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Esther42 · 07-19-2006, 07:39 AM

Hi, I am having similar problems like yours. The one thing I learned from a great trainer when I had a larger dog was this... A puppy should be on a leash (4-6ft soft leash) at all times while in the house. She should also be at your side, under your foot. Meaning whatever you are doing, your puppy is at your foot as you have your foot on the leash. Never give a puppy the run of the house or even the run of the kitchen or other small room. IF she cannot be at your side under foot, then she should be in her crate or outside. That's it - underfoot at your side, in the crate or outside. When I started my large dog on this method I thought the trainder was nuts. The larger dog would not go in a crate because he was adopted and had issues, but he was house broken. I didn't let him have the run of the house until I could trust him not getting into trouble or peeing inside. Having your puppy at your side

So as I am typing this, my Summer is on her leash sleeping, as I hold the leash down under my foot. When she wakes up, she will have to pee and I immediately take her outside. She pees immediately and then we play for awhile, keeping the leash on. Another reason to keep her on the leash is, if you do see her squatting to poo, you can just grab the end of the leash, give it a quick tug and yell NO, scoop her up and take her outside. This way you catch her in the act of the bad behaviour immediately and she knows immediately that it is wrong. After she's pood and peed on your rug, it's too late to scold her. This is what works for me. I've made Summer's crate only big enough for her to sleep by putting a box in the back of the crate. Before I did this she would just poop in the back of the crate and sleep in the front. When she has to pee or poo while in the crate now, she scratches at the box because she wants to get back there where she can relieve herself and not lay in it. When the scrathing starts, I take her out.

My only wish is that when she is under my foot on the leash, that she would let me know that she has to pee because a few times she has woken up, and I didn't feel the leash move or see her move and she has peed, right there next to me. This is frustrating. I wish she would just scratch my leg or something, to let me know that she has to pee when she is under my foot.

She still wakes up once a night to go outside. She is 3-1/2 months now and even when I don't give her water or food LONG before bedtime, she still needs to get outside at 3-4am in the morning. Last night I had her outside from 10-11

m playing hoping that she would be so tired that she would sleep through. Sure enough, at 3:30 she started scratching and I took her out to pee. I'm puzzled, where did the pee come from. She didn't have water since 8

m and she was outside peeing and playing until 11pm???

I know...., she's just a baby, but will I ever get a full night's sleep? Will she ever let me know on her own that she has to go outside to relieve herself?

I hope these suggestions help a bit.

07-19-2006, 07:39 AM	#5
Esther42 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 10	Potty Training Help? Hi, I am having similar problems like yours. The one thing I learned from a great trainer when I had a larger dog was this... A puppy should be on a leash (4-6ft soft leash) at all times while in the house. She should also be at your side, under your foot. Meaning whatever you are doing, your puppy is at your foot as you have your foot on the leash. Never give a puppy the run of the house or even the run of the kitchen or other small room. IF she cannot be at your side under foot, then she should be in her crate or outside. That's it - underfoot at your side, in the crate or outside. When I started my large dog on this method I thought the trainder was nuts. The larger dog would not go in a crate because he was adopted and had issues, but he was house broken. I didn't let him have the run of the house until I could trust him not getting into trouble or peeing inside. Having your puppy at your side So as I am typing this, my Summer is on her leash sleeping, as I hold the leash down under my foot. When she wakes up, she will have to pee and I immediately take her outside. She pees immediately and then we play for awhile, keeping the leash on. Another reason to keep her on the leash is, if you do see her squatting to poo, you can just grab the end of the leash, give it a quick tug and yell NO, scoop her up and take her outside. This way you catch her in the act of the bad behaviour immediately and she knows immediately that it is wrong. After she's pood and peed on your rug, it's too late to scold her. This is what works for me. I've made Summer's crate only big enough for her to sleep by putting a box in the back of the crate. Before I did this she would just poop in the back of the crate and sleep in the front. When she has to pee or poo while in the crate now, she scratches at the box because she wants to get back there where she can relieve herself and not lay in it. When the scrathing starts, I take her out. My only wish is that when she is under my foot on the leash, that she would let me know that she has to pee because a few times she has woken up, and I didn't feel the leash move or see her move and she has peed, right there next to me. This is frustrating. I wish she would just scratch my leg or something, to let me know that she has to pee when she is under my foot. She still wakes up once a night to go outside. She is 3-1/2 months now and even when I don't give her water or food LONG before bedtime, she still needs to get outside at 3-4am in the morning. Last night I had her outside from 10-11m playing hoping that she would be so tired that she would sleep through. Sure enough, at 3:30 she started scratching and I took her out to pee. I'm puzzled, where did the pee come from. She didn't have water since 8m and she was outside peeing and playing until 11pm??? I know...., she's just a baby, but will I ever get a full night's sleep? Will she ever let me know on her own that she has to go outside to relieve herself? I hope these suggestions help a bit.