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Britster · 12-17-2008, 11:23 AM

i've had jackson for 5 days now and he's been doing so great & impressing me! i've been impressing myself as well, haha... i've never been so into training a dog and it seems to be working, whatever i'm doing. luckily, i'm out of college until the end of january to work with this little guy.

i've got him on a pretty set schedule so far... he wakes up around 7-7:30am, i pick him right up out of the crate and put his collar/leash on him and bring him directly outside, through the same door, around the same spot outside. so far, he has peed every morning! sometimes more than once. and he pooped three times outside. and every time, i bring a little doggie treat and praise him a TON and them let him have about 20 minutes of playtime inside with me in my room which is gated off. he usually eats & drinks during this time too. then i'll usually put him back in his crate and go back to sleep for another hour. he whines at first but quickly goes to sleep.

then we get up again, this time around 8:30 - 9am, i again take him directly outside to go potty and bring treats and praise. and then he gets more playtime where i watch him for about an hour and let him run in his little gated room.

this continues for the rest of the day where i'm constantly letting him outside, giving him playtime, back in the crate, etc. and whenever i leave the house, he stays in his crate obviously. crate training really seems to be the way to go!

he's a really smart little man, i can't complain too much, lol. and the times when he's peed in the house, he usually goes straight for the pee pee pad which was great. if he can be trained both outside and on the pad, that'd be great.

he definitely constantly needs to be near you though. if you put him in the crate, he barks obnoxiously for about 20 minutes before stopping and it's quieter and more of a whine if i'm near him while he's in the crate, but he eventually will fall asleep. he constantly just has to see me and know i'm there.

and yay for today (i hope i'm not speaking TOO soon.. it's only 2:30pm here) but there has been NO accidents in the house today. he peed and pooped first thing this morning, and did both again at lunch time. i'm hoping we're off to a good start.

and i'm curious to know about everyone elses experiences with their puppy for the first week and accidents and behavior problems they may have had!

(sorry for the long book!)

12-17-2008, 11:23 AM	#1
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	jackson's doing great! i've had jackson for 5 days now and he's been doing so great & impressing me! i've been impressing myself as well, haha... i've never been so into training a dog and it seems to be working, whatever i'm doing. luckily, i'm out of college until the end of january to work with this little guy. i've got him on a pretty set schedule so far... he wakes up around 7-7:30am, i pick him right up out of the crate and put his collar/leash on him and bring him directly outside, through the same door, around the same spot outside. so far, he has peed every morning! sometimes more than once. and he pooped three times outside. and every time, i bring a little doggie treat and praise him a TON and them let him have about 20 minutes of playtime inside with me in my room which is gated off. he usually eats & drinks during this time too. then i'll usually put him back in his crate and go back to sleep for another hour. he whines at first but quickly goes to sleep. then we get up again, this time around 8:30 - 9am, i again take him directly outside to go potty and bring treats and praise. and then he gets more playtime where i watch him for about an hour and let him run in his little gated room. this continues for the rest of the day where i'm constantly letting him outside, giving him playtime, back in the crate, etc. and whenever i leave the house, he stays in his crate obviously. crate training really seems to be the way to go! he's a really smart little man, i can't complain too much, lol. and the times when he's peed in the house, he usually goes straight for the pee pee pad which was great. if he can be trained both outside and on the pad, that'd be great. he definitely constantly needs to be near you though. if you put him in the crate, he barks obnoxiously for about 20 minutes before stopping and it's quieter and more of a whine if i'm near him while he's in the crate, but he eventually will fall asleep. he constantly just has to see me and know i'm there. and yay for today (i hope i'm not speaking TOO soon.. it's only 2:30pm here) but there has been NO accidents in the house today. he peed and pooped first thing this morning, and did both again at lunch time. i'm hoping we're off to a good start. and i'm curious to know about everyone elses experiences with their puppy for the first week and accidents and behavior problems they may have had! (sorry for the long book!) Last edited by Britster; 12-17-2008 at 11:25 AM.