Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher

RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Dominique from TN (Guest Post) (12/01/2008) I have had my Mini Pinscher for 2 weeks now. He is 11 weeks old. He is a little crazy as he should be since he is a puppy, but he is incredibly wonderful to me when it comes to crate training. He eats breaksfast at 6:30 am, and we take him out right away to take care of business and he does. We bring them inside back to his crate. We then take him out again around noon for another potty, and he is fed again at around 4:00 pm, and we take him out one more time to take care of his business. We then take him out one more time between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm to take care of business for the final time before going to bed. He has done this for 2 straight weeks, and he has never done anything in his crate. He is my good boy. He is a present from God. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Alise (Guest Post) (11/20/2008) Ima or whomever else can answer -- What is a good schedule for a Min Pin? Mine is 6 1/2 months so she's full grown. Please name feeding times and "outside" times. I would like to know my dog's schedule better so that I can house train her completely! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Alise (Guest Post) (11/20/2008) For night training; the first month and 1/2 I took our min pin puppy out 2x a night & put her back in the crate. The next month & 1/2 I took her out once a night. That worked, and I'm glad to know now that it was temporary! (Someone else might know if I could have curtailed that sooner.) At 6 1/2 months we don't let her have water or food after 6:30 pm. Then we take her out as late as possible before putting her in the crate. She can go from 11 pm until about 7 am that way. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Liz (Guest Post) (11/14/2008) I have a 14 month old Min Pin and I am having a little bit of trouble. He is usually good not going in the house because I tend to take him outside every few hours but sometimes I may take my eyes off of him for just a few minutes and he has gone on the carpet. He only urinates, everything else is outside, I don't know what to do? I've been trying to find a website that will teach me to teach my dog to let me know when he needs to go outside, like scratch the door or something... any ideas? Thanks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Isis (Guest Post) (05/13/2008) We adopted a mini pins/chihuahua mix from a shelter. He does pretty well with going outside. The thing is catching him and timing it. Take him out 1st thing in morning, after play time,after he eats, after naps, and right before bed time. Just be consistant with him and after him through out the day. Dont let him wander around the house alone. And if you cant watch him crate AND baby gate him where the baby cant reach him. After all he needs his naps and space as well. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Tammy (Guest Post) (04/06/2008) My puppy is 13 wks. I have bought a crate and he seemed ok with until the last couple of nights. He urinates in it and also pooped in it. He was doing very well on the pads, but again the last couple of days no good. Help!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Tiff (Guest Post) (03/11/2008) When housebreaking any dog remember this. You have to read your dog. Most of the time dogs will give signs such as walking in a circle before they do their business, or even playing with you. You need to read your dogs sign. Always Treat your dog. Not necessarily with a REAL Treat but with the baby talk and a rub on the chest (Since they cant reach that spot its always nice.) Leave the crate in your room, hat way the child cant get to the pup. Teach the pup that his home is his crate. They generally wont use the bathroom in their home. Also a 30 min walk might not be it. You might have to be out there with him for up to 2 hours to teach him that is where he goes. He will catch the drift a lot quicker than you think. Just give him time. P.S I never liked pads anyway. hahah! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post By Ima. (Guest Post) (03/03/2008) We are on our 2nd MinPin. They are very smart and very easy to please. Schedule is everything, I swear this one can tell time. Be patient, be loving, be firm and did I say Be Patient. The reward is worth all the work. Never had a better, more loving pet. Good luck. IMA Report Spam or Abuse Request: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Post by Laurel_admin (525) | (03/03/2008) Contact I have a 10 week old miniature pincher puppy and I am having no luck at all on house training him. I also have an 18 month old daughter that refuses to leave him in his crate to crate train him. I've tried the house training pads and he started using them and then he just stopped and does his business wherever he wants. I take him outside and he runs around and won't go and when we come back inside he does his business in the floor. I'm at a loss as to what to do with this puppy. I need to get him house trained! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Teresa from Lowell, OH Answers: RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Honestly, crate training is your best option. I have a 5 year old Min Pin. You need to find a way to keep your child out of the cage. How about putting a baby gate across the doorway where the dog is? Make sure you take the puppy out first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and right after eating. (03/17/2007) By tequilajane RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher The biggest thing is never use paper training, it only confuses the dog. If your pup poops on the floor, show it to him and in an angry voice tell him bad, no, whatever words you prefer. Then pick up the poop, take it and the pup outside. Set the poop down, show the pup, and praise him. He will learn where in the yard is acceptable, and that in the house isn't. The vet will tell you that until they are at least three months old, most dogs really do not have control of their potty ability. Be patient and be firm. If you feed your dog at regular times, keep an eye on how long after eating he does his duty. Try and take your pup outside until the duty is done, and remember to praise, praise, praise when you get the desired result. Good Luck. (03/18/2007) By sinderlue RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher You should talk to your vet about what to do. Also, you should try to teach your daughter to leave the dog in the kennel when he is not being dealt with directly. Good luck! (03/19/2007) By Robin RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Our puppy is now almost 6 months old. I learned early (web info) that they can only hold urine for about as many hours as they are months old (ex. 2 months old, 2 hours and they need to go). We got out the leash, said "Buddy, let's go outside potty." and took him out on the leash. Praise with "Good Boy to go outside potty!" and a tiny treat by hand and it shouldn't be long. Buddy looked forward to "outside potty" time and would even pick up his leash by mouth and bring it to us. Several months ago, we installed a sliding glass patio door panel with a dog door in the bottom and he comes and goes as he needs to. Haven't had an accident in months. Buddy is now 6 months old and a real joy! (03/19/2007) By ccarnow RE: Housebreaking a Miniature Pinscher Crate training has worked for my three dogs. There is a lot of info online, just google "crate training" and you will find excellent instructions on how to do this. (03/20/2007) By Claudia-MD Report Spam or Abuse