Help with Puppy!!-UPDATED AGAIN pg 4

As soon as the door was latched she started crying and trying to get out. I opened the door immed and let her out. Now she wont go back in.
Oppsie! Now she knows that she can whine and you'll let her out :(. Try giving her a treat when she goes into her crate.

My puppy loves her crate, even though she whined a bit at first too. We would even have her sleep in her crate at night when she was little. We started with one crate next to our bed and then scored another crate on our local craigslist for only $15. That crate went in the kitchen where Darci could see me during the day.
 
ok, she went back in the crate again and she thought I was about to shut the door, I wasn't, and she shot out of there. I have read a ton of stuff on the internet but I guess they didnt try training this dog. :rolleyes:

As for the housebreaking, we have tried the pad outside and that only worked once. I bought some of that stuff you spray where you want them to go on the grass. She smelled it and took off. She started doing her I gotta go whine so I stayed outside with her extra long until I finally gave up. As soon as we were inside she peed. And nowhere near her pad. She seems to hit and miss with the pads with no rhyme or reason to why she will use it once and not again. We change the pad every single time so she has a fresh one at all times. This is harder than I thought.
 
Try tossing really yummy treats in the crate with the door open. Try putting a couple out side the crate and then one closer to the door and then two or three inside the crate and leave the room. Let her find all the treats on her own.

Also, treat each and every time she goes potty outside with lots of praise. My puppy liked hot dogs pieces.

Of course, I'm not sure how much house breaking advice you should take from me since I fond a poop upstairs again last night. *sigh*
 
You have to remember this pup is like an infant. You simply have to be consistent and calm. Yeah, they might whine when left in the crate for the first time, but you can condition him to like to be in there. You CANNOT give up after one or two tries. Poor thing is just a baby, you need to be the adult.

I would try taking to door off the crate, or the tossing the treat trick as mentioned above. Once he goes in for the treat, lots of praise!

At night, use a microwave heat pad for comfort, and leave a radio on. If he whines, a soda can with a handful of pennies (taped shut) is a good deterent. Just shake it once or twice.

For the potty training, control the water/food intake. Don't leave water down all of the time. Put down water for 5-10 minutes, then 10 minutes later take him out. Don't come back in untill he goes, and again LOTS of praise. (treats may not be a good idea, because treats=poop, and again, you want him on a schedule).

You can do this, I promise. It's really hard to be on top of it, but as long as you are, he'll get trained eventually. Indy took a couple of weeks for potty training...the crate took a few days.
 

ok, she went back in the crate again and she thought I was about to shut the door, I wasn't, and she shot out of there. I have read a ton of stuff on the internet but I guess they didnt try training this dog. :rolleyes:

As for the housebreaking, we have tried the pad outside and that only worked once. I bought some of that stuff you spray where you want them to go on the grass. She smelled it and took off. She started doing her I gotta go whine so I stayed outside with her extra long until I finally gave up. As soon as we were inside she peed. And nowhere near her pad. She seems to hit and miss with the pads with no rhyme or reason to why she will use it once and not again. We change the pad every single time so she has a fresh one at all times. This is harder than I thought.

The thing you have to remember is that YOU are the boss, not the dog. If she tries to bolt out the crate, hand her another treat, hold her back with your hand and shut the door. Do NOT allow the bolting. This just teaches her a bad habit. Put her immediately back in the crate. Then, as stated above, leave her in for 10 minutes. IGNORE her is she is whining. Don't say "it's ok, etc." This is reinforcing her whining behavior. Then after 10 minutes, when she is quiet, let her out and praise her.

But don't worry about hurting the puppy's feelings. Puppies need the Alpha in the pack (you) to provide the rules. Whatever you do, do not let the puppy make the decisions.

I, personally, would never use a puppy pad. Once you allow a dog to go to the bathroom in the house, I have found it harder to break that habit. However they do seem to work for some people. I just have never had luck with them.

