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12-16-2005, 04:53 PM | #1 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Potty Training & Marking Tips Some more suggestions from Best Friends Yahoo group for small dogs. Please note*I would keep food and water down for the very little ones when they first start training Question from a Member: I have 2 Miniature Pinschers; Charley is a male about 10 years old and Casey is a female who is 6 years old. I found Charley about 4 years ago and Casey I adopted 2 years ago. Neither are housebroken. I keep them in the kitchen during the day when I am at work. I know it's a long day, 10 hours, and I put potty pads on the floor. Most of the time they go on the potty pads, but a lot of the time they miss the potty pad. Casey will potty and poop when I am home. When I am home they go out every 2 hours and I don't understand why she does this. I have a gate to keep them out of the front room, but it seems if she is in there she will go on the carpet. My recreation is in the basement and that is where we are most of the time. Casey will run upstairs and potty in the kitchen. They both potty during the night, so I put their leashes on and hook it up to the bed, where they sleep with me at night. I love them both and never in a million years would give them up, but it sure would be nice to go through one day without cleaning up a mess. It would also be nice to not have to chain them to the bed at night. Can you help? Response from Helen Colombo: I consulted with one of the SF/SPCA staff trainers who specializes in small dog training. When you are away and the dogs are in the confinement area she suggested to either put the potty pads into a frame of some sort to clearly define the acceptable area, or use a doggie litter box in lieu of the pads. Put the potty pads in the litter box and show your dog the box for potty breaks, you may have to use food to “lure” the dog into the box, or pick the dog up and put him into the litter box. Most potty pad trained dogs are never 100% successfully housetrained, as they sometimes create a “potty area” for themselves. Use of the litter box may help decrease the “missing the potty pad” incidents. When you are home Casey will need supervised practice in the front room to avoid accidents. Both dogs should slowly increase the length of time between outings from 2 hours to 2 hours, 15 minutes, and on and on until they reach 5 hours. Teaching both of the dogs to potty on a ‘verbal cue’ is always helpful. You start by saying the “verbal cue” such as ‘go potty’ as the dog is ready to eliminate. Eventually you can tell them “go potty’ when they are outside, so they have a cue of what they should be doing. Feedback to both dogs is a must. Remember to praise and give treats when these little guys go to the bathroom in the appropriate areas. If you ‘catch them in the act’ you can tell them “OH NO” and quickly take them to the appropriate potty area. For the evening, the food and water should be picked up earlier to help prevent accidents during the night. Crate training should be started for both dogs. Casey and Charley can be crated over night in your bedroom. For more information on housetraining and crate training go to the SF/SPCA website link at http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/dog_l..._library.shtml You are on the right track so keep up the good training. Good luck with these little guys! Question from a Member: I have a 6 yr old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who was released to rescue by a puppy miller. He's terrified of most everything, but very attached to me. He was neutered the week before he came to me. In the first hour in our house he marked more than half a dozen times -- door posts, furniture corners, the other dogs, even my female Cavalier's favorite sofa cushion. With constant attention, frequent trips outside and crate time he has stopped marking, except that when my alpha Cavalier finishes eating, he marks her empty bowl! Any tips? Response from Helen Colombo: Congratulations on your great progress and for saving this little guys life!! The best thing to dog about the food bowl marking is to manage the situation. Watch the dogs finish eating and catch him before he marks her bowl, call him over to you and reward him for “not marking” her food bowl. Other suggestions are: feed the dogs separately, or feed the female dog first and then feed the male after so that he has an exciting thing to be doing (eating) once she has finished. Both food dishes should be picked up right away. To help build his confidence enroll him a positive based training class. If you can find one that specializes in small breed dogs that would be even better! Positive based training methods are very beneficial for the shy or small breed dog. A positive based training class will teach your dog basic behaviors and help build his confidence. For more general dog behavior information go to the SF/SPCA website link at http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/dog_l..._library.shtml You have done a wonderful job so far, I hope the information above is helpful and will resolve the food bowl problem.
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12-26-2005, 08:24 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gaffeny
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| i need help! I just got a mini schnauzer for christmas and my parents are going to give her away if i don't hurry and house train her. what can i do to help the process go a little faster? |
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