I agree with Jason that a verbal correction(only if you catch the pup in the act) is warranted. Just remember though, your starting from scratch(crate training) and since the dog thinks its OK to go inside(paper trained), not to dwell on it or make it that big of a deal. A firm "no" will do, followed by immediately taking the pup to its proper place outside. You don't want to sound mad or freak out at the dog. Doing that will screw up the dog's head. Be FAIR and CONSISTANT. Don't forget to lavishly praise the dog when he goes outside. This is the best way to housebreak. I can't believe paper-training was ever the "in" method. A crate, fair verbal correction(caught in the act only), along with consistantcy is the way to go. Good luck. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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I have to say that living in an appartment with a young dog would be hard as hell unless you paper train 'em. It makes things a little easier. As the pup can "hold more pee" then you can ween them off the paper. Just like I said. Put some paper outside with a little pee smell on it until Fido makes the connection. That will eliminate the necessity of being outside forever, waiting around. Say, like, in the middle of the night. When you may not want to be walking around. During daylight hours you can play the waiting game.
I helped my wife, then girlfriend, do this with her PJR Terrier in an appartment. Just take it slow and eventually faze out the indoor bathroom, unless you want to keep doing it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
I agree with what you say about weening off the paper if that is absolutely the ONLY way to fix this. However, I've lived in my fair share of apartments and I still don't really understand what it is about an apartment that makes people suggest paper training? Why can't a dog be crate trained in an apartment? The dog still must eventually learn to go outside, even if its a small outdoor area we are talking about. Is it a space issue in that there is no room for a crate? If the apartment is that small, someone should probably not have a dog in the first place(unless we are talking toy poodle or something!LOL) Believe me....I'm not attacking what you said(your a nice guy..remember!LOL). I'm just saying that I've always wondered why people suggest paper training for apartment dwellers. Maybe I'm missing somwething here. Any "paper trainers" care to comment?
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I get ya. Always crate train your dog! ALWAYS. The paper just makes it so much more easy to live with a young pup. You don't have to take the dog out, all the way downstairs, in who knows what kind of conditions, at who knows what hour, every fifteen minutes.
If you have a back yard you can just stand in a sleepy stupor, near your door, in your underwear, and say "good outside fido". You just use the paper area as an alternative for outside when the pup is peeing every three minutes. When they get older and you don't have to take em' out as much you ween the dog off the paper. It's just the lazy way to do it. IMO it is ok. We stopped as soon as Janie the PJRT could hold it all night and wait until somebody was dressed.
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