Potty Training Help

[JessieGirl]

We have a daschund/min pin and cannot seen to get her potty training. I have tried everything i can think of. I've tried the puppy pads, taking her outside every half hour...she sniffs around outside and does nothing, but everytime I bring her back in, that's when she goes. Any suggestions???

 

[whome20603]

We have a daschund/min pin and cannot seen to get her potty training. I have tried everything i can think of. I've tried the puppy pads, taking her outside every half hour...she sniffs around outside and does nothing, but everytime I bring her back in, that's when she goes. Any suggestions???

Have you tried formal training? I'm not sure if that's what you'd call it but we took our Jack Russell to PetSmart and she's one well behaved little lady

 

[JessieGirl]

Have you tried formal training? I'm not sure if that's what you'd call it but we took our Jack Russell to PetSmart and she's one well behaved little lady

I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

 

[Cowgirl]

I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

That's not going to help with potty training at home. You just need to be consistent and firm. Stay outside with her and tell her "go potty." If she does, praise her like she just found the cure to cancer. Bring her in, and stay with her. If she starts to go in the house, immediately pick her up and carry her out to the potty spot and tell her "go potty." Once she does, lavish her with praise again. NEVER let her out of your sight. You need to be consistent. Small dogs are notoriously hard to potty train.

Don't do puppy pads unless you want her to think it's ok to pee in the house. You seriously just need to be stuck like glue to her in the house so you can catch her before she pees. They typically need to go out before and after bedtime, after naps, after eating, and after playing. If you notice her sniffing, immediately take her out. Just keep with it, and she should eventually get it.

 

[frequentflier]

Many people have told me that Doxies are the most difficult doggies to potty train...

 

[hokie11]

That's not going to help with potty training at home. You just need to be consistent and firm. Stay outside with her and tell her "go potty." If she does, praise her like she just found the cure to cancer. Bring her in, and stay with her. If she starts to go in the house, immediately pick her up and carry her out to the potty spot and tell her "go potty." Once she does, lavish her with praise again. NEVER let her out of your sight. You need to be consistent. Small dogs are notoriously hard to potty train.

Don't do puppy pads unless you want her to think it's ok to pee in the house. You seriously just need to be stuck like glue to her in the house so you can catch her before she pees. They typically need to go out before and after bedtime, after naps, after eating, and after playing. If you notice her sniffing, immediately take her out. Just keep with it, and she should eventually get it.

i might have gotten a puppy that is either super smart or i just got really really lucky, but it only took about 2 weeks of super firm training to get her to be house broken ( at least 90% of the time). i took her out, stayed with her until she went and praised her like crazy. at 3 months, she went to the door and waited to be let out. she went potty, and came right back to the door without us having to watch over her shoulder. shes only 4 months now, and we moved places, so she gets a little confused because there's no clear sliding door, but she knows she has to hold it until we let her out

i wouldnt suggest puppy pads either. it might confuse them if you try both methods. stick to one firmly.

 

[Jules]

Don't know whether you are using a crate or not, but if not, crate training is the best way possible. (in my opinion)

 

[Loper]

Don't know whether you are using a crate or not, but if not, crate training is the best way possible. (in my opinion)

Crate training is the best way to go but it doesn't help when they are out of the crate in the house. If they are not potty trained they will go in the house when they are out of their crate! You have to teach them and figure out their "signs" of when they need to go and get them out and PRAISE like CRAZY when they go outside! (I think someone already mentioned this)

We got our two fosters a couple weeks ago and one wasn't house trained but both were crate trained. They were fine in their crates but when they got out into the puppy play pen... the pee fest began. We had several accidents the first week, only one last week, and so far none this week!

 

[PrepH4U]

That's not going to help with potty training at home. You just need to be consistent and firm. Stay outside with her and tell her "go potty." If she does, praise her like she just found the cure to cancer. Bring her in, and stay with her. If she starts to go in the house, immediately pick her up and carry her out to the potty spot and tell her "go potty." Once she does, lavish her with praise again. NEVER let her out of your sight. You need to be consistent. Small dogs are notoriously hard to potty train.

Don't do puppy pads unless you want her to think it's ok to pee in the house. You seriously just need to be stuck like glue to her in the house so you can catch her before she pees. They typically need to go out before and after bedtime, after naps, after eating, and after playing. If you notice her sniffing, immediately take her out. Just keep with it, and she should eventually get it.

But may I suggest if she does have a potty pad that is soiled, take that pad to the place in the yard where she wants her to pee, if that works, then praise her and immediately give her a little treat that you have in your pocket. Soon she will not need the potty pad in the yard. Posititive reinforcement all the way!

 

[tazzman]

Small dogs are hard to house train. I have a minpin and it took just about a year to get him fully trained. In the beginning, I set an alarm and took him out every 30 minutes. I also hung bells on the door and would hit the bell before going out. Everytime I hit the bells, I would say "potty". He would ring the bell when he wanted to go out. Now he will actually bark to let someone know. I did come across a "present" the other day, so I don't know what happened that day.

 

[Roxie04]

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My doxie drove me crazy with housebreaking. Never thought she would get it. I was told to train her to ring a bell to go out. I hung bells from the door long enough for her to reach. Then i would take a treat, ring the bell and give it to her. I kept putting the treat closer to the bell so when she took it her nose would hit the bell. Then i would say, potty time, and take her out. It really works, she caught on fast. She is almost five now and still rings the bells to go out. My other dogs have caught on too by watching her.