Anyone have good tips for puppy toilet training, over-excited behaviour?
September 4th, 2009
My dog is a male, and when he gets in the house he tends to get very excited and starts jumping around all over the place and tends to knock things over.
Plus going toilet is a matter too, he doesn’t know which places to not pee.
How can I train him to be calm and to not go toilet where itis unwanted? Help? Please jot down any suggestions, Any at all!
How about keeping your dog indoors for the majority of the day, use a Crate. Let your dog outside from 10am to 4pm instead of in the middle of the night.
Crate him when he sleeps at night, and crate him when no one is home to supervise. Otherwise let him roam the house. Dog’s do not like to soil their "sleeping" place, AKA the crate. So they will hold it in as long as they can. A 6month old can hold their pee for 6hrs max, 7months 7hrs, 8months 8hrs, etc.
Look for signs that your dog needs to use the washroom (excess ground sniffing, twirling in circles etc.) If you catch the dog "in the act" scold him, but don’t scold him if it takes you longer than 5seconds from the "act", or else he will not associate the scolding with what he did wrong.
After you take the dog out of the crate, immediately bring him outside and teach him the cue "Go pee pee!" or w/e. Also bring your dog outside after each meal, each nap, and just as a play session starts. PRAISE your dog when he pee/poops outside. If your dog pooh’s inside, bring the pooh and the dog Outside, and tell him the cue "go pee pee" or w/e. Stop access to water 2hrs before bed and make sure to bring him outside to pee before you go to sleep and lock him in the crate.
Make sure to clean up any spots your dog peed on with proper cleaner (nothing with ammonia, cuz that smells like pee and a dog will just pee on the spot AGIAN.)
Eventually your dog will try to give you a cue when it needs to go outside. Mine sits against the door and whines if it’s an emergency. You could also try to train your dog to ring a bell.
anyways that’s all I can think of. Goodluck, I hope your parents help you with the training and you stop making your dog live outside simply because you don’t know how to potty train.
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September 4th, 2009 at 9:59 am
How about keeping your dog indoors for the majority of the day, use a Crate. Let your dog outside from 10am to 4pm instead of in the middle of the night.
Crate him when he sleeps at night, and crate him when no one is home to supervise. Otherwise let him roam the house. Dog’s do not like to soil their "sleeping" place, AKA the crate. So they will hold it in as long as they can. A 6month old can hold their pee for 6hrs max, 7months 7hrs, 8months 8hrs, etc.
Look for signs that your dog needs to use the washroom (excess ground sniffing, twirling in circles etc.) If you catch the dog "in the act" scold him, but don’t scold him if it takes you longer than 5seconds from the "act", or else he will not associate the scolding with what he did wrong.
After you take the dog out of the crate, immediately bring him outside and teach him the cue "Go pee pee!" or w/e. Also bring your dog outside after each meal, each nap, and just as a play session starts. PRAISE your dog when he pee/poops outside. If your dog pooh’s inside, bring the pooh and the dog Outside, and tell him the cue "go pee pee" or w/e. Stop access to water 2hrs before bed and make sure to bring him outside to pee before you go to sleep and lock him in the crate.
Make sure to clean up any spots your dog peed on with proper cleaner (nothing with ammonia, cuz that smells like pee and a dog will just pee on the spot AGIAN.)
Eventually your dog will try to give you a cue when it needs to go outside. Mine sits against the door and whines if it’s an emergency. You could also try to train your dog to ring a bell.
anyways that’s all I can think of. Goodluck, I hope your parents help you with the training and you stop making your dog live outside simply because you don’t know how to potty train.
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September 4th, 2009 at 10:32 am
crate training works great for house breaking. hes likely gonna whine and have a big ole temper tantram at first but dont give into it and let him out. stand you ground. dogs will not relieve themselves in the same place they sleep unless totally necesarry.
As far as being over active….exercise the heck outta the little guy so hes to tuckered when he gets home to have the sillys. Reward his calm behaviour with praise and yummy treats. Praise is very important in training and laying the basis for a good dog.
Puppies are great but a heck of alot of work. They are like infants. I say now that as much as i would love my 6 year old dane to be a pup again, i love being able to enjoy her now that she is well behaved and im not spending the majority of my time cleaning up after her
have patience and remember…everything is new and they dont know any better until you teach them
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September 4th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I housebroke my dogs using a crate. He was crated when I couldn’t watch him. A dog usually won’t pee where he sleeps. When you suspect he has to go take him directly outisde. Then after you are sure he is done, give him some time to play around and either take him out again or crate until you can. Always take him out first thing in the morning, last thing at night and after feedings or big drinks and anywhere in between. Crating is not cruel as it becomes a den for the dog. You can give a little treat in there or feed him in there and he will figure it out that it is a nice safe place to go. Never overuse the crate and never use it as a prison. Its a place to keep him safe, and get him in the habit of only going pee outside. After awhile the cleanliness will also extend to your house. He will be so used to going outside that he will "hold" it until he can get out. The younger they are the less time you can crate them, but as they get older you can crate them longer. For awhile your back door will be a revolving door. Remember, at night sleeping dogs systems slow down, so even though the dog can go longer at night, it does not mean he go the same number of hours in daytime while awake. I too have an exciteable dog also. I use a low voice and talk slowly and calmly in the house. I can always say "Go to bed" and he will go to his crate and settle (door open). I move slowly when I know he is excited and say "SLLLOOOOOWWWW" or "EEEEASY" Never yell at an excited dog or use a screechy voice. Also the best way when he can’t seem to calm down is to give him a command, like sit or stay. I found it took longer to housebreak my dog but only a few "accidents" when a puppy and using the crate as a housebreaking tool. Once there is a habit of going in the house it may be hard to break.
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From experience.