How To Teach Your Dog To Ask To Go Outside - Puppy Potty Training - Professional Dog Training Tips
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I'm going to show you how to teach your dog to ask to go outside, without using a bell! McCann Dogs has trained over 80,000 dogs to be well-behaved family members, and we know that it's nice to give your dog some responsibility when they're ready for it! Having your dog seek you out when they need to go outside helps to avoid any situation where you may not know that they're waiting by the door trying to go out! This method doesn't require any bells or other devices to alert you to your dog's needs. You are going to be surprised how quickly your dog puts this all together!
BRAND NEW! We Now Have A FULLY SUPPORTED Puppy Essentials Training Program Online!
Train With Us To Make Your Puppy Training More Enjoyable And To Give Your Puppy The Best Start Possible:
www.McCannDogs...
Are you looking for a personalized training plan for YOUR dog? We now have a HomeSchool program, that's fully supported with a McCann Dogs trainer for YOU. Check out: mccanndogs.lin...
(Jan 2020 Update) We Currently Have Some Of Our Signature Training Equipment Available Online! (Limited Quantities) To Get Yours, Visit: www.McCannDogs...
Don't Forget To Subscribe: goo.gl/g6O345
Watch our latest video HERE: goo.gl/UNriTZ
Let's train together! Train with us online: mydogcan.mccan...
Check Out Our Podcast! anchor.fm/mcca...
Happy Training! ~Ken
#dogtraining #puppytraining
Have you seen our video about the 4 Reasons Your Potty Training Isn't Working? See it HERE: th-cam.com/video/IiHfZIeWSHA/w-d-xo.html
If you are still wondering how to potty train your puppy, let us know in the comments below! Hope this helped you give your dog some responsibility! Thanks for watching, Happy Training! ~Ken
McCann Dogs How would you apply this method without a crate? Our puppy is about 12 or so weeks old. Husky. He seems to do well during the day with very minimal accidents but at night he still seems to go in the house. I've tried cutting water off by a specific time, and even setting an alarm to let them out in the middle of the night. Even after he goes potty and we go back to bed, next time we wake up, he's gone on the floor.
The challenge you will continue to have is that your Husky puppy won't understand that he needs to hold his bladder even when you're not supervising him directly! If he has a space that he can go to have an accident, and then go to a clean space and go back to sleep, there isn't any reason to hold it. If you don't have a crate for him, you could create a small area beside your bed that he can be in, where he is safe and has room to sleep. But he needs to understand that there isn't enough room to pee on the floor without creating a mess where he will be sleeping. Without using a safe place that limits his movement, he will eventually learn the potty training process. But it is likely going to take a lot longer. Because he's not getting clear and consistent information when you aren't able to supervise. Your little Husky puppy is always learning. Even when you aren't there to teach him;) It sounds like you're doing a great job of supervising him during the day. But he's starting to learn that when you're not there to guide him, he can make the decision for himself to pee on the floor and go back to bed. Hope this helps! Have fun with your Husky puppy (who I assume is an adorable little fluff ball as are all Husky puppies:) ~Ken
Your videos have been so great for us! We have a 4.5 month old chocolate lab who NEVER asks to go out. We take him out about every hour so he doesn't have too many accidents. Any additional tips?
I know this is a video from a few years ago, so probably won't get a reply, but do you guys have a video on training to use the bell for those that want that option? There are other videos out there, but I love how you guys explain things and how you train. Our dogs have always just "told" us they need to go outside since I was little, but there are also a lot of times we've missed them trying to communicate that to us. Now that I'm older and have 3 young children, my life is louder and there is a lot of commotion, so sometimes I miss my dog letting me know she needs to potty. Which, she used to not have any accidents, but now she is 13 and elderly, so missing a cue sometimes results in an accident. I feel bad missing those cues and her having held it so long before I get her out or she resorts to using the rug. We are about to get some puppies this weekend (hence, me watching your videos which are AMAZING!) and it would be very helpful to have them ring the bell, so I hear that sound and don't miss anything.
Want do you *carry* the dog outside (instead of having her walk) after she signals that she needs to go outside to go potty?
The problem with this method, is my dogs quickly learn that it means they get to go outside. So, rather than needing to pee, they just ask to go outside all the time cause they like being outside.
Hi there, WarriorWolfeh! This is a common problem if you allow your dogs to play when you take them out to potty. Don’t let your pups train you!
When you take them outside to go, be sure to have them on leash so they can do their business, and if they choose to have a party, take them back in! We talk in a couple of our previous Potty Training videos about the fact that there are lots of distractions and fun things to do when they get outside. So you must limit their interaction if they are outside to go pee. Otherwise your smart pups will be the ones who are doing the training😉 ~Ken
@@McCannDogs I never thought of this. Generally when they go to the backyard its to go pee and play. We have a huge backyard we like to let our fogs play in. But if its just spotty break I'll use the leash and bring back in. Since we have 4 other yards connected to us and all have dogs that bark at us I need to be able to have potty time and play time for when the other dogs aren't out
Exactly! You’ll have this sorted out in no time! ~Ken
@@McCannDogs Can I take her off the leash and once she goes potty or do I bring her back inside?
