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Originally Posted by Rubyliscious  hi my name is ruby. I'm new here. I'm having the same issue with my puppy Logan. he'll be 3 months old on April 16 and he was very good in the beginning when he would squat but he's began lifting his leg and peeing within inches of his weewee pads and everywhere else he can. I've caught him lifting his leg and yell NO! to which he stops and i immediately place him on his pad to go and he just sits there and stares at me as i say "Logan, go peepee!" repeatedly. This morning for a good half hour.... he just wouldn't go! The second i turn around he was peeing under the kitchen table. I'd really like to enjoy him, but every time i take him out he's being bad! i just took him out again and he pee'd on my sofa, earlier on my bed, and im getting frustrated!!! I tape the wee wee pads down and he tears them up, i punish him by placing him in a long hallway i have which i gate off and he whimpers relentlessly. I hold my ground and the second i take him out of punishment (after 20 - 30 minutes) he's peeing on my bathroom door! Im taking him tomorrow to get his first shot but i hear i can't take him out til his second set which is like 2 weeks after? I've been mopping and cleaning non-stop, i can barely sleep cuz he cries out for me and always wants to play. The more i play with him, the more energetic he becomes, and more aggressive! He sometimes goes into these tantrums where he just starts barking uncontrollably and spazz scratching at my bed or sofa. I'm not sure what to do, he's such a little disaster. I've had him for a week now and I'm so worn out already! This is supposed to be fun but all its been is a headache. He's my first dog btw |
To begin with, he isn't being bad, he's being an 11 wk old untrained puppy. And dogs don't respond to "punishment" the same way humans do. When he shreds the potty pad it's because he's bored and needs something to do. Try some interactive toys or training.
You need him on a consistent schedule, utilizing a crate and a small area that only contains the potty pad and his bed and food and water- you can search crate training on here or the internet to get a better idea of what it entails.
I'm not sure where you got the idea that getting a puppy at 11 weeks would be all fun and games. He's a baby. They eat, sleep, pee and poop just like human babies do and they need love and care the same way.