how do you house break a puppy fast?
Question by Casey S: how do you house break a puppy fast?
My dog is a yorkie and she’s 7 months old. Her name is Bella. My mother is sick and tired of her going anywhere she wants. Cleaning the mess isn’t a hassle, but I think it would be easier on us if she knew to wait by the door for us when she had to go. At least until we get a doggy door installed. Any suggestions?
my mom bought potty pads and she wants to try crate training. how do you do that?
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Answer by wellllllllllllllll
get those potty pads,and take your puppy out every hour to do her business,and soon she will give you a sign to tell you she wants to go out
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The keys to good housetraining include:
* Using a crate to prevent accidents and make it more likely that your pup will eliminate when you take her outside; and
* Rewarding your puppy handsomely whenever she does the right thing in the right place. Punishing your pup for mistakes can actually make housetraining harder.
http://dogtime.com/housetraining-for-puppies.html
Try crate training.
An crate is the best way to train an puppy.
I suggest the book, How to Housebreak Your Dog in Seven Days, written by Shirlee Kalstone. It sells for about $ 8.99 plus shipping and you can buy it at Dogwise Books, http://www.dogwise.com
Start taking her out every couple of hours (or hourly) to let her know that is where she uses the restroom. We’d ask our black lab if she had to “potty” or “go out” each time and then take her out. Positive reinforcement when she goes to the restroom. Rub her belly, talk excitedly to her, and or give her a treat. If she had an accident we’d scold her and put her nose to it, so she’d know she did something bad. Then immediately take her outside and tell her this is where you go potty. When she did have an accident she’d go hide because she knew it was bad. You have to watch because sometimes the dogs do go to the door (like ours) and don’t make a sound. Whether or not your were in the room she’d go wait by the door and if you didn’t take her out, she’d pee right in front of it. We had her completely house broke between 3-4 months. It might be a little more difficult that she is older. Big thing is that she needs to know where to go to the bathroom. Good luck! There are a lot of books, online articles, and you can even call your vet, or local pet center for questions.
1. at 7months, that’s not a puppy. That’s a teenager who has never been housebroken.
2. Yorkies are little; you need to decide if you want to housebreak or papertrain her. She can easily handle a litter box.
3. Follow this plan; it works whether you are walking her to the litter box or to the spot behind the garage.
Go to the pet store and buy a soft flat buckle puppy collar that will fit the dog and a matching six-foot leash, a plastic airline-style crate just big enough for the dog to lie down in, and a large bottle of Nature’s Miracle cleaner.
Go home. Put the collar on the dog.
Put the dog into the crate and close the door.
Clean every place where the dog has urinated with the Nature’s Miracle. It takes away residual smell; dogs like to pee on the scent of old pee.
New Routine:
The dog will be crated any time you can’t watch her.
When you are home, she can come out of the crate, but then you will clip the leash onto her collar and fasten the other end to your belt, so she will always be near you and you will be able to see when she starts sniffing around for a place to squat.
Pup must be taken out frequently; you’d rather take her out, on her leash, and do nothing, then find her peeing on your shoe. She must go out every time you open the crate, play with her, feed her or wake her from a nap.
In order to actually housebreak her, start carrying her favorite treats in your pocket or by the door you take her out. When she does her business outside, say, “Hurry up, good girl”! When she’s finished, tell her, “Good hurry up!! Good girl!!” and, at least that first time, give her treats. Make a huge fuss over what she just did. Praise her every time for at least a full 60 seconds. She’ll think you’re insane, but she’ll take the prize. Trainers call it “jackpotting” –you’re impressing on her how GREAT it is when she goes outside.
When you catch her making her mistake in the house, IGNORE her. Don’t look at her, don’t let her interact with you, turn your back if she comes near you. Don’t talk to her. Take the leash off your belt and loop it around a doorknob, then shut the door so it holds the leash. Then just get the Nature’s Miracle and clean it up.
Once the mess is cleaned up, the incident is over. Act as if nothing happened. Treat her as you would if nothing had happened. Put the leash back on your belt, resume your activities.
Keep on taking her out often, on a leash, so you notice when she does her business, so you don’t miss a chance to treat and praise her. While you’re at the door, you say, “Want to go hurry up? Do you have to hurry up?” I prefer the keyword “hurry up” to “go potty” –it’s so much more dignified.
Eventually, she’ll connect the keyword “hurry up” with relieving herself, and she may even go to the door to cue you. The first time she does that, jackpot her while still in the house, and then walk her outside and jackpot her again when she goes.
Once she’s mastered this, you can take her to obedience school. You’ll have a blast.