I have a question. I have a shorkie I’m training that I’m having difficulty with. Your video about crate training really helped me out. However I’m having difficulty with her actually going to the restroom outside. She refuses. Any advice?
Such good advice. I'm 48 hours into training and somehow I missed this video before now, and she has already taught me this, but I didn't know if it was ok to be picking her up and bringing her outside, I thought maybe I needed to force her to learn how to walk out.
I’ve been reading some comments and I think people should remember is that the younger the puppy the less time he can hold it. His bladder isn’t completely formed yet so the potty times need to be closer together. A puppy needs to go immediately out of the crate, after a nap, after play, after eating....and, in between. They usually start to be able to hold it for an hour or so after 3-3 1/2 months old, keeping in mind, after meals, after play, after naps also.
I really like your guys training style it’s super creative. I’ve seen both end of the spectrum in the dog training world and you guys seem to be right in middle and make the most sense.
Marking that moment with an “oops” I’ve never heard before! I prefer that over a “no”
I used bells because my dog didn't indicate she had to go out and it was frustrating to have the accidents. The bells worked well for us as we could hear the bells ring when we were somewhere else in the house. (They were larger than your example and this was after she was grown and had earned some freedom in the home but wasn't completely free. She didn't come look for us or bark to let us know. I put bells at each door and she used them. She passed away a couple of years ago but we then got a rescue who was elderly, ill, and deaf and we couldn't tell if he had to go out. I taught him to ring the bells. Even though he couldn't hear them, we could hear, and he knew we'd come take him out.
How did you train them to ring the bell?
So thankful for your videos! You are my favorite channel I’ve found online and you’re helping me with my new puppy and all of this is really working!!
The first 20 seconds crack me up. 😂
*awkward stare into camera*
We have a 11 week old Corgi. We have had him for 3 weeks. We are doing pretty well with house training but we still have not been able to figure out a signal for when he has to go. So he has about one or two very small pees during the day in the house. We often catch him in the act and take him right out side as you have showed. We have watched the video on getting him to tell us, but the problem in the morning is is that (and he will sleep from 10pm to 6:30 or 7 in the morning), when I take him down to the front door, put his leash on him and wait for him to tell me, he just lays down, finds something on the floor to play with or seems completely uninterested in going outside. For the small pees during the day, we watch and watch and try to figure out what he is telling us and sometime he will go to the door and we take him right out and he will pee. But other times he just pees without (seemingly) indicating anything. Any advice you can give will be appreciated. We love your videos.
My problem is much different of yours but machable
My dog don't tell me just he sees me if he needs to go outside and if i see him that's OK good but if i didn't saw him and doing some of my work he pees or poops inside......
I don't know how to teach him to tell me or make some unusual sound to let me know if he needs to go outside
Please if anyone is having any tips ot trick for me please let me know
I took my puppy outside after waking up. Left him outside for about 10 minutes, bringing him back in, and he pees on my couch. I'm livid 😡 what do I do?
Hooray! Something my dog can do and he even figured it out on his own. :-)
Lin Lewis my dog opens up doors
Can you please tell me also what to do?????????
I am a VERY new puppy mom. We have had our pup for 3 days- he is 7 weeks old. I have been watching yall's videos like crazy, and they have help so much. When is it best to start training them to ask like in this video? Our pup has been doing great - only two accidents so far. :)
7 weeks is too young to even be separated from mom let alone potty train. You are doing amazing if you are being successful. 13-15 weeks is supposedly ideal time they can understand and control bladder for to be trained.
@@jenniferpotter3742 I agree but my puppy learn where to potty when she was still with her mother. I bring her home at 8 weeks old and yeah,she sometimes have accidents,ans she still doesnt understand where to make the number two, but surprisingly she knows she needs to pee in the newspaper and not in the floor 😳 I was really surprised about that, the first two days she didn't know but then I started giving her treats and praise words when she used the newspaper and she started peeing there almost every time!
I don't say anything when she have an accident,tho.She is a puppy and just like you said,I know they dont control their bladder at all🥰
Just got a Golden Retriever puppy 10 weeks.
how’s he doing now?
Your video was very helpful. Our 13 week old puppy was doing great letting us know when to go outside and she has now stopped and has started poo in my daughters room. Do you have any suggestions? Just this morning she walked right by me and went down the hall. No indication at all.
Thanx. Our pup’s potty training is progressing nicely, but the bell is just one thing to many to deal with!
You mention that it’s important that your dog come find you when they need to go out but I didn’t understand how to train that 🤷♀️ We adopted a 13-month GR 5 mos ago who does not do this...19/20 I have him on a leash at night when we’re all chilling BUT last night I forgot 🤦♀️ I’m sure you can guess what happened...
