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10-09-2013, 08:43 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Boston, MA
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| And Charlie's making me smile, whoa hoa, now So Mr. Charles Mowgli Weasley went from using the newspaper 100% of the time, to almost never! To be fair, he's only eight weeks old and I've only had him for a week and some change... Anyway, what should I do? Also, I don't plan on having him use the paper once he's older, but for now it's better than the floor. Will having him use the paper now confuse him later on? |
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10-09-2013, 09:02 AM | #2 |
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| I wouldn't worry too much until he's older, they don't have full bladder control until they're 12 weeks. You might want to use potty pads instead of newspaper, they're much cleaner and have stuff in them to attract the puppy. I love his name, Disney and Harry Potter |
10-09-2013, 09:53 AM | #3 |
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| No, they all transition to much preferring to go outdoors given the option and enough time outside to "go". When you take a young pup outside, the sounds, smells and sights are such an onslaught of over-stimulation and owners have often yelled at the dog for going indoors and made it fearful of going at all so until it is back inside and comfortable again, many times the wonders of outside and the kind of fear of going out there in front of us does keep them from even trying to go. Inside is where a young pup is "home", his things are, his and our scents are and he feels freer to go, even if he gets yelled at. But without the fear of going outside, a puppy will learn that's the natural place to go and they will work to hold it if confined and watched properly until they gain control of their bodies, are on a reliable schedule and learn that we prefer they go out there.
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10-10-2013, 07:26 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Boston, MA
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| We have been praising him for going on the paper, but he just stopped completely. We don't ever yell at him period, nor do we scold him for missing the paper. However, he can definitely control his bladder. I took him to the store with me and had to carry him most of the time, since I didn't want him stepped on. We were out for an hour and toward the end he was whimpering. He usually goes to the bathroom every ten minutes or so. When we got home and I put him down, he IMMEDIATELY peed on the floor. He knows not to pee on me, but he seems to not want to use the paper. |
10-10-2013, 03:48 PM | #5 | |
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See what you think about this way I used to power train a dog who needs a potty re-make. An emergency way to help a confused or recalcitrant/confused dog is keep them confined in a very small wire crate with a bed at one end/pee pad at the other - fairly confining so he'll be encouraged to learn to hold his urine/poo until he's taken outside - and place it in the room you are in so he's not alone & you can watch him. Toss in a couple toys, something to chew on. Put him inside & toss in a few treats. Keep him in it as you carry out the intense schedule. I'd take him out every 30 minutes all day and evening for a couple of weeks until he gets it in his head he needs to go outside and it's no big deal to go out there. It's the quickest way I know to get a confused/scared dog to learn how to go outside. If he doesn't go outside after 15 minutes, bring him back in and put him in the crate for 30 minutes and then back outside. If you see signs he's circling or sniffing looking to "go", take him outside during any of his confinement periods. Just keep that program up and it really helps the dog to learn to go out IF you really keep to the schedule. If he doesn't go and you don't want to put him back in the crate because it's time to play, eat, train, just be absolutely certain you are watching him 100% of the time so he doesn't have ANY chance to sneak off and go. If you see the signs, focusing, sniffing the floor, looking at the door or toward the area where he likes to go, running in circles, etc., take him right outside and then praise lavishly when he does go. Really praise and smile and look him right in the eyes when he goes outside, then give the treats. After he starts to get it and goes outside, begins to hold himself when confined, you can lengthen his times between trips outside by 15 minutes every couple of days until he's able to hold it 4+ hours but goes when he's outside - and you are on your way to housebreaking. It's a hard two weeks but when a dog is mixed up or scared to or just prefers to go inside, you need emergency measures to correct his thinking and behavior.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
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