As the article below states:
The puppy should be in her crate for the first few weeks whenever unsupervised - and this means complete attention so you can spot when the puppy starts sniffing and you can hustle outside. You want to try to avoid accidents at all costs.

Take the puppy out of the crate and immediately outside. Praise when they do their thing. Bring back inside and play with for awhile (after they pottied), then immediately put back in crate.

Repeat every couple of hours.

Crate Training: A popular method of housebreaking involves the use of a crate or cage. Make sure the crate isn't too large - just big enough to fit their sleeping blanket or mat. Dogs do not like to soil their beds because they would be forced to lay in the mess. It works, and while in these confines, most pups will control their bladder and bowels for a longer time than we would expect. Young puppies, at 8 or 9 weeks of age can often last for 7 or 8 hours, however, we would never recommend leaving them unattended in a crate for that long in most circumstances.
During housebreaking, whenever the puppy is inside the home but cannot be watched, he is placed in the crate. This might be while you are cooking, reading to the children, or even away from the home. The last thing you do before you put the puppy in the crate is take him outside to his favorite spot. The first thing you do when you take the animal out of the crate is another trip outside. No food or water goes in the crate, just a blanket and maybe a chew toy to occupy his time. Overnight is definitely crate time. As your faith in the puppy grows, leave him out for longer and longer periods of time.

Most people do not recognize an important advantage of crate training. It does more than just stop the animal from messing in the house. It also teaches the puppy something very important. The puppy learns that when the urge to urinate or defecate occurs, he can hold it. Just because the pup feels like he needs to relieve himself, the pup learns that he does not have to. This is thought to be the main reason why puppies that have gone through crate training have fewer mistakes later on.


Good Luck and Keep asking questions!!
 
Actually, I just believe in routine and consistency. That being said, when we got our latest treasure, I read on the internet about using a phrase that means it's time to potty...
Example.. as you're walking on the leash and they start to go potty, say the same phrase over and over. I used "hurry up" "Hurry Up" the entire time she was going. Then lots of praise. Soon, as we walked out the door I would say "hurry up" and she associated that with potty. It worked great! She's never had an accident in our house, and now goes to the door (fenced yards are great, especially in 4 degree weather)
Also, I always used a crate. My term was "kennel up", and I gave a treat.

Remember: go to potty after:
Waking up
Playing
Eating

And my favorite vet saying " A good puppy is a tired puppy!"
 
I appreciate all the advice. Right now she is sleeping on her bed that is too big for the crate. I got the bed way before all the crate training stuff came up. Anyway I am continuing to check on her because as soon as she wakes up we are going to go outside. There she will proceed to not pee and as soon as we get back inside she will proceed to pee somewhere in the house.:rolleyes: I am thankfull for those that are telling me to act like an adult and not let her get away with anything because my natural tendency is to give her whatever she wants. Therefore telling me to act like an adult reinforces to me that it is ok to make puppy do something that she doesnt want to do. I appreciate everyone helping me! Feel free to continue giving advice and please keep checking on me as I am sure more stuff will come up since this is my 1st dog as I've said. With ya'lls help we will get through this!:laughing:
 
Another thing that is really, really helpful is a good puppy kindergarten class. PM me and I can ask my breeder if there are any good classes they can recommend. Both she and her DH are AKC judges and do seminars across the country on training & showing, so although they are in Houston, they are well connected in the dog world around that area (and in the country :) )

The puppy kindergarten class is almost better for a new owner than it is for the dog. A good class will teach the owner more about training and handling a new puppy, along with some good basic obedience exercises for the puppy
 
Actually, I just believe in routine and consistency. That being said, when we got our latest treasure, I read on the internet about using a phrase that means it's time to potty...
Example.. as you're walking on the leash and they start to go potty, say the same phrase over and over. I used "hurry up" "Hurry Up" the entire time she was going. Then lots of praise. Soon, as we walked out the door I would say "hurry up" and she associated that with potty. It worked great! She's never had an accident in our house, and now goes to the door (fenced yards are great, especially in 4 degree weather)
Also, I always used a crate. My term was "kennel up", and I gave a treat.

