smaller dogs) and if it realizs it needs to go to the pad to go, it is understands the concept of "there is a special place I need to do my dirty work". It will take some time, and depending on the dog and how much work you put into it, several weeks. I was just trying to give you an idea of what I have done and you take it from there to what you think your dog will work with. Each animal will act differently and respond if different ways. I am an animal lover, so like I said, I am against the violence theory. When my dogs go to the trash or whatever, they get squirted with water, not yelled at or hit. But I never punish them after they go to the bathroom and they are done, because, if you correct them then, they really dont know what they are getting correct for (referring to after they are dont and you didnt see what happened). I would just bring them over to their pad and say potty. and let it be. But since he is smaller and younger, I would look at atleast a month or so until completely broken,but they cant learn a lot at one time when they are super young .... btw, awesome looking dog!

 

I'll throw in my .02. Dog training is like lots of other topics in that lots of folks have lots of ideas, some work some don't, and everyone will swear by thiers. So, not to offend anyone or say they are doing anything wrong at all, this is just my .02 FWIW. I never agreed with the whole pad thing, it's like saying it's OK to **** or pee in the house, your giving him a place to pee INSIDE, later on, the dog might likely find a suitable place thats comfy to pee inside, if not the pad, point is, it's not OK to do the biz inside on anything. Lots of my dogs would pee ASAP after any food or water intake, so whatch them while they are eating, if the pup quits eating, likely he triggered the ole gut and needs to expel something, kinda like that morning smoke or the coffee alarm in us human types. Monitor his food and water intake, there should not be water or food down for him at all times, only supervised events, one is, that you can monitor him and take him out if need be, the other, is that you are the alpha, the head of the pack, he eats when you say it's ok, not when he wants, your the provider, he depends on you. So, as a pup, follow him around, if he makes a mistake in the house, it's likely your fault for notmonitoring him, don't set him up for failure and confussion later on by not being strict and consistant. The first year of a dogs life it's like thier brain is a sponge, they soak up everything, the good and the bad. Aside from just house training, if you teach a dog to learn, they will be capable of learning new things all thier life, training a dog isn't only for what you want him to do, but repitition builds learning into him, and he'll learn how to be taught, in other words, you can teach him to do anything, and the dog will key in that your teaching him something and he should learn it, to please you. Almost all of my training has been for gun-dogs. My lab is voice, hand and whistle trained, she knows right from left, front from back, stop, go, stay, down, and place, as well as marking downed birds, doubles and blind retrieves where I guide her with whistle tones to go left or right, to direct her to the birds if it went down in thick brush or the waves are to big for her to see over. I am not an expert dog trainer by any means, but consistant, and I put allot of time into her. You could direct the same efforts, but to get you a beer, slippers, whatever. Out of the dozens of books I have read, one author stands above all others. Look up Richard Wolters and his book, "family dog" down to earth, simple 50's guy who was a well known gun-dog trainer, and he wrote family dog for folks who wanted to teach thier dog but didn't hunt. throughout the whole book, he directs his little daughter through the training to display that with proven methods, a little girl can well-train a dog. I mentioned it to a buddy who got a dog from the pound and his dog is phenominal in the discipline dept, as well as other "cute" tricks. Like I said, just my opinion is all.

 

Thanks R2D2...I didn'tassume you were trying togive me the conclusive rules to training a dog . Your info is really helpful, though! I amso clueless...duh [&:]! Damn puppies, anyway! I have an uncle with a small breed dog that takes him everywhere...and everywhere that dog goes, it ****s and pisses on the carpet. My dad doesn't allow them to come and visit anymore. I will just be patient and realize that when I take ownership of an animal, I also have to put in the time it takes to train them properly.

 

Like shock said, everyone has threir techniques. I had to go out of my norm of how I usually do it on my most recent dog (it was about a year ago). It took some reading and trial and error with him. He's, well, "different". In saying that, you may have to try a few things and see how she responds, but puppies are very time consuming, but its worth it.

Here's the 'different' dog, see what I mean?