This is a large breed dog that we want to be outdoors, and also be able to have indoors on certian occasions, especially when I am home alone with my 1 year old. He is approx.1 1/2 months old.we are not home during the hours of 7am-5pm so his training will have to be in the evenings only, will this be less effective opposed to training all day?
Answers:
– First, you need to teach your puppy where you want him to go to the bathroom. Your puppy will not know where to go if you don’t show him. Therefore, he won’t know if he went in the wrong spot. We suggest starting the housebreaking process outside. Many people tend to paper train and in essence you are making the training process harder for you and may end having to retrain him.
2- Praise is essential in the puppy housebreaking process. It will make him feel more confident when you praise him with a treat or pat on the back for a job well done – not messing in the house! While mistakes can and will happen and you may get frustrated – it is very important to not punish your dog, yell or swat him if he has an accident in the house.
3- Be aware of your puppies eating and bathroom habits this will help you get him out side in time to prevent any accidents in the home. Puppies usually have to urinate upon waking up; don’t delay taking him outside upon starting his day. Puppies also defecate regularly after each meal – usually within twenty minutes from eating. Pay attention to your puppy, he will give you signals he has to go out but you have to be in tune with them. These signs include restless circling, squatting and sniffing.
Never carry your puppy outside! You should choose a command to signal him it is time to go outside and that should be the command you always use – puppies like and need a routine that they will become familiar with. When he makes it out the door and does finish his business, praise him – puppies also love attention and affection, let him know he did a good job for his master!
4- Some days will be harder than others but if he makes a mistake in the house, try to ignore it the first time. Yelling at him or swatting him will only make the training process harder for you and your dog scared! Avoid negativity at all cost. Again, we know this might be hard after a day at the office and dealing with the kids but you will be thankful later!
5 – If you will be leaving your puppy alone for a couple of hours, barricade off a corner of the house or use a dog crate but don’t just leave him free to roam the house! Puppies usually will not toilet the area in which they sleep.
Take your puppy outside right before putting him in the crate and then take him outside again immediately upon returning home. Don’t leave any water down on the floor while in this housebreaking process, if you are gone too long he may not be able to help it and have to go. Do make sure to leave him plenty of toys to keep him busy.
A crate can be a very helpful training tool for your dog while in the training process and not wanting to give him full reign of the house just yet. This will happen over time. But remember along with bathroom accidents, puppies like to chew and they will chew anything in their path if they are able to reach it and you aren’t there to tell him “No!”
In closing, Praise your puppy and set him up on a routine, the end result will be a happy dog and a happy dog lover!
I used crate training for both of my puppies. They were trained within a couple of weeks. It works like a charm and is easy to do.
10 hours alone, without bathroom breaks is pure torture for a puppy!!! They need to be let out at least once an hour - especially considering he is just 6 weeks old. So yes, you will not have a properly housetrained pet if you will only be training in the evening.sorry
If you are going to have the dog outside most of the time and only have it ondoors on occasion, it is going to be extremely hard to house break him. It takes months of constant training for them to really get it and he won't learn on an occasional basis. Why will he just be outside?
Indoor dogs are cleaner, more protective of you because they will feel closer to you, they are less destructive because they do not get as bored and frusterated, as well as there is a big chance that a dog left alone outside will be a barker and annoy your neighbors.
Bring him inside and crate train him.
Crate Training is the only way to go. AKC recommended. Just about all dog experts agree. To get the best book on the subject it is called:"How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days" by Shirlee Kalstone. It is pretty much recognized as the house training Bible. It is short, easy to understand, and easy to follow. It will also give you feeding and sleeping guidelines for different development stages. If you follow this book, you will get the job done.
Train him indoors bathe him a lot and make a raddle can(a soda can with 14 pennies in it and you shake it)
Shake it when it does something wrong
– First, you need to teach your puppy where you want him to go to the bathroom. Your puppy will not know where to go if you don’t show him. Therefore, he won’t know if he went in the wrong spot. We suggest starting the housebreaking process outside. Many people tend to paper train and in essence you are making the training process harder for you and may end having to retrain him.
2- Praise is essential in the puppy housebreaking process. It will make him feel more confident when you praise him with a treat or pat on the back for a job well done – not messing in the house! While mistakes can and will happen and you may get frustrated – it is very important to not punish your dog, yell or swat him if he has an accident in the house.
3- Be aware of your puppies eating and bathroom habits this will help you get him out side in time to prevent any accidents in the home. Puppies usually have to urinate upon waking up; don’t delay taking him outside upon starting his day. Puppies also defecate regularly after each meal – usually within twenty minutes from eating. Pay attention to your puppy, he will give you signals he has to go out but you have to be in tune with them. These signs include restless circling, squatting and sniffing.
Never carry your puppy outside! You should choose a command to signal him it is time to go outside and that should be the command you always use – puppies like and need a routine that they will become familiar with. When he makes it out the door and does finish his business, praise him – puppies also love attention and affection, let him know he did a good job for his master!
4- Some days will be harder than others but if he makes a mistake in the house, try to ignore it the first time. Yelling at him or swatting him will only make the training process harder for you and your dog scared! Avoid negativity at all cost. Again, we know this might be hard after a day at the office and dealing with the kids but you will be thankful later!
5 – If you will be leaving your puppy alone for a couple of hours, barricade off a corner of the house or use a dog crate but don’t just leave him free to roam the house! Puppies usually will not toilet the area in which they sleep.
Take your puppy outside right before putting him in the crate and then take him outside again immediately upon returning home. Don’t leave any water down on the floor while in this housebreaking process, if you are gone too long he may not be able to help it and have to go. Do make sure to leave him plenty of toys to keep him busy.
A crate can be a very helpful training tool for your dog while in the training process and not wanting to give him full reign of the house just yet. This will happen over time. But remember along with bathroom accidents, puppies like to chew and they will chew anything in their path if they are able to reach it and you aren’t there to tell him “No!”
In closing, Praise your puppy and set him up on a routine, the end result will be a happy dog and a happy dog lover!
I have a small dog that I accidentally potty trained. Since I hated the stains the dog would leave (even in the garage) I bought a plastic washing machine pan and placed it inside a small kennel next to the dog's crate. I would tape the pads on top of the pan and the dog would magically "go" in the pads. Eventually, we removed the pads and kept the dog locked up in the crate overnights and finally stopped doing the deed inside the house or outside of the pan area. The pan is still there becuase I hate cleaning the deed from the garage floor.
Also be sure to use the little clicker and walk him/her outside and wait for them to go potty before the click and reward. Takes some time to get it right and they might even go outside and pretend to do the deed just for a treat eventually they'll do it on their own...
Good Luck
PS I was also able to train my dog (the same way) to stay at the bottom of the stairs without any fences whatsoever..it works positive (and consistent) reinforcement that is...
PPS I was luck to train my dog at about 4 mos while I was off with a new baby. They say about 5 minutes of reinforcement at various times should do it. Make sure the dog is a bit tired before training though. they listen better.
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