Remember: go to potty after:
Waking up
Playing
Eating

And my favorite vet saying " A good puppy is a tired puppy!"

We used the phrase "Get Busy" with our puppy. It worked great because plenty of times she just wanted to be outside but when I needed to leave we would tell her to go Get Busy and she would go do her business and come back in the house.
 
We seem to be doing better today. This morning she went potty outside after her nap. I gave her praise and treats and we came inside. I locked her up in the bathroom with treats and a towel and a potty pad as I had a 2hr meeting to attend. When I came back her pad was still dry so I took her outside. After about 10 mins she went potty again and again I lavished praise and treats on her. When we came back she started doing her bark that meant she had to do number2 and running in circles and sniffing at the pad. We hustled outside and nothing. Back inside we went and I fed her lunch. After that she started squatting near her pad. Again outside and nothing. Therefore I just took her on a long walk and still nothing. When we got back in I put her in the crate. She's doing really well. She's been in there about 15 mins now and has only whined a couple of times. I ignored her. I think shes really tired. I am planning to let her stay in there for another 15 mins and take her outside if doesnt fall asleep by then. Stay tuned for future updates:)
 
That is great that she is getting the hang of going potty. You may want to try this trick when she is in her crate. Take an old towel rub it on your body for your scent. Put it in the crate with her. That may give her some comfort.
 
She has been in her crate for the last 45 mins and actually fell asleep. She whined a couple of times the first 15 mins but I ignored her. As soon as she wakes up we will be going outside. I guess our walk earlier wore her out even though it was only a couple of blocks! I'm feeling a lot more confident about this training stuff now :) I have also been really encouraged with everyones suggestions as well. I will keep you updated.
 
It sounds like you are doing great!!! Hang in there, it will get easier!!! :thumbsup2

BTW, we almost named our puppy Chloe too (it was her momma's name), but decided on Roxie instead! :)
 
It sounds like you are doing great!!! Hang in there, it will get easier!!! :thumbsup2

BTW, we almost named our puppy Chloe too (it was her momma's name), but decided on Roxie instead! :)

When naming my kitten I was deciding between Sadie, Chloe, and Roxie. I ended up with Sadie. I also love the name Roxie :)

After Chloe's nap this afternoon we went outside and she did both 1 & 2. During dinner we crated her and took her outside afterwards and she immed peed. :banana: Just as I waas typing this she just had an accident. We took her outside 10 mins ago and she went, why the accident:confused3 This is now getting confusing.
 
It takes time. There will be accidents. You have to be vigilant for a few MONTHS.:lmao: They are not CATS! :rotfl2:

Spoken as a former "cat person".;)

It took us 1 year to finally "get it" with the dogs. It is like having a kid and your whole life changes.
 
It takes time. There will be accidents. You have to be vigilant for a few MONTHS.:lmao: They are not CATS! :rotfl2:

Spoken as a former "cat person".;)

It took us 1 year to finally "get it" with the dogs. It is like having a kid and your whole life changes.

:scared1: :scared1: :scared1: I've been told it shouldnt take that long as german shepards are smart. When we got her we renamed her and she knew her name before going to bed that night. I was shocked. She seems to be getting it though. I had to laugh at the 1st sentence about them not being cats. tell me about it! I have 3 and this puppy stuff is def different!
 
I had to laugh at the 1st sentence about them not being cats. tell me about it! I have 3 and this puppy stuff is def different!

As a "cat person" of 30yrs and now having dogs for almost 2 yrs, they are not the same. It takes many months of training. In fact, it never ends. Always something new.

In fact you are going to look back at "potty training" as the easiest part of training this dog.:lmao:

The hardest one is training them to "come". :rolleyes1

Have fun....:cool1:
 
Stop! Ya'll are starting to scare me just as I'm getting comfy with this. Only encouragement and tips are asked for and all that is wanted.:lmao: Please be kind, this is my 1st one and dont need my new confidence ripped away!:scared1:
 


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