Probably the best to take him out often then if he pees or poop. Say “let’s go potty” while he’s peeing then quickly give him treats after you say let’s go potty
We set up a place in the yard for the pee and poop business. Each day we take the dog there on a leash and wait until the pup does the business. We say quick for peeing (quick quick quick) and hurry up for pooping. This area has boundaries and we say go to the run or lets go to the run, when we take the pup there. It can take many months to truly get a puppy to use this area exclusively. However it is really worth it to not have to hunt for the poop all over the property. When the dog is older (my previous dog, now deceased) we would open the door and say go to the run. And we did not need to use a leash as we did the training during the puppy months. My new 12 week old puppy will pee easily but wants grass for pooping, (although she does poop in the run) so it will still take some time to make this a true habit and avoid grass. Our run has pea gravel in it . The older dog would not pee on the grass even on walks unless we gave permission- go quick. That was great and we could take the dog and say quick before entering a car and we’d get a quick response!. our new pup - i took her to the roadside, beside the curb, and said quick, and she responded by peeing. I don’t encourage grass for peeing. but this is truly a learning experience for a puppy.
Im here because Its not my first time having a puppy. I had a puppy at 13 years old but she died last year😞 and I dont remember anything about how I teach her things. She was a really smart dog. Actually I think I dont remember how I teach her to do things because probably I was too little and I didnt teach her,she was just smart and figured out how to make things properly. She used to tell me "I need to go potty" by scratching the doors.
Every dog is different and that is why Im learning things again,so I can give my best at training my new baby.
Your videos are super useful, and I can see how my little baby girl is learning things, slowly, but learning. She just learnt to go potty on paper when she is in the house (I cant take her outside because she is only two months and a week old and she still needs her vaccines), she responds to her name and sometimes to some commands, and she is learning how to he calm when Im serving her food in her bowl.
My mum gave me this puppy because I was in such a bad sadness and anxiety crisis, not sleeping well (I was in medication for this) because I still miss my dead dog so so much. I started therapy and the doctors tell me to have another pet.
Now I kind of sleep well (puppy sometimes wake me up 😂) but I sleep and even with less medication. I cant say Im happy,but I cant say Im sad or anxious either.We still need time to bond. Im feeling kind of overhelmed tho,too many emotions to handle, and a puppy is a big responsability. I think Im suffering some kind of "puppy blues".
But watching these videos make me feel more confident and less scared. I was scared because I was like "Im gonna be a good human momma for her? Im training her well? I think Im making lot of mistakes and she is not understanding me 😭"
I still think Im making lot of mistakes, or maybe she just doesn't understand because its too little, but Im trying my best 🥺
Can we PLEASE start seeing more training videos geared towards rescued ADULT dogs I’m literally begging
Hi there, Ricki! We have LOTS of videos here on the channel for adult dog training! But here's a CRUCIAL tip for you. Puppy skills are all foundational skills for any age dog. If your dog hasn't learned them yet, you need to start working on them. Imagine learning a new language. It doesn't matter how old you are when you start, you need to work on the fundamentals first. Same thing applies to an adult dog. And we work on this with a lot of our rescue/rehomed dogs. Response to name, sit/down, stay. All of these things make for great leadership/bonding exercises whether the dog is 12 weeks, 12 months, 12 years! Hope this helps.
This is great advice for an issue we've been struggling with. I do have a follow up question: we live in an apartment building on the 7th floor, so we have to take our puppy downstairs via elevator. Is there anything we should be aware of since it takes a bit longer for us to get outside then just walking out the door?
DONT HAVE A DOG ON 7TH FLOOR APT DOOMARSE
Check out fresh patch
@@codemon7145 yup
Try Freshpatch grass
What if the dog is a rescue and too big to pick up, can you just walk the dog out?
Good question, Lisa. You can, but make sure that they are on leash and you don’t waste too much time getting outside! You’d hate for them to have an accident on the way. Happy Training! ~Ken
Hi. I missed the part about how to train your dog to come and tell you instead of "waiting at the door" quote. In the video, you are also at the door. Are you saying that the 'coming to find you' is going to automatically happen if youre elsewhere ?
At what age should they be starting to indicate to you that they need to go outside?
soon as possible im guessing
Good question!!
My pup started at about 3 1/2 months with consistent training.
Thank u so much he caught on to it so qick
Thank u soo much ive never got that to happen to me
Omg! I need this! My puppy came from a house that trained the puppies to outside with a doggy door. I don't have a place to put one. She knows she should go outside but, she won't alert at all and if I don't catch her in time even on a schedule she just goes in the house and will not ask to go out.
I have watched so many of your potty training vids and am learning a lot, thank you! Do you have one on training w/ a doggie door? That's the ultimate goal for us. Thanks!
Well, Kristi, it's been a year since you posted. I guess McCann deliberately ignored you are he didn't like your question.
Rocky Roadster or, the answer is in one of those videos she said she watched.
@@lindabeebe7065 or...McCann deliberately ignored her or he didn't like her question.
