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Can Some One Please Give Me Some Step-by-step Instructions For How To House Train A 3 1/2 Month Old Dog?
The Cockapoo is a 3 1/2 month old, we are trying to teach it to only go to the bathroom in a certin part of the yard, Please help!!!
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Remember: dogs are not born knowing they go potty outside, not on your rug.
Crate train and when she is not in her crate watch her every second. Dogs go through a routine before they eliminate, some sniff, some circle… when you see that pick her up and run outside and say hurry up (whatever you want the cue to be). If she goes outside, praise her ton. Not just a “good dog”, throw a party, run around in circles, give her a piece of cooked hotdog. If you want her to go in a certain place outside, take her to that spot every time. There is also a stick that you can get at pet stores that has some scent that makes them want to pee near it.
Obviously you must take her outside often, I would say every hour, but dogs must go after they eat, sleep, and exercise. Take her out, say hurry up, when she goes praise and go inside.
If you take your eyes off of her and she goes and you don’t see her doing it, that is your fault, do not punish her because she will not know why she is in trouble. If you catch her in the act, make a loud noise to stop her and rush her outside. Praise her after she goes. Don’t smack her if she pees in the house, she may just try to hold it forever and develop bladder problems, something you really don’t want, or she’ll just hide to go next time. Don’t correct after the fact. If the dog is corrected after the fact, it will not connect the correction with the behavior, and will begin to think that corrections are random, and that the owner cannot be trusted. This results in a bad relationship and a dog that does not connect corrections, which are believed random, with bad behaviors even when they are applied in time. When she does have an accident, be sure to clean it up with nature’s miracle or something made specifically for urine stains or she will go back to that spot to eliminate again.
I cannot tell you how helpful a crate has been in housebreaking my puppy. He has never had an accident in his crate and when I get him out of his crate we go directly outside (I carry him) and he pees.
I do not recommend pee pads or paper training. When you use pee pads, you are teaching your dog to go potty in your house. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my dog peeing anywhere in my house, pee pad or no pee pad.http://www.leerburg.com/housebrk.htm – don’t buy the video- read the article below the video
hope someone is home all the time. when you take her
out put her on a lease and walk her or carry her to the
spot where you want her to go. let her walk around and smell
and wait till she goes then give her hugs and kisses and
bring her in. do this all the time and sooner or later she
will only go in that spot. or you can fence the spot you want her
to go in and put her inside the fence but you still have to
stay with her so you can praise her when she goes.
House breaking a dog takes a bit of patience on your part. First of all, even though its a MAJOR hassle, be sure to take your pup outside every 30 minutes to piddle. Chances are, the pup won’t have to go quite that often, but do it anyway.
Secondly, make sure to take your pup out to poop 30 minutes after it has eaten. Be vigilant about that!Take a ball or toy with you – a bit of running around helps their bowels to move. As for your desire to teach the dog to deposit in one particular place, just keep taking the pup to that location. There are several products available (training sheets, for example, that look much like dryer sheets) that attract the dog to a particular area. As I said, patience is a must…..it probably will take the dog several months (yes, MONTHS!) before they understand what you want from them. Good luck!
Crate training is the best method. You can find step-by-step instructions on the website http://www.mulberryfarm.com. Click on Crate Training and it will give you the proper steps for your age dog. You must be very consistent and the dog will learn quickly if he/she is a cockapoo as they are very smart!