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Post by Tammi21 on Apr 19, 2005 14:05:40 GMT -5
Ok here it is, my dog is 10 moths old and I have had her for about five weeks and I love her she is a sweet, well tempered dog. The kind that will fallow you around and sleep at you feet. But she just wont hold her poop, and pee. 95% of the time she will go poop or pee, when I take out, and I always pat and rub her saying “good girl!” But I have to do it almost every hour or she will go on the carpet. Then she will act guilty and I know what she did, if I haven’t smelled it already. I know she can hold it because she holds it in her crate. I am at my wits end. I have tried a bell on the door so she could tell me that she needed to go out. She would just ring it, and I would take her out, and wait with her for a good 15 minutes but she wouldn’t do anything. If I see her at the door I always take her out, and 75% of the time she will go. But other thin that I am just guessing when she has to go. I have her food on a schedule I would scold her for going potty on the floor if I seen her do it, but she is so sneaky that, in all this time of having her I have only seen her do it once.
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Post by Brooke on Apr 19, 2005 17:51:55 GMT -5
I think your main issue here is that you are giving too much free reign at this stage. She has to be in sight at all times until you are confident that the problem has broken. Check out this thread: HousebreakingIt will explain all the steps to fixing this. ;D Also... may want to get some Natures Miracle and treat the spots she is using. It's harder to house train the more often they mark in the house.
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Post by Tammi21 on Apr 19, 2005 18:18:33 GMT -5
Think you for commenting. I will try some Baby gates and see if that helps. I have a big old house and I didn’t think of keeping her in just one room. Also at what point in her training should I expect her to try and tell me she needs out?
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Post by Brooke on Apr 19, 2005 19:32:26 GMT -5
Anything you catch her doing regularly you just have to pick up on it and eventually it will become their personal signal. You just have to be conscious of what they are trying to tell you. It's not always going to a certain door. Each dog can do something different. My dog Peeka would prance back and fourth in front of the TV from the kitchen to the living room and visa versa. She'd just stand up out of a dead sleep and trot back and fourth...not even looking at us. Kuma will just sit down facing you and stare at you. I knew a girl once who said her chihuahua used to do something like that except he used to sit with his paws crossed. At this point... your pup should at 10 months have full bladder control. They should have it by 6 months. (Peeka took a long time too. Stubborn dogs! ;D) It's mostly making sure you are consistant enough. Of your finding a technique that is clear to them. They learn differently just like people. In her case we were consistant but the corrections weren't clear enough for her to catch on. The day I scruffed her along with the verbal and ran her out right away when I caught her in the act was the last time she went in the house. Just the verbal and running her out wasn't clear enough. Also don't waste time showing her the mess... Get her out. Thats the most important thing. You will only confuse her further if you hesitate or turn the attention to the wrong path. You need to make sure that she understands urgency to get out when she goes is the most important thing. Continue to praise and treat while she's outside. Even if she did have a partial accident inside.
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Post by Tammi21 on Apr 20, 2005 7:49:58 GMT -5
I have asked this same question on three dog forums and your are the only one that noticed that my dog is 10 months old. Once a lady told my that puppies cant hold there pee for a long time. I just thought to myself, oh wow I didn’t know that! NOT! But I just told her think you. And kept looking for more help. And I have read more dog training info pages then I can count. And not one of them said anything about baby gates. I guess I should have thought of it myself. But you know how sometimes you cant see the forest for all the trees.
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Post by FlatCoatedLover on Apr 20, 2005 13:55:16 GMT -5
I was/am having a similar problem with my puppy Duncan (9.5 months). We started out trying to crate train him which he took to wonderfully at bed time and meal time but anyother time it is a no go. He is finally getting to the point where he will go in on his own just to sit and watch things but if I close the door, watch out. He also holds it all night and anytime during the day when we are gone so I also know he can hold it. So since crate training didn't work here are the other things I have tried.
1. Don't let her out of your sight. What ever room I am in I make sure he stays in there with me. Close the door, put up a baby gate, blockade with something else anythign to keep him in eyesight. As long as you can see her she can't poop/pee without you knowing.
Since she is sneaking about doing it I wonder if she was scolded at one point for pottying in the house and is now scared to do it in front of anyone. Does she hide to poop or pee when she is outside? Like going behind a bush or something.
2. Take a day and watch for signals. I was sure Duncan was not giving any warning signs but after close observation I began to see them. So I gave him lots of water and just watched. With him he gets antsy. What ever he was doing comes to a dead stop and kind of prances around. This is his cue. I have yet to be able to get him to come get me when he has to go so he is always in the same room with me to avoid accidents.
3. Get on a feeding and watering schedule. If you know when it goes in you will know when it needs to come out. Duncan is a once a day pooper. Always about mid-day (3-4 hours after breakfast) and always in the same spot. He pees about 15 minutes after drinking and then about every 2 hours if we are home. So this along with his signal I have not had an accident in 15 days (and counting)
Hope this helps.
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Post by Tammi21 on Apr 22, 2005 15:55:59 GMT -5
Hey everyone I just wanted to let you know that my dog (Jetta) is doing well. She has had only one accident (that was my fault) since I stopped her free range of the house. She is just so smart. I am teaching her to stay and wait for me to release her. On the third try I could see that when I put her in “stay” she just like “Oh boy, oh boy, I know what to do.”
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