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Basically, if any one knows anything that will help me e.g cost of injections (in pounds not dollars lol) training tips, stopping it barking, when you need to wash it, and how often (and how!) do you clean its teeth with those little toothbrushes, some tell me do, some tell me dont, what is the best food to get it, whats the best toys to get it, etc! Just anything! lol
thanks in advance!!!
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I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident I use a word like "shame" and take her out right away. When correcting, I use a stern, firm voice, but I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until the 6 to 8-month-old time frame, and depending on the puppy, one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a crate to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. While personally, the crate traumatizes me, (it looks like a doggie jail), my puppies do better in the crate. They like it, I guess for the den like feeling, but I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. It is a safe secure place for them. However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, child gates......whatever works for you.
*Bedrooms, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*Treats. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them. Although I use them to give pills too. I used different treats for different things. We use one bone at bedtime to let the dogs know it is time to go to bed. We use a big rawhide for when we go on long trips, so they have a bone to amuse them, and they will be expected to hold their potty. When they get the rawhide, they will not eat their food and water, until we get home from our trip. (dogs are funny) Do what works best for you.
*Some puppies will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for #1, or "go finish" for #2 might work for you. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place.
*Yelling. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again.
*Sometimes it seems like you take your puppy out 5 million times a day. You can sit on a bench, or folding chair, or a 5 gallon bucket turned upside down to stay in the shade. I use an umbrella for shade too. You can always tape your favorite tv shows. In the winter I microwave a gel pack heating pad, (sold at walmart in the pharmacy, made by Kaz, I think.) I put the heating pad under my jacket so I won't freeze to death. In the summer, I freeze bottles of water, so we can grab one real fast on our way out the door. I have a mini back pack by the door I can just grab with doggie treats, a flash light, a rubber band for my hair when the wind is bad, etc. Do what works for you.
*Time lines. Keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, so while your last 2 dogs may have trained faster, this puppy might take longer. Training is all about routines, and repeating yourself. It is about rewarding good behaviors, and correcting bad ones. If you have a setback, shake it off, and keep going. Good luck.
I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident I use a word like "shame" and take her out right away. When correcting, I use a stern, firm voice, but I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until the 6 to 8-month-old time frame, and depending on the puppy, one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a crate to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. While personally, the crate traumatizes me, (it looks like a doggie jail), my puppies do better in the crate. They like it, I guess for the den like feeling, but I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. It is a safe secure place for them. However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, child gates......whatever works for you.
*Bedrooms, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*Treats. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them. Although I use them to give pills too. I used different treats for different things. We use one bone at bedtime to let the dogs know it is time to go to bed. We use a big rawhide for when we go on long trips, so they have a bone to amuse them, and they will be expected to hold their potty. When they get the rawhide, they will not eat their food and water, until we get home from our trip. (dogs are funny) Do what works best for you.
*Some puppies will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for #1, or "go finish" for #2 might work for you. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place.
*Yelling. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again.
*Sometimes it seems like you take your puppy out 5 million times a day. You can sit on a bench, or folding chair, or a 5 gallon bucket turned upside down to stay in the shade. I use an umbrella for shade too. You can always tape your favorite tv shows. In the winter I microwave a gel pack heating pad, (sold at walmart in the pharmacy, made by Kaz, I think.) I put the heating pad under my jacket so I won't freeze to death. In the summer, I freeze bottles of water, so we can grab one real fast on our way out the door. I have a mini back pack by the door I can just grab with doggie treats, a flash light, a rubber band for my hair when the wind is bad, etc. Do what works for you.
*Time lines. Keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, so while your last 2 dogs may have trained faster, this puppy might take longer. Training is all about routines, and repeating yourself. It is about rewarding good behaviors, and correcting bad ones. If you have a setback, shake it off, and keep going. Good luck.
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My Yorkshire Terrier is almost a year and a half old. We got her when she was 10 weeks and haven't spent much time training her. She knows how to sit and stay and she scratches the kitchen door when she wants to go outside. She almost never pees in the house but she has a few accidents once in a while with pooping. She pooped in the house today for the first time in a while and my dad is going to give her away in a month if she isn't fully trained. We keep her in the crate when she is not supervised. We have her out when one of us is in the kitchen so we can hear her scratch the door. We have been using the crate ever since we got her and still do. It's not working. My brother and I have no idea how exactly to train her to not go in the house. I can't lose her. Please help me!
thank you for your answers but unfortunately everything you've said i've already done. she knows when she'd done something bad. when she poops in the house she immediately runs into her crate and stays there because she knows she's done something bad. also, when outside, after she pees she looks at me for a treat. she knows she gets one if she relieves herself outside. the main problem is: how can i get her to tell me when she has to go? she scratches the door but that only works if a person is in the kitchen to hear her. also, we have a garage leading outside & no fence, and although i wanted one, a doggy door won't work. we trained her with pads when she was younger. is there a way to train her to let us know when she has to go? for example, for her to run upstairs or bark from downstairs when she wants to go outside?
