How Do You Get A Stubborn Dog Off Pee Pads? I’m Desperate?
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I have a havanese dog named Holly who is almost 2 years old now. She goes on pee pads but the problem is SHE decides whether they are dirty or not so she finds other places in the house to do her business. She has one room to herself during the day with her crate and a pee pad and somehow her crate always seems to be soiled in. It doesn’t matter to her if her blankets are pee stained. My family insists I teach her to go outside instead of a pee pad and crate train her, but I’m worried she cannot go the entire day in a crate because everyone in the family either works or goes to school. She is small so she does have to go more than once or twice a day. Today Holly reached my limit when she peed on my mothers new couch. I don’t know what to do and I’m hoping someone can help?!Please!
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Honestly, your dogs may not be getting enough attention. Expecting a toy breed to stay at home all day (more than 4-5 hours), everyday, with no company or love, and then be perfectly well behaved, is unrealistic and unfair to her.
Hire a neighborhood person to come walk the dog in the afternoon. Put her in doggy day care. Find a friend that can take care of her during the day.
Potty issues are pretty much the number one reasons that toy breeds are turned in. Some toys never learn the kinds of potty habits that please their owners. Many are perfect, but unfortunately, many will never be.
Of course, check with your vet to make sure there is nothing else going on. THis would be my first step. Discuss options with him/her.
You could also try litter training – some toy breeds take to this better than cats.
If you bought from a reputable breeder, try contacting them for advice. They may be able to offer additional solutions, being very familiar with the breed.
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“rub her nose in it and spank her butt. then send her outside and don’t let her in for an hour or so. ” THis person is a moron. Hitting your dog and rubbing her nose in it will only teach her to be afraid of you and the action. Instead of peeing in the right place, the dog will hide it better. The dog will also run from you everytime it does something marginal, and possibly all the time. People that think like this pi$$ me off because they are so ill-informed. NO reputable trainer would EVER have you use these stupid techniques.
i had the same prb i just changed the pad more often.yea more expensinve but its better than having to rip up carpet and wood floor and pay alot of money. or if u have a fence toss her in the backyard for awhile she’ll figue that out side is for pee and not inside and shell whine when she has to go.(or at least my dog does)
You first have to train her that only pee pads are where she pees. Then start slowly (every day to every week) moving the pad closer to the outside door. Then put the pad outside and let her go outside frequently to use the bathroom. That is the tecnique I used to potty train my dogs.
You need to spend more time with the dog. Watch it like a hawk and every time it starts to urinate in the wrong area immediately take it outside to do it’s business. Have you taken the dog to a vet to see if it has any health issues that could be causing the behavior? Might want to ask the vet if s/he has any suggestions as well.
I have no expert advice but I wanted to say you should give the 10 pts to Acceptance…her answer was great. =) Dogs are smart….you just need to know the right techniques to use. Maybe you should be consulting an animal trainer for good advice.
You should definately train her to go outside. Although it may be too late in her life to retrain her. When you put her in her crate fill it with things so that she has nowhere to go but on her bedding-you may have to get a smaller crate. The crate is only supposed to big enough for the dog to stand up in and turn around…that’s it!!! And quit with the pee pads -that is not a good option for her at all. And if you are really desperste then go to your local pet store and get her a diaper. They are made out of denim and velcro around the waist..all you have to do is put a pad of some sort in it…like a pantyliner.
Good Luck to ya!!!
I am a firm believer in peeing outside and crate training so here goes: The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. a rule of thumb is they can hold “it” usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. when your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! take the pup out. when the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. after exercise (play), take the pup out. when the pup does it’s thing outside praise it. a lot. tell the pup how good, how smart it is. you have to pay attention to the pups “looking for it’s spot” behavior. when you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. if you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it “NO!” and whisk it outside. if you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit…. yourself in the head and say “i should have been paying more attention” daytime training they get pretty fast. night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. also remember the one hour/one month rule. you will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. good luck.
three websites on how to crate train a puppyhttp://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~rc207100/info… http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.… http://www.planeturine.com/pettips/dsp_c…
rub her nose in it and spank her butt. then send her outside and don’t let her in for an hour or so. you should teach her to go outside that’s where dogs are supposed to go. it will be hard to train her now since she’s 2. everytime she pees in the house take her to the spot spank her butt and tell her she’s bad after a while she’ll stop. then teach her to use a doggy door. my god lets herself out. she knows not to pee in the house or she’ll get squirted with a squirt gun. dogs don’t like that either.