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i have a 20 week old yellow lab and having difficultly in tiolet training him anyone got any tips ?
i have a 20 week old yellow lab and having difficultly in tiolet training him anyone got any tips ?
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Potty training made easy
Why a crate works
Dogs are creatures of habit as well as pack animals who instinctively search for den areas. As your dog sees it, the crate is a room of his very own – a security blanket. The crate helps to satisfy the den instinct inherited from his den-dwelling ancestors and relatives. Your pet will feel secure, not frustrated once accustomed to his crate. Your pet wants to please you and you want to enjoy him. The crate can help you achieve a better relationship with your pet by preventing unwanted behavior when you aren’t available to supervise him. Besides being an effective housebreaking tool (because it takes advantage of the dog’s natural reluctance to soil its sleeping place), it can also help to reduce separation anxiety, to prevent destructive behavior (such as chewing furniture), to keep a puppy away from potentially dangerous household items (i.e., poisons, electrical wires, etc.), and to serve as a mobile indoor dog house which can be moved from room to room whenever necessary. Because of this the best method of potty training is the crate. A crate is a cage of sorts and come in all different sizes and types.
Selecting a proper crate
Crates can be purchased from pet stores, department stores and pet catalogs both online and off. Depending on size and brand they can range anywhere from $40 to $300. There are three main types of crates, wood, plastic and metal. The main thing to look for is something your puppy can not chew through and something with a smooth and solid floor and a gate. All wood crates are really not acceptable for training purposes because they are normally name of plywood or pressboards that are made with harmful glues and they are impossible to clean because they are pores. I prefer the plastic crates to the metal ones for several reasons. First the are cheaper and easier to clean, second there are no wires for small puppy noses or feet to get caught or hung in. Always buy a crate big enough for the full size puppy to grow into although in the beginning you may find it useful to section it off to make it smaller however by making a wall of sorts in the back of the crate to section it off. Some things I have used as partitions were tops of strong thick sweater boxes turned up and thin shelving wood from the hardware store cut to size. A crate that is to large during house breaking will give your dog space removed from his sleeping place to eliminate and make the housebreaking period longer.
I recommend that you provide a crate throughout your dog’s lifetime not just during his or her puppy years. Some crates allow for the removal of the door once it is no longer necessary for the purpose of training. The crate can be placed under a table, or a table top can be put on top of it to make it both unobtrusive and useful. Whenever possible, place the crate near or next to you when you are home. This will encourage the pup to go inside it without his feeling lonely or isolated when you go out. A central room in the apartment (i.e.: living room or kitchen) or a large hallway near the entrance is a good place to crate your puppy.
Introducing puppy to the crate
In order that your puppy associate his/her kennel crate with comfort, security and enjoyment here are a few guidelines. Occasionally throughout the day, drop small pieces of kibble or dog biscuits in the crate. While investigating his new crate, the pup will discover edible treasures, thereby reinforcing his positive associations with the crate. If the dog hesitates, it often works to feed him in front of the crate, then right inside the doorway and then, finally, in the back of the crate. In the beginning, praise and pet your pup when he enters. Do not try to push, pull or force the puppy into the crate. At this early stage of introduction only inductive methods are suggested. Overnight exception: You may need to place your pup in his crate and shut the door upon retiring. (In most cases, the crate should not be placed next to your bed overnight. A sick puppy is the one exception. You may also turn the introduction into an educational game with your pup or dog by dropping a small dog biscuit into the crate. Then call your puppy and say to him, Where’s the biscuit? It’s in your room. Using only a friendly, encouraging voice, direct your pup toward his crate. When the puppy discovers the treat, give enthusiastic praise. The biscuit will automatically serve as a primary reward. Your pup should be free to leave its crate at all times during this game. Later on, your puppy’s toy or ball can be substituted for the treat. It is advisable first to crate your pup for short periods of time while you are home with him. Slowly working your way up to longer periods of time in the crate this will get him used to your absence from the room in which he is crated . This prevents an association being made with the crate and your leaving him/her alone.
Training
Crate training itself is quite simple. All you need to do is use the crate. Always make sure to crate your puppy when you are not home and make sure to close the door. Do not make a big deal about putting the puppy in the crate however by saying things like, “now be a good boy, mommy misses you ” or the like. Just place the puppy in, reward him for entering, close the door and move on. Make sure to check on the puppy every few hours however and let him out to go potty as often as possible. I personally do not put anything in the crate except some newspaper in the bottom and the dog. No food or water should be left in the crate for him as doing so will just force him to have to potty, again make sure to let him out to drink and potty every few hours though.
It is not abnormal to still have an accident in the crate however as puppies do need to potty much more often then a full grown dog. If your puppy messes in his crate while you are out, do not punish him upon your return. Simply take the puppy outside to potty immediately and wash out the crate using a pet odor neutralizer (such as Nature’s Miracle, Nilodor, or Outright). Do not use ammonia-based products, as their odor resembles urine and may draw your dog back to urinate in the same spot again. The best preventative is to make sure your puppy pottied outside fully before crating him or her and not leaving them in the crate for extended areas of time. No more then 3 hours at a time except for bed time. Do not feed or water your puppy for about an hour before his bedtime crating.
At first you may notice the puppy barks or cries in his crate. If this happens for more then a few nights then you need to go back to the introduction phase and make sure you are using positive reinforcement and not leaving your puppy in his crate to long as this is normally the cause. Remember he should only be locked in his crate when you are not home or in bed.
