This may sound a bit cruel but "it Works"!
Get a kennel( a dog carrier that gives the dog room enough to be comfortable).
Put the dog in the kennel when you leave for work or when it is bed time.
When you release the dog from the kennel take him/her DIRECTLY outside.
Keep this up as long as it takes.(some dogs catch on faster than others)
The theory is an animal wont go where it sleeps!! The dog will associate outside with relief.
By the way if you notice the dogs eyes going crossed ...he's been in the kennel TOO LONG!!!
Does anyone know how to train a dog to let you know he has to go to the bathroom outside?
Gramma Lil
2008/01/19 04:30:02
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Our maltese Toby has been a handful ever since we got him a year ago. To this day we can't seem to get him to understand that he has to go to the bathroom outside. We finally got him to stop going on the carpet a few months ago. We had to block him from going into the living room or upstairs, where ever there is carpet. Now even if he is outside for long periods at a time he will still come inside and use the bathroom on the kitchen floor. We love him so much and paid alot of money for him so we want to keep him. But it's getting frustrating to say the least. He is so hyper that we can't leave the front door open for even a second cause he takes off running. The whole family is seen chasing him all down the street for blocks. I am ready to call someone like the dog whisperer but I thought maybe my sodahead friends might have some good tips to help us out. The photo is exactly how he looks....he's adorable looking but he is so bad. Any training tips would be greatly appreciated....thank you!
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DrTim 2008/01/19 04:44:08
A dog that is not house-trained by about one year is training you, not the other way around. Training dogs is a carrot and stick process, leaning heavily on the carrot part (treats and praise).
I advise you clean the floors and rugs throughly with a odor killing cleaner to avoid attracting the dog to the odors. Then, you need to begin a more intense training regime with the dog. You are on the right track with crating the dog at night and at any time during the day that you can’t give the dog 100% supervision. When the dog is out of the crate and inside the house, it must be on a leash so it cannot sneak off to eliminate. Take the dog out so often (hourly) that it won’t even have the urge or need to eliminate inside. Be ready with its favorite treat and give it to the dog immediately with lots of excited good dogs praise every time it does anything outside.
Take the dog out immediately in the morning, immediately after it has been in the crate for awhile and about 15 minutes after each meal.
As you gain some confidence in the dogs progress, you can let it off leash for short periods, but only when you are watching it 100%. If it tries to squat, tell it NO and whisk it outside. Then give treats and praise.
Never punish a...
A dog that is not house-trained by about one year is training you, not the other way around. Training dogs is a carrot and stick process, leaning heavily on the carrot part (treats and praise).
I advise you clean the floors and rugs throughly with a odor killing cleaner to avoid attracting the dog to the odors. Then, you need to begin a more intense training regime with the dog. You are on the right track with crating the dog at night and at any time during the day that you can’t give the dog 100% supervision. When the dog is out of the crate and inside the house, it must be on a leash so it cannot sneak off to eliminate. Take the dog out so often (hourly) that it won’t even have the urge or need to eliminate inside. Be ready with its favorite treat and give it to the dog immediately with lots of excited good dogs praise every time it does anything outside.
Take the dog out immediately in the morning, immediately after it has been in the crate for awhile and about 15 minutes after each meal.
As you gain some confidence in the dogs progress, you can let it off leash for short periods, but only when you are watching it 100%. If it tries to squat, tell it NO and whisk it outside. Then give treats and praise.
Never punish a dog verbally or physically after the fact. Even minutes later, they don’t know why you are acting like that toward them; although they appear to know, they really only know that you are upset. The ONLY time you can effectively correct a dog with a loud and scary NO is when it is IN THE Act.
I encourage you to ask your questions at practical-pet-care.com. You will get a similar answer from some smart people. I used to be a site moderator there – tell them that GentlemanGeorge sent you.
I advise you to ask them about how to discourage the door darting; I have never had to deal with that much.
Good luck!
BTW....great name, Toby.......I once had a cocker-dachsund (sp?) mix....named him Toby Too Short......he was a stinker.......
Then I moved into an apartment and he started peeing in the kitchen. Every single day he peed in the kitchen, no matter what. I think it's because the people that lived there before me had a dog that peed there....