If you're able to have a dog door that is the ultimate. After she was trained to use it, then at night, I would put her crate right up next to the dog door with something heavy behind it so she couldn't shuffle it away. Then all night long she had a complete access to the outside without playing in the house.
Got our pup at 9wks. Been potty training with exact same routine. 11wks today. She smarts! Knows to sits,stays, comes when called. She knows Outside is the place to do business. She does it everytime right away. But Inside she will pee or poop at Will even 5mins after comming inside from relieving her self. Wont indicate a thing about going out. She 'll even force out a tiny spot of pee. When she doesnt need to really go.. Is this a Female dog thing????.
I Had another female in the past never was able to potty train her. My male Potty trained in 2days. My cousins female, does same thing. His male potty trained just fine.
Because she is so young it's takes till 13-15 weeks for them to be able to hold and fully empty their bladder so I've been told we are just now at 13 wks having same problem occasionally.
These videos are the BEST! I love my Canadian dog trainers! Ferda
Working with a rescue who was for the first 2years of his life was outdoors in a kennel so I’m not sure what that situation was like other than just that. Then he went to a foster home for about 3 1/2 months and there, he had a doggie door and went in and out whenever he wanted. There, the foster family had acres and acres and not a whole lot of concern for intruders to get through the dog door....it just wasn’t much of a security risk. Here, it’s a smaller home and if we put a dog door in, anyone can crawl through it. My dog is an Irish Wolfhound. So he’s figured out that he goes to the front door to let me know he needs to potty. At night he comes to the side of my bed to tell me he needs to go potty. Unfortunately he doesn’t always go and it ends up being a fun little social visit for him if he’s wanting some attention. I grumble quietly when it’s 3 or 4am and keep with the program. Up until today, he’s only had one accident....and that was about learning where to go and how to go about getting there with new people and a new household. But today, he went to the front door, didn’t stay really for any obvious signs of....Yes, I have to go. He kind of hung around close but not, “I need to go” close to the door. Next thing I hear is him sprinkling there at the front door. I’m about 16’ from him and totally in view but he decides to just go.....I didn’t scold him at all, because I wasn’t sure it wasn’t my fault. I just said, “What are you doing?” Then I kind of gave him the cold shoulder. I wasn’t sure he should get in trouble or feel responsible for what happened. In other words, I wasn’t sure it was in his control. I’ve had him for about 2 months now and besides that first accident the first or second day I had him, we haven’t had any accidents. Until now. Thought about using the bells but this dog is not motivated by food or treats. Unless it’s human grade meat. I’ve bought a few different kinds of treats and he just doesn’t get excited about any of them......ideas? Is a bell a good idea for this dog? Should I skip that and train for a different cue? Now? He just comes to me and looks at me at night when we are in bed. During the day he walks to the door and just stands there. No noise, no hype, no anything. Total silence.
The bell works great for us. There's nothing wrong with using a bell.
I had a dog that was so smart that learnt almost by himself or with little help to potty train and letting us now when he wanted to go to the bathroom. The last 15 years of his life he only once peed inside the house and it was because he was too weak to go outside. He memorized all the doors and windows that leaded to the backyard and even knew where he had to go potty in stranger houses. He was amazing.
Thank you, going to try it! Adorable dog in the video
My pup is 11 months, she was neglected and I have rescued this lovely Boston terrier. Trying to train her to walk outside. She hates it. I have to drag her and she is cold. I’ve watched a lot of your videos, any advice for my kinda puppy... I’ve been following the same schedule for a week now, following your tips, she is inconsistent...
give her a treat when you go outside. Try to get her to go out by giving her treats. When she pees or #2 outside, give her a treat too
You guys are saving my LIFE!!!!!!!!!!! subscribed and binging
I've got my dog (1.5 years old) to ring the bell however he only rings it when I walk to the door. In other words, he's reacting to going to the door rather than being proactive and ringing it when he needs to go. He does walk to the door and he'll just sit there looking at you. Any tips?
I am fostering a 6 month old. She's been with me for more than a week, she has never went potty outside. It doesn't matter how long we walk, if we walk or stay in a small area like you say in other videos, she just doesn't associate outside with doing her business. I have another dog and I was hoping that at least she can learn through imitation but no luck.
Same
She does great first thing in the morning. After she leaves her crate she goes to the door to go out. It is during the day.WE take her out a lot and she goes or when we are in the yard she goes but I don't see her telling me on her own that she needs to go out.
I know you don't care for choke collars, but I always removed and hung em on the door knob when the dogs came back in. My last 2 dogs would either rattle the chain or bring it to me with a very expressive look on their face. "Morning dad, time to go." Its all about consistency.
My dog is 4 months old and I rescued him 5 days ago. I live on the second floor of a condo and in the midst of creating a porch potty. The porch potty is really used for early mornings right when he gets up or when it’s too dark to go for a walk. After meals, we go for walks where he also uses the bathroom. He technically has two places to potty. How can I use this method appropriately and Is it too late to try this method??
