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06-24-2010, 08:58 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO
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| Response to accidents in the house I've begun crate training my 3 year old Yorkie because my honey and I moved into a nice, new house. We want it to STAY nice and he wants my dog to have some order and for me to stop letting him completely run my life. I've begun crating him when we're gone, and he sleeps in his crate right next to my bed at night. But we've been having some discrepancies about how to handle accidents in the house. He is going by the old run your dogs nose in it training method....and I'm not sure I feel comfortable with that. What is the best response for my dog's occasional potty accidents, so that he knows to go outside instead? Especially on accidents that we find WAY after the fact? |
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06-24-2010, 11:14 AM | #2 |
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| I strongly advise against rubbing the dog's nose in the spots. This kind of punishment is counterproductive and, in my opinion, will contribute to behavior and disposition problems. Praising your dog for every correct potty will yield much better results. Never stop praising. Maybe include a small treat too (I use a single kibble). Let your dog know that you are ecstatically happy about each correct potty. Give your dog structure and a schedule for eating, walks, playing, and training. Make sure your dog has adequate opportunity to potty outside. You indicated that your dog is crated when you leave home. If you work or are gone for extended periods of time during the day, the dog should not be crated. Can you give your dog an xpen or small room (one with easy to clean flooring)? Restricting freedom of movement within your home, especially when unsupervised, is good. However, having a little room to move around will make for a much happier dog with the potential for better potty habits. |
06-24-2010, 11:53 AM | #3 | |
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06-24-2010, 12:43 PM | #4 |
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| I also strongly advise no rubbing the nose in it, hitting, or yelling at the dog. If a person stands there while the dog finishes pottying inappropriately with a rolled up newspaper at the ready, they should wait for the dog to finish and then hit themselves with the newspaper. Dogs will give signals (circling, running back and forth) when they have to go. Get them outside! Immediately praise after going in the right spot (outside or on training pad). Also, agree not to crate for too long. If you get an exercise pen or put in small room, cover the floor with piddle (training) pads. Gradually take one pad out when you notice your pup going in specific areas (leave pads on these areas). Eventually you can be down to one piddle pad for those times you are out and about. AND: schedule, schedule, schedule! Good luck!
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06-24-2010, 05:41 PM | #5 | |
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Great advise!! I would also add, that if you find an accident after the fact, there is nothing you can do about it except clean it up and leave it at that. Don't get mad at him, because he won't understand what you are upset about. When "punished" for accidents in the house, they tend to take that as non approving for the "act of going potty", not the "act of going potty in the house". This can drive them to hide when going potty in the house or anywhere, not fun to find poo poos behind the couch, two weeks later
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06-25-2010, 06:34 PM | #6 |
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| If you know your dog isn't completely housetrained, it is YOUR fault when there is pee in the house. Therefore, I concur that when you find your dog has inappropriately urinated on something, the rolled up newspaper should be used to whack yourself on the head and it would be even more effective where you to repeat "I should have been watching my dog" as you do it. You MUST, at all times watch your dog and prevent him from peeing anywhere but outside. If you find a spot, you have failed, not the dog. You will erode your dog's trust and can cause other behavior problems punishing far after the fact. By preventing your dog from going anywhere inappropriately and praising liike crazy when he goes outside, you will get him trained. It just isn't fair to punish him when you basically let him use the house when you know he isn't 100% trained. Please follow your instincts and convince your husband to not do it.
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