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Help! Potty training has become a nightmare! Hi, i am a proud mom of two yorkies. My older one is fully potty trained and doing great, but we got a new puppy last Saturday and i'm having a REALLY HARD TIME. He is 5 months old and he was crated or caged his whole life. He is used to go inside the crate and doesn't mind seating in his poop or pee! My pla was to crate train him like I did with my older one but it is definitely not working out! When he is out and about he doesn't pee or poop inside the house but as soon as I crate because I'm leaving the house or at night before going to bed, first thing I find when I come back or early the next morning is poop all over! I've beentaking him outside ALL THE TIME but in almost a week since I got him he hasn't peed or pooped once, every single time he did it was inside the crate. I know it is not his fault because probably is all he knows, but I' m really frustrated and scared that this will never change and on top of that I'm going back to work after memorial day! PLEASE, if anybody has gone through anything similar to this or have any kind of advice I would appreciate it sooo much. Thanks! |
Tough situation. Potty training is never easy even with the best circumstances. First off, I would take the poop and try to get some piddle on a napkin and put them outside where you want pup to go. Always take him there and make a big deal out of it. GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!! Potty OUTSIDE!!!! Then set it up to catch them in the act. Keep the crate right next to the door and wait till you know they need to go, put him in there and as soon as he starts to assume the position grab him and run out to your spot. If he goes throw a huge Potty Party and give a really good treat. I think if you can do this a few times he will start to turn around for you. |
We adopted an adult dog who had been kenneled all of her life and we had the same problem. You will have to be patient. But the key factor is, when you take your dog out, stay out UNTIL they do something. We had Tina out for 45 minutes sometimes. Eventually they will go. It's only when you know they've just relieved themselves that it is "safe" to bring them back in. Also, be sure to take them out at key points; as soon as they wake up in the morning, right after every meal. You have to try to anticipate when they are going to need to go out and stay one step ahead of them. Don't put them in the crate unless you are sure they have relieved themselves recently. And try to let them out of the crate every few hours. Eventually they will learn that they are going to be let out frequently, and that they don't HAVE to potty in their crate. Eventually, their instinct to keep their sleeping quarters clean will overcome their bad habit that they had to develop when they weren't ever let out. |
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