I am watching several of your ideos and they all have sound advice but adopted a 2.5 year old who had been crated for 20+ hours a day for most of her life. She has no understanding that its not ok to go in the crate even though she gets positive reinforcement when she goes outside in the yard. Any advice for those of us that adopt an older dog?
Thank You Mr. And Mrs. MCann, love your videos!!!👍👍👍
Thank you, Maryjane Amaral! So glad you’re enjoying the videos! ~Ken
This makes a lot of sense and it looks super smart my puppy wakes me up when he is like almost ready to pee I think he will pee on his way but I will definitely try it I have a mini goldendoodle he is 9 weeks old we been doing potty training for 10 days still get accidents but I think he is almost there hopefully this is the last help I need
My puppy will sit and stare at us when she needs to go. I try to get her excited to she might pace or come closer but she just stares.
2 year old dog. Potty trained very well at early age. We live in climate friendly Southern California, resulting in backdoor to house open to gated yard. The result is our dog has never learned to "Speak" to go out. He had a major potty emergency and went inside the house all over the house. How do you train a potty trained dog to bark to go outside?
At what age would a puppy be able to indicate that they need to go outside??
Dumbass
@@firstclasssavage9168 your username is cringe, and it was a good question
@@gabriellameattray9778 haha you're right
Do you also put them on a leash during the day or just the mornings? Thanks.
Thank you for this! Does this same method work for high rise apartment dogs?
I have two adult male dogs who weren't ever fully house trained...they go 80% outside and then that 20% they'll have accidents or urine-mark inside the house . I dont know how confident I should be in teaching them these new things as they are no longer puppies...thoughts?
I have a 7 month old Beagle. He's half way potty trained I guess you'd say.
I'm able to bring him to work with me, and besides with him waking up or eating (when I automatically take him) he usually tells me when he has to go outside usually by going to the gate or talking (boggling ) at me. BUT when we get home everything goes out the window! he'll show NO signs of having to go potty. and then just BAM goes potty right in front of me. I'll make a noise or something to get his attention run him outside. but the last week sometimes he'll come back in, and then less then 30 mins later go again inside.
I adopted a three year old, generally well behaved spoodle. Problem: he has one signal for everything, barking at me. It can mean pee, poop, hungry, play, walk. We are constantly guessing and offering him everything. He does not progress beyond the barking and will continue barking. How can we get him to understand that he can get what he wants if he just points or looks or goes to a particular place or whatever? All we get is endless "want something! want something!" I will look at your other videos to see if you have talked about getting a dog to start being specific about what they want. p.s. incessant barking ... we can tolerate (ignore) that, but it bothers neighbors, so we really need to solve this.
Ty! Love u guys!
Hi there! You’re very welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you’ve started using it in your training. Thanks for watching! ~Ken
We live in a high rise building that takes us 5-7 mins to get outside and proper spot, how should we apply that? Bc he would have accidents in the hallways, lobby or elevator. 🙁
I’m a retired Woodworker and I’m thinking about building my next Dog a Wooden Stand that would Give me a way to hang the leash by the door that the dog could access to signal they need to go outside The Stand would be portable enough to move to other locations like when visiting freinds or Family or using my Motorhome or Motor Yacht with the Dog FYI my next Dog will most likely be a LabraDoodle or a GoldenDoodle who are both pretty smart and usually trainable I also,plan to use a Hula Hoop in the Yard to indicate to the Dog that is where they are supposed to do their Business the Hula Hoop is very easily relocated To help the growth of Grass all over the Yard And Again make it easy to change locations but still have the same System wherever we are
Hi,
Thank u for ur videos, they are soo helpful...
At what age should I start to potty train my puppy..??
I did this for about 3 weeks to teach the routine but, how do I transition my dog from barking when I prompt her with “wanna go outside” while holding the leash, to her barking at me in the next room, unprompted, to let me know she needs to go out? My dogs just quietly poops in the house if I am not watching her every move. Why cannot she just bark to let me know? Even when she does bark, it’s quiet, and only once every 5 minutes. How do I train her to keep barking until she gets what she’s asking for?
My dog confuses me, he doesn't speak at all when he wants something and very rarely ever barks, so he'll come to me and stare if he wants food, he'll come to me and stare if he wants to play and have attention, he'll come to me and stare if he needs to go potty, I literally have no clue what he wants unless I go towards the kitchen and he goes to the back door, would really like him to bark when he has to go potty...
Exactly like my puppy. I tried this method but he didn't have any sign to go outside.
Mine to wish he would bark to let me know he has to go outside
@@paulinebrumfield2504 Have you figured out how to get him to bark? I have the same problem, he does not bark so in the middle of the night if there is a problem there is no way for me to know, until morning.
Same issue here has anyone tried the bells ours is afraid of them loves all her toys and being rowdy but the bells scared her??
Does this work on adult dogs? We might be getting a rescue and hea 3 years old so i want to try to find training videos for him
I just love your videos. Your exercises are clever, clear and best of all they work great! I subscribed, of course.
