She is getting better. We have her using those pee pads that you lay down on the floor. She uses them and she is usually really good about it, but every few days of the week she decides she wants to go on the carpet. What can I do? I think we have tried everything. We let her out for 1 hour every few hours so she can get it all out of her system but there is ALWAYS more. The problem is, is that she is a jack russel so they are very stubborn and don't care. So we have to put a baby gate in a little room so we can make sure if she goes atleast it's not all over the carpet it's only in one space. If I don't fix this problem soon my parent are going to take away my puppy. Please help!
P.S. We use loud noises and spray her with water when she is about to go but she still keeps going.
We had a jack-russel for 13 years before we had to put her down.
Are you planning on having her go outside to the bathroom? Do you have a yard she can run in freely?
If so take her outside and follow her around as she plays. To get her use to going outside you should move the pee pad closer and closer to the door every day.
Wash your carpet with a spray from a pet store that removes the smell of urine or like cats she'll be more tempted to go there.
On the crate training front, I completely agree. I had Pumpkin [my 2 year old lab, collie, retriever mix] crate trained by 3 months. My parents broken her small plastic crate so we bought this metal one that was a bit larger. Since it was bigger than she was at the time she had room to goto the bathroom away from her bed, so that set her back a little. But she grew into it and there's no problems.
But when Mandy [deceased jack russel] was a pup she howled and whined for HOURS in her crate, never wanted to be left alone. Eventually she grew out of it but ya, a bit of a nightmare. But if you throw a blanket over the cage they'll calm down just don't talk too loud or make alot of noise around your pup while in the cage.
You'll have to keep the crate next to you for the first while so your pup sees you and knows it's alright.
Put you pup on a leash and take it outside to pee don't let it play until it goes to the bathroom. Praise praise praise.
Spraying with water only works for cats=) My brother[years ago] bought this little remote that emitted a high pitch noise that only animals could hear. We used it to stop the dogs from chasing the barn cats and getting into the garbage.
You can always goto a pet store [I much prefer the little and local stores not the big box ones] the owners/workers know alot about pets and can give you tips. I mean they helped my my parents and I to raise 16 "oops" puppies.
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April 30th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I recently saw a puppy being housetrained. The owner tethered the dog to her during the day (the dog won't pee while being tethered), she set an egg timer for every 15 mintues. So every 15 mintues she takes the dog outside and says"go potty". She lets him off the leash to play outside, but practices this for a couple of hours every day.
Time consuming, but it works.
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April 30th, 2009 at 6:45 am
You are going about this all wrong.
You don't spray the dog mid potty - you don't just let the dog out, and you do crate train, that the most reliable way to potty train.
dog needs to go our first thing in the morning and after she eats —- you need to WALK her, not just let her out.
The places she has gone potty on the carpet need to NEUTRALIZED, not just cleaned. You get a product that neutralizes pet stains or she will use that again - it is her spot and she can smell it even if you can't.
She's not stubborn - you have not potty trained her properly.
Get a book on potty training (crate training is most reliable) and follow the directions.
It takes patience and time - not spraying the dog mid potty (how would you like that), which will just make her fearful and sneaky and going to find a corner to defecate in.
Walk her - crate train her - walk her after meals, before bed, and in the morning. You need to watch her (or crate her) for signs she needs to go and then walk her. That's how it's done.
What you are doing will get you a crazed, sneaky, not house trained dog.
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April 30th, 2009 at 7:31 am
I would get rid of pee pads. They actually teach a dog to go inside.
Let her out about every two hours. Let her in right after she does her business. Leaving her out for over an hour is too much time (for house breaking)
Divide the amount of food into two feedings. Feed her on a regular schedule. Pick up the food if she hasn't eaten in 20 min. Then take her out again. Reward her for going outside.
I agree with the answer above do not spray the dog when she is peeing. You can stop her by taking her out.
Spot Shot is a good cleaning solution to have for carpets. Get it at Kmart, Kroger, Wallmart where ever in the cleaning stuff. It is in a blue and orange can. It really works good at removing pet stains…I have two dogs.
Don't leave water down all day. By all means give her water but in controlled amounts so you can take her out right after she drinks. About every two hours give her a little water. You can leave her bowl down all day after she is house broken.
Get a cow bell (from a pet store) hang it by your door low where she can reach it. and every time you go out with her show her the bell and ring it. this trains the dog to tell you when she wants out. (this takes time and lots of repetition…but she will do it on her when she is grown ever time she has to go out)
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April 30th, 2009 at 7:50 am
We had a jack-russel for 13 years before we had to put her down.
Are you planning on having her go outside to the bathroom? Do you have a yard she can run in freely?
If so take her outside and follow her around as she plays. To get her use to going outside you should move the pee pad closer and closer to the door every day.
Wash your carpet with a spray from a pet store that removes the smell of urine or like cats she'll be more tempted to go there.
On the crate training front, I completely agree. I had Pumpkin [my 2 year old lab, collie, retriever mix] crate trained by 3 months. My parents broken her small plastic crate so we bought this metal one that was a bit larger. Since it was bigger than she was at the time she had room to goto the bathroom away from her bed, so that set her back a little. But she grew into it and there's no problems.
But when Mandy [deceased jack russel] was a pup she howled and whined for HOURS in her crate, never wanted to be left alone. Eventually she grew out of it but ya, a bit of a nightmare. But if you throw a blanket over the cage they'll calm down just don't talk too loud or make alot of noise around your pup while in the cage.
You'll have to keep the crate next to you for the first while so your pup sees you and knows it's alright.
Put you pup on a leash and take it outside to pee don't let it play until it goes to the bathroom. Praise praise praise.
Spraying with water only works for cats=) My brother[years ago] bought this little remote that emitted a high pitch noise that only animals could hear. We used it to stop the dogs from chasing the barn cats and getting into the garbage.
You can always goto a pet store [I much prefer the little and local stores not the big box ones] the owners/workers know alot about pets and can give you tips. I mean they helped my my parents and I to raise 16 "oops" puppies.
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Raised 16 puppies to age 2 1/2 months and 6 dogs [to ages 2, 4, 12, 5 and 13]
April 30th, 2009 at 8:35 am
You need to be consistant. Take her out every hour, on the hour to the same spot. Say "go potty" and when she goes, give her a treat and praise her. A dog needs positive reinforcement when she does something good, not just negative when she is bad. If shes out there for 10- 15 minutes, and does nothing, take her in and put her in her crate. 10 minutes later, take her out, say the words and wait. Do this over and over and she will get the picture real soon. I just went through this with my maltese (which are also notorious for being stubborn and hard to train). If you see her pee, immediately pick her up, she will stop. Immediately take her to the potty spot. Repeat this over and over. Consistancy is the key to a potty trained pup! =)
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April 30th, 2009 at 8:48 am
You can have most puppies potty trained within a day and a half.
Set up times for the dog to eat twice a day, leave it down for a short amount of time and then take it up. Don't leave it down all day. Wait 10-12 minutes, and take it out until it does something and bring it back in. Wait 5 more minutes, take it out again and see if it does anything else, then go back in.
At night, restrain the dog in bed with you in your arms. If it squirms, squeals, or tries to get up, take it outside and see if the puppy has to do anything.
Repeat for another meal and the dog should understand that when they have to go, they go outside, and from then on the dog will come to you and then to the door to let you know.
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