My 9 week old yum is being crate trained and overall is doing well. He has seemed to be relieving himself in the house over the past 2-3 days. I currently am limiting his water intake, taking him outside immediately after he is let out of the crate, averaging taking him out every 2 hours when he is not in the crate and giving allot of praise when he relieves himself outside. Also I wash any rug he relieves himself on in the wash machine. Is there anything else I can do to try and eliminate the mistakes or am I covering all my bases? Thanks.
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My 9 week old yum is being crate trained and overall is doing well. He has seemed to be relieving himself in the house over the past 2-3 days. I currently am limiting his water intake, taking him outside immediately after he is let out of the crate, averaging taking him out every 2 hours when he is not in the crate and giving allot of praise when he relieves himself outside. Also I wash any rug he relieves himself on in the wash machine. Is there anything else I can do to try and eliminate the mistakes or am I covering all my bases? Thanks.
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At 9 weeks, don't let him out of the crate at all, only to get him right out of the house to pee. Have a pathway with newspapers, carry him out the door, put him down at the same spot each time. If you want to do a good job don't give free time out of the crate at all right now. Also, feed him in the crate.
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Some pups get it right away and some take a bit longer. Eventually you will have to let the pup out of his kennel. Make sure he goes out immediately and stay with him until he goes. A pup will normally go after eating, when they wake up from a nap, 2:00 AM in the morning, and after or during a play session. These times you need to be especially watchful. I agree that you should put the pup down in the same area for him to go, and I also use a command like Do your business, Potty, or what ever you prefer, as long as it doesn't sound like any commands you will use in training. When pup does what he's supposed to, when he's supposed to, don't forget to praise him. If the pup makes a mistake and you don't catch him in the act it won't do much good to punish him, as he won't understand what he did wrong.
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I am going though the exact same problem only in reverse. My wife bought a male, not only, Border Collie a couple weeks ago. The little goof ball goes to the door and barks each time he needs to go out. No mistakes on the floor or kennel. Thus, I am now hearing, you have never had a dog this smart. I am going with the flow as long as she is cooking. 
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At 9 weeks I would take him out more frequently when you are at home.
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Of course your pup can be out of the crate but only taking him outside every two hours is a long time for a 9 week old. When he's out of the crate, you have to supervise him every single minute if you want to housetrain consistently and quickly. They stop and pee in an instant and too late for you to catch, so when he's out of the crate, which he should be at this age, with you as much as you can right now, you must watch him like a hawk. Take him outside every 20 minutes at this age, get him used to going outside to air, don't give him a chance to go in the house. Start tying commands as someone else mentioned, I say "outside" when we're going to the door, and "go potty" when pup goes (which will probably flip some of the behavior specialists on here, too many words, yada yada) but, I housetrain pups nearly continually and it works for us. Just be vigilant, consistent, calm and patient. And fast!
Nor do I limit water except before bedtime, I think it can lead to some problems. My pups/dogs have access to water all day except while in crates.
Nor do I limit water except before bedtime, I think it can lead to some problems. My pups/dogs have access to water all day except while in crates.
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Three bottles of carpet cleaner and a dozen rolls of paper towels later my pup has recently transitioned to house broken at 13 weeks. Up until now she would still air in the house if I wasn't paying attention to her ques. Now she's to the point where she will sit and stare at the door when she needs to go. Be patient. He will figure it out with the help from you.
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I got the same thing, my YLF just turned 14 weeks and she hasn't had an accident in the house in a week. I taught her to speak and every time that we go out the back door I make her sit and speak. If she needs to go out she will not sit at the door and speak. (had to get her to be vocal, subtle hints weren't working for me). The big draw back is..... now she has found her voice and isn't afraid to use it. I am working on the hush thing now unless she needs to go out.
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That's exactly the issue I'm having now. She feels the need to look at me and bark for no reason, which is a little loud in our small apartment. I'm hoping this is only a phase.
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Just picked up our BLM pup this past weekend so I'm in the same boat. He's been doing fairly well but has had a couple of accidents. He's gone to the back door a few times already and he's only been home a couple of days so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a short learning process!
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I couldn't agree more. Unless you are really watching him (meaning he is attached to a leash that is attached to your hip), he shouldn't be out of the crate. Also, make sure the crate doesn't have any bedding in it and that the size of the crate is just big enough for him to turn around in. Otherwise, he may be peeing without you knowing. I wouldn't limit his water intake too much. A friend of mine did that and his dog developed kidney disease and is now 3 years old and only has a few months left to live. If he is out of the crate and being watched, you should take him out every thirty minutes or more IMO. I keep my main water bowl outside which also teaches him to go to the door when he wants water and he in turn usually pees while he's out there. All of the above worked well for me, hope this helps!
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I usually tell my clients with a 9 week old to alternate between crate and freedom every hour, so... up and out in the AM, feed and out again... free for an hour and then crate for an hour... out to eliminate and then free an hour, crate an hour... wash, rinse, repeat.
Pup should never be free unless he just eliminated outside. If he goes out and comes in without eliminating, he goes back in his crate an hour.
This provides, in a typical day you are home, 8 hours of freedom with you. By 14-16 weeks with this process you should be able to trust pup longer and increase their freedom. The rule still stands though. No freedom unless you pee/poo outside first.
Supervision is also key. I try to convince people that pup should be tethered to them with a 6 ft leash when they are free.
I like the alternating crate/freedom routine because most people can't get anything done around the house with a puppy tied to their hip. Alternating crate time reduces accidents drastically and gives you time to do your chores.
Pup should never be free unless he just eliminated outside. If he goes out and comes in without eliminating, he goes back in his crate an hour.
This provides, in a typical day you are home, 8 hours of freedom with you. By 14-16 weeks with this process you should be able to trust pup longer and increase their freedom. The rule still stands though. No freedom unless you pee/poo outside first.
Supervision is also key. I try to convince people that pup should be tethered to them with a 6 ft leash when they are free.
I like the alternating crate/freedom routine because most people can't get anything done around the house with a puppy tied to their hip. Alternating crate time reduces accidents drastically and gives you time to do your chores.
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Lots of good advice on how to get the pup trustworthy in the house here. One final thing I'll add is to consider that a pup often has a "growth spurt" and will be doing well and then all of the sudden not control themselves for a couple days. This is often (especially for males) a physical development problem that they simply can't hold it.
Patience... and a good carpet cleaner are your best allies here.
Good luck!
Patience... and a good carpet cleaner are your best allies here.
Good luck!
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Please follow the advice ^^^ you will have success in no time.
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What's wrong with labeling good behavior? You're not having a full blown conversation with the dog, are ya?
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