April 21, 2011
I am having the worst time house breaking my puppy. I have tried everything. I know I am doing something wrong, but don't know what. I really need some advice.
Full Question:
Having the worse time housebreaking my puppy - have tired recommended time outside, diapers. She stills pees and poops in the house - I watch her like a hawk but she beats me, and is quick about it - we don't put her in a crate - because she also does it in there, she pee's in her diaper. She doesn't pee on a regular time intervals, I tracked it by time and sleeping patterns - I am confused and trying to patience with her. I know she isn't acting out and trying to be disobedience but I can't figure out what to do - I am not mean, I say no when she does something that I see her do, I put her outside after she does something, I bought the spray that shows dogs where to pee. I am doing something wrong and I can't figure out what.Please help me I really need some advice.
Ed's Answer:
I recommend that you go to my web site and read the article I wrote on my philosophy of dog training. I think you will get some good ideas there.
I am sorry to say this is more of an owner problem than a dog problem. You can't reinvent the wheel.
Read the article I wrote on house training on my web site. Then read the Q&A on house training.
You need to change the way you are living with this pup. All interaction must be outside. When the dog comes inside it goes in the crate – there is no free time. None at all in the house. Not for months. If the dog is out of the crate in the house it's on a line – your eyes are always on it. Take the dog out every hour in the beginning.
Diapers are crazy. Really crazy. Whoever told you to use them is an idiot!!!!
I would recommend you purchase the dvd I produced titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months.
I have owned and trained German Shepherds for 40 years. In the past 30 years I have bred over 340 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. I give this video to all of my puppy customers and never get questions on how to raise a pup.
Read the description of the tape on my web site. Dog training is not rocket science its simple common sense ideas on how to handle and train a dog, The DVD has 2 ½ hours of training information along with 15 puppy training articles that I have written.
You should also consider my 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience - The fact is you have way more to learn than your dog. I always recommend the handlers start studying this DVD right away even though you won't train a lot of the work until the pup is 4 to 6 months old.
I am sorry to say this is more of an owner problem than a dog problem. You can't reinvent the wheel.
Read the article I wrote on house training on my web site. Then read the Q&A on house training.
You need to change the way you are living with this pup. All interaction must be outside. When the dog comes inside it goes in the crate – there is no free time. None at all in the house. Not for months. If the dog is out of the crate in the house it's on a line – your eyes are always on it. Take the dog out every hour in the beginning.
Diapers are crazy. Really crazy. Whoever told you to use them is an idiot!!!!
I would recommend you purchase the dvd I produced titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months.
I have owned and trained German Shepherds for 40 years. In the past 30 years I have bred over 340 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. I give this video to all of my puppy customers and never get questions on how to raise a pup.
Read the description of the tape on my web site. Dog training is not rocket science its simple common sense ideas on how to handle and train a dog, The DVD has 2 ½ hours of training information along with 15 puppy training articles that I have written.
You should also consider my 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience - The fact is you have way more to learn than your dog. I always recommend the handlers start studying this DVD right away even though you won't train a lot of the work until the pup is 4 to 6 months old.
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