Dog training?

I'd like to find out what your prefered method of house training a puppy is. My 11-week-old dachsund puppy was trained by the folks who owned his mom to go on a hard, flat surface. This is a problem, b/c we have all hardwood floors and a gravel driveway. I'm so so sick of cleaning up puppy crap; please help me!

Dog training?
When you see your puppy circling, sniffing, or any other behavior that you have seen right before he used the bathroom in the house, say "go outside" and pick him up and bring him directly outside to the place you want him to use the bathroom. Once outside, tell him "go potty". It will take a little time, but he will understand what you want. To make it easier on you, tether him to your belt loop with his leash whenever possible so you can keep your eye on him at all time. When you are unable to tether him to you, restrict his access to only one or two rooms in the house. It will make it much easier on both of you...he won't have too many choices on where to go and you won't have so many places to check.





Do not train him on puppy pads. It only teaches them that using the bathroom on the floor (or on things on the floor) are okay. I did this with my toy poodle when she was a puppy and at 2 years old I STILL have to watch the places we used to put down the pads or she will still go over there...even though there is nothing but tile there now.





Good luck. He will get the hang of it.
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Reply:They sell scented sprays at the pet stores, one is for a deterrent and the other is a positive spray. I had the same problem when I got my Lab puppy from a kennel, he liked the hard surfaces. Crate training or restricting the puppy's area to start helps in damage control. I also bought the grass scented potty pads so he would get used to the odor. Eventually through repetition of constantly going out and highly praising when he did good, he got the idea. After a week he started sitting by the door and would not go any where but on grass. The sprays did work really well. Every time I sprayed the positive spray (which smells like urine) he would go outside in that general area, it helped him get the idea.
Reply:puppy training pads would be your best bet, you can get them almost anywhere in pet sections.


people who train them to go ion hard flat surfaces are to freakin lazy to take them outside
Reply:First, he's 11 weeks old. You are going to be picking up crap for a long time!





Take him to wherever you want him to eliminate. Give him 5 minutes to do so. If he doesn't go, take him away and either crate him or watch him like a hawk. Take him back to the spot in 20 minutes or when he shows signs of needing to relieve himself (sniffing the floor, circling, wandering away, whining, etc.). Once he does go in the right place give him lots of praise and a treat. If outside, you can also stay out longer and play or go for a walk.





Dogs generally need to eliminate when they wake up, after meals and after periods of high activity. At his age, your pup will likely eliminate at least seven times a day.





If he has an accident and you didn't see it happen, say nothing to him. He won't understand what you are upset about. If you see him starting to squat, clap your hands or make a noise to interupt him and then take him out to finish.
Reply:I trained my cocker mix by repetition. He was in a cage at night and as soon as I got up or him sometimes. I would say to him "Go to the door." Then show him where the door was, put his leash on and take him out. I did this everytime and he was house trained very quickly. When he went out and did his business I praised on the spot with the usual Good Boy. Oh and don't do the put the nose into the pee or poop thing. Just show them and say "No, go to the door and take him outside."

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