http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 muffett1 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:59:45 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1206 my chihuahua who is very tiny did not go to the bathroom outside until she was about 9 months old we kept her trained on the training pads then finally she got the idea to start going it took lots of patience but it was worth it just keep taking the dog outside when you wake up & keep her out there till she goes then after she eats about 20 mins later take her outside & play with her & encourage her to go potty by saying it over & over when she goes praise her & even reward her with a treat hang in there their smart dogs.. my chihuahua who is very tiny did not go to the bathroom outside until she was about 9 months old
we kept her trained on the training pads
then finally she got the idea to start going it took lots of patience but it was worth it
just keep taking the dog outside when you wake up & keep her out there till she goes
then after she eats about 20 mins later take her outside & play with her & encourage her to go potty by saying it over & over
when she goes praise her & even reward her with a treat
hang in there their smart dogs..

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 PregNFed Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1205 Begin toilet training from the beginning , take your dog every half an hour & say a word like wee wee & keep that word for that event. Stay outside a minimum of 10 mins or until the dog does something, give your dog a treat & praise like a nutter. Repeat every half hour then you can gradually increase to every hour & so on. Feed at the same time every day then you will get some idea when they need to do a number 2 , (usually not long after eating) keep doing this until you can go a couple hours , baring in mind your dog will take longer to understand they need to go the door to let you know they need to wee. so watch her for sniffing or circling the floor , if she does take her straight out. The weeing when people come is part of being a pup , ideally when someone comes make her sit still while they come in, no jumping up! When the guests are in for 5 minutes or sat down then she may go to them but ask them to make her sit before she is stroked this helps reducing excitement so she wont wee. punishing her for it is not good , it is not her fault she needs more time & proper training from the beginning. you need to go back to basics with her & train her properly. to the person below " lisa " never ever rub your dogs nose in its own wee or poo how bloody cruel of you ! it is your own fault your dog is weeing in the house as you havent let it out or often enough to do its business. you have to learn your dog right from wrong ! poor thing anyway good luck with your westie op just to add ..i house trained my pup in 6 days .... so im sorry but months is to long ... you need to be firm & consistant. xx Begin toilet training from the beginning , take your dog every half an hour & say a word like wee wee & keep that word for that event. Stay outside a minimum of 10 mins or until the dog does something, give your dog a treat & praise like a nutter. Repeat every half hour then you can gradually increase to every hour & so on. Feed at the same time every day then you will get some idea when they need to do a number 2 , (usually not long after eating)
keep doing this until you can go a couple hours , baring in mind your dog will take longer to understand they need to go the door to let you know they need to wee. so watch her for sniffing or circling the floor , if she does take her straight out.
The weeing when people come is part of being a pup , ideally when someone comes make her sit still while they come in, no jumping up!
When the guests are in for 5 minutes or sat down then she may go to them but ask them to make her sit before she is stroked this helps reducing excitement so she wont wee.
punishing her for it is not good , it is not her fault she needs more time & proper training from the beginning.
you need to go back to basics with her & train her properly.
to the person below ” lisa ” never ever rub your dogs nose in its own wee or poo how bloody cruel of you ! it is your own fault your dog is weeing in the house as you havent let it out or often enough to do its business. you have to learn your dog right from wrong !
poor thing
anyway good luck with your westie op
just to add ..i house trained my pup in 6 days …. so im sorry but months is to long … you need to be firm & consistant. xx

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 CowsGoMo Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:33:54 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1204 go to:http://www.pets.com/articles/7/0/344 hope this helps... go to:http://www.pets.com/articles/7/0/344
hope this helps…

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Creative Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:07 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1203 have you tried crate trainging?? have you tried crate trainging??

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 *L.A.M.B. love_angel_manga_baby* Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:07:29 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1202 well you could use those doggie mats and train her to go there. i know someone with a shih tzu that does this. well you could use those doggie mats and train her to go there. i know someone with a shih tzu that does this.

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Scuba Judy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51:48 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1201 For hints on potty training, see the sites listed below. We have an 18 week old BT and we're still working on it! For hints on potty training, see the sites listed below. We have an 18 week old BT and we’re still working on it!

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Anonymous Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:33:40 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1200 I remember the day's Clyde (my dog) wasn't Potty trained!... i used the old "put or rub there nose in it and then put them in the garden for ten minutes" it worked for me... good luck... don't give up , she will understand in the end. I remember the day’s Clyde (my dog) wasn’t Potty trained!… i used the old “put or rub there nose in it and then put them in the garden for ten minutes” it worked for me… good luck… don’t give up , she will understand in the end.

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 CF_ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:18:28 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1199 this is a good link to help you maybe you made some mistakes early on.... read the linkhttp://www.gomestic.com/Pets/How-to-Succ… if you still need - make sure a vet checks the pup for medical problems - especially if you got it from a backyard breeder or worse - a pet store! this is a good link to help you maybe you made some mistakes early on…. read the linkhttp://www.gomestic.com/Pets/How-to-Succ…
if you still need – make sure a vet checks the pup for medical problems – especially if you got it from a backyard breeder or worse – a pet store!

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 mlh7575 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1198 kennel/crate training really works, even though it is hard to see them in a little crate for a long time, but with our puppy it has only been two months since we had her and she doesn't hardly ever have accidents in the house anymore. Here is a website that may help:http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe… kennel/crate training really works, even though it is hard to see them in a little crate for a long time, but with our puppy it has only been two months since we had her and she doesn’t hardly ever have accidents in the house anymore. Here is a website that may help:http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe…

]]> http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Pikachu Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:24:04 +0000 http://www.westiesavvy.com/care/westie-training-questions-and-answers/my-westie-has-lived-with-us-for-5-months-and-is-still-not-potty-trained-help-please/#comment-1197 Do you actually watch her have the accidents? Reason being that the best time to correct your dog is to catch her in the act, say no loudly pick or drag her outside to finish her business outside. Its not cruel, but you have 30 sec to associate the peeing inside as bad. I understand when she does go, she acts guilty but thats because you are upset with the stain she doesn't associate it with the act of peeing that is bad. If you can catch her in the act...I would also recommend starting from the beginning again- with taking her out every 2-3 hours when she is not being crated. You're right but the piddle accidents when people coming over...ask people to come in calmly and not to get her all excited since she is a cute puppy. Once she is calm then let her approach your guests...(my puppy did the same...but once we took a calmer approach we didn't have our piddle accidents) good luck- it will get better Do you actually watch her have the accidents? Reason being that the best time to correct your dog is to catch her in the act, say no loudly pick or drag her outside to finish her business outside. Its not cruel, but you have 30 sec to associate the peeing inside as bad. I understand when she does go, she acts guilty but thats because you are upset with the stain she doesn’t associate it with the act of peeing that is bad. If you can catch her in the act…I would also recommend starting from the beginning again- with taking her out every 2-3 hours when she is not being crated.
You’re right but the piddle accidents when people coming over…ask people to come in calmly and not to get her all excited since she is a cute puppy. Once she is calm then let her approach your guests…(my puppy did the same…but once we took a calmer approach we didn’t have our piddle accidents)
good luck- it will get better

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