Pottty training - its all new to me!!
I have just joined this site. Its so nice to hear how everyone is getting on with their OES & hear different ideas. Our pup is 13 weeks. we are using pads by the back door in kitchen at the mo. She uses it at night for wee's but in the day she just seems to do it wherever she fancys anywhere downstairs. Also no 2's she seems to do anywhere too. It is early days yet so not too woried but its great to have any tips if you have any!! Thanks 
Bex |
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| Welcome Bex!
I don't know how others do it but for me it was a matter of timing. Does someone watch her all day? I would feed chewy at a set time and take him out in 15min intervals afterward (also if he circles at all straight out side) Then if he went I would say good potty and give him a treat, outside of course. At one point in time I could get him to go on command (if he needed to or not) not so much now that he is grown and we have not practiced it alot.
As he would get better at holding it I would slowly in crease the duration of time before he would be let out. I kept him crated when we where not watching him and after ANY major activity took him out. Nap Play or Eat, did not matter straight outside. The wait time is minimal once they start to learn the command. |
| Welcome and congrats on your puppy.
Summer is 21 weeks old today, and is very good with her house training. The most important thing I found was a command word, we used "clever puppy" as its what we say to my yorkie when she went in the garden. We took Summer out the garden every 45 minutes or so, when she had been fed, woke up, played, got excited, looked confused, you name it. When she obliged we said "clever puppy" made a fuss and even gave her a tiny bit of her kibble. She now goes on command! We have had 3 accidents in the past 2 weeks but mostly our fault. Good luck. We tried training pads and she tore them to bits.  |
| I just put ours out alot, luckly someone is usually home. My pup around this age it was usually early morning, he heard my daughter moving around and got up before me, so I had her put him out(WAY to early for me) and after that we had no problems, and then it seems to click to them overnite, #2's were never a real problem, he figured tha out fast. And after playing that was a big one he always seem to pee very soon after that where ever, and again put out side right away and he caught on.( our words are peep pee outside)And all dogs come running. Then I felt like the doorman, so I got a doggy door that worked great 0 problems. |
| Hi Bex! Don't know how I missed your first post!
Welcome to the forum! |
| Welcome Bex from (another St. Louisan....).........
This is how we began training..................... When Heart arrived at 8 weeks, we immediately began to use the words "go wet" or "go potty" when we went out. If we were lucky and caught her wetting outside, we would praise, praise, praise and most of the time give her a small treat. Now, at 5 months, I take her out, say Heart, go wet!" And more times than not she'll squat and wet!!!! love your picture!!!!! |
| hi my names is sandy and i have a 11week old sheep dog name Toby and im having a hard time training him - when he goes out to potty in the yard - he does not want to come in when I call him he runs from. can u pls tell me what should i do to get him 2 come in without me having 2 go after him Quote:  |
sandy an toby wrote: hi my names is sandy and i have a 11week old sheep dog name Toby and im having a hard time training him - when he goes out to potty in the yard - he does not want to come in when I call him he runs from. can u pls tell me what should i do to get him 2 come in without me having 2 go after him
Quote: At 11 weeks old, you should really be taking him out on a leash every time and reinforcing every potty since he's still learning. They're little wild things at that age and will run and play whenever they get the chance. You need to be there to enforce potty time and get him used to following you back into the house. He needs to know that that time is dedicated to doing his business and then returning to the house so you have to structure his time for him until he can do it on his own. Also, at that age, too much exploring in the yard unattended can be dangerous if he hasn't had all his shots yet. |
| HI, i NOTICED YOU SAID YOUR PUPPY WAS FAIRLY YOUNG. WE JUST GOT OUT PUPPY 3 DAYS AGO AND HE IS 8 WEEKS OLD. WHEN SHOULD I START CRATING HIM AND WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO WHEN YOU HAD TO WORK THE NEXT DAY FOR 8 HRS. DID YOU CRATE YOUR PUPPY ALL DAY. WE HAVE NOONE TO LET HIM OUT. WE CRATE HIM AT NIGHT, BUT ITS HARD BECAUSE HE HOWLS ALL NIGHT LONG! LOOKING FOR ANY HELP.
KTB wrote: Welcome and congrats on your puppy. Summer is 21 weeks old today, and is very good with her house training. The most important thing I found was a command word, we used "clever puppy" as its what we say to my yorkie when she went in the garden. We took Summer out the garden every 45 minutes or so, when she had been fed, woke up, played, got excited, looked confused, you name it. When she obliged we said "clever puppy" made a fuss and even gave her a tiny bit of her kibble. She now goes on command! We have had 3 accidents in the past 2 weeks but mostly our fault. Good luck. We tried training pads and she tore them to bits. |
ROOSEVELT24 wrote: HI, i NOTICED YOU SAID YOUR PUPPY WAS FAIRLY YOUNG. WE JUST GOT OUT PUPPY 3 DAYS AGO AND HE IS 8 WEEKS OLD. WHEN SHOULD I START CRATING HIM AND WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO WHEN YOU HAD TO WORK THE NEXT DAY FOR 8 HRS. DID YOU CRATE YOUR PUPPY ALL DAY. WE HAVE NOONE TO LET HIM OUT. WE CRATE HIM AT NIGHT, BUT ITS HARD BECAUSE HE HOWLS ALL NIGHT LONG! LOOKING FOR ANY HELP.
A puppy shouldn't be left for 8 hours straight, it's too long, poor little thing 
If it is just a one off that you'll be leaving your puppy that long, try to get a dog sitter. If you work 8 hours everyday, maybe an older rescue dog would have been a wiser choise? Puppies take alot of time and effort to train and will need someone around at least most of the day to teach them otherwise you'll end up with a big dog that hasn't learnt any of the basics like toilet training and an unhappy dog 
Good luck |
Bex wrote: Hiya!
I have just joined this site. Its so nice to hear how everyone is getting on with their OES & hear different ideas. Our pup is 13 weeks. we are using pads by the back door in kitchen at the mo. She uses it at night for wee's but in the day she just seems to do it wherever she fancys anywhere downstairs. Also no 2's she seems to do anywhere too. It is early days yet so not too woried but its great to have any tips if you have any!! Thanks Bex first; I suggest you get some books. As remedial as it sounds "Puppies for Dummies" was a great help. I read 4 or 5 books on puppies before ours came home 7 weeks ago. And all suggested that your puppy really can't "hold it" at this age and half the times, they don't even REALIZE they are peeing before they are suddenly doing it. SO; what do you do? Well they books recommended the following, and we did it and it has worked wonderfully. When you get up, let your dog out of the crate and FIRST THING take them out on a leash. When they pee, praise them. Bring them in and feed them; right after feeding take them out on a leash. Playtime? Immediately after, take them out. Napping? When they get up take them out. Essentially, after ANY activity, take them out on a leash to pee. And praise they heck out of them when they pee. Conversely, you can't punish your puppy for messing inside unless you catch them in the act. And if you are lucky enough to do so, scoop them up mid-pee, and whisk them outside to finish. THEN praise them. Hope this helps! Allison |
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