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Originally Posted by hearttx  Ok, so I have a 9 month old yorkie that was a puppy mill rescue that has been terrribly inbred and weighs 13 lbs. I have had him since he was 10 weeks old. He was the easiest dog I have every housebroken. Smart as a whip. I just got a 9 month old champion sired pup and he came with bad habits with housebreaking. The owner did not watch him and he learned bad habits like pooping and marking. I have had him 3 weeks and with the aid of belly bands have done ok with marking and encouraging him mark outside. But just tonight I take them both outside and he just looks at me and gives me that I do not have to go poop. He will peep at a drop of a hat, marking of course but this poop thing. He is just being stubborn cause he will go in and then he poops. I punish him and put him in the crate. Any suggestions???? I point to the ground I don't pet until they do there job. I make it business and he is just gives me that look I do not have to.
I think he doesn't at the time but 10 minutes later he get the urge and he just does it. He just pooped at the door so that was encouraging so I just put down a pee pad and thought maybe if he has that urge he will go to it . Any other suggestions? I try to watch him but with two 9 months old they play and run and have a ball. He does poop say 50% outside it is just the other 50% I am trying to deal with. |
Have you read anything about crate training? The first rule is that the crate is a safe haven and
never use it as a punishment. Also, punishing after a dog goes poop is just frustrating to the dog, he knows you upset, but doesn't know why. If someone were pointing to the ground to you, would you automatically know what that meant? I think your dog is looking at you with confusion, not defiance. Dogs don't really understand our words like humans think they do, but they do sense our feelings. Dogs often have mixed feelings about being petted; a better reward for pooping might be a small treat, and lavish praise, (Good boy, good, boy.) I do think your idea of putting a pee pad by the door is a good one, and sometimes if you keep a poop diary you can learn their schedule, and make sure they are outside when they want to poop. Most dogs are pretty predictable, and like to go within 1/2 hour of eating. You should also be aware that marking and peeing are two different things, and a dog's marking has nothing to do with his need to urinate. Getting him fixed as soon as possible will elevate some of his need to mark, and may eliminate it altogether, if you do it soon enough. I think most trainers now believe that praising success and ignoring mistakes has the best long-term effects, with no unwanted repercussions, such as learned aggression or poop eating behavior (some dogs learn to "hide" the evidence). This website has some great tips on housebreaking, both indoor and outdoor training.
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