puppy training problems

[brady1]

We have an 8 week old miniature dachund. Got him at 5 1/2 weeks, purchased puppy training pads, which he was using for over a week. This week he will not use them, have put new ones down, he squats wherever he is and urinates or potties. Help. Anyone got any ideas.

[nusee]

Do you have a yard? If so, you need to put it out every so often and then reward the puppy when it goes outside or on the pads. Does it go on floor whenever or at night? When you are home or away?

[Phillipsk9gang]

ARE YOU CRATE TRAINING HIM? If not I would purchase a crate with a divider so you can give him as little space as possible(just enough room for him to stand up and turn around). Put him in there at night and when you leave to go somewhere and immediatley take him out when you get home or get up in the morning. this will help him know where he must go potty. Also take him out every 30- 45 minutes when your at home. 5 1/2 weeks is really young and you could have a hard time training him at such a young age. I went thru the same thing with my boxer we got her at a month but that was before I knew better. Also there are people on ebay who will make you some belly bands which are good for males anyways when they get or age and start marking their territory. OR if you are good at sewing ect you could make one. check them out, I have three males and I am going to make me some this weekend. Hope any of this helped. let us know how it goes

[DebbieKan]

I have been crate training my 8 week old pomeranian. I get up every 4 1/2 hours and take her out right away. She does her business and then I put her right back in the crate for another 4 1/2 hours. (She can't go for 5 hours yet). The only problem I have is when I go to work. Even though I come home for lunch, I can't leave her in her crate for 5 hours so I put her crate in the bathroom and leave the crate door open and put a gate on the bathroom door. When I come home for lunch there is always a puddle or other surprise waiting for me. I don't want to use the puppy pads so I have a feeling this training is going to be difficult for a while. Good luck to us.

[Phillipsk9gang]

The reason for the crate is so they dont have enough room to go potty and sleep So They Hold it. She should only have enough room to stand up turn around and lay down. They say they wont potty where they sleep. My boxer on the other hand couldnt stay in kennel without pee peeing untill she was 6 months and even now if were gone too long (which is not often) she will ahve an accident but its usually my husbands fault because he doesnt take her out as often as me. Good luck to both of you

[shell]

I have an 8-month-old mininature dachshund cross and I found that potty training him was a breeze. we'd go outside every 3-4 hours and if he did his business he got a treat. All in all it only took us about a month to train him and now I can safely leave him at home while I'm at work for 4-5 hours, check on him while I'm on break, then he's okay until I come home again. When I get home we go for a nice run with the white shepherd from next door, finish up any "unfinished business" then pretty much call it a night.

[May209]

Crate training is essential when potty training. Keeping your pup in the crate while at work is important. She will learn to hold it. If you keep letting her leave surprises on the floor this will only confuse her. Consistency is the key. Many reason for the crate.;)

[toppers]

I have 5 daxies aged 6yrs,2x4yrs,2yrs and 10weeks. I am at home with my daxies so toilet training was a ritual, can't believe I'm doing it again with another one! I take the pup out every 45mins-60mins, praise her if she pee's or poop's - eventually the pup gets it. If you are out at work the training will take longer. Training a pup or new older dog will take longer if you are not on hand full time so please be patient, it will come in time. When you are at home watch the pup like a hawk, eventually you will see a pattern. (my 10week old pup runs to the door, circles and squats) Remember pups pee as soon as they wake up and poop after meals. Puppies are paper trained as soon as they can walk, I was amazed to see my first litter at 2 & half weeks old crawl off the blanket, pee on the paper and crawl back to the blanket. Remember a puppy is like a new baby, it has a very small blader! p.s I have 7 dogs and only 1 whelping crate. Crate's should be a safe haven - not a prison.

[Carol]

