Joanna de Guzman wrote 01/19/2006 05:00 PM How do you know when your puppy is housetrained? #95399 - 01/19/2006 05:00 PM
Joanna de Guzman Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2005 Posts: 6 Loc: Offline	We've had our 5 month old puppy for 2.5 months and she hasn't had an accident in the last 3 weeks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> We crate trained her and continue to use the crate when she isn't being watched. But we've noticed that she can hold it without being in the crate between potty breaks but she is always on a leash or caged in the kitchen. Sometimes she tells us she needs to go outside but not always. We have her on a set schedule. I'm so happy for her success that I don't want to relax too soon. How do you know that the dog is housetrained? When is it safe to let them have run of the house (obviously with owners around, never alone)? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />Open to all comments & suggestions. Thanks! Joanna de Guzman <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Richmond, BC, Canada Joanna de Guzman Richmond, BC, Canada
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Philip Mitsiell wrote 03/07/2006 02:42 PM Re: How do you know when your puppy is housetrained? [Re: Joanna de Guzman ] #95400 - 03/07/2006 02:42 PM
Philip Mitsiell Webboard User Reg: 03-10-2005 Posts: 14 Loc: Offline	I would go ahead and say you pup is 98% house trained. I would still expect another one or 2 accidents, but you may get lucky and not have anymore. My boxer pup was house trained around 4-5 months, would tell us once in a while (she tells us all the time now, sometimes once or twice an hour which can be very annoying). The only time we had a problem was when we first moved into a new house when she was 6months, she had an accident, but was corrected and hasn't had a problem since, and once when i went over to my dad's house at 11 months. Once corrected and shown the way outside to go to the bathroom, there are no problems.
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Candi Campbell wrote 03/08/2006 11:26 AM Housebreaking articles on this website! [Re: Joanna de Guzman ] #95401 - 03/08/2006 11:26 AM
Candi Campbell Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2006 Posts: 696 Loc: San Francisco, CA Offline	Under Table of Contents here, look up & read Ed Frawley's various training articles on housebreaking issues (including the one on Ground Work!) -- They will answer your questions in detail (also get his DVD "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months") and you won't go wrong <:-) How anyone can live without a dog is beyond me...
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James Edward Bliss, Jr. wrote 05/04/2006 05:25 PM Re: Housebreaking articles on this website! [Re: Candi Campbell ] #95402 - 05/04/2006 05:25 PM
James Edward Bliss, Jr. Webboard User Reg: 08-16-2005 Posts: 88 Loc: DeWitt, Michigan Offline	I believe Ed says that dogs need to be house trained steady for about 12-16 months or something like that. I can't remember if I got that from our "Your Puppy 8-Weeks to 8-Months" DVD or an article though. I still keep my pup in the crate because if we're not watching him or playing with him he gets bored and chews stuff. "Utility and intelligence." Rittmeister Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz.
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Mike Morrison wrote 01/07/2007 01:27 AM Re: Housebreaking articles on this website! [Re: James Edward Bliss, Jr. ] #123692 - 01/07/2007 01:27 AM
Mike Morrison Webboard User Reg: 11-29-2005 Posts: 375 Loc: Houston, Texas Offline	I'm trying to teach "Brenna" to signal me she needs to go outside with a bark or something, but at 4 months old I'm not sure what is the best signal to teach or how to teach this...I've heard of some putting a bell on a string and having the dog hit it with it's paw everytime before it's let outside and eventually it'll do it on it's own... any opinions or suggestions? she's doing ok and isn't going in her crate but I'd like for her to tell me when she needs to go eventually. thanks for any advice Brenna
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 01/07/2007 04:03 AM Re: Housebreaking articles on this website! [Re: Mike Morrison ] #123693 - 01/07/2007 04:03 AM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	We had the same problem with our King Charles ,he would stand by the door but make no sound to alert us that he wanted out(he's 5 months old now) We would miss the opportunity to let him out if we didn't see him sitting there by the door waiting.SO when he would have accidents, unfortunely, I had to let him know that I was not happy (even though it was our fault for not seing him )but I thought if I still put a little pressure for him to do more than just sit there and make no sound he eventually would get the point that sitting and waiting is not enough , he barks now finely at the door to be let out We have a huge doggie door for the gsds' you'd think he'd use it! http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/cadogancna/ Ed's Comments edited into this post: It is a mistake to have a 5 month old puppy loose in the house without you having your eyes on the dog. Allowing this to happen begs for problems. At this age the dog should still be on leash in the house or at a minimum ALWAYS in your eye sight.
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Michele McAtee wrote 01/07/2007 07:04 AM Re: How do you know when your puppy is housetrained? [Re: Joanna de Guzman ] #123698 - 01/07/2007 07:04 AM
Michele McAtee Webboard User Reg: 02-05-2006 Posts: 1121 Loc: Iowa City, Iowa Offline	I read here in the housebreaking puppies article that there is no such thing as "almost" potty trained--that that is like almost pregnant. I like that thinking because that is how a dog thinks, right? Black and white. From here on out, like with all your training, its gonna be up to you to have all eyes on him for a while yet--especially in the house.
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Sarah Morris wrote 01/07/2007 09:19 AM Re: How do you know when your puppy is housetrained? [Re: Michele McAtee ] #123704 - 01/07/2007 09:19 AM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	My almost 6 month old pup will sit at the door until he is let out. If we don't get up fast enough, he whines and makes a real show of wanting out. I could be wrong but I figure that if he didn't know what is expected, he wouldn't be so insistent about asking to be let out. He hasn't had an accident in ages but I still don't trust him 100%. He is never outside of his crate in the gated area of the kitchen without someone in the room with him and he is NEVER let loose in the house without supervision. At this stage I worry more about chewing and destruction than accidents. True
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Mike Morrison wrote 01/07/2007 10:55 PM Re: How do you know when your puppy is housetrained? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #123765 - 01/07/2007 10:55 PM
Mike Morrison Webboard User Reg: 11-29-2005 Posts: 375 Loc: Houston, Texas Offline	my pup is never loose in the house without supervision, however my question, Ed, was if there's a way to train her to signal me and what signal is the best to not confuse her in the future with other training, like the "bark" command if I think there's a burglar outside and I want her to bark on command, etc...? I'm currently trying to teach a bark command(which I'm not sure I'm doing right--I basically try to get her to bark with me and then reward her as soon as she makes any vocalization and continue til I get a real "bark") and reinforce the "outside?" and "potty" words. She'll nearly urinate on command now when I tell her to go potty outside and that's immediately followed by a "good potty, good outside" praise. She gets it..I know she does. However, the signal to go outside is a more perplexing problem for me to solve for her. How did you do this, Ed? thanks for all your expertise Brenna
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