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08-22-2005, 04:15 AM | #1 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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| What to do what to do....... I have no idea where to really start will housebreaking this little guy... He is 6 mo. and totally unhousebroken. I started with the crate but he would just roll all around in his pee, so I went ahead and put a pad in his crate on one side and he makes it about half the time. I also started trying to walk him outdoors, but...............he flops on his belly outside and refuses to walk . he runs around inside like a madman , but outside he just loves the sun and wind to blow on him while he lays there. He won't even THINK about standing or walking. |
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08-22-2005, 04:23 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| Have you tried a Xpen maybe it will help . |
08-22-2005, 05:05 AM | #3 | |
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08-22-2005, 05:05 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
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| Well housebreaking him is going to take committment and time from you! You can start back with the crate training, but there should be no more room in the crate than for him to stand, turn around and lay down. If the crate space is larger than that, then you will have to find boxes or other stuff to block up the extra space. As he grows you can remove the boxes a little at a time. You should make sure the inside of the crate is urine and feces smelling free. You will need a deodorizer like Nature's Miracle or Simple Solution (can be obtained at pet stores). You will need to throw some food in there and let him eat in his little crate so that he knows this is his den and it's a safe and happy place. You should not take him on walks, until he does his business. You will have to take him out every hour on the hour until he learns that going outside is for going potty. You should keep him on a leash while outside, keep him in one little area and repeat the words "go potty" or "do your business" or whatever you like. As soon as he goes, and the 1st few times, it may take 15 - 30 minutes out there before he does, praise him and give him a treat! Do it immediately. Don't wait until you go in the house. He needs to understand the treat is for the potty and not for coming in the house. You will have to keep this up for about a month or more until he starts asking to go out. You need to confine him in a small area (x-pen or room) during this period of time. Don't let him have free reign of the house. You need to creat a schedule for him so that he can rely on what is expected of him at certain times. put him in the crate at time for bed time and any time you cannot keep a watch on him. When you take him out you have to take him out to go potty and he does not get free time until he does potty. If he won't go potty, put him back in his crate and take him out again after about 10 minutes and make him go outside for potty again and keep doing this until he goes and then he is out for free play. To successfully housebreak your puppy, will take a tremendous amount of work and watchfullness from you! If you do the work now, you will have a more pleasant relationship with your dog in the future, and less problems. Last edited by Ladylavender; 08-22-2005 at 05:09 AM. |
08-24-2005, 10:26 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio
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| x-pen??? Can anyone tell me what is an x-pen? I get that it is some type of pen, but exactly what is it & where do you purchase one? My house is impossible to gate off, so I'm very interested in finding the best way to confine Mojo to a smaller area. We are crate training & he's doing so-so. I have been reading all the great advice on this web site & it's really helped alot. Thanks to all who contribute. |
08-24-2005, 10:36 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
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| http://www.petedge.com/jump.jsp?item...EX&itemID=5098 They come in different heights. I have the 24 inch Height one, no door. |
08-24-2005, 10:38 AM | #7 | |
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08-24-2005, 01:40 PM | #8 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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| I do have 2 pens. I actually got both of them at yard sales for $5 each I found that usually it is cheaper to buy baby pens. You can buy them at Walmarts and such in the baby department and are cheaper then dog pens. The ones I got are the nice molded white plastic that fold up like a sandwich style instead of accordion style and you can just click open and shut and conform to all kinds of shapes like L shape or octogon or rectangle, which is nice for fitting in odd spaces |
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