Training a puppy and retraining an older dog are the same.
Consistant and persistent "going outside".
I invited Jake and Casey to go out every hour on the hour for a few days, then every 2 hours, then every 3 hours etc.
I understand with a puppy that for every month of age is an hour they can hold it. So a 2 month old puppy must go out every 2 hours.
Their little bladders want to empty right after, drinking, playing, eating, sleeping, and patience is the key. Some pups train very quickly.
I would tie bells on the doorknob on a rope hanging low enough for the dog to rattle them. I would tether the dog to you when you are home.
I did this and it worked wonderfully. The first few days, I would sit at computer (in kitchen near back door) and with the dog tethered and attached to me, I would set the portable timer I have (limit 1 hr) and when it went off, I would open the back door and take the dog outside. Jake will go every time because he is 10 yrs old and not neutered. casey goes out and either pees or sniffs around.
Now both of them will go to the back door and face it, then if I don't respond, they will scratch at the door.
Took about 2 or 3 weeks at the most.
I make sure I take them out as late at night as possible, so far no accidents in the house since their first day here.
Puppies need to go out late at night and likely in the middle of the night.
If I wake up to go to the bathroom, I give Jake a quick, quiet trip outside with no stimulation or excitement, then back to bed.
It is all worth it in the end. A few days or weeks of schedule gives me and my dogs a better quality of life and we can get on with the fun things, like "roll over" which Jake is now learning from Casey....LOL He will do anything for a treat.

[Grey]

I agree with Carol...
I got my puppy two weeks ago at 3 1/2 months old and completely untrained...
I've never used the crate and she's never used the pads except to chew on but will go outside if we take her out every hour or so... If you stay out with your puppy for about 5-10 while standing on some grass then your puppy is likely to do some business...
I suppose this doesnt work on every dog but I'd certainly recommend it.. anyway, Carol knows what she's talking about!

Good luck! I hope whatever technique you use it is successful!

Good luck

[ldyharley]

First of all, your puppy was taken from it's litter WAY too early. Pups aren't weaned from their mother until eight weeks of age and when puppies are removed too soon, they miss out on a very important developmental time in their lives that they will never get back.
You can't do anything about that now but for future reference, don't ever aquire a puppy under eight weeks old.
As for your pup going potty in it's crate..
Your pup is too young to do anything else right now. If it were still with it's mother, the doggie mom would clean up after the pup.
Don't expect any kind of housebreaking results at this time. Putting potty pads in the crate is fine and the pup might hit it but don't get upset when your puppy misses.
Give your pup a couple of weeks to grow a little then try again with potty training. When he's older, take him outside to an area that you will continue taking him to so he can do his 'business'. Let him potty then praise him. Take him directly back inside so he doesn't associate potty time with play time. With my first puppy, I made an area in my back yard just for her to potty in, away from the other dogs. I cleared about a 3x3 area, put down pea gravel and put a garden fence around it so the other dogs couldn't bother her. I carried her outside to the area and sat her down in it, gave her the "go potty" command and let her do her business. My pup of course, didn't know what the command meant at the time but after a few weeks she got the idea.
The pea gravel is a great thing to use because the urine soaks through to the ground and you can pick up the feces easily.
When you are potty training a puppy, you have to make sure your pup has a regular feeding and water schedule. You also have to take your puppy outside A LOT and I mean every fifteen to twenty minutes. Your pup is so young that there is no way he can hold his bladder even for that long.
In my personal opinion, you should take your pup to a vet and find out if your pup needs to be bottle fed instead of giving it dog food. Your vet might recommend feeding the puppy a soupy mixture (gruel) with lots of protein and nutrients that it needs right now.
Fast forward to your pup's future:
Because your pup was taken away from the litter too soon, you need to be aware that your pup will more than likely need a great deal of socialization with humans and other animals. If your pup doesn't get this, you will be dealing with behavioral issues. Pups learn in the litter how to behave and the mother dog quickly corrects her pups. The pups also correct each other when one bites the other too hard. If a pup doesn't learn how to behave early on, it grows into an unbalanced, unstable adult dog that will exhibit extreme 'mouthing' habits that turns into biting. IF the dog has a dominant temperament, you are looking at a dog who will literally rule your house, run your life and become so uncontrollable that he might end up causing serious injuries to other animals and people. Now you are looking at a lawsuit and euthanasia for your dog.
I realize this post started out innocent enough but your new baby isn't going to stay a puppy for long and if you are committed to your dog as you should be, you have to consider his future.

[Carol]

Remember that for a pup of 8 weeks, he likely cannot
hold it for longer than 2 hours.
This increases ever month.
Patience and consistency is important.
You are lucky that you have Spring to do this. Take the pup out
often. I would be doing it every hour at least. He should be in a crate
when not able to be supervised.

[doxiemom]

it dont work vet said not to go out side cause of parvo now we are suffering with a 5 month old dachshund that hates the out doors hates to be alone and pees on papers ONLY HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[aripoll]

Who works 4 to 5 hours?

Isn't the work schedule 8 hours long? Are you all millionaries?