Fastest Way to Potty Train a Puppy

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oh thanks! It helps a lot

Thx! That was very helpful!!

Any suggestions if the puppy is blind and deaf?

my puppys are all crate trained each night when they get tired they go to their crates to sleep.

I leave Anyu's crate door open and he will go in there when he feels the need for a nice peaceful nap.

I have a 10 week old chiahua. 4 days a week, I work 9 hours a day. I am able to come home for an hour a day. Is it cruel to leave him in his crate that long each day ? I AM SO TORN ??? I also use training pads. At first he was using them periodically but now he just tears them up. Any suggestions?

there are new puppy pads that you just throw in the washer ... I got mine at Petco.. about 20 bucks... but also have lining in them.. so wont leak through to the floor... I got 2... So i just switch them out when one needs to be washed.. Also a good rule of thumb that I have heard.. A puppy can stay in a crate 1 hour of every month old he is.. 4 months = can be in crate up to 4 hours at a time... unfortunately some breeds are easier to train than others.. I have two dachshunds.. and they are very stubborn.. compared to a lab I used to have. I taught her so many tricks.. she could even press numbers on the elevator.. it was cRaZy... anyway. hope that helps

thats how my dad has always tought me and how he was tought by his dad and his dad ect. I'm trying to get my husband to recognize my puppy's behavior but he's just too oblivious to pay attention! lol :) just goes to show

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Very nice article. We sell urine and other odor removers but patient training is the key, I totally agree.

How much time do I have after the warning signals? I live on the first floor.

i have a puppy that is 16 weeks old although she don't potty to much in the house anymore but she still will from time to time. i take her out every two hours. and i am with her all the time. i do close the doors so she can't go in the rooms. i have hard wood floor and i think she gets confused on where to go. she will not go to the door. so i watch her and when she starts to sniff around i take her out to the same spot. and though the same door. how can i train her to go to the door to go outside before she goes potty?

I live in an apartment as well, which makes it a bit more of a pain for training. I just always try to watch my puppy for the constant sniffing that signifies she has to go. Then I grab her up & set her by the front door while I put on my shoes. Usually she will then wait for me. It is pretty much only when I am not paying attention that we have accidents. I am trying to use the training pads as well (because especially in the evenings it seems she has to go like every half hour!), we are getting closer. Still some accidents, but she's only just over 3 months old. I also have her in a crate during the day. I come home on lunch or have a dog walker come in. I feel bad that sometimes she is 4-5 hours in the crate, but she does so well. They learn it is a safe place and will usually not go potty there. If they do, don't make a big deal of it, as it was an accident. So armymomo, don't feel bad. You get extra love when you come home!

Ok, this is good info, but I have been doing crate training for about a month now. I take my 4mo old bulldog out every 30Min-Hour and let him pee about 3 times each trip (bout 5-10min trip). I use "go potty" and much praise. I also give him his special potty treat when he does go outside. BUT.... within 2min of being back inside, he pees on my floor. I rush him back outside. We use the same door, I also started the "bell" system on the door so he can hit it and let me know he needs to go. NOTHING. He is very smart and has learned to sit, come, stay and heel- yet this he is not getting. ? I have never had a dog take more than 5 days to potty train. HELP ME!!! please, someone help me. I beg of you. I love him but can not take another month of this. Between him and my 3yr old- they are slowly killing me

Sounds like he could already be marking. Make sure you are boring and not moving around when he pees. And sometimes certain dogs just take longer. I've had dogs that are naturals and get it within a week and a few that have taken a couple of months. Also, the dog is 16 weeks old so he should be able to hold it a couple of hours. Maybe increase your time in between taking him out so he doesn't think you can potty every 30 minutes. He needs to learn to hold it. Start with an hour and a half for a few days then go to 2 hours, etc.

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I have a 6 month old boxer that is starting to be trained in the house if I watch her BUT not in her crate. She seems to urinate at least once a day in her crate and sometimes will have a bowel movement. She has no regard to her urine or feces. HELP!!

i have had my chihuahua for about a week and a half now shes almost 7 weeks and doesn't quite grasp the training i take her out about every 1-30 and every time she wakes up from a nap after eating etc. but she doesn't get it she potties in the house just as much as she did when we first got her we're not interested in training pads i think that is a nasty thing and she potties in her crate i need help!!!

