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amyann · 12-24-2005, 08:51 PM

My puppy doesn't go on commend in her litterbox or on paper until she was almost 6 months old. Now she would when asked. It's funny to see just one tear-drop size of pee pee on her paper - she certainly tried. It takes time to train them but don't give up. He will learn to go on commend eventually.

The trick is, I think, ask him to go before you take a walk outside. If he doesn't, no walking. If he does, say "lets go" in a very happy tone and go for walks right away. It's like a reward system and my baby pick it up real quick. Peeing on command means going for walks or a car ride to somewhere fun - how sweet is that. Again, it might take time for him to pick up the idea since you have been trying to get him potty outside. I guess what works on mine could work for yours since we both went down the same path for house training (have them trained for potty indoor and trying to get them go outside).

My vet did tell me to let her go potty outside ASAP (when she was 12 weeks old). The reason being "if they get used to doing it indoor, it's very very hard to re-train them to go outside". Since we don't have a private yard and she has not had all the shot at the time, I didn't want to take the chance of her getting sick or worse. Besides, it can get really cold out here and my friend's Chihuahua got frost bite one day while going potty in their back yard. It was terrible. He was just freezed out there (unable to move) and had to be carried back in and treated. I guess potty in door is not such a bad idea in my area.

When properly trained, puppy doesn’t really look at our house as a big toilet area. I know some people might disagree with that but at least mine would only go where her box or paper is. Every pup is different of course. Regardless what your trainer said, whatever works best for you should be the answer you are looking for. I mean, we all know the theory (going outside is better than doing it indoor) but that's easy to say than done. So go with your guts. Only you know what works best for you. Good luck!

12-24-2005, 08:51 PM	#7
amyann YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CO Posts: 272	My puppy doesn't go on commend in her litterbox or on paper until she was almost 6 months old. Now she would when asked. It's funny to see just one tear-drop size of pee pee on her paper - she certainly tried. It takes time to train them but don't give up. He will learn to go on commend eventually. The trick is, I think, ask him to go before you take a walk outside. If he doesn't, no walking. If he does, say "lets go" in a very happy tone and go for walks right away. It's like a reward system and my baby pick it up real quick. Peeing on command means going for walks or a car ride to somewhere fun - how sweet is that. Again, it might take time for him to pick up the idea since you have been trying to get him potty outside. I guess what works on mine could work for yours since we both went down the same path for house training (have them trained for potty indoor and trying to get them go outside). My vet did tell me to let her go potty outside ASAP (when she was 12 weeks old). The reason being "if they get used to doing it indoor, it's very very hard to re-train them to go outside". Since we don't have a private yard and she has not had all the shot at the time, I didn't want to take the chance of her getting sick or worse. Besides, it can get really cold out here and my friend's Chihuahua got frost bite one day while going potty in their back yard. It was terrible. He was just freezed out there (unable to move) and had to be carried back in and treated. I guess potty in door is not such a bad idea in my area. When properly trained, puppy doesn’t really look at our house as a big toilet area. I know some people might disagree with that but at least mine would only go where her box or paper is. Every pup is different of course. Regardless what your trainer said, whatever works best for you should be the answer you are looking for. I mean, we all know the theory (going outside is better than doing it indoor) but that's easy to say than done. So go with your guts. Only you know what works best for you. Good luck! Last edited by amyann; 12-24-2005 at 08:56 PM.