Puppy Training Problem

[SoulPoet]

I have a six month old German Shepherd, who is a wonderful and loving dog! She's picking up quickly on most of her training! She can sit, and stay pretty well and no longer (rarely actually) jumps on visitors! The thing I'm having a problem with is potty training!

When we adopted her from the humane society 2 months ago she was NOT at all potty trained... we've finally stopped pooping in the house!! However my front carpet and spare bedroom carpet are soaked in dog piddle!!

Does anyone have any tips for stopping this behavior?

 

[Krazy_4given_1]

Dogs are generally very sensative to your voice, so telling her 'no' in a stern voice when she does, she will soon learn that you don't like it. And most dogs like to please, so with time and patience, it should go well.
Also, pay close attention, when she begins to sniff around, take her out. And, if you have more than one door, take her out of the same one. She will then learn to go to the door when she needs to go out.
Be sure to praise her when she does something good.

Hope this helped....

God Bless

-kate-

 

[Memory's Flame]

Also, when you leave for long periods of time, or at night, keep her in a crate,if that is not available (for us it is not!) then you should confine her to a small room. Dogs are less likely to urinate when they are stuck in the same spot for long periods of time! Be consistant with the room too.

 

[Dagna]

You've gotten excellent advice so far. I would start confining her to a bathroom (easy to clean) using a baby gate. She'll soon vew this as her "den" and most dogs won't urinate in their den. Also, be consistent went taking her outside, always take her out at the same time every day. Get her spayed ASAP if she isn't already. Using treats could also help. Any time she goes outside, give her a treat. When she goes in the house and you see it, say no and take her outside immediately.

One thing that I've heard works pretty well is putting a bell on the door you take her out of. Every time you walk out the door, have her ring the bell with her nose. It'll take a bit to get her to learn this, you'll actually have to make her ring the bell with her nose, but she'll soon learn that if she rings the bell, she gets to go outside. Most house training problems occur because people don't know how to read the dogs signals, but teaching her how to use the bell will let you know when she needs to go out.

 

[Cranberry]

I have just one more piece of advice that wasn't mentionned yet..

However my front carpet and spare bedroom carpet are soaked in dog piddle!!

It's important to completely clean urine stains from carpets because otherwise they tend to become reoccuring spots the dog will use. Dogs have a much better sense of smell than humans. The carpet may look clean to us, but the smell of urine may still linger enough to be picked up by the dog.

A good product to clean dog piddle is called Simple Solution. You can buy it by the gallon in most large stores (like Wall Mart). That's what I use. The directions for their "blot and dry" method are on the product and easy to follow. If your carpets are soaked full of dog piddle, you'll probably need to have them washed with a carpet machine tho.

Good luck