Pet Care

» gjoe - potty training

my brother just got a 15 week old mastiff pup. he wants to poop in his crate. any suggestions? he was not trained by the breeder. he has a divider on it too.

-- posted by gjoe

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» gjoe - pup

can anyone help w/ the pup pooping in his cage?

-- posted by gjoe

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» Charla Dawson - potty training

In response to potty training posted by gjoe:
Your brother should make sure he goes to the bathroom before going in the crate. If he take the puppy out and it doesn't go, then back in the crate for 10-15 minutes, then take him out again. No play time until he goes. Your brother should do this until the puppy goes to the bathroom. He shouldn't leave the puppy until he goes. Link to an article that might help you. http://petcare.suite101.com/article.cfm/...

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» xXfrecklesXx - Help!!! My 3 month old beagle puppy poops in her kennel at night

Okay so here it is. I looked up all the information I could and talked it over with my mom and we agreed that if I believed I could crate and potty train a puppy I could get one, which I have before so I didn't think it was a big deal. Well I have never had a puppy like this one. She howls and yips and barks and barks when I'm tring to sleep which sleep is a big deal for me since I have insomnia and once I get to sleep I need as much as I can get or I can't stay awake for school. So I let her sleep in my bed with me and while I'm in bed I put training pads by my door for a week and she used them and then when she needs to go out she usually scratches at the door and she was fine with that no crying or barking unless she had to go out. But my mom told me I need to get her to stay in the kennel. So I do that but she starts crying and I feel bad but I'll leave her in there and I'll wake up with diarrea filling one side of the kennel. She doesn't go diarrea unless she is in the kennel and I think that she is stressed out because her previous owners kept her in her kennel all the time and during the day she isn't in there anymore. She has abandonment issues because she can't be alone or she'll cry until someone comes to pick her up. But I'm just worried to how I can crate train her without her barking so I can sleep.

-- posted by xXfrecklesXx

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» Charla Dawson - Help!!! My 3 month old beagle puppy poops in her kennel at night

In response to Help!!! My 3 month old beagle puppy poops in her kennel at night posted by xXfrecklesXx:

Some things to consider: Your puppy barks a lot because it is a Beagle, Beagles are a very vocal breed. (This doesn't mean that you can't teach her not to bark/howl but howling is something this breed is known for). When you first start to teach a puppy crate training they are going to bark/howl because that want out, if you give in it is going to take all the longer to teach them that they have to sleep in the kennel. Tough love, keep her in the kennel. Yes, you will lose sleep until she learns, there is nothing you can do about that. You are probably right about the stress but if you feel sorry for her she is not going to get better. Stop giving in to her on her abandonment issues, you aren't helping her. She needs to be in obedience classes and start heavy duty training with her. Beagle puppies are cute but you'll enjoy the dog more if you teach her that it is ok to be alone. She doesn't remember her past experiences, you have taught her that crying = getting picked up. Your attention is a huge reward in training. Many times people accidentally teach their dogs behaviors they don't like. That's ok, it can all be fixed, it'll just take time and training and patience. Don't give up on her. Try taking her for a very long walk before bed, that will make her tired. Make sure you walk her correctly - make her heel, you be the boss, this will make it a physical and mental exercise.
Good luck with your new puppy

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» ILikeTacos - My 14 week old puppy.

I have a 14 week old puppy and its a lab/rottwiler/terrier mix. He's really cute as well. We had him ever since he was 2 weeks old. We started potty training him about 5 weeks ago. Every Day on Schedule, he gets walked, fed, gets water. We found out that we were giving him too much water and he would drink when he got bored and pee on the floor. I fear he's just NOT getting it. Sometimes when we are watching tv and dont pay attention to him, he gets mad and pees on the floor. Of course we tell him no and tell him to go in his basket. But he keeps doing it. Now, we lock him in our bathroom for 10 minutes (with the light on). But that doesn't seem to phase him. He just whines (Really Really Loud) and So we just bang on the door. It's getting really annoying. But we know he isnt stupid. He's really really smart. I taught him how to "Sit" on command in 5 minutes. Same with "Up" and "Lay Down".

I Also have some other things. He chews on EVERY THING! Thats not really the annoying part because he is teething, but what ever is on the floor, he'll eat. Since we have 4 cats, they shed alot. He walks around licking the floor and eats it. He eats hair, paper, anything! He just started chewing on the tile on our floor. He has toys, i dont see what his problem is.

