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Puppy Potty training PROBLEMS?


My Chia/pom puppy broke her leg at 10 wks old, she was doing great at the whole potty training before, but while she had a cast, she had a hard time going outside. She got her cast off at 16 weeks old, and every time I take her out of her crate and outside to go, she will pee, but then she comes in and pees and poops AGAIN right after. I have even left outside for long periods of time and it is almost like she holds it until she is let in ??!!?? HELP !! She will go outside and pee when I say "go potty" with no hesitation, and I praise her every time and give her a treat, but she still comes in and goes by the door, and even worse in her crate. I do scold her immediately and take her back outside, but it has been almost a month and it doesn’t seem to be improving. She is 5 mo old now, is she just too young to get it!
Also what is the best way to eliminate the odor for her urine in the house so she won’t want to go in that spot again, someone once told me something about vinegar, but what kind and what do I do with it ??

Papillon Puppy Potty Training Advice, Please Help!?


Hmmm so my Papillon puppy is getting progessively WORSE with his
potty training. He has begun to go outside less and less, and go
inside more and more. He even waited until I had put him back in his
kennel to go this morning! (He thinks potty time outside, is actually
playtime with anything that twitches, and he tries to eat everything
with movement…)

I work an 8 hr day, but I leave him in a confined area with puppy
pads. I also leave a small bowl of water for him (should I not be
doing this? I feel guilty leaving him without food as it is!)

I try to get up and let him out first thing in the morning, however,
he’s either already gone in his kennel or doesn’t go outside. If he
doesn’t go outside, I put him back in his kennel momentarily to
continue with my own routine before letting him back out for another
go. (This is where he likes to go… as soon as I walk away…)

Okay so he’s pottied this morning, great. Good job, he went in his
bed, on the floor, everywhere but the grass! I’m so thrilled about
this!

Next I let him eat, he tries to play, but I settle him down enough to
get some grub in his tummy. Now I should probably take him out after
he walks away from the bowl, because as soon as he finishes it! Guess
what!? He goes on the floor…

It’s into his "space" now, which he hates. I know this because when I
get home to let him out, he has gone all over the floor and torn up
whatever pads I had down. (Separation anxiety? That’s a scary
thought…) So, I let him out, if he goes, great, he gets a treat, he
gets to eat, and play and I watch him… sometimes he has accidents,
sometimes he’s good. Now if he doesn’t go, I put him back into this
kennel for a few, then let him back out. It’s tricky because he
doesn’t seem to want a schedule. He wants to go at his convenience
and it’s hard knowing when to take him downstairs. It’s like he’s
waiting for the moment to squat on my dining room floor…

As far as his kennel… he hates it. I try to give him a small treat
when he gets in it, but five seconds later he’s crying. He will not
go in on his own. I cycle being in and out of the kennel, sometimes I
feel he’s in it too long, but if I leave him out longer… he sneaks
off and goes somewhere else. It’s insane!

He’s smart, I will give him that. He has me wrapped around his finger
and I think that is part of the problem. I can’t spank his bottom or
shake a can with pennies. He thinks I’m playing! He bites and nips
and jumps… but he has started to sit… when I have a treat in my
hand and give the command. Now the problem is that he won’t do it
without my hand hanging above his head.

I’ve had a puppy before. Once. Our other dog is already trained, she
was when we got her. She doesn’t know tricks, but she doesn’t have
accidents!

Can anyone give me some advice? I plan to enroll him in an obedience
class but want to get a handle on his potty training.

Oh, and I did hang a bell that I ring everytime we go out… he
hasn’t figured it out though… I wish he would.

Thanks!
Both of you have great advice, however, puppies under six months of age should not be left in the kennel for more than 4 hours. I work an 8 hr day. That is too long. If he goes in his bed he will become desensitized to the smell and will not have a problem going in his bed anymore. I learned this at the PetSmart potty training class. I too am taking their obedience class in two weeks. Wish me luck!
Oh, I don’t know what class you went to, but they said to use a small safe area during the day. Cover the entire area in pads so that it is not like the regular floor. That way they won’t get use to going on the floor! Eventually he will be weaned from the pads to just going outside. Thanks again!

Puppy potty training ?


My puppy only has half of the potty training equation. She goes pee outside just fine but she refuses to poop outside. I have been trying to correct her by catching her in the act taking her out side and then crateing her for an hour when she makes a mistake. And if she does poop outside i give her a treat when we come in.
Nothings working! Tips please!

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