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zestymike48 Member  Posts: 19 |
posted 03-15-2003 03:21 AM
 
OMG!! I have bred, raised and shown dogs all of my adult life and trust me here; housebreaking them is really no problem whatsoever!! Dogs' innate nature is to be a den dweller. Let it wander all over the house and it will find itself a corner to go potty in!! You MUST provide a den, because they will rarely soil it!!! Get your pup or dog of ANY age a locking crate just large enough for him to turn around in.., YOU might think this is cruel, but in nature wild dogs do this very thing. NEXT you have to learn just WHEN to take him outside! The specified times are SIMPLE; IMMEDIATELY upon waking from sleep. SOON after he has eaten. FIRST THING in the morning. And watch for those "in between times" when he has drunk a lot of water or eaten too much too!!!! Admittedly a puppy is much easier to train here! I simply take the pups out with the trained mother and father and they learn by the time they are 7 weeks old and rarely make a mistake at all!! BE SURE TO PRAISE LAVISHLY a dog who performs his or her "duty" outside. Don't spank an animal who makes a mistake, but you CAN speak rather sharply and disapprovingly to it to help it to get the idea. The very BEST tactic is to make quiet a SHOW of it all. You can just keep repeating "good baby!!!) when they perform correctly. REALLY get excited too because all dogs love to please their masters. Never let a dog wander all over the house until they have completely learned what "Let's go potty outside" means. They will begin to be excited to hear those words knowing that praise for doing their job correctly will be the reward!! Michael in Texas IP: Logged |
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Pauline Member Posts: 134 |
posted 03-15-2003 03:03 PM
Did you ever think that a female is harder to housebreak than a male? Reason I ask is cause I have mostly owned males, and my female was the hardest thing to train all around. No problem ever with a male of different breeds, even mixed. Can you share some info there?? Thanks. God bless. IP: Logged |
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zestymike48 Member Posts: 19 |
posted 03-15-2003 04:44 PM
Pauline! Yes, I have to agree with you here. I have no idea why females are a bit harder to housebreak, but then again so was my ex-wife LOL hahahahaha. No seriously, I have also noted that once broken though females are more fastidious about not going potty in the house for any reason. Of course my opinion is also that females are more loving, but that is just my opinion. Still the very same housebreaking rules that I have listed above must be adhered to for both sexes! The problem comes when you don't totally adhere to them at least until you are positive that the animal has gotten the idea. Michael IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 552 |
posted 03-15-2003 09:18 PM
This method works on most dogs, but definitely not all. Our doxie was kept crated 15-22 hrs a day with only 1 (2 if she was lucky, none if she wasn't) potty break a day, until she was 1.5 yrs old, and came to live with us (she's my aunt's, but spends about 98% of her time here).l Several times we've thought she was finally housebroken, and every time she's had a "relapse". For the past month, she's been on-leash and with me at all times she's free in the house, because she was sneaking off and peeing in places where we weren't at. She goes outside every 2-3 hrs, doesn't drink much water at all, and will come in and pee 1/2 hr after just going. She's had two complete blood panels done in the past year, and both have came back normal, so there's nothing wrong with her. She'd just rather go in the house. IP: Logged |
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zestymike48 Member Posts: 19 |
posted 03-17-2003 01:29 AM
OMG!! LOL hahahaha, just thank the Lord that she is a Doxie and NOT a big old HORSE like a Mastiff or St. Bernard. I just betcha that she was allowed to squat and go wherever she pleased with her previous owner. Probably why they decided not to keep her in fact!! I think for these "problem" pooches you have to be even firmer with their "punishement" and even more lavish with the praise if they ever DO go outside! At first my female shih-tzu would NOT go potty outside if it was a bit too cold or had rained recently. Even when she did go she would have to do a hundred circles to find the suitable place LOL. I still stand by and recommend my "tactics" here though because I have been in your shoes (and my shoes have stepped in a pile or two also haha!)! Mamie will go out now in flood water or below freezing temperature and she NEVER dawdles either! One great dog author once said, "There are No Bad Dogs, Only Bad Owners".................I dunno! IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 552 |
posted 03-17-2003 02:14 PM
Well, we think she got so used to peeing in her crate when my aunt had her that she doesn't really care much about "her" house not being all pee'd on. Then when my aunt would find her pee, she'd make a big deal out of it, and throw her in her crate again, which is why she started pee'ing in less obvious places (like the bedrooms and bathroom). Now it's like it's a habit to sneak off and pee someplace, so we're trying to break her of it, and the only way to do that is to never let her out of our sight while she's loose in the house. IP: Logged |
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jess unregistered |
posted 03-21-2003 01:24 PM
Hi mike: I have just read about your housebreaking tips and was thinking of starting all over with my cocker spaniel as if he was a pup. He sneaks off to the basement all the time and pees. Do you think that this is a good idea or no? Jessie IP: Logged |
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shmoopie Member Posts: 361 |
posted 03-21-2003 06:53 PM
What....are you for real. You know your dog purposley goes to do his buisness in your house, but you don't keep an eye on him? If you do not want your dog to urinate in that room why don't you close the door? Also, has the dog been fixed? This could be a territorial problem also there could be a medical reason (urinary tract infection) your dog might be going to this room to hide from you because your punishments might be too harsh...just a thought though as I don't know you and how you train your dog. IP: Logged |
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SusieQ unregistered |
posted 04-27-2003 05:44 AM
I have had both male and female and didn't have a problem with either, nor was one hard to train than the other. In all honesty.. my female Sheltie trained better and faster than my male Peek-a-poo I had, and he trained very quick. And I agree with the training tips first stated here, just about everything actually,except the crate. I never used a crate for my pets, except to travel, and never had any problems training. I don't think they are cruel, don't get me wrong, I just preferred to not use one. IP: Logged |
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Sugar Member Posts: 110 |
posted 04-28-2003 04:35 PM
I have a NEW 6 month old Pek-a-poo. She is crated and is doing excellent with housetraining. A few mistakes....my FAULT...wasn't watching close enough. My question is: Should you give your pet a TREAT EVERY time they potty ? I do think Sugar goes just for the treat, and tinkles a little sometimes....a lot sometimes....does great on pooping...but when I start doing the leash thing and walking her, I don't want to go 40-11 dozen times a day ya know. How do you get to the point of going out ONLY twice a day ??? I do feel like I have a NEW BABY !!! IP: Logged |
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Sugar Member Posts: 110 |
posted 04-30-2003 03:27 PM
I have a 6 month old Pek-a-Poo....She is doing great with housebreaking, but I am wondering when she might be able to only go out 2 or 3 times a day ? Is that a reasonal goal ? She was trained on paper, but in a playpen on paper situation is what I was told, and now we're taking her OUTSIDE. ANY INPUT ? Sure would be nice to only have to do this 2 or 3 times a day. ????????? anybody ? THANKS IP: Logged |
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