Hi, Carol and Sandra,
This is also my experience, but I'll tell you what I would do if I had
one with intractable stubborness to housebreaking. I would put the pup
on a six food lead and tie it around my waist so that it went everywhere
that I went. (In other words, I was literally always with the pup for a
period of a couple of weeks.) When I had to make dinner or do something
in which the puppy could not participate, I would wait until after the
pup (and I!) had gone outside to have the pup relieve himself and then
crate him. So, then he would be crated for his "nap" periods, overnight
(next to my bed; if I heard him cry, I'd be up and out with him and I'd
sleep in sweat pants so as to be able to get out quickly) and only
during times when I couldn't have him tied to me.
This method is not my own by the way, but comes from a well known
trainer who spoke on the subject at the Tufts Animal Expo.
I know this sounds extreme in terms of the amount of time taken to
devote to the puppy (time off from work or whatever) but in the long
term having a well trained dog should make that investment well worth
it.
I hope that this is helpful!
Suze
Carol Richards wrote:
>
> >
> > The situation is that the puppy is about 14 weeks old, and is piddling
> > and pooping in her expen (that part is okay), or in her crate or the
> floor.
> > She's also stepping and/or dancing in poo and spreading it about the ex-
> > pen, or sometimes will lie in the piddle or poo. And <sigh> she's also
> > eating it sometimes. Background info would include that the puppies
> >
>
> Sandra,
>
> I have a new puppy that is now housebroken, so I'll just tell you what I
> did and maybe it will help your puppy buyers. I decided to keep him in his
> crate rather than an x-pen (at my vet's advice) until he was completely
> housebroken. My vet said that if I wanted him to learn to potty *only*
> outside that this was the way to do it, and since it was only temporary it
> wasn't cruel. This has worked great for us!
>
> A couple of times, Nick did potty in his crate. I realized this was my
> fault, and I started making absolutely sure that he had peed and pooped
> *both* before I put him in his crate. Nick also ate poop, and I got some
> Forbid to sprinkle on both his and Madeleine's food, and this has taken
> care of the problem. This should not be used on the food of a dog with
> heart problems though.
>
> Finally, there is an excellent book called, "The Evans Guide to
> Housetraining Your Dog," by Michael Job Evans. This can be found on
> amazon.com. I hope this will help. I know each puppy is different, and my
> Madeleine was extremely hard to housetrain. Nick has been by far the
> easiest! I think the owner has a lot to do with it. I did everything
> wrong with Madeleine, and I believe I did most everything right with Nick.
>
> Just one more thing, the couple of times Nick pottied in his crate, I wiped
> it out with Nature's Miracle, and put a little Nature's Miracle in the
> washing machine to get the smell out. Also, as others have said, scoop
> scoop scoop to keep the area clean!
>
> Carol Richards
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> "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet."
> Edi
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