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i hope your dad doesnt give the dog away.. it is a very traumatic experience for the dog and i'm sure for you as well... i provided an answer *below I gave to someone else about crate training however what might work best for you is installing a doggy door (it does wonders!) I had a maltese that had the exact same problem.. had accidents every now and then.. it turns out we just couldnt get the timing right about when he needed to go. so we got a doggy door.. he hasnt had an accident since and it has been 2 years.. sometimes dogs just feel more secure relieving in the house they feel exposed outside.. keep the area where your doggy poops clean and odor free so she is not tempted to go there again. figure out when she might be having the accidents.. like when you are not home, when it is raining outside etc. there might be a pattern if it is only happening once in a while..
i think you need to start completely over with her training. Crate training (like you said) is great.. It only took me literally 1 week to crate train my siberian husky puppy who was 7 weeks old at the time. so as long as you do it correctly it should take one week or two weeks at max.
first always always keep an eye on your puppy if you don't have an eye on your puppy keep her in her crate. Make the crate a happy place.. puppies love confined places it makes them feel safe. it could be her sleeping place/secure place/resting place.
when you are keeping a very watchful eye on her dont let her roam around the entire house keep doors closed... allow her to only be in areas where you can see her... that way if she tries to go to the restroom you can prevent it.. you will be able to tell that she is about to pee there are usually signs like sniffing in a circle.. crouching.. if she is about to pee then just startle her by saying "no" firmly but not yelling.. then take her to her peeing place like the potty pad.. and say "pee" or whatever word you use.. she will most likely finish relieving herself there.. as soon as she is done say "pee!" one more time but very excitedly so she will know that what she just did was "pee". also after you say pee on more time praise her like crazyyy..even give her treats.. dogs are very smart and will learn this very quickly.. if she does have an accident somwhere do not scold her after the fact because she will not know what she is being yelled at for.. dogs only know the there and now.. so whatever she is doing at the time.. she thinks she is being scolded for that.. just ignore what happened clean up the mess and make sure that area doesnt smell like urine so she wont go there again.. learn from your mistake and don't allow it to happen again..
as she gets better you can allow her access to other parts of the room.. the key is always keep an eye on her.. if you can't then keep her crated.. startle her if she starts to pee somewhere you don't want take her to her potty pad and praise her when she pees on the pad..
after she is potty trained she will not have to be kept in her crate at all.. it should only take 2 weeks max it really depends on the breed/age as well.
also don't keep the potty pad too close to eating area or sleeping area (in other words the crate) they dont like to pee where they sleep/eat..
potty pads are great. but grass is definitely better.. you can buy fake grass to put in your house (they sell them online for pets)..
good luck!
i hope your dad doesnt give the dog away.. it is a very traumatic experience for the dog and i'm sure for you as well... i provided an answer *below I gave to someone else about crate training however what might work best for you is installing a doggy door (it does wonders!) I had a maltese that had the exact same problem.. had accidents every now and then.. it turns out we just couldnt get the timing right about when he needed to go. so we got a doggy door.. he hasnt had an accident since and it has been 2 years.. sometimes dogs just feel more secure relieving in the house they feel exposed outside.. keep the area where your doggy poops clean and odor free so she is not tempted to go there again. figure out when she might be having the accidents.. like when you are not home, when it is raining outside etc. there might be a pattern if it is only happening once in a while..
i think you need to start completely over with her training. Crate training (like you said) is great.. It only took me literally 1 week to crate train my siberian husky puppy who was 7 weeks old at the time. so as long as you do it correctly it should take one week or two weeks at max.
first always always keep an eye on your puppy if you don't have an eye on your puppy keep her in her crate. Make the crate a happy place.. puppies love confined places it makes them feel safe. it could be her sleeping place/secure place/resting place.
when you are keeping a very watchful eye on her dont let her roam around the entire house keep doors closed... allow her to only be in areas where you can see her... that way if she tries to go to the restroom you can prevent it.. you will be able to tell that she is about to pee there are usually signs like sniffing in a circle.. crouching.. if she is about to pee then just startle her by saying "no" firmly but not yelling.. then take her to her peeing place like the potty pad.. and say "pee" or whatever word you use.. she will most likely finish relieving herself there.. as soon as she is done say "pee!" one more time but very excitedly so she will know that what she just did was "pee". also after you say pee on more time praise her like crazyyy..even give her treats.. dogs are very smart and will learn this very quickly.. if she does have an accident somwhere do not scold her after the fact because she will not know what she is being yelled at for.. dogs only know the there and now.. so whatever she is doing at the time.. she thinks she is being scolded for that.. just ignore what happened clean up the mess and make sure that area doesnt smell like urine so she wont go there again.. learn from your mistake and don't allow it to happen again..
as she gets better you can allow her access to other parts of the room.. the key is always keep an eye on her.. if you can't then keep her crated.. startle her if she starts to pee somewhere you don't want take her to her potty pad and praise her when she pees on the pad..
after she is potty trained she will not have to be kept in her crate at all.. it should only take 2 weeks max it really depends on the breed/age as well.
also don't keep the potty pad too close to eating area or sleeping area (in other words the crate) they dont like to pee where they sleep/eat..
potty pads are great. but grass is definitely better.. you can buy fake grass to put in your house (they sell them online for pets)..
good luck!
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