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Originally Posted by globemaster  She crates him which works great while she's gone. He manages to hold it the entire time she's gone in there. Sometimes I work nights and when I'm here I let him out. He gets treats from me everytime he doesn't go inside, but does go outside from me, but doesn't from my girlfriend.
I completely agree with the setting them up for success comment and I'm here to accept advice on an animal I know little of. He's gonna be taken out every 3 hours from now on period. That will probably eliminate some of the problems. The rest of it is gonna be him taking the training which will take time.
He isn't scared of me at all unless I'm yelling at him. The ONLY time I've ever yelled at him is for going on the carpet when I catch him in the act. He knew what he was doing was bad today which is a good thing. I think that's a good start. I've gotten him to where when I walk to the door he gets excited because he thinks he's getting to go out and get a treat. That's a good thing too. He's actually gotten pretty attached to me since I've started working with him (probably because of all the treats I've given him).
I know this dog is trainable and because he means so much to my girlfriend, he means that much to me. That means getting him trained and that's why I'm here. |
Sounds like he is getting mixed signals from the 2 of you. You 2 need to decide on how to train together and stick with it. The dog will never learn properly if he getting mixed signals. I would only give treats for the times he pottys outside. He doesn't understand what the treat is for when "he doesn't go inside". I'm not sure either of what you mean-in the house or in the crate?
Also, how long does he spend in the crate? A dog should not be crate for more than 4 hours. I didn't crate mine, for the short week before we got our expen, for more than 2 hours-3 hours max. If you or your girlfriend cannot be home to let him out, you can do 1 of 3 things, get someone to let him out for a walk or get an expen and have his crate, food and water and pee pad in there or gate him off in an area with his things. This will allow him to be able to stretch and use his pad when he needs. It is good that you will taking him out every 3 hours, but make it sound so concrete and expect his bladder to conform to your time table. Yes, routine will help but he is just starting his training from what I've read in this post. You cannot expect him to pick it up right away.
My 10 mo old is very good on the pad and going out but one morning about 2 mos ago, before I got a chance to put her harness on, she was still a bit sleepy thought she was already on the grass and peed right in front of me on the carpet. Just be patient and diligent. My 18 mo old is just finishing up his treatment for a urinary tract infection...he is VERY good about pottying, yet he peed 2x on the floor in the laundry room from his uti. So take it slow and just be gentle. Good luck.