How to train a puppy where to potty?? please help~~ him, train, difficulty, recently, outside

puwawa01

Hi everyone
I recently got a puppy and having difficulty to train him to potty at the right place.....Me and my family try to take him outside for potty everytime after he had the meal and every 2-3 hours....but when we let him to play around inside the house, he will just potty all the sudden.

Any suggestion? please help~

Thanks

B2L2

Puppy can't hold for that long and when some just want to go when they are excited while playing.

How old is your puppy?  Do you have a designated spot you want him/her to go inside the house?  We trained ours to go indoor and we have a pee pad for him.

布小熊

I guess you can try pee pad inside first and then move the pad outside. So he can associate pee and outside.

布小熊

this blog seems to make sense:
http://shibashake.com/dog/puppy-potty-training-facts-and-myths

嘉嘉

it's really about 鬥長命 when it comes to training to potty.....

you don't let him play around the house until he finishes pee/poo poo ga....
or else you have to keep a very close eye on him, as soon as you sense that he looks like he's to pee, grab him right away and take him outside. Praise him after he finishes doing it outside

and puppy's body is still developing, they can't really hold
I suggest reduce the time to every 1-2 hours, and don't bring him back inside the house until your puppy finishes going to washroom ar~ (yes when my doggies when just puppies, I remember staying outside with my doggies for like 30min or even 1 hr waiting and waiting......

puwawa01

B2l2, 小布熊, 嘉嘉: yeah~ we tried to use the pee pad at the kitchen..... But he still don't pee on the pee pad. We only allow him to run free at the kitchen if he hasn't pee/poo..... After pee/poo, we let him explore the house for awhile. We also notice that if he wants to poo~ he will run like crazy~ so we know he wants to poo... But not pee... We don't see any sign that he wants to go pee....sigh.... We tried to take him outside every 1-2 hours... But he sometimes tricked us... He just walk around n even just lay down.... Seems he doesnt want to go pee... Then we took him back inside the kitchen.... And then he pee 2 mins later.... -___-"

I also get some his pee on the pee pad... So he knows that's his pee n should be pee there... But it doesn't work... Sigh...

Oh by the way~ u guys know any good dog trainer program? I want to train myself to teach him more efficiency~

He is 9 weeks old today~ n he just arrived our home for a week~ But he is getting bigger now compare with the first time I met him 2 weeks ago

B2L2

It is normal for a 2 months old, don't worry.  It is still too young to be consistent.  Our dog show no sign he wants to go pee or poo when we first got him (3 months old).  He is so small that you couldn't even notice he sat down or not until we saw the wet floor.

Just be patience with your puppy.  I agree that you should do indoor training first since he is still so young, and then move to outdoor.  You could still bring him outdoor as often as you could, but don't expect him to learn that immediately now and be outdoor only.  He just can't control and relate things yet.

Another thing, start teaching the pee/poo command.  It took our dog a while to learn that but he still got it while he was 4-5 months old.  At first, guide him to the pad and said your command.  Obviously he wouldn't understand at first, but you just repeat this process.  Do it first thing in the morning, or when you think he is ready to pee in order to increase your chance of success.  Reward him big time when he made it.  Sooner or later he will learn.  Once he learned, we just asked him to go pee pee once a while and that worked as a reminder.  He will all a sudden remember that he need to go pee and he will run to his pee pad.  I then reward him.  (He will even walk onto the pee pad and pretend to go even he is empty, in order to get my treat.)

My dog went to PetSmart for the beginning class.  Yes, it is a class for you more then for your dog.  I think most place will teach more or less the same thing in their beginning class.  We didn't continue on the other classes which are more into obedience training.  Couple of our friends went to TK at Richmond with good results, but I don't quite like his style.  There are other trainer that go with the positive reinforcement style.  We had a private lesson once with that style.

What kind of dog is your puppy?

嘉嘉

We tried to take him outside every 1-2 hours... But he sometimes tricked us... He just walk around n even just lay down.... Seems he doesnt want to go pee... Then we took him back inside the kitchen.... And then he pee 2 mins later.... -___-"
puwawa01 發表於 2012-7-3 00:37

haha, that's why I said it's all about 鬥長命 la
that usually happens as soon as you think he is not going to pee

We went to TK on river road and cambie
I think the trainer is OK, cuz my mom doesn't speak much english so the place is perfect for her, and we did learn about dog's behaviors and how to train them. And somehow one of my dogs really like the trainer lol

yeah what kind of dog is he?
take lots of picture for him while he's still a puppy! they grow super fast!!!

puwawa01

Thanks for all the info everyone~ he still doesnt know where to pee and poo at the right place and still accident inside the house.

And yeah, it is all about 鬥長命....hai... hopfullly i will bring some good new to you guys soon~~

He is a sheltie. I think 嘉嘉 has the same dog right? hehehhe~~
yeah, he grows so fast during 3 weeks~ my god~ i got some cute picture of him. I will upload here to let you guys enjoy it.

but seems he is a very quite dog, and he kinda afraid of things....and ppl told me sheltie is very smart...but i dont think my dog is smart.....-__-.....he looks so "薯" all the time....and my sister named him Potato....薯仔.....lol.....

puwawa01

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