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Gracie'smomma · 12-21-2005, 10:32 AM

WE have a new puppy and she is VERY well behaved. The only problems is she won't go potty outside. she will mess on the linoleum in the kitchen or bathroom. She won't use a potty pad either!

Any ideas to get her to go outside?

hle_625 · 12-21-2005, 10:41 AM

congrats on your new baby, im not too much help because i potty pad trained both of mine just remember that she doesnt know better she is still a baby and it may take a while to get her 100 percent potty trained

KodysMom · 12-21-2005, 01:49 PM

I feel like when I got my puppy (Kody), for the first three weeks, we would go outside for 30 - 45 minute intervals and just stare at each other. He had no clue what to do out there! When he would finally go out there (quite by accident during our standoffs), I would praise him, pick him up and love him. Back inside, I had to hold him most of the time or put him in his crate and then take him out every 45 minutes to an hour. After about three weeks or so, he started to kind of understand. I could go outside for 15 - 20 (instead of 30 - 45 minutes) minute intervals and then take him out every hour and a half (holding him / crating him in between). If I would let him run around and play, I have to watch like a hawk and take him out every twenty minutes or so (and still do this) and we have had him 8 weeks. In time, your pup will know what to do outside... One more thing, I take him to the same spot to put him down and say the same thing to him (Go Potty Kody!) so he knows. Inside, I never use the word "potty" - I just keep repeating "let's go outside" on my way outdoors and say the magic words when we get to his spot that I put him down in. When we travel, it is hard to get him to go (like at my parents over the holidays) because he doesn't have his spots "marked"!

jwash · 12-21-2005, 03:36 PM

It takes patience and persistence. With a puppy, I take them outside every 30-45 mins, to the same place and lower my voice and repeat, go potty, now. When they do, give a treat (slice, peeled apple and Cheerios are great), lots of praise in a higher pitched voice. As they age, you can wait longer. It takes about 9 months to a year for a small dog, unless you are one of the lucky ones. You should also watch your puppy closely, so if he has slept, played or eaten, go ahead and take him outside. I had a friend actually clip the leash to her when she was cooking, so her puppy could be watched closely, they can potty so fast.

12-21-2005, 10:32 AM	#1
Gracie'smomma Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 15	Potty problem WE have a new puppy and she is VERY well behaved. The only problems is she won't go potty outside. she will mess on the linoleum in the kitchen or bathroom. She won't use a potty pad either! Any ideas to get her to go outside?

12-21-2005, 10:41 AM	#2
hle_625 Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,637	congrats on your new baby, im not too much help because i potty pad trained both of mine just remember that she doesnt know better she is still a baby and it may take a while to get her 100 percent potty trained __________________ Heather, Chloe Lynn and Daisy May

12-21-2005, 01:49 PM	#3
KodysMom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: virginia Posts: 46	I feel like when I got my puppy (Kody), for the first three weeks, we would go outside for 30 - 45 minute intervals and just stare at each other. He had no clue what to do out there! When he would finally go out there (quite by accident during our standoffs), I would praise him, pick him up and love him. Back inside, I had to hold him most of the time or put him in his crate and then take him out every 45 minutes to an hour. After about three weeks or so, he started to kind of understand. I could go outside for 15 - 20 (instead of 30 - 45 minutes) minute intervals and then take him out every hour and a half (holding him / crating him in between). If I would let him run around and play, I have to watch like a hawk and take him out every twenty minutes or so (and still do this) and we have had him 8 weeks. In time, your pup will know what to do outside... One more thing, I take him to the same spot to put him down and say the same thing to him (Go Potty Kody!) so he knows. Inside, I never use the word "potty" - I just keep repeating "let's go outside" on my way outdoors and say the magic words when we get to his spot that I put him down in. When we travel, it is hard to get him to go (like at my parents over the holidays) because he doesn't have his spots "marked"!

12-21-2005, 03:36 PM	#4
jwash YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 723	It takes patience and persistence. With a puppy, I take them outside every 30-45 mins, to the same place and lower my voice and repeat, go potty, now. When they do, give a treat (slice, peeled apple and Cheerios are great), lots of praise in a higher pitched voice. As they age, you can wait longer. It takes about 9 months to a year for a small dog, unless you are one of the lucky ones. You should also watch your puppy closely, so if he has slept, played or eaten, go ahead and take him outside. I had a friend actually clip the leash to her when she was cooking, so her puppy could be watched closely, they can potty so fast.