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my bitch had a litter 7 weeks ago and i am just wanting to try and toilet training the pups that are here especially the one we are keeping i have tried putting down pads sprayed with toilet training stuff to no avail they prefer my floor lol any good tips
By Isabel
Date 07.07.08 16:43 UTC

Just the usual way really, get them outside as soon as they wake up, after eating or after about 30 mins play. You won't make it everytime, especially with a large litter and obviously more hands help but I usually start with mine as soon as they are able to go outside, about 4 weeks say, so by this stage they are pretty much asking to go if they are caught short in play time, although you do have to be quick as they have no real control :-)

The litter of 2 we had last year pretty much paper trained themselves; as soon as I added a newspaper laden play area to the vet bed laden sleeping area they would toddle in to wee and poo in it. Then it was just a matter of praising when they went, adding a command word, and trying to get them to go outside. It was much easier with only 2 of course, but their own habits combined with me having them outside unless they had recently toileted meant that we only had 2 accidents inside in the time before they went to new homes.
My litters had Vet bed and paper in the run and I was astonished at what age they would crawl off the Vetbed and wee on the paper. However once they get to the excitement of 7 weeks and so busy its like asking a newborn baby to potty train. Newspaper and patience. They all take different times and they are only as good as you are, at spotting the signs. Plenty of OTT praise when they get it right and NO admonishing when it is not where you want. They are just babies.
I'm like Isabel. I start mine as soon as possible, at about 4 weeks old. They go out as soon as I hear one awake. Then they are taken out after eating, and as often as I can manage in between ;-) Every new owner has said how quickly this litter were housetrained - a matter of days in some cases. Unfortunately the one I kept took a lot longer. I'm convinced it was because she was so used to doing inside, and didn't realise that she was not supposed to go indoors!!! Oh, I didn't use paper, or pads either, but I do have concrete floors :-)
If your dog is going to live inside the home, and over 90% of our pets do, you are going to have to go through the housebreaking process unless you have grossly different hygienic standards than most. It is not hard, it need not be messy, and it need not be a struggle. It does not have to take a long time. Remember that it is a training issue and you will need to have more than casual input. It will take some of your time but the more involved you get, the shorter that span will be. This is The Most Important Rule - If you don't catch your puppy doing it - then don't punish him for it! Praise your puppy when things go right. Don't let this be a situation where your only action is saying "No" when they are caught in the midst of using the wrong area. If they do it right - let them know! There are several ways to housebreak a puppy. With the first, you can put down papers or pretreated pads, encouraging them to use these areas for going to the bathroom. The pads are scented with a chemical that attracts the puppy to use them. Whenever you see them starting into their "pre-potty pattern," such as walking around and sniffing the floor, you gently pick them up without talking and carry them over to the papers/pad and then praise them when they go to the bathroom. When all goes well and they are using the papers consistently, the papers are either moved closer to the door and/or another set is placed outside. The transition is made from concentrating the toilet habits to one spot inside the home to one spot outside the home. Finally, the papers inside are eliminated. The only problem with this method is that for a period of time it encourages the animal to eliminate inside the home. In our experience, house training may take longer when this method is used. The second popular method of house training involves the use of a crate or cage. The often-stated reasoning is that the animal is placed in a cage that is just large enough to be a bed. Dogs do not like to soil their beds because they would be forced to lay in the mess. It works, and while in these confines, most pups will control their bladder and bowels for a longer time than we would expect. Young puppies, at 8 or 9 weeks of age can often last for 7 or 8 hours, however, we would never recommend leaving them unattended in a crate for that long in most circumstances
By tooolz
Date 08.07.08 07:09 UTC
Afshan,
I believe you live in Turkey.
May I ask is English your first language? If not (or even if it is) then may I congratulate you on such a well written piece of information. Not only is it full of very accurate facts and advice but is so beautifully written.
By tooolz
Date 08.07.08 07:59 UTC
................And since this is your 3rd user name can I ask how you come up with such unusual words...
you're obviously gifted with words.
By denese
Date 09.07.08 09:39 UTC

My pups from the minute they get out of there welphing box, go over to the news paper I place by the veranda door. But! remember they are babies and toilet training is a brain development, It is the brain that holds the bladder. My pups by 8 weeks will go and wee on the paper no problem. Little accidents, but they are only babies.
Like moms that say my baby was potty trained at 6months egh! Mom is trained to sit baby on the potty after feeding.
Denese

I agree with Isabel summer litters are easier for toilet training ...if its possible take them into the garden after feeds.We did this with a summer litter and the new owners were amazed at the speed the puppies were trained ....hard work getting them all outside and watching the ones you have already put outside if you know what I mean its amazing how much trouble they can get into when you nip in to get two more!!!LOL
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