He Also bites people and he has these very sharp tiny teeth. One time When i told him to stop biting something he didn't stop and kept chewing i told him "NO" Many times. When i got tired of him not listening, I got up and went to pull him away from it. He growled at me. and when i went to reach for him, he bit my hand (Very Hard) So hard i had a long gash, which would not stop bleeding. Of course i got mad and told him "No" and sent him to his bucket. I then ignored him and he never did it again, but when you walk around he'll hang on to your pants and when you say "No" he never listens. I Really need advice. We can't afford to send him to obedience school. I'm open to any suggestions.

-- posted by ILikeTacos

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» Charla Dawson - My 14 week old puppy.

In response to My 14 week old puppy. posted by ILikeTacos:
Ok, it sounds like you have multiple problems going on here. When puppies are bottle fed and not left with there litter they don't learn bite inhibition. They learn from each other that teeth hurt, your puppy missed out on that lesson. To teach him many people have different ideas, one is to scream out "YIPE" when the puppy bites, similar to what a litter mate would do. Another idea is when the puppy bites take the puppies muzzle and turn its lips under its teeth, so it can feel how sharp the teeth are, and say "no" in a very stern voice. He is getting aggressive with you and you need to stop it now before he gets to be a big dog. When he is biting you tell him "no" in a stern voice and put him on his back and hold him there until he stops struggling.

When you give a command don't let him ignore you and don't repeat yourself, tell him once and then make him do it. Start a nothing in life is free policy, he is dog you are human. He works for food, he works for attention. Make him sit or down before getting anything. Don't let him on furniture unless he is invited. He needs to learn his place in the home.

He is chewing because he is teething but he is also bored. Walk him every single day and make him heel. This is very important, when dogs get bored they either become destructive or aggressive. A tired puppy is a good puppy. Toys aren't enough, you have to play with the dog in order to make the toys fun. Save some toys back so the same ones aren't left out all the time. Stuff Kongs with food to make them more interesting. Invest in Buster Cubes that you can put the daily food in and the dog has to work to get the food out. These toys will keep the puppy occupied longer.

The potty training schedule is great but when he pees on the floor, you tell him "no", then you should take him outside to where you want him to pee. Using the basket for time out is good but for potty training he needs to learn where he is supposed to go. I'll send you a link to my potty training tips, these should help you. Every dog is potty trainable, some may take longer but they all get it.

Have patience. You might consider reading books on training if you aren't going to do classes. And get that puppy socialized now, expose him to everything you want a dog to behave around; cars, umbrellas, kids, babies, people in hats, uniforms, etc. Take him places so he'll learn of the outside world, you'll have a better dog because of it.
http://petcare.suite101.com/article.cfm/...

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» rellim1212 - puppy trouble

I have a 3 month old female boxer puppy. She is so sweet and lovable when she wants to be and other times I swear she is part devil!! I am in the process of trying to housebreak her and nothing seems to work. I have tried using the training pads which worked in the beginning (about 7 weeks old) but the last 2 to 3 weeks she tears the training pads to shreds. I have her on a schedule and no matter how long I keep her outside she still comes in and does her business in the house (not all the time but enough). I will have her outside, she will pee and then 10 minutes later she'll pee on the floor right in front of me. I put her in a crate and she does the same thing...she tears up the traing pads in the crate and pees on her blanket. She has a pen and a crate and bites them and I don't know how but she moves them, not that far but she still physically moves them. I even tried leavingher out during the day with other boxer..huge mistake!!! I'm starting to get frustrated. Any suggestions would be graetly appreciated.

-- posted by rellim1212

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» cperdue - help with 4 month old rott

I cant figure out a way to keep Josie (puppy) from peeing in her cage. I have a sheet in there for her so I decided to take it out to see if that would help but I woke up to a soaked puppy and cage. My boyfriend works days and I work seconds so she is never in her cage very long. At the most just 6 hrs. I had 2 other rotts and they never pottied in ther cage. Any advice would be appriciated, TY Carrie

-- posted by cperdue

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds

» Charla Dawson - help with 4 month old rott

In response to help with 4 month old rott posted by cperdue:
The crate maybe too big. If a crate is too big then the puppy will try to urinate on one end and pee in another. It should only be big enough for her to stand up, turn around, and lay down. If the crate is too big try blocking part of it off. Bedding is usually ok. 6 hours for a 4 month old rott shouldn't be too long. If you think she needs to go potty often then you might consider taking her to a veterinarian for a bladder infection. Bladder infections in puppies are fairly common.

Permalink Print Discussion Email Discussion How to subscribe to feeds