Potty Training!
Help! We've tried crate training and we take him out, it works. But if we have him out for play or let him eat he never tells us when he goes! He tells us AFTER he goes! We have pee pads down but its like he holds it until he's out of the crate, back inside the house and then goes and tell me. He started to bark to let me know for about 2 days and then stopped. What can we do? I'd love for him to tell me but he just doesn't! I don't want to keep him in his crate all the time, he's on a pretty good schedule, he just won't let me know and I don't always win the guessing game!
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Permalink Reply by Ross on
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If he's a puppy, and he's a boy, then he's going to be peeing inside, a lot. With Atlas as a puppy we were taking him out every 30-40 minutes or so. Atlas had an accident today and he's just over a year old (it's raining and he HATES the rain, so he barely peed when we were outside and about an hour later he let loose on the floor). I can't remember the last time he pooped inside (maybe 6 months ago possibly more?) but peeing is definitely an issue with male dogs.
Just keep taking him out and praising the heck out of him when he does his business outside. Atlas's pee accidents are a rarity now but they do still happen.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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We always took our puppies out on a leash for the first couple of months. As soon as they started to pee or poop we said "go potty". Now they will do it on command usualy. My male corgi at about 6-8 months decided to pee on our toilets. Neutering stopped that behavior. Now I think it would come out his ears before he would pee in the house. I guess threatening neutering would work well. Ha!
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Permalink Reply by Plato & Sula on
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I thought it'd be helpful to pass on some good advice we received from a breeder...Needless to say, Plato was potty-trained in less than a week.
-Choose one: Outdoors or potty pads? If you are using the pads--as time goes on move the pads closer and closer to the door until the pads are outside. Otherwise, throw away the pads and only take the dog outside. With Plato, we skipped paper/pad training completely and only took him outside. If you are using both, the dog will think it's ok to go inside and outside.
-Keep a regular schedule. Take your dog out at the same times each day if possible. That way, he can predict when it's time to go potty.
-Take your dog out when he changes activities. The general rule of thumb is to take your dog out right after he wakes up from a nap, after he's done playing, right before meals, 30 minutes after a meal, etc. Again, if you have a set schedule, this can be more predictable.
-Take him to the same spot to relieve himself EVERY TIME. Pick the place where you want your dog to go (somewhere with little or no distractions and grass or mulch is usually the best). The next time he pees inside or outside of the house, take an old rag or paper towl, absorb the urine and press/place it in the spot your want him to go. This will encourage him to mark the spot.
-Don't let him play until he goes potty. This can be super frustrating, but stand there and don't let him go back in and play or walk until he relieves himself. Plato learned that he couldn't go anywhere until he relieved himself so it encouraged him to go right away. Also, if you take him outside and he doesn't go and you KNOW he needs to go (e.g. after a long nap), put him back into his crate immediately. This teaches him to go when he has the chance--or he'll have to hold it.
-Use the same command every single time you take him out. Someone else mentioned saying "Go potty" right before the dog goes.
-Limit water intake in the evening.
-Celebrate when your dog goes to the bathroom outside. We didn't just praise Plato, we would whoop for joy and lavish him with affection when he went outside (people will think you're crazy, but it works!).
-Try to take your dog out at regular intervals. The general formula is # months - 1 = # hours between when the puppy should be taken out. For instance, if your dog is 5 months old, try to take him outside every 4 hours until he's trained. If your dog knows he's going to be taken out regularly, he'll be more willing to hold it. If you wait too long, he won't trust you to take him out and will be more likely to just go in the house.
-Discourage going inside of the house. In addition to getting rid of the odor (with a cleaner without ammonia like Nature's Miracle or Kids N Pets) so he doesn't refresh the spot, feed your corgi on/at the spots he's gone to the bathroom. For instance, if there's an area on the rug he's gone, place his food bowl on that area the next time you feed him. Remember that dogs won't mark their sleeping/eating areas.
-As soon as you catch your dog going, stop him in the middle if possible and take him outside immediately.
-Try to keep him to a small/limited area until he's fully trained and then slowly give him more freedom. For instance, we let Plato graduate from his crate, to an ex pen, to a room, then the rest of the house.
-Never yell at your at your dog for going inside of the house. Just a firm no and taking him outside should do. If you yell, it'll make him more likely to go behind your back.
I think that's it...good luck!
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