I woulsd like, and probably many others too, a video on how to transition a puppy from pee pads to going outside. For now, my puppy does both and i’m working on him asking for the door but should I take away the pad? He was trained on those for a month before I adopted him and he is 100% clean on those. What are your advice on this matter? Thank you.
Yes great question! My 3 year old dog had been peeing on pads since we took her home because we didn't know how to potty train her. Now we have a new 5 month old and we know so much more about dog training. She's a pro at going potty outside! Now I just need to somehow ween the older one off of the pads...🤔
Hi, I love your channel. How can I start trainning a blind dog?
Awww ur dog is blind?? 🥺
I live on the 5th floor.. How should I handle that, have him mark on the exit downstairs or on my own door?
I try to keep by puppy on a schedule, wake up-pee-play-train and cage--every four hours. But if she escapes she pees. She is 4months Havenese. How long do I keep her out of the cage vs in the cage vs inside the cage.
My puppy who learned by him self
I'm living in the Philippines and getting a puppy this month. Our breeder told us that we cannot let our puppy go outside until she is fully vaccinated, as we live in the city and certain dog viruses are common. How will potty training our dog inside for her first two months with us affect her? We're worried she'll become super confused, but we also don't want her to get sick by going out to potty on city streets!
Thank you for this video, so helpful! If you do mark an accident how will the "oops" be linked with it being "bad" or undesirable? How do I give the word oops the meaning I want? I hope I am making sense.
Regards,
Good question. I wasn’t clear on that either. Expand on the oops!
Just sound angry, dogs know when we're mad at them.
I've had experience with dogs that my family and friends have owned but until recently never had a personal pet that was all mine. Before now I was always prepared to jump in to help someone potty train because it's one of the biggest frustrations for both people and pets. People will often even give up animals they've had for a year or two, sometimes more, because they're "unable" to get the dog to potty in the right spot. I think in all cases where there isn't an underlying medical condition the owner is at fault. It's not what they want to hear but it's usually the truth. Especially with small toy breed dogs.
I've had a couple toy chihuahuas that I've been able to "train" in only a weekend. The reality is that these dogs already knew where they're supposed to go and they even want to go outside themselves. However the smaller the dog - the smaller the bladder. So when a tiny dog says it needs to go, it needs to go NOW. It can hardly wait five seconds sometimes, let alone five minutes.
In one case the chihuahua only had one accident, almost without fail, every time it came to visit for a weekend stay. After a 20-30 minute car ride they would bring the dog straight inside without making it potty before it went inside and got excited. Once I realised that they didn't do this themselves I would always turn the dog right back around and take it outside again. But if I didn't there was bound to be a puddle. Then the dog wouldn't have any problems for the rest of it's stay. When they took her home was another story entirely though.
A lot of the times with dogs we expect them to listen without us even trying to hear what they're telling us. This was the biggest lesson I learned with my Chocolate Lab Mix. He trained me as much as I did him. I only had to find out the hard way a few times before I realized I had to pay attention when he bugged me. He was never as persistent as when he need to pee. Usually we only had this predicament late at night or early in the morning when I would be trying to sleep. He would huff and prance around, his normal attention grabbing tactics, but if those didn't work he was on me like skin on a snake. He would jump up in the bed and literally lay his body across my back, licking at the nape of my neck and nuzzling the hair there and pulling down whatever pony tail I had left. After two minutes or so of getting nothing back but some pets and rubs he would jump down and the next thing I'd hear was the telltale splatter of puppy puddles. He'd pee just enough to get me up and moving before he'd actually stop and wait to do the rest outside once we got there. Needless to say it didn't take me weeks to figure out he meant business when he had to do business!
Potty training a 2 year old rescue pup. She was only trained to pee pads prior owner..😫... so she only uses P pads in the house, but, doesn't go outside. Suggested to my mom to take the P Pad outside where we want her to go and keep repeating this method until pup gets it, then stop that P pad from outside. Will be watching all your videos.
ps: pup to big to pick up, would have to leash..or just go straight outside.
Using that leash to quickly head outside is a great idea. Avoiding any stops along the way will help you avoid any accidents! Happy Training! ~Ken
It's winter here and she doesn't want to go out there what can I do then?
I have to pick her up once I have her outside she dose her business right away then walks back to the door
Thanks for the videos! We have a 13-wk. old Scottie who's been with us for 3 weeks now. After just 10 days, he was not having any accidents inside, and was taking himself out the open kitchen door all day long. During this third week, however, he's regressed to having 2-3 accidents in the house each day and we're not sure what happened. We are always with him when he's loose in the kitchen supervising him, so it's not really an issue of being unattended. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Hi there! Knowing how to deal with those accidents when you catch you puppy in the act is an important part of the training process. Here’s a link that will prepare you for when that happens: Puppy Potty Training - How To Stop Your Puppy From Peeing Indoors - th-cam.com/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching! ~Ken
jjamieson61 hi i am not a trainer but just one thought; maybe your puppy can’t tell the difference between inside and outside with the kitchen door being opened for him all the time. Maybe follow him out to congratulate him and close the door for him to ask for it. Good luck! I’ve had a Scottie too some years ago, it’s a very loving breed.
