oh and remember zaphmarly at 1 yr, they THINK they've forgotten everything they've learned and want a refresher course.
mary... try writing smaller lines and stuff. its tough to read sometimes what you write :) tw On 8/14/07, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >My puppy stayed in his crate almost 100% of the time when we were > >crate training him. > > I generally use the crate as well, or an x-pen set up in the garage with some > papers when I am going to be gone longer. 13 weeks is definitely too young to > be reliably housebroken in general, my dogs always seem to have more issues > with pooping versus peeing as well. You definitely shouldn't expect if he's > been outside all day that he will not need to go when you come home. > Excitement and exercise you can always expect to get those bowels moving. ;-) > It sometimes drives those of us crazy that do performance sports because > you'll walk the dog for half an hour and he won't go, but as soon as you hit > the ring and they start running around *then* they need to stop and go. So > definitely don't use the outdoors as a crutch for training them properly (or > for exercise for that matter). And I usually find that dogs that get taken to > the yard specifically to go will learn faster than those that spend the bulk > of their time outside. > I do like to try and teach my dogs a "go potty" command as well, with lots of > praise when they go, I've even give my dog a treat if he comes and whines to > go out rather than just poop on the floor. If I do catch him right in the act > though, I will yell enough to startle him and take him outside immediately. > There's no need to rub their nose in it, but there's nothing wrong with > letting him know that in the house is not acceptable. But *only* if you catch > them in the middle of it (or ideally, as they start to go!) > I've had dogs that were no problems at all to housebreak (my current pup for > instance) and others that I still wouldn't say were 100% reliable as adults. > In fact, I have a friend that is a vet and also a behavioral consultant (like > the Dog Whisperer) and she once had this sheltie puppy that she just could > NOT get housebroken. She said it a very humbling experience and really made > her appreciate how frustrating and difficult some dogs can be, even when you > follow all the rules of how to do it right. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
