April 21, 2011
My pup keeps going to the bathroom inside the house. We take him out frequently and he goes, but he comes right back inside and goes again. Any suggestions?
Full Question:
Please help! Our Boxer puppy is 5 months old and we have had him since he was 10 weeks. We bought him from a breeder and we visited them a couple times, he was kept in a clean kennel with a doggie door to outside. He has ALWAYS peed and pooped in the house, we cant get him to stop! We take him for walks, take him to the dog park, take him out every 1/2-1 hour. He will go outside and go to the bathroom and then come in and go to the bathroom. I have been keeping him in the kennel frequently now because he does not go potty in his kennel. He has now jumped up on our bed 3 times and urinated. We started out rewarding him with treats and praise, and no scolding. Then now as time has passed and it has gotten worse he is getting spanked, I know that's not the right thing to do, but we are so frustrated and I cannot and will not keep a dog that goes to the bathroom on my bed! I don't know how to train this dog, I am so frustrated, and do not want to get rid of him. Please help, we love him so much!Andrea
Cindy's Answer:
If you keep your puppy confined when you can’t watch him 100% of the time, then he would not be able to go to the bathroom all over your house. Until he is house trained he should never be off leash or out of a crate, set yourself and the puppy up for success. Because you have let this go on since he was 10 weeks it’s going to take longer to housetrain him than if you did it properly when you first brought him home, but it’s not too late.
I would recommend you purchase the DVD titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months.
Ed has owned and trained German Shepherds for 45 years. In the past 30 years we have bred over 350 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. We give this video to all of our puppy customers and we never get questions on how to raise a pup.
Read the description of this puppy DVD on my web site. Dog training is not rocket science its simple common sense ideas on how to handle and train a dog,
We have an eBook specifically for house training problems available also
You should also consider the 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience.
I also recommend that you go to the web site and read the article on “Ed’s Philosophy of Dog Training.” I believe you will not only learn something about dog training, I hope you will also adopt the same philosophy on dog training.
We have an extensive section on housetraining on our website.
I hope this helps.
I would recommend you purchase the DVD titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months.
Ed has owned and trained German Shepherds for 45 years. In the past 30 years we have bred over 350 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. We give this video to all of our puppy customers and we never get questions on how to raise a pup.
Read the description of this puppy DVD on my web site. Dog training is not rocket science its simple common sense ideas on how to handle and train a dog,
We have an eBook specifically for house training problems available also
You should also consider the 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience.
I also recommend that you go to the web site and read the article on “Ed’s Philosophy of Dog Training.” I believe you will not only learn something about dog training, I hope you will also adopt the same philosophy on dog training.
We have an extensive section on housetraining on our website.
I hope this helps.
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