Tips on house training a puppy?

[Pea-n-Me]

I still haven't heard the age of the pup yet, but I should have added to my above comment re: the bladder the size of a grape, that a very young pup ALSO doesn't have complete control of his bladder yet, just like a child wouldn't before a certain age or stage. Both physical and neurological development are necessary for a dog to have complete bladder control, and, like people, it's individual for every dog.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Oh no. What's wrong with pee pads? I just bought a pack plus a pee pad holder so the pad won't scrunch up. I also bought some spray that is supposed to attract the dog to eliminate where you want it to, but she just ends up sleeping on the pee pad.

We are having a difficult time. I'm afraid the ammonia in her urine is going to ruin my laminate floors. That might seem selfish, but they are only about a year old.

Our dog is peeing alot, but also drinking a lot. Thanks to the PP( no pun intended) that mentioned their bladder being so small.

It feels like our other dog was trained within hours, lol. I know that's not true, but I feels like it.

 

[makotara]

We hung a cow bell by the door and rung it right before going out. It wasn't long before our puppy started to ring the bell herself to tell us she needed to go! Good luck and don't get discouraged--it WILL happen, it just takes a couple of months!

 

[Teacher03]

OP here, thanks for all the advice.....he's had a semi successful day today, so maybe he is on the right track. He is 9 weeks old, so still very young. I guess I shouldn't compare him with my other dog. My kids all responded differently to potty training, why wouldn't my puppies ?

 

[kacaju]

Oh no. What's wrong with pee pads?

All you are doing by using the pee pads is teaching your dog to pee in the house.

If you are using the pee pads to *make* your dog learn to pee on them, so that you can then bring the pee pad outside to *make* your dog learn to pee outside you are making double the work for yourself.

 

[kacaju]

OP here, thanks for all the advice.....he's had a semi successful day today, so maybe he is on the right track. He is 9 weeks old, so still very young. I guess I shouldn't compare him with my other dog. My kids all responded differently to potty training, why wouldn't my puppies ?

9 weeks?? He is way to young to be completely housebroken

 

[sunnyday123]

Ok, it's early again so I'm a little fuzzy.

I think it's for every month the puppy is in age, they can hold it approximately 2 hours? So at 9 weeks he can go about 2 hours before he has to go out. I got my puppy at 11 weeks ( Newfs get a heart check at 10 weeks ) and we were outside every 3-4 hours? I don't know honestly, I was so stinking tired-it's like having a newborn in your house!

Just be consistent,and make a big fuss when he gets it right outside. All they want to do is please you-especially Gr's. But right now his bladder is small, like a PP said, and I'm sure he's doing the best he can !

Do you have a special place for him to go potty in the yard? That would be good to start now, so you're not scanning the entire yard when your scooping!

 

[Teacher03]

9 weeks?? He is way to young to be completely housebroken

I know, I don't expect him to be completely housebroken, I was just looking for some kind of progress. As I said, he had a semi successful day yesterday, and today is looking promising, so keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

He is still very young. Keep at it and he will get the idea. It takes a while. Lots of praise when he goes outside.

 

[SaraJayne]

Oh no. What's wrong with pee pads? I just bought a pack plus a pee pad holder so the pad won't scrunch up. I also bought some spray that is supposed to attract the dog to eliminate where you want it to, but she just ends up sleeping on the pee pad.

We are having a difficult time. I'm afraid the ammonia in her urine is going to ruin my laminate floors. That might seem selfish, but they are only about a year old.

Our dog is peeing alot, but also drinking a lot. Thanks to the PP( no pun intended) that mentioned their bladder being so small.

It feels like our other dog was trained within hours, lol. I know that's not true, but I feels like it.

Using pee pads teaches them to pee in the house, not outside.

 

[Agri]

I used grass-scented pee pads in the house *only* when I knew I would be gone longer than my dog could reasonably be expected to hold it. Even with a grown dog, there are many reasons why a dog might be left alone longer than it can be expected for things to be 'held' and I'd rather have my dog know a safe place to go then to go wherever.

My first dog was trained to go on paper - before the advent of all the different pee pads - and it was a lifesaver during hurricanes, etc.

As long as they go *on* the pads, I don't think its a huge issue - particularly if you use the ones that smell like grass and *only* when the dog is being left alone, etc. I never used them if I was able to take her out.

 

[focusondisney]

Using pee pads teaches them to pee in the house, not outside.

So if no pee pads or newspapers, what should you do if you need to leave the dog alone for long periods?

My DD & DSIL have a 5 month old English bulldog & are still having trouble training him. They got him at 9 weeks from a breeded. She had them use newspaper & told them NOT to take him outside as he was too young & we had a very cold winter. I think they took him out he was about 11 weeks old. They both work & so he's alone for about 8 - 9 hours. They got the stooling part done quickly by taking himout before & after meals. But the peeing part is harder. They are still using the newspaper. He can go overnight most nights with out an accident, but not during the day. He still goes on the paper & sometimes on or under the rug he sleeps on.


They did try to take the newspaper away about 2 or 3 weeks ago when they thought he was doing OK. But it turned out he was just peeing somewhere else & they didn't see it for about 2 days. So back to the paper.

Even when they are home, he goes out only when they take him. He doesn't seem to "ask" to go out. I think they are getting discouraged. The breeder told them not to expect him to go all day without an accident until he's about a year old !? The vet told them to take his water away while they are out so he won't need to pee so much.

Advice??? Thanks!!