Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Please Help. I have an 8 week old lab puppy, he's great but he doesn't seem to understand going to the bathroom outside AT ALL. I take him out everytime he wakes up, after he eats, and any time he looks as though he might go. On average about 12 to 15 times a day. And he'll go most of the time I take him out. But 5 minutes after we come in he goes agian. So I take him out for longer and longer periods of time but he still goes in the house. Is this common? Do you think he just doesn't get that he should go when we're outside. For the last week I give him a little treat when he goes outside, but he'll still go when I take him back in. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObedienceGrrl Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 First off, he's an 8 week old puppy. You are bound to have accidents and plenty of them Second, if you haven't done so, take him to the vet to make sure that there isn't something medical going on, like a urinary tract infection or anything else. Now, when he goes potty in the house, does he do it right in front of you? Or does he go off and hide when you're not watching him? If he's hiding or out of your sight, CHANGE IT! Work with umbillical training. Tie the dog to you with a 6 - 10 foot leash. He will never be out of your sight then. If this is something you don't want to do, then you need to crate him when you cannot watch him EVERY MINUTE. Set him up to do right.....not to fail. Dogs learn much better by positive reinforcement. Praising for good things, not punishing for bad things. The more you punish a dog, the more he will hide from you and not want to do anything for you, he'll just shut down. The more you set him up to do something correct, the more he will go out of his way to please you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Thanks, and I have been using the positive method of training. And he doesn't hide when he goes potty in the house, that's the crazy thing he does it right infront of us. That's why I think he just doesn't understand. Thanks again for your help!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 For further info you can try the House Training sticky in the Training section. [url]http://forum.dogomania.com/viewtopic.php?t=10960[/url] I think Matty or someone also posted some decent links in that thread as well. Good luck, puppies are a challenge but so worth it. We will of course need pictures. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Thanks, that link is extremly helpful. I'll post some pictures, I just need to figure out how. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunneva Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Hope that can help you with your pics. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_ROBERT Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Indeed this is a good resource where we can place som epics related to pets.Thank you for the information specially on the pic placing resources. LOL:fadein: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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