Posted: 8/8/2012 7:43:14 AM EDT
| My little girl was found in an apartment abandoned. She wont go to the bathroom outside she just sits and lays there and when she comes inside she goes. I think because she was in the apartment going all over she got used to going inside. I take her out an hour after feeding her but she wont go. |
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Basic potty training 101.
make sure that the dog never goes in the house. 1. If the puppy just woke up, take it outside, don't take it back in until it "goes". Reward the dog for going outside with a "yes" and a treat IMMEDIATELY AFTER it finishes. Not 10 seconds later, IMMEDIATELY after. 2. If the puppy has had water, take it outside until it goes. 3. If the puppy has eaten, take it out within 10-40 minutes until it goes. 4. If the puppy has been playing for a little bit, take it outside until it goes. 5. If the puppy hasn't been out for 30 minutes or so for other reasons, take it out until it "goes". 6. If the puppy is sniffing at the ground, take it out. You control the situation so that the dog never goes in the house, and she will do the rest. Dogs naturally don't want to go in their "dens", but their "dens" by nature are a few square feet, not a few thousand. Plus, they can imprint the feel of certain textures under their feet (like carpet, grass, etc.) with "potty places". Control the situation, show kindness, and it will work out. *IMMEDIATELY* reward with praise and treats the instant the dog is done going outside. Now, the dog IS and WILL show signs that it is going to go to the bathroom, you just have to watch for them. If the dog goes in the house... smack yourself and say "I should have watched my dog more closely". 
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Basic potty training 101. make sure that the dog never goes in the house. 1. If the puppy just woke up, take it outside, don't take it back in until it "goes". Reward the dog for going outside with a "yes" and a treat IMMEDIATELY AFTER it finishes. Not 10 seconds later, IMMEDIATELY after. 2. If the puppy has had water, take it outside until it goes. 3. If the puppy has eaten, take it out within 10-40 minutes until it goes. 4. If the puppy has been playing for a little bit, take it outside until it goes. 5. If the puppy hasn't been out for 30 minutes or so for other reasons, take it out until it "goes". 6. If the puppy is sniffing at the ground, take it out. You control the situation so that the dog never goes in the house, and she will do the rest. Dogs naturally don't want to go in their "dens", but their "dens" by nature are a few square feet, not a few thousand. Plus, they can imprint the feel of certain textures under their feet (like carpet, grass, etc.) with "potty places". Control the situation, show kindness, and it will work out. *IMMEDIATELY* reward with praise and treats the instant the dog is done going outside. Now, the dog IS and WILL show signs that it is going to go to the bathroom, you just have to watch for them. If the dog goes in the house... smack yourself and say "I should have watched my dog more closely". This. |
| She went outside yesterday before work and held it until I got home and I let her out and she went again. this morning she couldnt make it down stairs but finished outside. and we established a area in the back of the yard where she poops. and she hasnr poop'd in the house for 2 days now so we are doing good. |
