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princessjm unregistered |
posted 05-15-2003 12:43 AM
Here is a familiar topic for everyone! I need major help. We recently found a black lab/terrier mix. She was abandoned in the mud - and of course I couldn't leave her there. We had no intention of keeping her - but you know how that goes! She's about 15 - 16 weeks. We had her vet checked and she's just fine but she had a slight bladder infection. Now that her treatment is over, we can't seem to housebreak her. She's just out of control! She goes all the time in the house - and outside too. We crate her at night and while we're gone - nothing is helping. We feel like big jerks because she has to stay outside and crated so much because of this problem. She's not getting the training or time with us that she needs - so other behavior problems are showing up (jumping, biting, chewing). We have two other dogs and now a crazy little puppy - our sanity is GONE! What do I do? Do you think that the initial bladder infection has stunted her potty training growth? If not - how can we help her so she doesn't have to be taken to a shelter or given away. I don’t want her to think she can take over the house! Despite the problems we want her to have all the chances she can at our home. Any advice will be greatly appreciated! IP: Logged |
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woofdoggy Member  Posts: 97 |
posted 05-15-2003 05:49 AM
First off, congratulations for rescuing this poor little dog, and for getting her bladder infection fixed. However I can understand your problems. The thing is, she's still a baby. Plus you don't know what her earlier life was like, if she was dumped in the mud she probably had a lot of abuse. What I'm saying is she's already an anxious and insecure baby and what she needs is heaps of loving and patience. This constant toileting is possibly the symptoms of all this. I hope you don't yell at her when she has accidents (as that's all they are at her age, accidents) and make her more anxious. Also I don't think the constant crating will help much with her, only cause more anxiety, which it seems to be doing. What would be the very best thing all round, is to take her to puppy training. This will give her and yourselves confidence, it works both ways. She will gently learn her boundaries and you will learn how to enforce them in a non-threatening way . You can't expect a puppy of that age to be housebroken immediately, let alone one with her background. This little dog needs time and commitment. She's not trying to take over the house. She just needs heaps of reassuring and the correct training. I live in Australia and we have loads of puppy training schools here, and they're not expensive. Hopefully someone else can advise of you of ones there. In the meantime though you can do a web search - there are some excellent training sites. Good luck. IP: Logged |
RottyMommy Moderator Posts: 480 |
posted 05-15-2003 02:26 PM
Ok how long have you had this pup? It takes a while to train a puppy. She is just a baby. One thing you can try is attach a leash to you and the dog. That way the dog is always with you and you can keep an eye on her. As soon as you see her making a circle, or beginning to squat make a loud noise but dont yell a good thing to use is put coins in a can and shake it when she does this then pick her up take her outside immediately and praise her when she goes. Crating is not the solution to keeping a dog from not going to the bathroom. When you are home take the pup out atleast once an hour. When she goes outside praise her. As far as puppy classes petsmart, superpetz, and other petstores offer puppy classes. I have a 14 year old sheltie-lab mix, a 2 year old rottweiler who I got 8 months ago, and a 3 year old rottweiler I just got about a month ago. They all have issues and some of the new rotty's issues are going to take along time to overcome. But you are lucky your pup is so young. Just be patient you can't expect miracles. She is probably frightened and she doesnt know what to expect of you yet.I would suggest puppy classes also as it is a good way for you to learn different methods of training and how to properly correct her, she gets socializations which is so important for a pup, she gets self confidence which will help her anxiety and feel more comfortable with you. Good luck and keep us posted IP: Logged |
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Sugar Member Posts: 110 |
posted 05-15-2003 04:53 PM
We got a 6 month old pek-a-poo who was paper trained on the other end of her playpen. We wanted to house train her, so we started out like she was a new pup. She was crated and we took her out often..every hour. Every time she did her business she was rewarded with TIME OUT - FREEDOM. After about an hour, we'd put her up for a while and go back again in another hour, hour-30. She would be rewarded AGAIN with FREEDOM, and in this FREE TIME OUT, we would spend a lot of time loving her and playing with her, but not the whole time, just enough to let her know she was loved, but not the KING OF THE HILL ya know. It was no time......3 weeks... before she GOT IT. She is now out almost all the time, though I do let her remember the crate from time to time. She does great, comes and tells us when she needs to go and everybody is happy. I can see that others did not think that crating her was a good idea, but honestly it provides the best boundaries I have seen. We also gave her a TREAT every time she went along with a LOT OF PRAISE. I guess some would say, the treats are not a good thing, but they are tiny little goodies and have worked like a charm, so we are all HAPPY ! IP: Logged |
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