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Originally Posted by Lil_Fudgie  The boys have had TWO accidents today on the bed  I took them out and yet they still went on the bed. That angers me so much. I know they know better. I usually have a routine I use. I yell "NO!", then bring them back to the pee spot again, swat their nose, yell "NO!" again, put them outside, and then to their crate for a while.
I'm just not sure how hard to swat their nose. Sometimes I think I don't do it hard enough and it doesn't get the point across. Today I did it so hard he yelped though, so it was probably too hard. |
I believe a dog has a highly sensitive nose, so just imagine how intense a tap can be to the pup. When Zander was in training, and had an accident, I would sternly say, pipi outside Zander, pipi outside!!!, and take him outside and point to the grass and repeat the words, pipi outside. I would leave him outside for about 5 minutes, fenced in backyard, if you don't have a fenced in yard bring him back inside and perhaps put him in the crate. I would also keep his leash connected to me to keep an eye on him. The key to potty training is give the deed a name, then when he does the deed repeat the name you've given the deed and reward immediately say good boy, pipi outside, do this several times in one day and he'll be on his way to good improvements.
Another thing that helps is I place a bell on the back door, you have to teach them what it is for of course and treats speed it up, so if I'm in the kitchen I can now hear the bell and let them out. Cheerios make a great treat, it can be a tiny morsel of something. It gets them trained faster, with a lot of positive encouragement. I would also set timers to remind me when to take him outside, if they drink a lot then go play rough, they will need to be taken out when they are done, this to depends on the age. The younger they are the more frequently they need to go out, they can hold it longer if they are older. When you have two, they learn faster from each other.
Good luck.
