SOme probs here.....

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See,we have a 2 months and 20 days old Lhasa Apso puppy.He has a strange prob.Whenever we take hime out for a walk(we have that easywalk harness)he hardly ever pees or poops.But he moment he enters the house,he does his stuff.

What do I do

And while playing,he bites everything. he bites our feet,our hands etc. Is this normal amongst puppies
 

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Puppies do bite and chew. That is all normal. Your puppy is very young and won't be an adult for some time, so brace yourself. LOL.

Bring your pup in from outside and pop him in his crate. (I'm assuming you're crate training) Ten minutes later, take him back outside to try again. If he still doesn't, pop him back in his crate. (crate should not be bigger than is necessary for him to stretch out when lying down, stand up, turn around) It is unusal for a dog to mess up his den. Finally, when he goes outside, give a command word, "go potty" (whatever) while he's going and the second he's finished, praise like crazy and give him a treat. Then bring him in and play with him. It also helps to write down when and what you feed him, when he drinks, when he goes to the bathroom. That way you learn the times he's likely to go, so you can eliminate unnecessary trips outside. It will be a hassle at first because you have to keep taking him back outside and putting him back in his crate, back outside etc....but if you're diligent, he'll learn. He has to be watched literally every second while loose in the house. He must be prevented from going to the bathroom inside. The more he does that, the more that is reinforced. Don't scold him if he does. It's not his fault. Just watch him very closely or put him in his crate when you can't watch him.

The biting when he's playing is normal. He is probably getting a payoff for it. (attention...good or bad) When he bites and it hurts, walk away, end all playtime. Give him something he is allowed to chew on and praise him if he chews on that. When he does play nicely without biting, give him a little treat and some low key, gentle voice praise.

Read the sticky about stages of puppies. (what to expect) That way you'll know what's normal and what you have to look forward to. LOL.
 
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I have a lhasa apso too. She's 11 months old. We struggled with house training her also, even though I've house trained several dogs, sometimes for other people. They're hard to catch because they're so low to the ground. It's hard to tell if they're going or not.

I finally leashed her to me at all times. In addition to taking her out all the time, I watched her, learned her signals for "i've gotta go" and took her out as soon as I saw it. Cleaning up properly is also very important. They go back to the same places.

As for biting, stop her now. We had troubles with Cassie on that, too, because my son thought it was great to lay down and let her bite his head. I had to ground him from the dog for a week or two to break that habit. It's a hard one to break, so start now. When you play with her, play only with her toys. When she bites you, stop playing with her and give her something she can bite.
 

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I don't agree with that. If you catch him in the act, tell him No.
I don't agree with that. In fact, most trainers don't agree with that anymore. #1...he is a very, very young pup. He doesn't know. If he goes inside, it's our fault for not taking them out often enough.

#2...When you scold a dog for going to the bathroom inside, it is very likely that he will not differentiate between going to the bathroom inside....and going to the bathroom, period. He may think he's being punished for going to the bathroom and may hide it behind the couch which you'll find weeks later.

It's much better to scoop him up and take him right outside and praise him for going outside. He'll learn what gets him praise and treats. Show your pup what you want and he'll learn. Don't make him fear being scolded by you or make him distrust you. You don't need to be harsh with an infant. At his age, he's barely beginning to feel that he has to go ahead of time. It comes on very suddenly with babies.

The old rub the nose in it, hit with newspaper, scolding days of the dark ages are over.
 

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The problem some people have with some dogs.... staying outside for a long time is that the pup will condition you to staying outside with him, if he likes being out there. He needs to learn that this is a potty trip and nothing more. If he doesn't go, fine....he needs to go in his crate...not as punishment, but there's not going to be any fun or entertainment there. He has 10 or 15 mintues to go to the bathroom outside, walk around so his bowels move better and then if he doesn't have to go or is waiting till he gets in, going into his crate is boring because there won't be any toys in there at this time. When he does manage to go outside, upon return to the house, he gets playtime with you. So, he'll learn that it behoves him to hurry up and do his business. (In fact, one of my dog's command word is "hurry up." LOL)

LOL....I laugh because there are indeed varying opinions and we've all gotten our dogs potty trained eventually....just different methods.
 

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A good tip I learnt for the biting, is when your Puppy bites too hard, let out a yelp (just like another Pup would) and then turn your back on him or her, ignore the Puppy.

The Puppy will then associate that with no more play time and will learn not to bite. It will take some time, ours is 6 months old and doesn't bite at all, unless its a chew toy or the other Puppies

For toilets, everytime the Puppy wakes up, eats food or has been for a walk, go straight to the Toilet area and then praise when they go.
 

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