Potty Training Dogs

Archive for January, 2008

Question: Online dog training?

Do you know of any online dog training (free). I have a ggolden retreiver puppy and he chews, he bites, he’s not potty trained, and hates leashes. I need him to get over all of these. All answers appreciated

Answer: You need to take this pup to an obedience school. A puppy needs more than just training. Taking the pup to school will also give a lot of socialization which the pup needs. Join a local obedience club, or contact one for information about classes. I am not a fan of PetsMart training classes at all. At an obedience club, you will find trainers that have titled dogs in AKC obedience, and they are experienced with the dogs. If you can not afford $50 to $100 for a puppy class, then you should of thought about this before you got a puppy. Pups need training and socialization while they are growing. If you never take your pup out, you will end up with a fear biting dog later on. Do your pup a favor and get to an obedience class with it.

How to House Train a Puppy : How to Know when your Puppy has to Poop : Puppy Housebreaking Tips

Question: How do you get your 6 month old, female dog, potty trained?

Shes been having a real problem.
Puppy Pads dont work.
So I would like some help.
Please, and thank you.

Answer: Put some puppy pads and/or newspaper near the door anyway. If she has an accident in the house ~ pick up poop w/ a paper towel & put it on the paper & take a puppy pad & dip it in her pee to get the scent on it, but first take her to sniff the poop/pee in area not allowed to use bathroom & you don’t have to be too mean, just firm & annoyed ~ say NO! Bad!! Then take her to the paper area & make her sniff it & say YAY! GOOD!! YAY POO POO POTTY & all that junk. lol
Take her paws & move her to the motion of scratching the front door while excitedly saying, WANNA GO OUT? WANNA GO POTTY?! WHOOHOOO POTTY OUTSIDE WHOOO! lol Act like it’s the event of the century. lol Toss some of her poop outside too so when you take her out, she will smell it & maybe get the clue.

It can be a pain in the butt, but really you need to take her out pretty frequently & always praise her & maybe give a treat when she goes outside. Maybe even hold the treats & leash by the door when you try to train her to scratch & let you know when she wants out. Anytime she does, make sure you take her when she scratches & reward her right then.

Keep her in a cage while you are gone until she gets potty trained. Crate training is a little easier. The first year is hard, it takes ALOT of patience & repetition for any dog owner.

Dog Training Information : Older Dog House Training

Question: I adopted an adult dog from the shelter and I need to know how to potty train.?

I can watch him go outside but shortly after he comes he’ll do a mess on the floor.

Answer: How old is he? Is he an inside dog? Were you told he was house broken when you adopted him?
Perhaps you are not leaving him out long enough (15 minutes at least.). Does he have an open bowl of food? If so, take it away and only feed him twice a day. About 30 minutes after he eats, take him out. Hope this helps.

House Training a Dog