15 week puppy advice

bramble1

I assume you are crate training?


Is it just weeing thats that problem?
Do you have a set routine for feeding him and taking him out to go to the loo?

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Oh ok, I see now (and just googled it).

What he sleeps on was a throw i used to have on my settee that I kept for some reason, and we all sat on it for a few days so it would smell of us, needless to say, it doesn't smell of us anymore, and he now has 4 lots of bedding in rotation (this is because 2 weeks ago I started to have a new kitchen in and didn't have a washing machine so I was palming my washing off on various friends and needed fresh bedding in so he had one all the time)

SL x

sarabe

Steph998 wrote: »

So...your advice is to NOT 'tell off' a dog who you find peeing in the house?
Just read your other posts...and yes, its the peeing and not the where they pee that is the problem...but you obviously are used to stupid dogs.

MY dogs know fine well what they are being 'told off' for.

Peeing in the wrong place.....not simply peeing. At 13 weeks, a pup knows the difference.

If a young puppy needs to relieve himself and he has yet to learn bladder control and has yet to learn where the toilet is, indeed he may even have a vague idea that he should be outside but no one has noticed that he is dying for a pee, maybe you are on the phone or watching the telly or typing on the computer what should he do - send you a text??

A rolled up newspaer is a very useful tool when housetraining a puppy. If your puppy has an accident indoors take the rolled up newspaper and hit yourself over the head whilst repeating the words "I forgot to watch my dog, I forgot to watch my dog" If your puppy laughs at you when you do this - praise him!!

It's funny that you say I am only used to stupid dogs because that is what the previous owners of my dogs said they were. Stupid, untrainable and aggressive but the truth is that they were far more intelligent than them which is why they didn't do well with their punishment based regime.

As a professional dog trainer I don't see that many stupid dogs because basically they don't need a lot of training. It is the dogs that are very intelligent that need the stimulation and the training much like the gifted children that often get into trouble at school.

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bramble1 wrote: »

I assume you are crate training?


Is it just weeing thats that problem?
Do you have a set routine for feeding him and taking him out to go to the loo?

Hi,

Yes I am crate training him. His routine used to be 3 x a day, howver he stopped eating his lunch time one a few days ago so i've stopped putting it down. He gets his food at the same time and he mostly eats it all, if he doesn't (rarely) i lift it after 15 mins to discourage him from picking

SL x

Steph998

SL...honestly, listen. This can be so confusing...especially (when it is obvious to us listeners ) that you want the best for your Boy.

Don't set alarms. Dont get up at sparrow fart....he will be fine. If he pees the bed, he will learn that it is not nice to lie on. He will not develop skin sores, or be a miserable pup. He will be absolutely fine till 8am or when you get up, and he will not love you any less. During the day, when he looks like he is about to pee....if you SEE him, lift him and get him to paper/grass or outside as quickly as you can. Let him know what is acceptable to YOU (ie paper at the back door, or only outside on the grass etc.) He is a clever pup. He will soon pick it up...but you have to be consistent.

bramble1

Steph998 wrote: »

D'you know....he probably is. Pups can get very reliant on their human mums, once they are separated from their natural mothers and their siblings. You need to get tough with him. I know it sounds awful...(I don't mean tough, as in 'tough'.....) but you have to let him know who is boss. YOU ARE. No question. If he pees inside, let him know how peed off YOU are. Growl at him. Literally. Speak to him in a deep growly voice. Watch him look up at you as if he has been told off. Obviously you cant get angry with him after the event, but if you actually see him pee indoors, say 'NO' in a deep voice. Don't pet him or cuddle him for ages. Turn your back on him. Then, have times where you speak to him in a high girly voice, and play with him, cuddle him and let him know he is your Boy. He knows the difference! Most JR's are very clever, and it wont be long before he is peeing in the right place. I know it sounds odd, but the 'low high' voice thing really works.

Now.

It's the POOPING we have to address

If you catch him peeing inside - I wouldn't tell him off... I'd pick him up (he'll stop peeing because he's been interupted, take him outside and praise when he starts to pee again.

Don't scold him for going to the loo, or he'll think everytime he needs a pee it's something bad....

Praise him when he's doing something good i.e peeing outside, and ignore unwated behaviour

NEVER try to tell him off for something he's done earlier in the day, they don't associate actions and time, if he had an accident 2 hours before but you tried to tell him off now, he just would not understand the point you are trying to make.

bramble1

Sallylizzie wrote: »

Hi,

Yes I am crate training him. His routine used to be 3 x a day, howver he stopped eating his lunch time one a few days ago so i've stopped putting it down. He gets his food at the same time and he mostly eats it all, if he doesn't (rarely) i lift it after 15 mins to discourage him from picking

SL x

How long do you leave his last feed before bed... obviously if you feed just before bed he will need to get up for the loo in the night!

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Thanks everyone,

I think I'm just going to have to persivere for now, and def invest in a vetbed!

SL x

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bramble1 wrote: »

How long do you leave his last feed before bed... obviously if you feed just before bed he will need to get up for the loo in the night!

He has his last feed at 6pm.

SL x

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Thanks again guys,

I really do take on board everything everyone says, however I need to hit the sack for tonight (two 6 yr old to take to a party tomorrow at 10am JOY!)

I'll check the thread tomorrow to see if anyones posted after I go to bed.

Night all

SL x