I am praying my 5mth bulldog will stop peeing in my house. He holds it all night and doesn't pee in his crate AT ALL- but still pees on my floor. He doesn't go in the same spots, just wherever. I want him to spend time with us and not get sad and detached, but I can not handle this. He is getting neutered at the end of july and am hoping this will help. Thank you DOGERCISE, I hope he isn't marking (he's the only dog- maybe threatened by my 3yr daughter?), and I am trying to lengthen the time between going out to about 1-2hrs. I have bought 4 books and have done and continue to do all the suggestions- this is something i would like to see the "dog whisperer"/ "me or the dog" fix... maybe my boy would break them and make them retire- :)

actually did u know when you get your dog neutered its like they forget how they were potty trained one of my dogs was well potty trained and we got him neutered and he pees and poops in the house now he never did it before

Great tips and suggestions on house breaking a puppy! For more info on the subject click on over to lowcountrydog.com Here's a link to 8 more articles on the subject of house training. http://www.lowc ountrydog.com/story/sections/house- training-dog-111509

I have a 14 week old half chihuahua half min pin and he will not use the potty outside at all. I will take him out and he just stands there and when we go back inside, its like bombs away. He will seek me out and pee in front of me then just walk away. I am about to move and can't have anymore pet stains. Help!!! Also, if anyone knows a great (and cheap) way to get pet stains off the floor, I would love to hear it and try it. Thanks!!!

i have a 3 month old shorkie. she tends to use her pee pads to pee but she poops all around the house.sometimes she will walk in circles on the pad and then she poops on the floor missing the pad. what can i do?

I have a 5 year old chihuahua and shes sapposed to be house broken but she goes potty all over the house! she wont go outside for anyone. she somtimes goes on the puppy pads but not all the time i dont know what to do! any help?

I have a 16 wk labrador who cannot understand that he needs to go potty outside, he thinks that outside is for playing. I have tried picking him up and taking him outside whenever he tries to wee in the house and say 'outside' to him. I have also tried puppy pads with no luck he just chews them and eats them. I have had dogs before that haven't been any trouble house training them. Is it just a matter of being patient or am i doing something wrong?

i have a hairless chuweenie that i got two months ago when she was four months old, shes a brilliant dog, in the two months ive had her ive taught her to shake hands, high five, give knuckles, and play dead, but i cant seem to get her to stop leaving me "packages" its gotten so bad shes even gotten my yorkshire terrier and 2 chiuhuahuas to start back up again. i love the dog but im worried ill have to get rid of her... pls help!

My puppy refuses to go potty outside, I walk him at least 7 times daily and he will go poop but not urinate. I make sure to take him out before he goes into his crate and doesn't urinate. As soon as he comes out of his crate he does. I say no! And make him smell it but he will not go outside.

We have a puggle puppy, 4 mos old, he has been doing ok as far as potty training, has his accidents inside. The problem we are having is for the past week or so he has been relieving himself on our bed, peeing and pooping both. We are so frustrated with this action and at our wits end on why and how to stop this bad behavior. Any suggestions?

If you want to use puppy pads but your dog chews them, I have found a great solution: Pet stores (and even XS Cargo) sell a "tray" that has a piece of artificial turf on it, scented to make the puppy go there. The pee is supposed to go through the turf, but it just gets stained and really smelly so I removed it. The tray has a grid "lid", with a shallow basin underneath. By putting a puppy pad cut to fit inside the basin and then closing the grid on top, the puppy will smell the pad and pee on it, but will not be able to chew it. Cleaning feces off the grid is annoying so I try to make sure #2 is always done outside.

It's all about consistency. Make sure you take your puppy outside as soon as she wakes up, about 10 minutes after eating, after excited play, and about every 30-45 minutes inbetween. Use the same door every time and take your puppy to the same location. Use words like "Go potty, Good girl!" After my puppy goes, we run to the back door together, go inside, and she gets a treat. Sometimes we have to stay outside for a while, until she finally goes. This will put your puppy in a routine and a mindset of knowing if she goes potty OUTSIDE, then she gets a treat. My puppy had a couple accidents inside still, but it is NEVER your puppy's fault! It is YOUR fault for not taking her outside soon enough. NEVER reprimand your puppy for an accident you didn't see. Their memory is so short, they won't know why they are getting in trouble. If you see your puppy squatting to go potty in your house, say, "NO," loudly and take her outside, to her location, and continue with the, "Good girl - Go potty," routine. One tip, is to have a "Puppy Taxi" Service. When you want your puppy to go potty outside, pick up your puppy and carry her outside to her location. This will help avoid your puppy having an accident on the way from crate to outside. As your puppy gets older, and can hold it a little longer, then start walking with your puppy to the exit door and outside to the potty location. When your puppy has this routine down, I created a "puppy bells alert system" for my puppy to notify me when she has to go potty outside. Using ribbon and some bells (purchased from a craft store for super cheap!), I attached the bells to the ribbon and hung them from the doorknob of our exit door. Then, each time before taking my puppy outside to potty, I made her SIT by the door, and RING the bells with her paw (I picked up her paw and helped her learn to paw the bells). After doing that a couple times, I then opened the door, and we went outside to our potty location. Eventually, WITH MUCH TIME, PATIENCE AND CONSISTENCY, my puppy learned to go to the exit door, ring the bells and then go outside to potty. Now, we don't have the bells there anymore, but my dog just goes to that door and whines or barks or waits for me to come open the door for her to go potty. No accidents in the house from my 2-year old puggle now! Consistency , time and patience is what it takes. Have a yummy treat for your puppy, too! Puppies just want to love you and do what you want them to do. You just need to remember how they see things and what they can comprehend. Yay for puppies! :)

