Need Help Potty Training a Six Month Old

[Rythela]

I have is a Six Month old Puppy [we believe he is six month] and it has been almost two months now.

My Puppy is a mix between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund and he does potty outside all the time, but we can't seem to get him to stop going in the house.


We have praised him when he pottied outside, being patient, taking his food away and put it in a schedule.. And my parents are using the method that had worked on other dogs we had and it took three days only.. When he pottied in the house, dad would put his nose in it [No. His muzzle is not touching the ground.], and spank him with the newspaper [Very very lightly. He doesn't even get hit, except for the person's arm who's holding him]. AND NO WE ARE NOT HITTING HIM. He is scared of the sound of the paper. When Dad used it, he was mostly hitting his own arm and the puppy was scared of the sound only.

Then Afterwards, He would come running into my arms to hide. He is very attached to me. He doesn't potty in both my rooms or where he eats, but we don't know what to do. We can't get him to stop. We do praise him all the time when he potties outside and he loves it, but we can't seem to get him to let us know to go outside or to get him to stop. We rarely use anything else except taking him out every hour or two, praising him and giving him his meals at certain time.

On the websites, it seems that it only took a few weeks and it has been almost two months. Does anyone have an idea of what I can do? Please. I don't want to lose my puppy at all.

Rythela

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Don't EVER EVER EVER hit your dog, or smash his nose into the carpet.

Arrrgh! That is so wrong, and is only going to make things worse, and more difficult. You are not teaching the dog anything by hitting him.

I adopted a 4 year old dog that I couldn't potty train. It took almost 2 years. It takes time. Read up on training. There are books, search online, etc.
There are several people on this forum that I can think of that will be very helpful.

But please, do NOT hit your dog.

 

[Rythela]

We're not hitting it, Dad is using a paper that doesn't hurt. He yelps to the sound in reality, he yelps to the sound. Actually. WE had a Chow and a Yorkie respond to that and they never pottied in the house. We went to that since nothing else worked. We don't hurt it nor do we mash his muzzle into the carpet. We don't do that. All we do is put his muzzle near it, telling him No. Bad! No. And he use the paper which doesn't even hurt. We know not to use our hands at all or he will be afraid of it.

I am not stupid. I am asking for other ways to get him potty trained. We alot of Research on potty training and nothing had worked and I mean Nothing.

It has been recent where they say not to spank your paper with a rolled up newspaper.. But for Centuries, it has worked. My parents knows what they are doing and they had puppies potty trained within a day.

And if you had read what I wrote, I did say "We praise him everytime he potties outside" And I mean every time.

We are not hurting the puppy. He is afraid of the sound that makes a sound. We never hurt animals what so ever since we used to have dogs of our own. We are not stupid. I just want other ways to get my Mix to know that he isn't supposed to potty in the house, even after going outside. That is all

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Ok, being hit with ANYTHING DOES hurt. Dogs aren't responding to that.

That is cruel, and border lines cruelty to me. You don't know that smashing his face in the carpet, and hitting him doesn't hurt. Only he oes, and I can imagine it does.

Hitting NEVER solves anything, and is NOT ok. There are other ways.

By doing the things you are doing, you are backtracking, and making things worse.

Go to see a trainer/behaviorist.

 

[Rythela]

You are not helping. I told you, we are not hitting him nor are we mashing his FACE INTO THE FREAKIN CARPET!!!!! WE never hurt dogs, nor is he getting hurt. He is scared to alot of sounds, even to the Sirens to the Hospital!

We are not cruel. I cradle, love my puppy to death. He even sleeps with me in his bed and my own bed. He goes looking for me all day. Now. If I was treating him cruel, then he would not be attached to me. AS I Said " WE ARE NOT HITTING HIM OR HURTING HIM! I JUST WANT SOME OTHER SUGGESTIONS OF TRAINING HIM!

We have followed all the information on the net. We still praise him when he does good deed. Every single time and he stays within my sight, my mother's, and my father's. He is never alone what so ever.

I have not hurt my puppy at all. I cradle him and protection him from harm since he is small. Now stop saying that I am cruel. I just want some other tips on getting him potty train or why he would potty train when we praise him for being good and pottying outside.

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

I have is a Six Month old Puppy [we believe he is six month] and it has been almost two months now.

My Puppy is a mix between a Chihuahua and a Dachshund and he does potty outside all the time, but we can't seem to get him to stop going in the house.


We have praised him when he pottied outside, being patient, taking his food away and put it in a schedule.. And my parents are using the method that had worked on other dogs we had and it took three days only.. When he pottied in the house, dad would put his nose in it, and spank him with the newspaper.

Then Afterwards, He would come running into my arms to hide.

You said yourself, your dad HITS him with a NEWSPAPER, and RUBS HIS FACE IN THE CARPET. You said it yourself.

What I'm telling you is, it is NOT helping. That makes it worse, and it's wrong. I've said 3 times now, that's only going to backtrack you, and make things worse

 

[Rythela]

No. I did not say ."DAD HITS HIM WITH THE NEWSPAPER" I said he spanks him. There's a different between hitting and spanking and he Does not "SMASH HIS FACE INTO THE CARPET." His muzzle doesn't even touch the carpet. >.> Stop calling us cruel. I'm just looking for Advice for other ways or an understanding for his kind not to go outside.

We are not cruel. We had dogs, cats with us before and we never ever hurt him. Especially my Dad!

