I never really understood using a crate or confining a dog to a small space to house train. I never did that with Boo. What I did was take him out at very regular intervals, starting with every hour. Then when he would go I would make a big fuss and give him a treat. Then over time I increased the amount of time before going out. Eventually he would come get me when he needed to go. It only took about a week and a half and he has not gone in the house since then. Of course there were accidents in the beginning, but I just took that as part of having a puppy, it's small and cleans up pretty easily. You also have to keep a close eye on him, and if you can catch him trying to go inside you can tell him no and take him out immediately. Also, when he did have accidents i would carry him over to where he went, make him sniff it, so that he knew what it was, and then take him right out. Eventually they learn that you have to do that outside. |