Dog Lovers Anonymous: Potty Training Part 1
www.dogloversanonymous.net shelby@dogloversanonymous.net Shelby Linstrom Potty training is probably the most time consuming aspect of owning a puppy. It takes a great deal of patience and consistency to accomplish this difficult task. As an example, through my consistency with my Great…
September 9th, 2010 at 9:49 am
I have a 16 wk old terrier , I live in an apartment so I have no back/front garden, I work from 10am until 3 pm so I have to leave the dog on his own . How can I prevent coming home to a messy smelly home , he’s not trained yet, I just bought him
September 9th, 2010 at 10:49 am
I just got my puppy four days ago, but i didn’t take him to the spot(bathroom) as you suggested; Instead I brought him inside the house right away. I took him to his spot the following day. Also I’ve been giving him training treats for doing his business outside. And I haven’t been using his leash to lead him to his spot. So is he gonna take longer to get used to do his business outside?
September 9th, 2010 at 11:15 am
My new dog comes home Saturday. I’m hopping I can do this with moderate impact on my family. I can already till your vids will be a big help.
September 9th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
@LuvCudi4ever It’s never to late to make changes!
September 9th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
whops 2 late the minute i got my dog i let him play around in my house
September 9th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
After all the videos and information I have done online, this is the best video/information I have come across.
*Don’t use treats for potty training….* – makes complete sense!
Question: When you put them in a crate and they yelp, cry or scratch and only doing it because they don’t like it and want to get out, what do you do? Do you take them out anyway?
Again, best video/information ever!!
September 9th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thanks for the advise, very helpfull.
September 9th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
hay there
i am getting my Pomeranian puppy this Saturday , he is 2month old
I saw you video and i would like to ask you how should i potty pad train my puppy , I live in an apartment and i have a small balcony if that helps ,,,
other thing is I sleep at 12a.m and i wake up at 7a,m and my class starts at 8;30 then i finish at 12;30 ,,,,, how should i put him in his crate ,, at what time and for how long ?
thnx
September 9th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
hay there
i am getting my Pomeranian puppy this Saturday , he is 2month old
I saw you video and i would like to ask you how should i potty pad train my puppy , I live in an apartment and i have a small balcony if that helps ,,,
other thing is I sleep at 12a.m and i wake up at 7a,m and my class starts at 8;30 then i finish at 12;30 ,,,,, how should i put him in his crate ,, at what time and for how long ?
thnx
September 9th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Thank you so much. This is the first video that I found was made very well and detailed. I didn’t feel the information was being thrown at me and or rushed. I will now move on to your other videos.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Great video. I like how you talk about adopted dogs. I just got a 1 1/2 year old Dochshun and he has bad potty habits. I couldn’t find any videos for older dogs.
Thanks so much.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
thanks for the video! it was very helpful! =]
September 9th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Thank you! Very helpful info.
September 9th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
what about when they try to eat their poo
September 9th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
I potty trained our puppy with the crate method and all is well for the most part unless, as you said, we are not paying attention however we have a unique situation where sometimes she will do her business in our bed. I can’t express enough how frustrating this is. Also, she is so skiddish that she refuses to do her business if it’s raining. Please help.
September 9th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
If the accidents are happening during the night, you may want to consider feeding them around 5:30 and taking away water at 7:00 p.m. They should obviously do their final potty time right before you go to bed. If they continue to go at night, you may want to set your alarm. While you are gone the only way to control them is to confine. If you don’t want to crate, you could use an exercise pen. Or choose a safe room for them to stay in.
September 9th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
If the accidents are happening during the night, you may want to consider feeding them around 5:30 and taking away water at 7:00 p.m. They should obviously do their final potty time right before you go to bed. If they continue to go at night, you may want to set your alarm. While you are gone the only way to control them is to confine. If you don’t want to crate, you could use an exercise pen. Or choose a safe room for them to stay in.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
@shelbylinstrom
thank you for your response. i know i need to crate them but it’s so hard to start that since they were never crated as puppies. they sleep with me at night and that’s when some of the accidents happen. unfortunately i don’t know when they’re getting out of bed. also, when i’m at work, they do the same thing. i’m pretty sure your suggestion would be to crate, right???
September 9th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
@lovadiane Have you checked to see if they have bladder/bowel problems? Beyond that, it sounds like you need to have boundaries while you are gone and that they need to go out more often. Any dog, no matter what the age, can still become potty trained. It will just take some patience, attention, and consistency on your part.
September 9th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
my dogs are 6 and 8 and still are having accidents in the house. can they still be potty trained. where do i begin.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
@justenderson
You should constantly take them out at the same time every time. You can purhase a coupler for your leash to keep them together. If you treat them as a unit, you should not have a problem accomplishing this task.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Hi. You’ve been extremely informative. I have a unique situation that might call for some advice. I have 2 11wk old dobes. Teach me to train them to potty and walk on the leashs together?
September 10th, 2010 at 12:09 am
It sounds like she does not have boundaries. You may be doing the right steps outside, but you are not doing the right steps inside. If you cannot watch her, you need to confine her. If you don’t you will continue to have this problem. Most accidents that happen inside are the owners fault because they were not paying attention. She should go out every hour for the first couple of weeks, then you slowly increase the time and trust.
September 10th, 2010 at 12:18 am
hello! i have a 12 weeks old puppy… i have it since she was 10 weeks old…. int this weeks i tried to train her..but she does pee for all the apartment… in 4 places, she always do poo in the potty…and pee sometimes i don’t know what can i do for let her know that the other places are not ok for doing pee… …
September 10th, 2010 at 12:29 am
I crate trained my dogs when they were pups (their all over a year old now). They all go to the door now, when they have to eliminate.