And I said that we Praise him alot! We rarely use the paper! We aren't making it worse. We haven't done it when we got him, it's rarely we use it. We just put him outside and praise him. >.> We're not backtracking him since we never had him before Six months. We were told that he was potty trained.

Right now, I'm hoping other Trainers can give me tips of what else to get this stubborn little boy to go outside or how he can let us know.

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

SPanking = hitting. There's no difference.

Hitting a dog is not going to HELP with training. Crate the dog when you are not at home. Take him out every hour or less. Put pee pads in the house. There, try that.

 

[Rythela]

There is. Hitting is alot harder than spanking. Spanking is when doing something wrong. You can hit a dog for anything, but spanking it lightly for something it did wrong, isn't hitting. He is like a toddler when he done bad. He is not getting hit. >.>

Didn't you read my post? He has been in our sight all day! My Dad watches him all day, then I watch him all day with my mother. He goes out every hour or two since he doesn't go right away.

And It seems Crate Training doesn't work because he doesn't potty where he eats or where he sleeps. He goes straight to my room and curls up where he belongs. Crate Training is the same as putting him in a room where he is comfortable and doesn't potty at all and he doesn't even touch the training pad. He completely ignores it

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Ok, for the LAST time. A dog does NOT know that when he is HIT, he is doing something WRONG. Dogs are NOT people, and you cannot treat them as such.

Spanking, is hitting. It is not going to help with potty training. It's going to o the exact opposite. Any time there is contact between an animal, or a person, whether it be a hand, or object, it is considered hitting.

Dogs do NOT understand when they do something wrong. They don't speak languages.

 

[Rythela]

One. I am not stupid. Dogs are getting hurt and he knows that. He seens everything and knows he is not getting hit. Dogs do know what they did is wrong. It's the concept. >.>

And if you don't mind, I like to have other people's opinion on what type of training I give my Tucker to go outside. Not to be called cruel what so ever. Even Sam our two and half years old knows what he did is wrong. And he knows. So does my Puppy. He is treating as a precious little thing and he knows he is protected by me.

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Ok, it's obvious you're a child, and I'm not going to help you because you have no idea how to care for a puppy. Apparently you think what your parents are doing is right.

I feel bad for your dog. I have given you many suggestions. Continue to hit him, fine..it's not going to make your dog stop pottying in the house.
Good luck

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

To begin with, you will need to be VERY patient.

Unless you catch him in the act, then you CANNOT punish him.
If you do catch him in the act, be abrupt. Say a stern but quiet 'no', pick him up and take him outside. When he finishes, praise like crazy. Crate train him. Don't give him an oppertunity to go to the bathroom in the house. If he goes to the bathroom, it's YOUR fault.

Putting his nose near or in his mess only teaches him not to trust you. It in no way teaches him that pottying in the house is not acceptable.

Do a search in the forum, and you will come up with a lot of helpful threads.

Best of luck.

~Tucker

 

[Rythela]

I am not Stupid. And Dogs aren't dumb. We have a two year old Lab who is apuppy himself, but he knows what he did is wrong. my Puppy knows it did too because he'll feel bad and curl up in my arms. He is treated as precious little thing and he knows he is protected by me. Dogs can sense things by emotions, plus. It's the concept of him not understanding that he is not supposed to go into the house after going outside..

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

Dogs do not understand what they do is wrong. He is simply being a dog, and for that, you cannot be angry with him. Instead, guide him and teach him.

~Tucker

 

[Rythela]

Ok, it's obvious you're a child, and I'm not going to help you because you have no idea how to care for a puppy. Apparently you think what your parents are doing is right.

I feel bad for your dog. I have given you many suggestions. Continue to hit him, fine..it's not going to make your dog stop pottying in the house.
Good luck

I am not a child. I am a 21 year old College student, working in a Hospital. I do too know how to take care of a puppy. I take him out every single time, making sure he's safe, happy, loved, washed. I am not stupid.

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

Ok, it's obvious you're a child, and I'm not going to help you because you have no idea how to care for a puppy. Apparently you think what your parents are doing is right.

I am a child. Does that mean you wouldn't help me...?

Who cares if she is 12 or 80? She is still a PERSON and she still needs help. Sheesh.

~Tucker

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Hitting it not going to help!

He's scared, he's not running to you because he knows he did something wrong. He's running because he's scared.

Read "Tuckers" Signature. It says it right there

 

[Dulce Pit Bull]

Tucker..you're not saying weird things, and aren't hitting your dogs. I don't believe I've disagreed with you ever. I think you are very smart. Sheesh yourself.

 

[Rythela]

To begin with, you will need to be VERY patient.

Unless you catch him in the act, then you CANNOT punish him.
If you do catch him in the act, be abrupt. Say a stern but quiet 'no', pick him up and take him outside. When he finishes, praise like crazy. Crate train him. Don't give him an oppertunity to go to the bathroom in the house. If he goes to the bathroom, it's YOUR fault.

Putting his nose near or in his mess only teaches him not to trust you. It in no way teaches him that pottying in the house is not acceptable.

Do a search in the forum, and you will come up with a lot of helpful threads.

Best of luck.

~Tucker

Thank you. Actually, we do that. We catches him, telling him no and that's he's a bad dog every time. We do take him outside, we praise him alot. and information we had says to crate him at night and when we're out, or alone. Problem is. He is not alone, I keep my eye on him every second. Someone who had him before us, said the crating worked, but every time he left the crate, he pottied in their house. He won't potty in the crate since he slept in it.

I have manage to get him to go out most of the time without having to carry him out.