HouseBreak my dog

[Cletus_Vandam]

Yes they will.

There's always exceptions.

My advice was based on my past experience doing this and from advice after doing a lot of reading on the topic before hand. I would suggest doing more research before employing it as your only way of house-breaking. But I can tell you it is a very effective way of dealing with the issue.

There are correct and very incorrect ways to introduce the dog to the crate. Don't go buy one today, stick you dog into tomorrow morning and leave for work with him in the crate for 9 to 10 hours and think he is (1) going to welcome going in the crate the next time, and (2) not having to void-in the crate.

You have to crawl before you can run. Give him an hour at first in the crate, then work your way up to all day. It'll take time, but belive me it will work.

 

[Smurf566]

Thanks! Also, if i put him in there tonight, and he starts howling/whining....should i take him out, or leave him in there??????

 

[Smurf566]

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[virgovictoria]

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[K_Jo]

I didn't have to teach my cats how to be housebreak. Dogs are stupid.

Give me all the red you want, turd breath. My cats are still smarter than your dog. But I hope you're both reading this now and he's shedding tears of joy because you stuck up for him.

 

[Cletus_Vandam]

Thanks! Also, if i put him in there tonight, and he starts howling/whining....should i take him out, or leave him in there??????

Sorry for the late response, but here goes...

With the puppy that we got about a month ago, she did the same thing when we put her in the crate. We put her crate in the same room we slept in for the first night or two. That way she could at least see us and not think she was being abandoned again (she was a rescue). After the first night or two, we moved the crate back out towards the front door where it will stay all the time. No whining after a while of getting used to it.

It took about a week for all the whining to stop.

 

[foxfire8804]

Thanks! Also, if i put him in there tonight, and he starts howling/whining....should i take him out, or leave him in there??????

Crate Training is the way to go! Also, I left mine in the crate at night. We tried leaving her out at first, but found that she would go on the carpet in the middle of the night...Not much fun stepping in that mess on your way to the bathroom half asleep !!!!!

 

[K_Jo]

I didn't have to teach my cats how to be housebreak. Dogs are stupid.

Dear Turdbreath,

I didn't say I don't like dogs. I said dogs are stupid. And so are you, because you can't read and you are unable to detect .

Sorry about your breath.

Love,

KJo

 

[dreamland]

Just like other posts, I have the same advice:

Take the puppy out every 2 hours and praise him when he does good. Don't punish him when he has accidents, he'll get the hang of going out side because that's where he gets praised at. But I do have a question! My dog is 9 months old and I've crate trained him. He stays in there only when I'm not there, but I'm trying to break him from staying in there and being able to roam around the house. But I can't, although he is completely potty trained, he chews or gets in things he's not suppose to (shoes, trashcan, pillows). He has plenty of toys. Does anyone have any advice on how I can train him with not destroying things?

 

[ocean733]

What NOT to do!!!!!!!!!

http://www.local6.com/news/4797322/detail.html

http://forums.somd.com/showthread.php?t=54006&goto=newposthttp://www.somd.com/

 

[dreamland]

What NOT to do!!!!!!!!!

http://www.local6.com/news/4797322/detail.html

http://forums.somd.com/showthread.php?t=54006&goto=newposthttp://www.somd.com/

For real!

 

[Ponytail]

Crate training didn't work for my dog. Apparently, she was unaware of the "no pissing in bed" rule.

What worked for mine was the positive reinforcement. Everytime she went outside, I'd give her a treat but only if she actually went to the bathroom while out there.

The only down side to that is, now, everytime she does go outside and does her thing, she lays on the kitchen floor or in the hallway outside the kitchen, making me step over her, until I give her a treat.

 

[K_Jo]

Crate training didn't work for my dog. Apparently, she was unaware of the "no pissing in bed" rule.

Does that rule apply to girlfriends, too?

 

[Ponytail]

Does that rule apply to girlfriends, too?

I've learned not to place restrictions on the females that actually make it to my bed. I'm limited for availability as it is. :shrug:

 

[forever jewel]

If you take your dog to outside right after he/she is finished eating and to the same spot every time, then you should be alright. Dogs like routine and often have to go to the bathroom immediately after eating. Hope this helps! Enjoy your new dog!!!

 

[ladybug2004]

I used the crate training method. We bought the crate small enough so she wouldn't zone part of it for sleeping and the other end for doing her business! We took her outside frequently also. Good Luck

 

[CarolG]

And they feel more "secure" when it's not a huge area. I felt bad at first, like I was confining my dog. He will still sometimes bark when he first goes in, because he wants to socialize. But when I have the gate open, he'll go in there to hide, nap, get cozy...

Ours does that too. I've actually said where is Daisy and then I see her sleeping in her crate. They are suppose to feel safe in there. Its like her bedroom. Its the one place we can't bug her. I have a bad habit of wanting to pet her while she is sleeping.