My puppy 3 months old still poop n pee in his sleep area...how can i stop this? i thought they like their sleeping place clean???? pleaase help... also, when we come home...he would chew up his pad in pieces? is this from separation anxiety?
No this is not seperation anxiety, its boredom and a puppy being a puppy. If your pup is pottying in his crate, the crate is too large. Where did you get this puppy? Describe his sleeping area.
Bill
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Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring-it was peace. - Milan Kundera
Okay...maybe I'm not describing it right. we have his kennel in a play plen and in the play pen we leave a pad for him to pee on just in case we don't get to him in time. but he would pee/poo and then in the area and not on the pad. this is our first puppy and i'm trying to house train him. he still pee/poo in the house. Can you suggest the best way for me to housetrain him? Any help would be great... i been reading all these things and its not helping. and how can i stop him for chewing up everything by the time we get home from work???
3 months is pretty young to expect perfection in the potty training depertment. Have you taught him to use the pad or just expect him to know to do that? I recommend you keep him in a crate while you are gone or can't watch him. This crate should be just large enough for him to stand up and turn around in. How long are you gone during the day? Three month old pups don't have strong enough bladder control to last more than 6 hours or so. Never fuss at him for making a mistake. He ONLY makes mistakes because he hasn't learned where to potty. I suggest you teach him to potty only outside. If you teach pads, its difficult to change him to outside.
Chewing is something young pups do. He cant chew anything if he is in his crate. Keep him in there unless you can watch him closely. Whenever he chews something he isn't supposed to, stop him by saying, "no no, don't chew that, here chew this" in a normal tone of voice. Not yelling or screaming. NOrmal tone of voice. While you are saying that, take him away from what he is chewing and put something acceptable in his mouth.
Bill
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Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring-it was peace. - Milan Kundera
we leave a pad in the pen where his create is for him to go when we are not around. when we are home, we take him outside to go, but we also have a pad outside for him to go on. should we just remove the pad outside? when we're home, do we leave him in the crate if we're busy and not let him free around in his pen?
also, when we're home....he would sometime go in the house, but i believe its because we didn't take him out in time. thanks for all your advice....any help here is needed =)
Remove both pads. He doesn't have a clue what they are for. If he is still pottying in his crate, put a partition inside it to make it smaller. There should be just enough room for him to stand up and turn around in. If it's too large he will still potty inside it.Originally Posted by cyndi203
Yes, but make sure you arrainge to give him as much "out of the crate" time as you possibly can. You should also take him outside at least every couple of hours.when we're home, do we leave him in the crate if we're busy and not let him free around in his pen?
Bill
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Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring-it was peace. - Milan Kundera
if i remove both pads will he go inside his crate? should we not leave a pad in there also, when we're at work? i thought he's too young to hold it? should we just leave him in his crate and let him learn to hold it?
It depends on how large the crate is. If it's small enough, he will try his best not to go in the crate. If its too large, put a box or a partition in it to make is smaller.
If you want the dog to use the outside for his potty place, don't use pads now. It is very difficult to change a pad trained dog to a strictly outside dog because you have taught him that it's ok to potty inside.should we not leave a pad in there also, when we're at work?
Yes, he is now.i thought he's too young to hold it?
yesshould we just leave him in his crate and let him learn to hold it?
Bill
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Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring-it was peace. - Milan Kundera
thank you! i will remove the pads from inside his pen and just close his crate at night and when we're not home.
Yes, exactly!!! That's what you should do. Whenever youy can't watch him, have him in the crate. If the crate is small enough he won't potty in there if he can help it. I would do away with the pen also until he is reliably potty trained. Watch him like a hawk when you ae home and immediately get him outside at any sign of looking for a place to potty. Also take him out about every two hours and immediately after eating or a lot of exercise. You're getting there.
Bill
http://www.skylarzack.com/rawfeeding.htm
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring-it was peace. - Milan Kundera
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