House Breaking Nightmare
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| I know it all seems overwhelming, but maybe I can help.First make sure she is well. No worms or diseases. If that is clear- firm up the poop situation by altering what you are feeding her. If you are feeding canned, add dry, if you feed bagged add rice or pasta, if you feed natural add bone and leaner meat.
Next--your kennel may be too big if she is able to "go" in it. A puppy should be in a puppy crate. An adult size kennel puts too much space between them and the mess. At night alter your feeding schedule so that she eats/drinks does her duty then is limited to no more food and an amount of water that doesn't fill her bladder before bed (don't withhold water, but use judgement). Lastly, remember dogs are no different that people, they have a learning curve and some are on the longer side of it:) Let me know how it goes. I also suggest that slow learner needs to go out(I know... it's annoying)as often as you can open the door and viola! one day they just get it. |
| Thank you for your reply. Unforunately I am already trying the suggestions you postd. Nana is being fed pro-plan lamb & rice-puppy formula. I do not feed her past 5 p.m. She doesn't get crated until 10-10:30 p.m. and her first outing is at 4a.m. Her crate is for pups up to 35 pounds and she is already at 23lbs., with just enough room to turn around, yet she still manages to desecrate her cage. I have had her to the vet and all seems well. I have another visit set up.
Prior to our owning her her diet consisted of an adult no name brand dry food and was mixed with cottage cheese and yogurt. I am wondering if she has food sensitivity due to receiving so much dairy. I signed nana and I up for obedience training and am keeping my fingers crossed that we learn something that could help. In the meantime Nana and I continue to bond. |
| My dogs could not stomach the lamb and rice formula(3 of them)
by pro-plan, they threw up and had the runs badly. I switched them to a natural diet that works fabulously for them. In the meantime baby wipes are a good way to wipe dirty sheepie bottoms:) Oh I almost forgot--my dog nutritionist thinks that cheese in small amounts is the only dairy that mine should get--she thinks yogurt and cottage cheese are potentially too "volatile" for their systems. My sheepie ate my full cereal bowl once while "table surfing" and had the runs all day! |
| Hi Nana's Maid,
I was wondering if you could share an update on Nana's (and your!) housebreaking experience. Many people ask about this subject, and since it's been about 5 months since you orginally posted, I was hoping you'd have some fresh experience and perspective to share. Thanks so much! |
| My OES destroyed my house during his first months. During the night what I did it was to put and/or limits with furniture, so he could not go more than that area. The first months my living room seemed a minefield. Now I do not have problems. As far as the furniture, now it does not bite anything. He has passion for the cushions (I gave him one when he just arrived. The best thing is to say to him firmly ¡no! at the moment that is making mess. Since the first months cannot be contained, he urinated or poops. Now in the middle of the night, he barks me to warn that he needs to go outside. When he gets lousy, I close the door of my bedroom... so he goes to sleep as he realizes it is not time to play.
Hope helps. Good Luck  . Dani |
| I have a 4 month old sheepie named Snoopy. He is adoreable yes. But, housebreaking him has been rough. I am still struggling and I have been at it since 6 weeks of age. I take him out constantly, he is crate trained and I am struggling still. He seems to want to pee in small amounts right in front of me and occassionally will do #2 as well, still in the apartment. I am a patient person, but can anyone help with just approximately how long this type of training continues before something breaks through? thanks
Snoopys Mom |
NAB is now 5 months old and we have no problems. We put in a puppy door on week 3 of having her and since then we only had one accident and I think that was a evil puppy incident...my Husband gave her a bath and 10 minutes after she went pee on the rug right in front of him while giving him the evil eye 
We have never had too many night time problems. She sleeps in our room with the door shut and has been out of the crate for around a month. She will tell us if she has to go out. We did crate train her for the first couple of months but have been giving her more freedom as she gets more responsible. I think if you can add a dog door it is wonderful! We have a good sized fully fenced yard where she can run with lots of toys to play with. We still are using baby gates to keep her out of most of the house though. She has free range of the kitchen and main bathroom. |
| I live in an apartment so its impossible to do a doggie door. I take him out before bed, twice during the night when he barks, the kids take him out when they get home from school and the at least twice more before I take him out the final time before bed again. I felt this was enough but for some reason he wants to still try and pee in front of us. I have heard it called agressive pee'ers. It seems they are marking their territory or something. If anyone has any ideas of how and break him that would be great. I picked up a book on housebreaking and it says to ball up a pair of socks and keep them handy and when the dog does something it should not you should throw the socks at him and he will stop and say something to him about not liking this behavior. Has anyone tried this? I am gonna give it a try and let everyone know.
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| I have been through this many times, Dancer is going on 10 months old and only recently can I call her house trained. Sky on the other hand is only 16 weeks and has been doing great with housetraining since the day she came home. My first sheepie also housetrained very quickly, but every dog is different. Consistency and patience mainly, eventually the dog will just get it one day and suddenly you will realize you're not cleaning up puddles every five minutes. |
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