Potty training question....
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| Mine won't bark - but they are obvious, Marley paws at me and runs to the door (guess I am dense in her mind), Morgan does the "potty dance" - one you see it you get it.
But at 8 months old they probably won't be 100% trained. A good schedule helps. Mine are 2 and the boy will sometimes have accidents if he was too distracted in the morning to go potty before I go to work. My husband's 7 year old Irish Setter peed the floor in the bedroom twice last week - both times he cried to go out and was told to be quiet- I was told "he just went out". SO 100%? Depends on the humans in the household. |
| I read it somewhere that puppies can hold the number of hours equivalent to the number of months of their age. For example, a 5-month-old puppy should be able to hold for 5 hours. I used treats and lots of praise to potty train my puppy. I took him outside to the yard to the same spot every day and gave him the same command (Make sure everyone in the family uses that same command). Once he started to go, I gave him a lot of praise ("Good boy! Good job!") and repeated the command. As soon as he finished, I gave him a treat and lots of praise. He's now 5 months old and hasn't had an accident for like 2 months. Another important potty-training tool is the crate. That's how puppies learn to hold for long hours because dogs like to keep their sleeping area clean.
Treats and crating have worked wonder for me. I'm a first-time dog owner. I learned the techniques above from the breeder and other members in the forum. This is a great place where everyone is so helpful! |
| Teach her to ring a bell! Some dogs just aren't barkers so I've found using a bell to house train to be a real sanity saver.
Here's another thread to explain how it's done: http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=14597 Good luck! |
kerry wrote: Mine won't bark - but they are obvious, Marley paws at me and runs to the door (guess I am dense in her mind), Morgan does the "potty dance" - one you see it you get it. Every dog is different, if your dog barks for attention than you can probably reinforce that when she wants to go outside. Mine won't bark either but sit/stand right next to me. kerry wrote: But at 8 months old they probably won't be 100% trained. A good schedule helps. SO 100%? Depends on the humans in the household. They should hold it for 10-12 hours by the age of 6 months! IF you are consistent.  My OES is 11 months old now and hasn't had an accident since he was 5 months old. kerry wrote: My husband's 7 year old Irish Setter peed the floor in the bedroom twice last week - both times he cried to go out and was told to be quiet- I was told "he just went out". He may have medical issues. If he has accidents more often I think you should have him checked. ejasper wrote: She's really good when we keep her on a schedule, but if she gets off schedule for any reason she has an accident.
Well, you've answered your own question. Keep her on a schedule so she won't have accidents. She is going to be as consistent as you are! |
| Thanks for the advice everyone! She's not a barker so I think the key will just be consistency and positive reinforcement! She's a good girl and a very quick learner so I'm not too worried anymore!
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| Are you able to put in a doggie door? Works great for us. |
I did the bell thing with Tucker, and I think he's only had 2 accidents in the last 5 months (and he's only 9 months old!). Of course I'd like to believe that he's just supremely intelligent (  ) but I'm thinking it's more likely that the bell is such a clear and articulate way for him to communicate his need to us that there is less likelihood of accidents.
I actually did hang the bell off the door with a ribbon because I thought maybe the more times he heard it jingle the better. Bell ringing = door opening = I get to go outside! He often rings it just to go and lie outside, which I don't have a problem with (except when he does it every 20 minutes in the dead of winter and snow), because again, it's a simple way for him to tell us what he wants. Use tons and tons of verbal and food praise. The first time he rang the bell I threw a huge party and opened the door right away. When he was first learning he would ring it A LOT, I guess to test his hypothesis about the door opening. It was a huge nuisance during this learning phase because you must open it every time, but it was well worth it!! |
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