Comments on: how can i potty train my puppy?

By: HiD

HiD — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

ive never heard of a puppy having a litter box. maybe your puppy thinks that since he is doing his business in the little box, which is in the house, then its ok to pee in the house. meaning it could be rebelling. i suggest u take away the litter box, get some puppy training pads, and every time he pees on that litter box, say "NO" very harshly, then take him outside. every once and a while, keep moving the puppy pads closer and closer to the door. finally yor puppywill get it. as for the potting when hes scared, he is still just a puppy, it could also be a bladder infection. where does he pee?? if its like in ur room, then he could just be marking his territory. if u have another dog in the house, he will be marking there a lot too, to try and tell the other dog that he’s dominante. Hope this helped. Good Luck. God Bless!!
PS
btw, dont give ur dog a treat when he goes to the bathroom outside because when he does learn that he does have to go outside, he will expect a treat. which will also lead to MORE rebelling, insead just rub his belly and say GOOD BOY!! and just keep doing that. but yeah, i have a dog that im training to go outside, and i did that mistake, when i didnt give him a treat and only praised him, he started going in the house agian. so i really do suggest NOT to give him treat when he goes outside and does his business. and when he does poop or pee in the house u can slap him, not hard, but just so he will be scared. it WONT hurt him, he will still luv u no matter what. trust me, i know. good luck again!

By: Christopher S

Christopher S — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

Every time the dog starts to relieve itself than put it in the spot you want it to go and it will learn in about 2 weeks

By: oilers_hockey_13

oilers_hockey_13 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

i duno cause my dog was potty trained when we got him so i dont no

By: Bri

Bri — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

Dogs usually won’t go to the bathroom in their crate…you said there is a litterbox in there, so I’m guessing the crate is bigger than he needs. A dog’s crate should be just be enough for them to stand up and turn 360 degrees in. Any bigger and they’ll go to the bathroom on one side and sleep on the other. Are you making sure he potties before he is put in his crate for periods of time? A puppy especially can’t hold it for that long. Also if you take your pup outside to go potty, when he is going say a keyword like "go potty" "go peepee"..etc..soon he’ll go on command because he will associate "go potty" with going pee outside. Hope it helps.

By: Ana M

Ana M — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

The best way to potty train a puppy is without physical punishment so you do not loose any respect your puppy has for you. One way to do this is whenever you come home to find your dog has left you a "present" you take him over to it, and show him what he did wrong. Then sternly tell him NO! Its best to only use that one word so he can identify it as something that he did that was bad. Whenever you come home to see that he hasn’t gone potty, reward him (it doesn’t always have to be a treat though).
Your dog probably goes potty when he’s scared because he might be a breed that has a week blatter and when he tenses up, it’s body might confuse this with him needing to go to the bathroom.

By: kealakehe6

kealakehe6 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

(my bro says to hit ur dog when it takes a dump or it might never learn) but don’t hit it too hard or it might just be afraid of U

By: Rikki-Bobbie

Rikki-Bobbie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

Any time the dog starts to use the bathroom in the house give it a small swat, show it it did wrong, then bring it outside. I did it with mine he learned in 2-4 weeks.

By: mii

mii — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

get some of those potty training pads & force them to pee or poo there & if they pee or poop anywhere else yell at them & bring them to the spot you want them to pee or poop

By: Hunter B

Hunter B — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

Buy the book: How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend. Its by the Monks of New Skete (sp?) who raise awesome companion german shepherds. It is the BEST book about your new partnership with a canine written BAR NONE. HTH, HB

By: TravelGirl

TravelGirl — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:50 +0000

u could use pupy potty training pads. they give off a smell that attracts dogs and makes them want to go there.