How do I housebreak my 17 week old Cairn Terrier? I have 4 other dogs and have never had a problem housebreaking, but I cannot get this puppy to learn.
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Have you tried crate training? Some dogs are stubborn, but crate training usually works. You can get detailed information on how to do this from you vet. The only investment you need to make is some sort of crate or pet taxi for the dog to stay in when it is not directly interacting with you.
Congratulations on your new edition. I have a Norwich Terrier, I have never owned a terrier before and was unprepared for the stubborness of the breed! I didn't think that she would ever get the idea of going outside. I just did the usual, took her out first thing in the morning, after eating, after waking up, after playing, before bedtime, ect. If you work, I would definately use the crate training method, they usually won't go in their crate and will hold it until you come home to let them out. When I took my girl outside to do her business I would say, "go potty" and when she did I would hug and kiss her and say what a good dog she was; I repeated go potty every time and now she goes on demand when I say the word.
I have a pom., she was about 3 months old when I got her. We had lots of issues with potty training. What worked best with me was the verbal coaching, lots of affection and Cheerio's. I would break them in half or in quarters.
It's also helpful if you take your dog to the same area to potty. It smells where it went before and this prompts them to do it again. A dog can never be forced to do it's business, just patience, gentle coaxing and consistence. Some dogs don't like to 'go' on the grass, some don't like to go in the dirt. I had a mixed terrier once who hated to get her feet wet in the morning when I took her out so she would walk the entire perimeter of our yard trying to escape the wet grass! I've had dogs that wouldn't do their business when I took them out but as soon as we went inside, they would do it right on the floor! I just scooped them up and took them right back out and when they finished, I praised lavishly. No treats.
MR. PERAL IS 7 YEARS OLD HE IS TAKING OUT FOR THE BATHROOM A LOT BUT STILL GOES IN THE HOUSE HELP
Help! My 9 week old goes in his crate constantly. I am getting up every night at 3 am to let him out, but he still messes in his crate, and eats it! He is never in the crate for longer than 4 hours. I'm thinking crate training will never work for him-.He is from a breeder who kept the litter in big wire cage.
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How big is the crate? It should only give enough room for the dog to stand in full-length, lie down, and turn around. If the crate is too big, the dog may be evacuating in a corner that feels like it's "away" from where he/she sleeps. With a smaller crate or use of a divider that gives the dog only a little space, it would have to pee or poop where it sleeps. This is the real reason dogs don't like to go in their crate; they want to keep their "den" clean.
Also, consider how long the puppy gets left in the crate. We have a young cairn who can hold his bladder well, but if I have a long day, we MUST let him out around lunch time. He just simply can't (and SHOULDN'T) have to hold it for a really long time. Letting the puppy out to pee/poop every 4-5 hours, at the longest, will give it a chance to evacuate and train it to wait.
I have a Cairn that is almost a year old and we have had her almost a year. For the most part we have been very consistent with her and some days she does really good...but then all of a sudden she goes on these rampages of crapping and peeing in the floor! It's like she has short term memory or something...it is so aggravating! I don't know what to do to get her to remember and to not crap in the floor anymore. She knows she shouldn't do it either because she cowers and hides if she craps in the floor. Can anyone help me? I'm desperate!
The first thing you need to do is to realize that it takes sometimes up to a year to completely housebreak a dog of ANY breed. They will have good days and bad along the way, but it does take many many months of consistent training on your part. If he has an accident in the house, don't get upset. Show it to him and tell him NO, then take him outside. Then clean the accident up completely, spraying the area with a pet odor remover when you are done.
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