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chemking · 04-19-2013, 11:42 AM

Hello everyone. My wife and I are just looking for a little input or guidance in our quest to housetrain our new puppy, Rex.

We bought him from a woman who only had him for about two weeks. He is about 13 weeks old. Obviously this woman didn't have time for him because he laid in his cage all day in his own urine. His beds, blankets, toys, and even him reeked of stale urine when we bought him from her. We felt bad for the guy...

The first week, he did very well. He pee'd and pooped outside. We practied using his cue phrase "go poop" as well. Suddenly, this changed. He began to refuse to use the bathroom while we were outside. It could take 30 minutes and still nothing. It crossed my mind that he was trying to prolong the act but I realized this couldn't be the case because he spent more energy trying to get back inside than eating grass and leaves. As soon as we get back inside, there is 1 minute of whining, then a puddle of pee.

Now, for the past two nights I have done my best to get up at 3 am to take him out. So far, nothing even after 15 mins of pacing. I wake up in the morning to find a crate full of poop and pee.

We have him on a feeding schedule that I download off of this website a while back. His paperwork and my own inspections have shown him negative for worms and I may be wrong but I doubt he has a UTI...urination is not that frequent he just refuses to drop it outside anymore.

I know that he is not afraid of his crate, he will often go inside freely as long as its cleaned. Today, I plan to get a crate a size smaller, and also attatch it to an exercise pen. I have noticed that he will use puppy pads when they are inside of the exercise pen.....Even though puppy pads are not ideal, I suppose it is a start.

Thanks in advance for your help, this forum has been a lifeline for us!

04-19-2013, 11:42 AM	#1
chemking YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2	Looking for Help With a New Puppy Hello everyone. My wife and I are just looking for a little input or guidance in our quest to housetrain our new puppy, Rex. We bought him from a woman who only had him for about two weeks. He is about 13 weeks old. Obviously this woman didn't have time for him because he laid in his cage all day in his own urine. His beds, blankets, toys, and even him reeked of stale urine when we bought him from her. We felt bad for the guy... The first week, he did very well. He pee'd and pooped outside. We practied using his cue phrase "go poop" as well. Suddenly, this changed. He began to refuse to use the bathroom while we were outside. It could take 30 minutes and still nothing. It crossed my mind that he was trying to prolong the act but I realized this couldn't be the case because he spent more energy trying to get back inside than eating grass and leaves. As soon as we get back inside, there is 1 minute of whining, then a puddle of pee. Now, for the past two nights I have done my best to get up at 3 am to take him out. So far, nothing even after 15 mins of pacing. I wake up in the morning to find a crate full of poop and pee. We have him on a feeding schedule that I download off of this website a while back. His paperwork and my own inspections have shown him negative for worms and I may be wrong but I doubt he has a UTI...urination is not that frequent he just refuses to drop it outside anymore. I know that he is not afraid of his crate, he will often go inside freely as long as its cleaned. Today, I plan to get a crate a size smaller, and also attatch it to an exercise pen. I have noticed that he will use puppy pads when they are inside of the exercise pen.....Even though puppy pads are not ideal, I suppose it is a start. Thanks in advance for your help, this forum has been a lifeline for us!