NEVER use the crate as a form of punishment or reprimand for your puppy or dog. This simply causes the dog to fear and resent the crate. If correctly introduced to his crate, your puppy should be happy to go into his crate at any time. You may however use the crate as a brief time-out for your puppy as a way of discouraging nipping or overly excessive rowdiness. Do not forget however that a puppy needs sufficient daily exercise . Regular daily walks should be offered as soon as a puppy is fully immunized. Backyard exercise is not enough! Remember to let your puppy be a puppy and play with him often. Do not use the crate because you just don’t have enough energy to play with your puppy or to make him stop playing…he’s doing what he is supposed to do, just being a puppy
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If a new puppy, you have to train yourself more than the puppy.
Every hour or so, outside it goes, and gets a treat if it does it there. Other wise if done in the house, the nose goes in it, and the the puppy gets scolded, and put outside.
um – he might fall in and drown. be careful with the toilets
Get him to put the seat down when he’s finished, it’ll keep the ladies happy.
Rub their nose in it. Sounds awful but its the traditional method
The min he wakes you need to put him on the paper or outside,bear with him till he does the toilet plenty of praise.
hope this helps
When the pup was with it’s mum. It was taught not to soil the nest. Mummy dog will have cleaned up and mess in the bed area(ie eaten the poo) All you have to do is extend the area that the dog does not soil (The nest) to the rest of the house. Newspaper is good for a start. Keep it close to the bed to start then move it further and further to the door. Until doggy is doing it outside.
You dog is a bit larger but….
WE keep our toy schnauzer in a kennal ( carrier) all day while we were out and thena s soon as we get home he went staight out side until he went. After he ate he went outside. In themorning when he woke up he went outside, then we fed him and he went outside while we got ready. then back to the kennal. no I am a stay at home mom that also subs and does alot of other stuff so if he did go inside I would tell him no and put him right outside.
He figured it out really quick!!!
Good luck!
i have a bulldog, when it was time to train her to potty i bought all the pads and all that, if you want to waste your money only to have the dog tear it apart then by all means go ahead. what i did was buy a doggy door in petsmart, it was easy to install. all you have to do is keep your sliding door opened to how wide the doggy door is. since we have iron bars we just cut a square at the bottom big enough for the do to pass through. that way we dont have to worry about thiefs or nothing of that sort.
i go to school, and the first few months before we got the doggy door, the dog was ****** and pooing inside uncontrollably. when we introduced her to the doggy door, she was hesitant but then got the use of poo-ing outside, ****** on the other hand was always inside. but i think after a few hits with the newspaper she got the point. all you have to do is put her nose in it, and rub it and hit her and say NO loudly. (for those thinking its crude doing this, can kiss it)
now shes a happy bulldog, we always leave the door opened so the doggy door is accessable, and the ironbar locked when were not there.
she has not peed inside!
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We actually suggest that dog owners NOT train their dogs to go on wee-wee pads or newspaper, because this trains the dog to eliminate inside your house instead of outside. The dog cannot distinguish between it being OK to *** on the pad, and not on any other paper or fabric on the floor…
To train a dog to go outside, you need to first put the dog on a feeding schedule. We suggest feeding the dog at the SAME TIME every day. This helps to program the dog’s bowels and bladder to regular feeding and elimination times.
Don’t leave food out for the dog all day. If it eats all day, it’ll **** all day. But keep plenty of fresh water available the pooch.
Keep in mind that puppies don’t have any conscious control of their bowels or bladder until they’re about 16 weeks (4 months) old. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t start training your puppy right away; it means that it may still have accidents in the house until it has better control of its body. (Crate training does NOT work for pups younger than 4 months.)
Dogs usually have to potty about 10-15 minutes after they eat, when they first wake up in the morning, and when they wake up from a nap. Use these opportune times to take the pooch outside. As soon as it goes potty, praise it a lot for being a good dog.
Dogs will also walk in tight circles with their nose to the ground when they have to go to potty. Whenever you see this behavior ask the dog, potty outside? and take the dog out immediately. Again, as soon as the pup goes potty, praise it a lot for being a good dog.
No NOT rub the dog’s nose in its messes. That teaches the dog nothing except to fear your touch.
If you’re consistent and vigilant your dog should be house-trained in no time.
I have a yellow lab – I carry little treats with me all the time – when he went potty outside, I praised him alot and gave him a doggie treat. Now he expects a treat every time he goes (he’s 4 years old now) but it works!!!
Training pants are excellent when you see them squat/crouch whip them down, also look for signs and as soon as you see it crouch put out side, once they’ve been and smell outside they go all the time be patient it does work.
you can get puppy training pads which have a scent on them to lure the dog to them!, you then move this closer to the place you want your dog to wee (i.e. outside) and eventually they go outside. never scold your pup for doing this inside, instead plenty of praise for when they get it right! i know you can get these pads from pets at home stores!
Go to poop-off.com and read the housebreaking section. Follow what it says exactly and your puppy will be housebroken really fast. good luck.
I agree with the crate training i have a lab puppy too and he uses one totally solved toilet training and he loves it too and will use it as his bed when the door is open and hes sleepy, dogs feel secure in them being denning animals.
DO NOT rub his nose in it as i saw suggested, i have never had to do that with any of my pups, take him out regularly, everytime he wakes or has finished eating and every hour. praise him like mad when he does it for positive reinforcement.
DO NOT RUB THEIR NOSE IN IT… this does nothing but send them mixed signals. once knew a lady whos dog began to put its own nose in its own mess but they still did it indoors! pointless and cruel.
the key is patience and perserverance! everytime they stoop or cockleg whip them outside and say something like be clean. you’ll need to keep on doing this and they’ll get the hang of it.
this is what we did with our labrador and shes brillaint now. we live in a flat so it was hard work but got there in the end!
goodluck!
my black lab was trained in 2 weeks,dip its nose in both poo r wee and put it outside everytime,