Please advice

[Browniemybaby]

Hello Everyone my fiance and i just got a new member to our family. His name is Brownie and he is 8 weeks old. So far he has been doing very well. I am concerned about one thing. He has his own room in our 2 bedroom home. In his room he has his bed toys and stuffed scooby doo. I would like to knok if this is a mistake i have been reading that giving him alot of space will prevent him from housebreaking so should i put him a crate? So far i have no complaints he has been a very good boy and i am so happy that he is in our family but i dont want him to later on use the bathroom all over the house Please advice

[KimluvsLexie]

First off, welcome to YT! I think crate training is one of the easiest ways to train. If you don't like that idea maybe you could just partition off part of the room until he is more trustworthy. Give him a small "room" big enough for his bed, toys and potty pad, or if you're training him to go outside then less room in general. He won't want to pee/poop where he sleeps. I think training to a pad is easier, but that's just my opinion. I think we may train our furbutts to go outside later, but this winter has just been too cold for them to go outside too much. It just depends on which you want to train him to do. Outside or pads? Has he been having accidents on the floor? It's also important that he be in a room where you spend a lot of time so he can get used to you and feel like part of the pack. Let us know all your plans on raising the puppy and I'm sure we can help you out even more. Congratulations on your new puppy!

[Browniemybaby]

Wll thanks so much for the feedback I actually think i want to pad train him but i find it hard beacuse im not sure how to. I sprayed the pad sapry on it and it shoul d make him go on the pad but it doesnt he only used it once. How did you do it?

[KathyinCali]

Welcome to YT

We partitioned off a part of our kitchen to pee pad train Lucy. It has worked well...

[KimluvsLexie]

Okay with Lexie it was a lot easier because I got her younger so she was a fresh canvas to learn. I would put her in her crate while you can't watch her and when she's out with you watch for any signs of her wanting to go: walking in circles, sniffing, etc. and when she shows these signals pick her up and put her on the pad. Tell her to go potty and when she does praise like crazy and give her a small treat. If she doesn't go right away wait for a bit and if she still doesn't go put her in her crate for 10-15 minutes and then take her out and try again. This is how we trained Lexie and she's 95% now and she's only 6 months. Tucker is a different story because his first owner kept him cooped up in his crate and he had no choice but to go in there so we're still working with him. Good luck and feel free to pm me with any specific questions!

[momof4CA]

For our dog to understand that I wanted him to potty on the pad. I wiped up his "accidents" with a pad, sat the pad in its normal spot. I left it there for a few hours and let him walk by and sniff it. Then I would throw it away and put out a clean pad. After a while he was able to understand that is where I wanted him to go.

[PrincessDiana]

Originally Posted by KimluvsLexie

Okay with Lexie it was a lot easier because I got her younger so she was a fresh canvas to learn. I would put her in her crate while you can't watch her and when she's out with you watch for any signs of her wanting to go: walking in circles, sniffing, etc. and when she shows these signals pick her up and put her on the pad. Tell her to go potty and when she does praise like crazy and give her a small treat. If she doesn't go right away wait for a bit and if she still doesn't go put her in her crate for 10-15 minutes and then take her out and try again. This is how we trained Lexie and she's 95% now and she's only 6 months. Tucker is a different story because his first owner kept him cooped up in his crate and he had no choice but to go in there so we're still working with him. Good luck and feel free to pm me with any specific questions!

Good post!

I would suggest confining him to a small area (like in a play pen) with a potty pad. The more confined he is, the more likely he'll be successful. With Franklin, we would only let him out for maybe 30 minutes. Then we'd put him back in for about 15 minutes. If he didn't go, we'd let him back out for just a little bit longer. Any time he DID go potty though, we'd immediately take him out, no matter what we were doing and praise and treat. Now when Franklin has to pee, he'll sit by his play pen and bark, or jump at it. Pooping is a little tougher, but so far so good.