Anonymous
04/04/2025 11:00
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Give it time, it took mine till maybe 8-9 months to be trained. We did PT inside on pee pads and outside.
Pee pads. Ugh, that's why it took til 8 to 9 mos.
Agreed. "No inside pee" is much easier to train than "inside pee is okay sometimes, but only on this spot (which may/may not always be in the same spot)"
Anonymous
04/03/2025 22:45
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:Give it time, it took mine till maybe 8-9 months to be trained. We did PT inside on pee pads and outside.
Pee pads. Ugh, that's why it took til 8 to 9 mos.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 21:46
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
No, you need to crate your tiny dog in a tiny crate if you don't have eyes on him. Even when you "turn you back for a second". If he needs to stay in his crate practically all day, then so be it. You should have done that from the start.
Your messing him around for weeks means you'll have a harder time now, because he's thoroughly confused.
I fostered newborn puppies for a rescue, and by the time they were adopted out at 8-12 weeks, I'd gotten most of them potty-trained. Admittedly, not such small breeds, mostly hound/lab/pit mixes. But the recipe for every breed is the same.
Your messing him around for weeks means you'll have a harder time now, because he's thoroughly confused.
I fostered newborn puppies for a rescue, and by the time they were adopted out at 8-12 weeks, I'd gotten most of them potty-trained. Admittedly, not such small breeds, mostly hound/lab/pit mixes. But the recipe for every breed is the same.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 21:42
Subject: Re:Puppy refuses to house train
We never bothered to bell train or anything else. We put ours on a schedule. When we could not be directly with them, they had to be crated. If they looked like they were going to pee or poop, picked them up and ran them out. As time went on, they learned that if they stood by the door someone would let them out.
I kind of feel like bell training dogs is like teaching them tricks and that’s not my personality.
I kind of feel like bell training dogs is like teaching them tricks and that’s not my personality.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 21:33
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Give it time, it took mine till maybe 8-9 months to be trained. We did PT inside on pee pads and outside.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 21:32
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's a puppy.
At any rate, he does not understand what you want from him. You have to have your eyes on him at all times. The minute he circles around or begins to lift his leg or squat you clap loudly to distract him from what he is doing, pick him up, rush him outside and put him down and stay there until he finishes what he started inside. Then you lavish praise and treats.
This is on you. If he is going to the bathroom that much in your house, you are not watching him closely enough. When my dog was a puppy I tethered her to me for a couple of months. But she was house trained within two or three weeks of coming home with us, and she was only 10 weeks old when we got her and had never been inside.
You have to be vigilant and consistent.
I know, but it’s impossible because I work from home…he is ok in the crate for maybe an hour at a time, but I feel bad making him spend the majority of the day there. And I obviously can’t spend the day monitoring a puppy. I need to work! Maybe I’ll try daycare.
What’s wrong with you?
Crate outside crate . Feed twice a day that’s it. No treats yet til they are potty trained.
This is not complicated.
This is a you problem not the puppy.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 21:26
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
imo little dogs are harder in a lot of ways than big ones and I think potty training is one of them. agree with the others - use the crate more and try to make a routine of going out. watch the time for the length of time in the crate. and then enjoy the time with the puppy when you can give your undivided attention.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 14:33
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Trying using the crate more - and I have had luck with having a bigger than needed crate for this even though there is concern the dog will make a toilet area. but it's in one place that can get peed on.
Can't watch puppy - in the crate that's for taking shower, cooking, laundry, etc. Puppies and dogs will nap much of the day. the puppy will need a few good hours of stimulation each day. Can you do a few walks? a kong or a lick pad? some play time? when he's a little bigger, you will rely on the crate less.
Can't watch puppy - in the crate that's for taking shower, cooking, laundry, etc. Puppies and dogs will nap much of the day. the puppy will need a few good hours of stimulation each day. Can you do a few walks? a kong or a lick pad? some play time? when he's a little bigger, you will rely on the crate less.
Anonymous
04/03/2025 12:09
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
We are in the process of house training our 6 month old puppy. We do not take her out every hour. We take her out every couple of hours. She has a predictable poop schedule. She poops once in the morning and again in the afternoon. You have to watch her. She does not need to be in the crate entire day. If you are doing laundry, she needs to be in the laundry room with you. If you are in the bathroom, she needs to be in there with you or in the crate. You have to see her!
Anonymous
03/30/2025 06:54
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:How can people live like this?
Because dogs are soooo cute and just the best!!!
/s
I have no idea and will never own a dog.
Anonymous
03/29/2025 15:28
Subject: Re:Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:Buy an indoor playpen to limit the area of accidents. When you take the dog outside of the playpen carry him outside and set him on the grass to do his business. You might say "business". Never let him walk around your house on his own. He will associate the grass with doing his business. A trainer gave me this information and my puppy was trained within days after nothing had worked up until that point.
For a small dog, like a chi, this is still too much space. The puppy will be able to make a "toilet" area in a pen. You need a crate that is just big enough for the pup to stand and turn around; most come with a wire separator/insert that allows you to section off a smaller area when the pup is little and then remove it when the dog is fully grown.
But yes to the part about giving a consistent verbal command and taking the dog to the same spot. Carrying is a good way to make sure there aren't any oopsies in the beginning, but you'll want to let them get themselves there once they've had a couple weeks to catch on.
Anonymous
03/29/2025 09:53
Subject: Re:Puppy refuses to house train
Buy an indoor playpen to limit the area of accidents. When you take the dog outside of the playpen carry him outside and set him on the grass to do his business. You might say "business". Never let him walk around your house on his own. He will associate the grass with doing his business. A trainer gave me this information and my puppy was trained within days after nothing had worked up until that point.
Anonymous
03/29/2025 08:30
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
I have a Chihuahua mix (15 pounds), and it took a really long time to housetrain her. She was 11 months and about 80 percent there when we got her, but it took almost another six months before I could trust her completely (she would go a week or two without accidents, we would get complacent, and then we'd have to go back a step). What others have said is true... You have to watch her or crate her at all times... For my dog, I could work, watch tv, etc, but she had to be in the room with me. Your puppy is so much younger so she may need a tether, crate, or playpen. This is a really young puppy still.
Our dog did get it eventually and now goes 5-6 hours during the day with no problem, but it took a long time to get there.
Our dog did get it eventually and now goes 5-6 hours during the day with no problem, but it took a long time to get there.
Anonymous
03/28/2025 22:32
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
How can people live like this?
Anonymous
03/28/2025 22:28
Subject: Puppy refuses to house train
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's a puppy.
At any rate, he does not understand what you want from him. You have to have your eyes on him at all times. The minute he circles around or begins to lift his leg or squat you clap loudly to distract him from what he is doing, pick him up, rush him outside and put him down and stay there until he finishes what he started inside. Then you lavish praise and treats.
This is on you. If he is going to the bathroom that much in your house, you are not watching him closely enough. When my dog was a puppy I tethered her to me for a couple of months. But she was house trained within two or three weeks of coming home with us, and she was only 10 weeks old when we got her and had never been inside.
You have to be vigilant and consistent.
I know, but it’s impossible because I work from home…he is ok in the crate for maybe an hour at a time, but I feel bad making him spend the majority of the day there. And I obviously can’t spend the day monitoring a puppy. I need to work! Maybe I’ll try daycare.
Don't feel bad for crating him, it's ok to spend majority of the time in the crate assumed you have a frequent breaks, puppy that age need a lot of sleep time anyway.
You can also tether him to yourself with short leash clipped to your belt instead of crating - same idea of limiting space, but a bit less restricted. Puppies usually won't do their business that close to you.