My 4 month old is pretty much potty trained execpt for sometimes at night she poops on the house...we have a dog door open during the day so she just goes in and out...how can i get her to tell me she has to go at night when the door is closed. (i keep it closed becasue my cats bring in "friends")

Our puppy is maybe 2 or 3 months old and we are having a hard time getting him to poop outside. We'll be outside with him for 20 minutes and he'll come inside and poop within the first few minutes. What can we do to put a stop to this? We've only had him a week and a half but would like to nip this in the butt soon. Thanks!

I have a 7 month old min pin that is paper trained, and I still can't get her to tell me when she needs to go out. But in the last couple of days she has started pooping in her crate at night. This is even after she has gone out and taken care of business. I thought dogs didn't like to soil where they sleep? Help how do I fix these two problems?

THANKS!!! SUPER HELPFUL! :)

Hey Everyone, I just got a 2 month old Siberian Husky named Nico.. My favorite breed since childhood. This is my first time owning my own dog, but have been around them my whole life.. Well my issue is potty training. I am home all day with him, I use the pads which were kind of working in the beginning, now he hardly uses them. I bring him outside constantly, and he uses the bathroom, i reward him with treats.... But for instance, I just took him out to use the bathroom, he peed numerous times and then he just wanted to play around, and wouldnt listen... So eventually i took him back inside.. AS SOON as we got inside, he peed on the carpet.. This is a daily, numerous occasion with him. I really dont know if its me or if im doing something wrong??? Any suggestions???? HIs first Vet appt is tomorrow...

I have an 11 week old boxer and she is having issues getting the potty thing down. We take her out often and yet she still pees in the house. I take her out and she will go a lot and 10-15 mins later she pees on the carpet. At night she lets us know she has to go out but during the day it is rare if at all that she lets us know. we do not wait longer than 2 hours due to her age, but is is very frustrating. I know if I take her too often she will think she has to go every 30 minutes. I do not know what to do.

This sounds gross but it works; take the dog feces outside and leave it there so the dog understands that is where it is supposed to be. I had a difficult time training a dog to go outside and doing that helped a lot. Make them realize it's there and be sure to have them smell it, act pleased about it being there. You always take the dog to the same spot and roughly the same spot he/she peed on last. Giving a treat for going outside will help a great deal with a dog that is very food motivated. I would never use puppy pads because it only teaches them it's okay to go inside the house. Using puppy pads can make potty training take much longer or confuse the dog. The most important thing to do is praise the dog like you have never praised him/her before after going potty outside, you really have to get them excited about what they just did IMMEDIATELY after the dog finishes.

my dog pees as he is walking down the steps to go outside. I live in an apartment and I am three floors up...I am at my wits end. any advice???

ok I have a 9 weeks old rottweiler puppy an we have tried since 4 weeks to potty train him. He went outside when we took him but once we took him back inside within 10 min. He peed in the house. So we tried using a crate an taking him out every 30 min to an hour to go potty so maybe he would learn to hold it in his crate . No luck. He pees all over his crate especially at night an I make sure he stays out to go potty forr 30 min before he comes back in for bed. Please help. It's smell is starting to stay in the floors

I have a 4 month old pomeranian. I am trying to house train her outside and so far every time i take her outside she understands that its time to go to the bathroom. unfortunately she still has accidents. how do i get her to be able to alert me she has to go if she is too small to go down stairs ( therefor the bell system wouldn't work) any suggestions are much appreciated thank you:)

AND when you've been doing this for 4 weeks and the puppy still isn't getting any better but getting worse then what do you suggest? I take him out every 30 min cause he pees so often and stay out with him for a long time if needed. I take him out after eating and/or drinking and after playing, first thing in the morning and before bed and throughout the day very often and STILL he goes wherever he wants. most of the time without any signs. no sniffing, no walking in circles, nothing. He'll have a toy in his mouth and be bringing it back and on the way back he pees. going crazy here. I know I must be doing something wrong but what? please help!