How Do You House Train A Cockapoo?
September 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
I have 2 dogs(a cockapoo and a shi-poo) and the Maggy,the shi-poo is almost completely trained,but then we have Bruischi who isn’t ever close! We’ve had them for a few months and we tried the pee pads but they hated those! So we need to know how to train them! Please Help!
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The same as you would any other mixed breed dog (mutt). Take them out after they eat, when they wake up, take them out often or try crate training them.
I’ve always used a crate when training. They won’t soil their den. As soon as you let them out of the crate you take them straight outside. Give lots and lots of praise when they do their business. I also tried to keep them confined to one room in the house. Usually the kitchen. So, I would gate off the doors. You must always supervise, if you see them sniffing around, take them out. If they start peeing in the house, scoop them up mid pee (they’ll stop) and take them outside. Again lots of praise. If you’re using a crate it’s great to help them learn how to hold their bladders. Make sure you take them out at least every 15-20 minutes. After a nap, staight outside and about 10 minutes after they drink.
Hi,
Using a crate is the easiest method. In a nutshell, here are the basic steps:
1. Take time off to housetrain your puppy.
2. Start using a crate the day you bring her home.
3. Take your puppy outside for a bathroom break every one to two hours during the day.
4. Plan a middle-of-the-night potty run for young puppies.
5. Shower her with treats and praise when she does a good job.
6. Don’t punish your pup for accidents you haven’t seen.
Check out this article for more helpful training tips:http://dogtime.com/housetraining-for-pup…
You need to take them out a lot on the grass and always take them out after they eat. If you don’t do this then they will go on your carpet and floor. Put some paper down also when they dirty it take it outside so they can sniff it and after a few weeks they will go on the grass.
Training is not easy you need a lot of patience.
Same as any other dog.
CRATE (HOUSE) TRAINING
First of all save your sanity and the carpets by not using paper or pads and house train her to go outside. Teaching her to go on paper or a pad is fine only if you keep it that way. Training her to go on paper then outside will only cause you to have to house train her twice. I love dogs and own a Golden Retriever but who wants to train a dog twice.
Next thing you need to do is keep a crate and don’t pen her in the kitchen or any other room. Only use the crate when you are unable to watch her but make sure the crate is of the proper size. Crates should just be big enough to allow the dog to stand up, stretch and turn around in. Dogs will not relieve themselves in the area they are sleeping unless they absolutely cannot hold it. Also there should not be anything left in the crate that the puppy can chew such as stuffed animals or blankets. If she does happen to have an accident in the crate these will retain moisture and the mess will be harder for you to clean. Remember that puppies need to go out often as they have little bladder control.
When she is inside and out of the crate you can tether her to you, so that you can watch her closely. This also teaches her to be on a lead and at the same time she can be with you. If you don’t want to tether her then when she’s not crated you have to watch her like a hawk, not only in case she relieves herself, but for her own safety. She will chew things she shouldn’t that can be very dangerous. Many dogs have been electrocuted because of chewing through power cords.
To house train her. Take her outside every 20 minutes by carrying her, she hopefully won’t pee on you while in your arms. Tell her “Outside” in an exuberant and happy voice. Take her to where you want her to go, put the lead on her a tell her “Go Pee” watch her and when she goes praise her profusely. Something like ” Good Girl, Go Pee” and make sure you pet her at the same time. Take her back inside, into the crate, tethered or just watching her. She will have accidents and (You have to catch her in the act) when she does, show her what she did and say in a stern low voice “No potty”. It’s not what you are saying that gets her attention it’s how you say it. Take her outside as above and say ” Go Pee”. She likely won’t because she just went in the house. Stay outside for a few minutes and bring her back in. If training is consistent it should take no longer than 10-14 days. After she starts getting the idea you need to teach her how to get your attention when she needs to go out.