Hi Ken...I noticed that the first thing you mentioned was that the puppy will want to go out after SPENDING THE NIGHT IN ITS CRATE...I think I'm ruining my dog 😢 He sleeps in our bed 😬, he comes in the couch😬 and I treat him like a child rather than a dog 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️😞
Yes, the challenge with letting your puppy sleep in your bed, is that they never learn to be able to go in a crate. There are lots of reasons why it’s important for your puppy to be comfortable in his crate (having to stay at the vet, transporting him safely in a car, plane or train, giving him somewhere safe to stay while you’re traveling). If you do want to teach your puppy to love his crate I do have a video that will help😉 th-cam.com/video/sBHJj5bqIkE/w-d-xo.html
~Ken
Big mistake, tooblessed. A dog is a dog and a child is child.
I have 2 puppies how to train both at the same time
Our newly adopted year and a half dog Nickles is a rescue dog from a hoarding situation. He is very timid and is afraid of even going outside let alone getting him to potty outside. How can we help him to feel safe. At this point, I feel he is training us. We've had him 2 months.
I’ve just found your channel. I adopted a stray (Juniper - around 9 months). She is a great dog but is struggling with potty accidents in the house, as well as excited/submissive peeing that seems to have been getting increasingly worse (especially when getting her out of her kennel). And helpful hints or tricks?
How do you potty train a rescue adult dog who gives no signals to go out. Please help. Thank you
What should I do if I'm trying to get my puppy to tell me (bark/whine) if he isn't in his cage and we are just sitting around that he needs to go out? He's a shihpoo...
I have my outside door blocked off from the puppy so that she doesn't get away from me in the living room. Should I do the 'Do You need to go outside" routine at the puppy gate? Or is this where the bells would help?
How would I train dog to bark when she wants to come inside, instead of scratching the door? I’m not able to get a puppy door installed
Why does my 5mth old puppy bark when we have company and wet in the house until after they have gone. Otherwise she is great and potty trained. ?
Cool but what do I do for my dog that gives absolutely no indication that she needs to go outside? Like she sniffs a bit but she also just sometimes sniffs a bit anyway and I can't just pick her up and run every time she sniffs something. She's nearly 2 years old and still completely refuses to indicate her need to go. I'm sick of the mess. She will just go anywhere she wants. There's nothing wrong with her, already took her to the vet to check. She also does go outside when I take her out in the morning and during the day then last thing at night. She won't go to the door and whine. If I say wanna go outside? I say it in the same tone then immediately take her out. I say it to ask her and then bring her. She doesn't connect it at all. My mum's dogs come to her and sit and make a tiny bark to be let out. So I asked her advice and she told me all the same things she does that I do. My dog is just lazy.
The problem with my puppy is that he thinks we're just going outside to walk, he hasn't got the idea yet that he needs to use the restroom outside. She's so used to using the restroom on pee pads, and when we're out there I told him "go potty potty" but then he looks confused, even though I've used these words to train him on the pads
My bulldog only walks on walks. Has never once pottied anywhere but his own yard. He is trained for pee pads (when it's way too hot or cold outside) and potty outside. If we aren't quick enough (pee pad is in front of the door to go potty outside) he will just go on the pad. Our problem is he doesn't alert with a sound but there's a wall blocking our line of sight to the door. My vet told me if I don't want him using pads, we'd need to start over potty training him as if he was a new pup and stop the pads. Of course, that means some accidents and introducing the bell method so he alerts with sound.
My point is, more than likely, unless you start potty training from scratch and totally ditch the pads, your pup will never potty on a walk. He has to unlearn what he knows and re-learn the new potty method.
What my husband and I did is put the pee pads or any accidents outside so their potty smell was out there :)
@@haybalezz5208
Absolutely the very best method! Great job you two!
I have two female puppies who are sisters ( A year old so not really puppy's anymore) They are totally co dependent on each other. Its hard to train one without the other and when they are together they are tumbling and rolling around . Constant play time for them. I try to separate them to potty train and they have panic attacks because they sooooooo don't want to be away from the other. Help!
Hi I live alone and work shifts. I have a 4 month old puppy. I want to train my puppy to use pads while I’m out, and not carpet. And when I’m at home to go outside. Am I expecting too much? I do have dog walkers and friends helping out when I’m at work too.
Can I start teaching this to an 8-week puppy or is it too early??
You can start teaching this to your 8-week-old puppy! Be prepared for a few accidents in the house, but with good supervision, you’ll be able to show off your puppy’s talents in just a couple of weeks! ~Ken
My problem is that at night she uses the litter box because its attached to her kennel but wont go into it during the day... any ideas how to remedy that? Im in an apartment so running outside isnt always an option
What if your puppy lies down when you put the leash on to go outside and will not get up unless I physically pick her up or pull. She also does this when outside. Thanks..
