Can Anyone Help Me Potty Train My New Puppy?
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I have an adorable new yorkie/westie mix puppy. She is 10 or 11 weeks old, and I’m working on potty training her.
I live in a 4 bedroom apartment with 3 other girls. I’m 20 years old, and am a full-time student, even in the summer. I’m working on crate training with her, and I spend alot of time with her – but she seems to ONLY pee in the crate lately. I take her outside to play around and use the bathroom for sometimes 2 hours at a time, and she’ll come right home and pee on the carpet, or wait until I put her back in the crate and pee/poop there.
I cannot afford to have my roommates hate me for having a dog that stinks up the house – I’m trying to do everything right, but for some reason, I just can’t get her to catch the hang of this house breaking thing.
Someone, PLEASE! Help me.
Thanks so much for your time.
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to potty train a puppy, there are urine smelling bottles of juice stuff at the pet stores, you put in on a tree outside and she should pee over it. if she pees on the floor, dont hit her, take her to it and tell her that its a no-no and take her outside and tell her to potty here. they wont pee in their own bed, so make her sleep in a crate and if she pees in it, that is her own fault, give her time to realize she doesnt want to sleep in that, then clean it out. or try a diaper and take it off to go outside, and keep her in it till she wont go on the floor anymore.
Sorry this says “he” and not “she”, but I have it pre-written. This worked for us, I hope it works for you.
Set a timer to remind you to take your puppy out every 30 minutes. Take him to the spot you want him to potty and wait patiently until he does. Once he seems to be doing good with that, then set the timer for 45 minutes, and so on and so on. Work at getting it to 2 hours and up. Always take him to his potty spot. If he poops in the wrong place (house, or where ever) pick up the poop and put it where you want him to go and show him nicely so he will get the idea.
Also, take him out every time he wakes up, about 15-30 minutes after eating, and after hard play.
Never tell him NO when he potties in the wrong place because you will confuse him. He will think that the act of going potty is bad, not where he is going potty. And never stick his nose in it. You don’t want to scare him or make him angry with you.
Use positive reinforcement EVERY TIME. Tell him something like “good potty” when he gets it right.
Remember, he is a baby. Be patient and consistent. It takes a while to develop bladder control, but give him time and it will happen.
Good reading would be “Training Your Puppy” magazine type book by the editors of Dog Fancy magazine, and “House-Training” also by the editors of Dog Fancy.
Good luck
Ahh,well i have 4 dogs in a 3 bedroom apartment,not a suprise.all of my pups are potty trained.i dont have bid ones i have a chuiuawa,2 maltipoos(brothers)bijion poodle. they always pee on the large doggy pad.you can buy those anyware like walmart.when they pee on the florr i used to get really mad and grab it and just hit him in the but not hard please just alittle tap.and screamm no not heree and take him to the pad and put his nose in the clean pad.do that a several times.
hope ihelpeddd!
Try this:
1. Take her to her potty place after eating or drinking.
2. Put her leash on every time you go outside.
3. When you can’t supervise closely, put her in her crate.
4. Take her to her potty right after each nap.
5. When it’s time to potty, take her directly to the designated potty spot.
6. When she potties, give a treat and praise.
7. If she doesn’t potty, wait for five minutes. Then try again.
She should be housebroken after a few weeks. Here are some more tips:
1. Prevent accidents from happening. Don’t give your puppy full run of the house at first. One room at a time makes supervision easier and shouldn’t overwhelm him.
2. Always supervise your puppy until she’s reliable. With a young pup, this may take months. Crate or otherwise confine your pup while you can’t supervise her. If you want to keep your puppy with you as you move around the house, consider attaching her leash to your belt. Just remember to take him out for potty breaks.
3. A small puppy needs potty breaks nearly every hour. As she matures, frequency gradually diminishes.
4. If you work outside of your home, have someone take your puppy out in the middle of the day. When you get home, take her out.
5. Don’t punish accidents. It causes confusion and mistrust.
Good luck!
I think you are either leaving the puppy in the crate too long or the crate is too large. Dogs instinctively avoid going to the bathroom where they sleep, so your puppy shouldn’t be doing her business in the crate. Dog’s should have enough room to stand up and turn around in a crate; any more could be considered “extra”. If the crate is too big, try sectioning off the extra bit with a piece of cardboard or something so she won’t be able to poop or pee on the opposite side of where she sleeps.
Watch your puppy all the time for cues that she wants to go to the bathroom. If my puppy is laying down and suddenly gets up to sniff around, I take her outside. Or if she is playing with a toy and abandons it to sniff around, and I can’t get her attention by shaking toys or whistling, I take her outside. Or if she squats, I tell her “No!” and take her outside. After she goes outside, I tell her that she’s a good girl and pet her/give her a treat. Obviously, you wouldn’t do this when she goes inside. Eventually, she’ll associate going to the bathroom outside with good things and she will also know that when she gets let out, it’s time to use the bathroom. It’s all a matter of patience and positive reinforcement. The length of time it takes will depend on the breed, so it might take months or even years.
And accidents are virtually unavoidable. Even human babies have accidents when they’re getting potty trained. What you can do is buy a stain remover that is specific for dog/cat urine. When a dog pees inside, it can smell the pee even after it is cleaned, so it’ll pee there again. But commercial pet stain removers completely remove the smell so your dog can’t smell it, and it’ll probably be a big help if your apartment smells a little bit like a dog. When I first got my puppy I went through a whole bottle in a week, and I also used a ton of Febreeze and vacuumed a lot to make sure my house didn’t smell…the stain remover is really worth your time.
She wont catch on yet, shes too young. You need to feed her and take her out within 20 minutes of finishing to pee and poop. you may need to spend upto 4 hours outside as yorkie puppies cant last that long. if i locked you in the crate and you was dieing to go you would pee in your crate. dogs can only hold on for a max amount of time before they have to go, crate or not. also as the urine making process stops when you or the dog is asleep they as you do need to go as soon as you get up from sleeping as the brain orders the bladder to relieve itself. so as soon as shes up she needs to go, its biological not psycological. crate training doesnt always work. yorkies prefer to pee on carpets and other soft furnishings. it will take a few months for her to get the hang of it. she will learn to poop outside way before peeing outside on a regular basis. so once you have fed her take her outside for a long walk. Also yorkies will pee after running around alot. i know shes a cross but as she has yorkie in her it works the same.