How do you housetrain a Basett Hound puppy?
Question by BassetLove: How do you housetrain a Basett Hound puppy?
Are Basetts harder to house train than other dogs?
Thank you.
Best answer:
Answer by Alyssa
Hounds are notoriously slow and stubborn to train.
Use a crate. Take him outside every 30 minutes to start with, and praise him if he does his business in the yard. If you catch him going in the house, tell him no, but never hit him or rub his nose in it. That just makes him afraid of you. Tell him no and put him out in the yard immediately. Make sure you clean up all messes with an enzyme pet cleaner to eliminate the odor and keep him from re-marking.
Gradually increase the time between potty breaks and he gets older and better with the housebreaking. Be patient, it could take a while.
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i’ve never heard anything saying that they are hard or not, but i have been reasurching house trainning small breeds and this is what i have found…..
1. watch them/ confine them…..know the pre-potty reutine and keep them in sight
2. a crate them…..sounds mean but will save your floor at night and when your not able to watch them….also teaches a puppy he can hold it
3. potty time is potty time…..keep them on a schedual….make sure that potty time is potty time not play time……….one hour after meals and play time will usually be time to go…
I’m not sure if a Basett Hound is any harder than any other breed to house train but if your looking for some answers I have found this website that has a bit of info on different subjects. http://www.aussiepettags.com on their News and info pages they have a whole heaps of documents that may help out any one that has a new dog. things from house training to biting etc.
Hope this helps.
if you find out how to housebreak a basset let me know, i have a six year old basset who is still only 50% on a good day,
they are notoriously difficult to housetrain partially because they are totally uninterested in your opinion of anything and partially because they have the second best nose in all of dogdom and can smell an acident for years,
so , patience and love is the key to not killing them, and crate training helps, remember the less accidents the better long term
mine is going on 9 months and is starting to get the hang of it. just keep watching it and when it goes to sniffing around say, “outside” and take it out. i can’t say this enough but praise it when it does its business and keep praising. mine thrives on the good words! good luck!
I have heard that some breeds are harder to train than
others, but I have not had that expeience and I have had
several dogs over the years. It all requires patience and alot
of it. If your having trouble training you pup I have a few ideas.
First of all, pups need to be in a cage, often refered to as a
crate. The crate should only be big enough for the dog to
turn around in. The dog should never run around the house
as he needs only a small area to be kept in.
If you want to train you pup to pee in a particular area, you
should buy puppy pads. They work great. They are scented,
and the dog is attracted to them, and will pee on the pad.
If the dog does not pee on it right away, whipe up the pee
with the pad and leave it on the floor. Your dog will need to
pee everytime he comes out of the crate and after he eats
and drinks and sometimes during play time. So keep the
pup near the puppy pad. If you want to train your dog to go
outside, do the same thing, only take the pad outside with
you once he has gone on it, and eventually the dog will
know to go outside.