I don’t understand what behavior you are marking here. My adult rescue comes to check on me all day long. (She is very attached and very food motivated). I don’t know how I would differentiate if she has to pee. I tried to teach her to ring a bell but she seemed very startled by the noise. Also bought a “sensitive” doorbell that she touches with her nose but it had a very tiny trigger spit which we both found super frustrating. She is very trainable when I know what and how I should be training.
What if I have a split level and I am upstairs and he is downstairs how will I know if he doesn’t bark?
Thank you
Any tips if there are 2 doors in the way? The playpen and then the exterior door?
When my puppy has the line on I worry about her peeing and pooping on it and her all tangled up. Any suggestions on that?
I have two two month old Pomeranians. They are too little for even the xxs harness at the store and I don’t want to let them have too much freedom outside, but I want them to get used to the texture of the rocks and grass as the place to go to the bathroom. Help.
I have two puppies. Should I work with one at a time?
I am at a loss. First, I generally have zero issues with potty training dogs. I foster with rescues and have very few issues quickly and easily potty training these dogs. Feral or dogs left outdoors are usuallly easiest for me because they want to go outside. My daughter recently moved home short term (six months) with two recently adopted beagles from the shelter that were found in a dumpster. They are very sweet, eager to please, and VERY food motivated. The issue we are having is that by all indications, these were puppy milled dogs and have zero issues peeing or pooping in their kennel. They will go outside and pee/poop multiple times and to to their kennel and pee again and lay in it with zero problems. They will go outside, do their business, and come straight in and do it again within a minute. Putting belly bands on them save the floors but they have zero problems eliminating in them as well. They will also eat poop literally as they are eliminating....before it ever hits the ground. And yes, we have put the additives in it to make this unappealing. We are in over our heads with this one. Oh...and they have been medically assessed. One did have a uti but it is clear now. Also just for info, they are kenneled together because they are SERIOUSLY bonded and they are extremely stressed with any form of separation. Any advice?
Hi there, Diane! Marking the moment that your pups make a mistake will be an important part of the learning process for them. Even if they're in their crate. Try to keep their crates in an area where you can see or hear them when you think they may have an accident. When they start to go, you can teach them that they are making a mistake. Here's a video for you to watch so you're prepared for when that happens: th-cam.com/video/L1KqfQOSrKs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching! ~Ken
Love your videos. Can a puppy be indoor and outdoor potty trained at the same time?
My 11 week old puppy is starting to get the hang of potty pads indoors. However, he has started to lift his leg up to pee occasionally so I want him to go outside. How do you transition from pads to outdoors?
So I'm super consistent, super scheduled. I started this from day one with my pup. I am self-employed so I have been able to be home with him a lot, I took him out every hour etc etc. He now comes to work with me everyday. And has only had two accidents because I take him out and pick up on his signals. But at home, he refuses to give me signals. He hides! I take him out 15 minutes after eating, then another 20 minutes later. If he falls asleep I take him when he wakes up.... But for some reason, when he's in the house he doesn't tell me he needs to go out, he just hides. I use the same words, the same phrases, I praise him.... I am consistent regardless of where I am, but he is not. Any idea as to why? He is a 16 week Swiss Shepherd. The only thing I can say is that I think sometimes because he has an older brother, he needs to go more frequently at home because he's playing with him.... But he still doesn't communicate and that's frustrating. But yet at my store, he totally does. 😢
Okay, so I do pick my puppy up and carry her out, however she has an excited bladder and she will either leak a bit, or more if she’s super excited. How can I help manage bladder issues like that? I’ve been taking her out often but she still struggles.
Hi I can get my dog to outside,as we have glass patio door she is visible but she won't stay out and just wants to come back in we have training pads at the door and I've tried putting one outside near the door but still no luck I'm getting frustrated over this now , what do you suggest
What if I don’t crate train my dog?
My dog is good about going outside in the morning. I would like her to bark while standing at the door several times .. to bark and let me know to let her out . Once out and I am inside the house to bark to call me to let her in. What do I need to do ???
How do u train pup to indicate it needs to go? I take 5 mo pup out every morn to potty but he completes task after a 30’ walk! How do I make him “go” sooner? Also, when indoors, he doesn’t give any signs...just pees random places even though I still have 1 potty pad in a spot he occasionally remembers to use.
If I need to leave for an errand, how can he be trained to hold it til I return?
Hi there, Bruin Mom! There are lots of questions there. By following the above video, you'll start to learn the signs that your puppy needs to go outside. At the same time, you'll be teaching them that when they give you those signals, that you will let them out! That way they will begin to give you a consistent signal that they need to go out to potty.If your puppy is having accidents in your home, be sure that you're supervising them closely. When they have an accident you can mark that behavior with a word. This video will show you what to do if your puppy has an accident in your home: th-cam.com/video/L1KqfQOSrKsB/w-d-xo.htmly using your crate you can quickly teach your puppy to hold it. Here is a video that will show you how to teach your puppy to love their crate:th-cam.com/video/sBHJj5bqIkE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching! ~Ken