Crate Training?

Im getting a westie soon and im planning to use this process to crate train him:

http://www.westieclubamerica.com/behavior/cratetraining.html

what im confused about is if he wont pee or poo in his living area then where will he be able to pee and poo.How can i traing him to pee and poo at a specific area?

House Training? Do You Rub Its Nose In Or Not?

Hi I have a 14 week old westie pup that i have been trying to house train since 9 weeks old and have only got as far as peeing on training pads if im lucky, I was told NOT to rub its nose in its mess and say no (like how it was done years ago) because it makes the dog loose its faith in you! but im at the stage where I want to drop kick it out the door (i would never do it) Please help me!!!!

My Dog Forgot His House Training.?

My dog that is a carin terrier/westie mix and he was house trained when he was about a 8 1/2 months old. He’s now 4 and has started peeing everywhere! I find the stains and clean it up and scold him when I catch him in the act but he still continues it. I don’t know how to stop him from peeing everywhere and its been going on for a while now and my house is starting to smell bad in some places. Is there a solution to re-train him and to get the smell out?

Ah! Help! Potty Training!!!?

Here’s a little background info on the issue…
My boyfriend and I have a Westie, Oscar. He is basically potty trained just has a few forgivable accidents every now and then but that’s fine because he’s not even two yet. We decided to get another puppy while he is still a puppy himself. Her name is Scarlet.
Scarlet is a Yorkie/Maltese/Pekingese. She is about 11 weeks old. We got her and the breeder said that she was about 80% potty pad trained, we brought her home and it was more like 50% tops.
So our problem is… we want her to go potty outside. We are trying the crate training. Her crate is actually our 1/2 bathroom with a gate up, she has her food and water in there because they are less likely to go potty where they eat. She has never had an accident in the crate. We take her to go potty and say go potty go potty go potty if she goes potty then she gets to be out of the crate and play for awhile if she does not go potty then she goes back in the crate and we try again about 20 mins later. She will not go potty all of the sudden!! I put her outside and she just sits & shakes (it’s freezing out by the way, we’re in MN). Then I feel bad because it’s so cold and put her back in the crate and try again and repeat and repeat. She still will not go and I’m afraid of like a urinary tract infection or holding in her poo too long.
Am I doing everything right? Any suggestions?! Any help at all would be sooo great! My boyfriend loves her but is extremely impatient with the potty training so I do it all (which is fine! I agreed to it so that we could get her =]) and I want to train her as quick as possible.

Ah! Help! Potty Training!!!?

Here’s a little background info on the issue…
My boyfriend and I have a Westie, Oscar. He is basically potty trained just has a few forgivable accidents every now and then but that’s fine because he’s not even two yet. We decided to get another puppy while he is still a puppy himself. Her name is Scarlet.
Scarlet is a Yorkie/Maltese/Pekingese. She is about 11 weeks old. We got her and the breeder said that she was about 80% potty pad trained, we brought her home and it was more like 50% tops.
So our problem is… we want her to go potty outside. We are trying the crate training. Her crate is actually our 1/2 bathroom with a gate up, she has her food and water in there because they are less likely to go potty where they eat. She has never had an accident in the crate. We take her to go potty and say go potty go potty go potty if she goes potty then she gets to be out of the crate and play for awhile if she does not go potty then she goes back in the crate and we try again about 20 mins later. She will not go potty all of the sudden!! I put her outside and she just sits & shakes (it’s freezing out by the way, we’re in MN). Then I feel bad because it’s so cold and put her back in the crate and try again and repeat and repeat. She still will not go and I’m afraid of like a urinary tract infection or holding in her poo too long.
Am I doing everything right? Any suggestions?! Any help at all would be sooo great! My boyfriend loves her but is extremely impatient with the potty training so I do it all (which is fine! I agreed to it so that we could get her =]) and I want to train her as quick as possible.

Puppy Crate Training At Night?

I just got a 9 month old westie puppy. I am trying to crate train him and he is doing very well with the toilet thing, but he still has bad separation anxiety. His crate is in my bed room and when I get up at night to use the bathroom and he starts barking less than 30 seconds after I leave the room. He also sleeps as close to the edge of the crate as possible just to be close to me. I am really tempted to let him sleep in bed with me because ultimatlly, once he is fully house broken, that is what I would like to do. What should I do?
Any additional advice about crate training and taking care of puppies would be much appreciated.

Can I Have Help Training My Dogs?

i have two dogs, and black lad that’s 9 years old and a westie mixthat’ss 4 years old. me and my family havegivenn them too many table scraps and theydon’tt eat their food any more. so i can i get them to stop bagging for human food and get them back to eating their own dog food? and is it too late for me to stop them bagging?

Potty Training Puppies?

Does anybody have any good advice for potty training puppies? My puppy is a westie and it’s only 12 weeks. She seems to like going inside a lot even if we do take her out side.

I Need Training For My New Dog…and Info?

Im looking forward to this new dog, westie-poo (half poodle half westie) do u think a poodle and a westie learn easily?? Like, whats there attitude between training
Thanks

Crate Training And Litter Box Question.?

I have a Westie who is being crate trained. I live in a high-rise so I would like to also get him used to using a litter box. Is it alright to have the litter box inside the crate? The rest of the crate would be covered by his bed area.

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