September 10, 2010
When I take my dog out to pee and poop, is it right or wrong to giver her a treat for going outside?
Full Question:
I just rescued a 2 year old Cocker and she has been peeing in the house. I have since gotten a crate for night cause that is when she has be doing her business.What I want to know is when I take her out to pee and poop is it right or wrong to give her a treat for going outside? My friend said it is very wrong for giving her the treat as it says when you pee you get a treat so she pees in the she thinking she will get a treat. Thanks soo much for helping me. I have a 13 y/o JRT that I give a treat to all the time and she NEVER pees inside.
Thanks again,
Carole
Cindy's Answer:
The first comment I will make is that this dog should be in a crate OR on a leash with you at all times until she is housetrained completely.
When we bring a new adult dog in our house, we start with our groundwork program.
I'd recommend Pack Structure for the Family Pet. We also have a number of eBooks, which include topics that may help you. There is one specifically on housetraining problems.
We have a section on the website about house training too.
There is nothing wrong with using a food reward to reinforce good behavior. Just make sure you are giving it only when she pees where she is supposed to.
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Cindy Rhodes
When we bring a new adult dog in our house, we start with our groundwork program.
I'd recommend Pack Structure for the Family Pet. We also have a number of eBooks, which include topics that may help you. There is one specifically on housetraining problems.
We have a section on the website about house training too.
There is nothing wrong with using a food reward to reinforce good behavior. Just make sure you are giving it only when she pees where she is supposed to.
For future questions, you might benefit from learning to use our SEARCH function, which is located in the top left corner of every page of the website. If you type in your key words or question it will find you articles, Q&As, free streaming video and links to threads on our discussion forum. Our website has over 16,000 pages and it's very likely you'll find the information you are looking for. I hope this helps.
Cindy Rhodes
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