August 22, 2011
Somehow we've trained our pup to not go potty outside and to go where the Ex-Pen used to be. What would you suggest we do?
Full Question:
Hi Cindy,I searched your site and could not find info specific to my situation, so here it goes.
I bred a litter of pups this time last year. The pup I kept from this litter is 10 months old now.
We have been having a difficult time housebreaking her.
She continuously eliminates in the room were the ex-pen was kept were the pups lived until 8-10 weeks old. Right on the same spot (area) in the pen (when it was up)for poop/pee. The ex-pen was divided with sleep area, play/eating area and potty area.
We have tried crating, she will hold until we take her outside, she will scratch and bark to come in and will run to the 'spot' and go potty and then run back to the back door so she can go play some more. Somehow we have trained her to not go outside.
Is it because as a pup this is where she learned to use the bathroom?
Is there a procedure breeders use when keeping a pup from a litter, I have a feeling I made many mistakes with her during the first 2-3 months of her life.
I have many of you DVDs please point me in the right direction.
Thanks you.
Gabriel
Cindy's Answer:
You need to go outside with her and if she doesn’t go, then put her right back in a crate. Keep her leashed all the time so she can’t go in the room. I would not allow her to have access to that room at all, period.
This is a management issue, you have to control where and when she’s allowed to be. She would either be ON LEASH with me or in a crate until she’s consistently going to the bathroom where you want her to. This will be much more work than if you had taken her outside and done all the training steps when she was little.
We have an article on housebreaking on the website in the section about house training.
Every time you allow her to go to the bathroom in the house, you will set yourself back. Don’t let her rehearse the wrong behavior and control her 100% of the time.
Good luck,
Cindy Rhodes
This is a management issue, you have to control where and when she’s allowed to be. She would either be ON LEASH with me or in a crate until she’s consistently going to the bathroom where you want her to. This will be much more work than if you had taken her outside and done all the training steps when she was little.
We have an article on housebreaking on the website in the section about house training.
Every time you allow her to go to the bathroom in the house, you will set yourself back. Don’t let her rehearse the wrong behavior and control her 100% of the time.
Good luck,
Cindy Rhodes
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