Trouble housebreaking my dog?
Posted: April 8th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Common Questions | Tags: Housebreaking, trouble | 7 Comments »So i got a 9 month old pitbull mix puppy from the shelter, and i have had her for 2 days. I want to train her to go on the “puppy pads”, but seriously she does not pee in front of me. I wait for hours watching her, and the minute i have to go to the bathroom, or i go to get the mail, and come back she has peed on the floor. I have not once caught her peeing in front of me. I’m not sure if she is affraid of doing it in front of me? i have never scolded her for peeing on the floor. So yea i am just looking for some advice.
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The pup is probably used to being taken outside to eliminate. She’s probably holding on for as long as she can because she doesn’t want to soil inside the house.
Why on earth do you want to teach her to use your house as a toilet. Take her outside to do her business.
First of all, just to get this out of the way, how much free space do you allow your dog to have when you’re not with her? I wouldn’t give an untrained puppy any more free space that what she absolutely needs while I’m not watching her.
As for her not peeing in front of you, try leaving her in an area close by to the puppy pad and then sneak off somewhere where she thinks you’re gone. Watch carefully though. If she starts to pee, don’t yell or scream at her; just call her name out or clap your hands together – just something to get her attention. Once you have her attention, walk over, put her on the puppy pad and if she relieves herself on it, act like it is the best thing she has ever done and let the treats rain from the sky.
Just really focus on what a GREAT thing it is when she pees on the pads.
She’ll catch on quickly enough.
im having the same problem !
but try bringing her out, watch her then if she pee’s or poops give her a treat. or keep an eye on her then if she’s sniffing the floor or circleing the floor, bring her to the trainging pad’s and make sure she does her buisiness on there , then if she does give her a treat. i’ve been doing that and she only pee’d on the pad 2 times.
My dog would pee in front of me. I was like WHAT THE @#^&?!?!?! I never figured out how to stop it. I would calmly let him know it was not acceptable and redirect him outside, never worked. I was given a pet door for the sliding glass door by a friend of mine and once I got him to understand how to go in and out of it I have never had a problem with him peeing again. I would love to tell you oh this is how you do it but I haven’t got a clue, I just know I lucked into him figuring it out on his own. I know this ain’t much but at least it is a reply
Adopting a 9 month old dog can bring with it some issues.. 9 months is actually quite a lot of time for a dog to learn some bad habits and odd fears. Do you know the backround of this dog at all? It’s quite possible that at some point someone punished her for peeing in the house.. You know, the old strong-arm tactics like whacking their nose, yelling and rubbing their nose in it which could have very easily made her afraid to pee in front of you.
The best thing might be to train her to go on cue. Keep her with you at ALL times. Yes, that does mean even take her with you to the bath room. This is one time where a crate can also be extremely helpful. Put her in the crate (or other small area such as a small bathroom or between two baby gates in the hall) where she doesn’t have room to move out of it if she makes a mess when you can’t literally be watching her. As you’ve found out, she’s plenty old enough to be able to ‘hold it’ by now. Take her to her spot every few hours or when she starts sniffing and circling and tell her to ‘go potty’ or ‘hurry up’. If you have her on her leash it might make it easier to keep her ON the puppy pad. If she doesn’t go in a couple minutes, put her in her crate and try again in about 10 minutes. Keep doing it until she goes and then priase like she’s saved the world. Rinse and repeat.
Another thing to consider is that she may have learned that she is not allowed to go in the house under any circumstances.. Could be that she’s holding it as long as she can and then going when you’re not looking to try to avoid getting in trouble. You might want to seriously consider taking her outside for potty breaks. A Pit mix is going to need a lot of exersize anyway.
Try this method. It works quickly. I don’t recommend using puppy pads as it gives the dog the idea pottying in the house is allowable.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/housebreaking.htm