Help needed training a puppy

[Zacherof]

Dire wolf. 

Nah..lol...actually they are British Inuits, a blend of sheperd, husky and malamute.  They look a whole lot like wolves but in fact are not.  (I was sure they had wolf in them too, but apparently not)

damn I wish I had a white dire wolf.
Although with the throat ripping they have a bad stigma 

[VonMessa]

Rubbing their nose in it will, likely as not, make a dog fear you.

Newspaper will, likely as not, encourage them to "go" in the house.

Catching them in the act is key.

A firm "NO" while they are doing it, followed by an immediate trip outside to the acceptable spot is much more useful.  If they poop, take it with you and put it in a spot acceptable to you and then show the poop to him, reinforcing that this is the correct spot to put these things.  Be careful of letting the pup see you do this, as they consider it "theirs" in the beginning and if they catch you stealing their poop, they may start "hiding" it in the house.  

Pups can (within reason) hold their waste for about an hour per month of age.  Also keep in mind that most dogs may have to poop, right after they eat, as firing up the salivary glands starts the digestion process.  It isn't that they process it right away, but rather are eliminating from the last meal.

Repetition and consistency on your part will be the key.  Go out of the same door, go to the same spot, hang a bell on that door if you like.  The dog will associate this door with the need to eliminate, will start to go to the same spot to do it, possibly even ringing the bell to let you know.

If the pup is very young (this may sound disgusting), you can poke it in the behind with a paper match while in your "appropriate pooping spot".  This will simulate momma dog giving them a bath and will stimulate him to poop.  Once he goes, praise him ridiculously for doing so.  You may only have to do this one or two times for them to get the picture.  

All of my dogs that I've ever owned have been taught to go in a 10 x 10 spot in the back yard.  It saves time "minesweeping" as nobody likes hitting dog turds with the lawnmower...

Good luck.

[Ray77]

I used bells hanging from the door knob for the puppy to tell me he needed to go out.   Both of our Border collies would nose the bells when they wanted to go out.

[Curval]

I used bells hanging from the door knob for the puppy to tell me he needed to go out.   Both of our Border collies would nose the bells when they wanted to go out.

That's pretty cool.  How did you train them to do that?

[Ray77]

That's pretty cool.  How did you train them to do that?

Everytime I let them out I would jingle the bells.   They kind of picked up on it themselves from there.

[Ray77]

I didn't buys these, but is exactly what I did:

http://www.amazon.com/PoochieBells-Solid-Classic-Training-Doorbell/dp/B0016IWV02/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1368213190&sr=8-5&keywords=bells

[DREDIOCK]

My family has a 3 mo old female black lap puppy.

Cant get her to goto the bathroom outside, she has a doggie door but refuses to use it for anything else then to run when about to smack her arse for peeing inside.


Any idea or recommendations? At this point, im thinking of making her a pound puppy.

Cage when your not in immediate contact with him. Then outside immediately after eating. Praise it for going "outside" Teach him to associate the word with the place and action

[DREDIOCK]

This. My family has had a black lab for about 8 years now, and she is terrified of hoses and the like, but we have a pool and after every walk, even when it's the stingy side of 50 degrees out she'll jump right in (pool unheated).

My black lab is exacty the same way. HATEs when you spray her with water. But on a hot day She'll hang out on the trampiline. then get down. Jump into the pool, Swim around for a minute. then jump back out and back up onto the trampoline again to sun herself or give herself a back massage with a tennis ball.


My new golden retriever is afraid of everything . Complete polar opposite of my last one. Where my last one if he heard a sound would charge toward it.
This one. Well lets just say his fight or flight instincts are strictly flight. Dunno why. He's just always been that way. We had to teach him to like the water. He would be terrified of it.
One day last summer I said screw this. and put him in the pool. He was clinging to the side for dear life when I got a ball. As with all Goldens. "life is ball"
Put it in the pool with him. He wouldnt go after it. Handed it to him. he took it. then placed in next to him. And he bent his head and pick it up. then started moving it further and further away.. Within 15 minutes he was swimming after it, Bringing it back and taking off before I even tyossed it again.
Within the hour he was jumping in the pool on his own.

Now he will even stick his entire head underwater to get something.

Still doesnt like being sprayed though. My last one would thin it was part of a game and attack it

[Ripsnort]

True.  It wasn't a 100% easy transition, but she was house trained and hasn't chewed anything.  She loves our shoes, but she doesn't chew them, she takes them under the dining room table and adds them to her shoe stash.  Like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UycdZQCt8QQ

LOL! That's pretty funny!

Our female lab has an original squeaky toy from when she was a pup (It's 6 years old now, and the rubber is hard) She MUST carry it out with her every morning before she does her thing. Then she picks it back up afterward, carries it back inside and lies on her blanket and makes these sort of "Lassie" whines. She's done that since 10 weeks old!

[BuckShot]

We used the  bells on the doorknob method as well as the command "get it done,"

Now she doesn't need the bells and will squat and pee out a few drops after the command even if she doesn't really need to go.

Works for the dog too.

[Curval]

We used the  bells on the doorknob method as well as the command "get it done,"

Now she doesn't need the bells and will squat and pee out a few drops after the command even if she doesn't really need to go.

Works for the dog too.

lol...coffee on monitor.

[BuckShot]

Also trained to go in the tall grass or woods, not the lawn.

[Shuffler]

My suggestion.... take whatever the dog dsoes inside to the outside and let the dog see you place it outside. Always place it in the same area of the yard. The dog will soon get the idea.

[ink]

The key is to catch them in the act....no matter what it is...a loud yell when they are young is all it takes....

don't rub their nose in it....I wont comment further on that.

by time my pitty was 9 weeks old she would pee on command..... never go inside....close the fridge door, or any open door for that matter....would not eat unless I told her to....could lay a piece of any food on her paw she wouldn't move just look at me waiting for the command.....

to Dogs we are Gods...all they want to do is please us....they know exactly how you are feeling, when you are angry they know it....when you are happy they know it, and they know the difference....

voice training is the best way.....be the pack leader

[MarineUS]

Here's a shot of one of my sister's dogs.  She has two of these:

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That is a beautiful dog!