Sam Howitt Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2013
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I have a 14 wk old coonhound pup that we have had 6 weeks. everything was going good till the snow and sub zero temps hit. She would whine and head to the door when she needed to go. Well now sometimes she will sometimes she won't when it comes to peeing, she still wants to go outside to poop though.
Welcome, Sam. Congratulations on your new pup. What methods have you been using to house-train her up to this point? Are you using a crate? Not yet allowing her any unsupervised free time in the house? Frequent trips outside?
House-training a puppy in winter weather, especially a short-haired breed, can be a challenge. If you'd like to share how you're going about it now and under what circumstances she's "having accidents," maybe we can offer some specific suggestions.
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Well we use a crate for 5 hrs a day, crossover from when I go to work and when my wife gets home. She is taken out right away for a walk. We also take her out about every 2 hrs or so. She sleeps through the night and is walked as soon as we get up. Her peeing in the house is kind of random. I have taken her out and she has pee'd and pooped only to piddle on the floor 15-30 mins later. Not always just ocasionaly.
All of this started right after the first snow fall.She does not like the extreme cold, like sub zero temps. After a few minutes outside she starts to dance around on 3 legs. She is picky about where she goes, she prefers going in the taller brush which is inacessible now with all the snow drifts in the yard.
She's still pretty young at 14 weeks, and in light of the issues you're having, I think I'd want to start taking her outside more often than every two hours. And the longer it's been since the last time she went, the more frequently I'd go out, even every thirty minutes.
I would make sure you never turn your back on her anytime she's out of the crate. Consider tethering her to one of you temporarily. You two can take turns. It's a lot of work when they're this age, but it will pay off in the long run. Set her up for success and praise her lavishly when she does go outside.
Only one of my pups was acquired in the wintertime. After all those trips outside in freezing temps and snowstorms, I said I wouldn't do that again. They do come around, though, with time and persistence.
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This is what I'm working with (pics came oout like crap, not sure why) she is a bit hard headed and stuborn. Our 2 other muts are compliant and way easier to work with. The other 2 weren't formaly trained they are just ankle biters that just seem to know what we want from them. This is my first attempt at training a dog
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I'm not dealing with snow here but we have an IG mix (a breed that's notoriously difficult to house train),so i get your frustration. Here's whats' helped me with Tigger (and other dogs). (1) When you can't watch 110% of the time the dog is either confined in a crate (or ex-pen) or is tethered to you. (2) Everything is put on a strict schedule. (3) Take the dog out to where you want him/her to do his/her business. (4) When you take the dog out, as it's doing it's business, repeat a word or phrase such as "do your business" (my phrase). Sooner or later the dog will associate the wolrd/phrase with the action and go on command. Our IG mix does this and it really comes in handy especially when it's cold and/or rainy out.
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