Hi i have a nearly 10 month old doberman who when we bought her she was not litter trained however, we started by buying her a crate and also using those puppy pads for her to wee on which she did not get on very well with and always just decided to wee on the floor, then we tried newspaper which she took abit better to but again did wee on the floor when she decided. So instead of using these methods we just tried to let her out regularly but we're now ten months down the line she still wees in the house at times even though she gets let out in the garden regularly, it is also hard because we are unaware of when she wants to go out cause she doesnt bark or give any signals. The other day i let her out she did a wee came back in and not so long after decided to wee again in the kitchen she never wees in the front room she usually does it in the kitchen and occassionally in the hall way. It is creating a really awful smell that is difficult to get rid of no matter how much you air the house out and im just wondering if anyone has any idea of what i can try? Thanks.

In my opinion the only way to housetrain a dog is to go out in the garden, and stay out there with it until it does a wee then praise it lots. Ignore any accidents in the house but try to minimise them by watching her all the time. If your kitchen floor is lino or tiles then bleach it well to get rid of any underlying smell and keep a bucket of bleach water near at all times for accidents.

I believe you've made a mistake in initially encouraging her to wee indoors, on pads or paper, you're going to have to start from scratch again.

I do use the puppy pads for my 4 month old pup through the night, she is left for 5 hours and occasionally needs to use them. Other than through the night though the pads were lifted and she was taken out every 30 mins for a pee and watched like a hawk the rest of the time. As both my partner and I work full time it was hard work but we managed it and she is now completely clean through the day and has only used the pads I think twice over the last 14 nights. Of course it helps that the weather is good and we can now leave the back door open all day. For your girl though an open door is not good enough as she needs you to go outside with her and praise her when she piddles :-)

Yeh to be honest with you she gets lots and lots of praise when she wees outside and we always go out with her when she goes out cause the gate is low and there is a chance of her jumping over it if we dont go out there. She doesnt go during the night at all im just wondering whether its a matter of her still being a puppy and not being able to hold it for long yet?

Thankyou by the way.

At 10 months old I would think she should be in full control of her bladder. If you think it's a control issue it might be best to speak to your vet, is this a recent problem? If it's not a recent problem then it's back to basics I'm afraid taking her out into the garden at least once an hour and staying out there till she performs....and making sure there is no lingering scent in the house.

i agree it's back to basics i'm afraid. take her out every hour or more at first and reward her when she goes. ignore any accidents in the house but take her outside as soon as you catch her weeing so she can finish.
Treat her as if she can't hold her bladder and increase the time between visits to the garden over time.
She will continue to wee in the house if there is any smell left at all, even if you think it's clean dogs can still smell it. if it's hard flooring use bleach or washing powder in water to wash clean but if it's carpet i'd advice you to change it.
be patient and she will soon get the hang of it she's just a bit confused at the moment and not all dogs are house trained early. my TT wasn't house trained when i got her at 6 and half months and it took a lot of time and patience to sort it out even though we only had an odd accident. she's a year old today and it's been about a month or so since we've had any problems and i now don't have to worry about making her go out in the garden every 2/3 hours. She will hold it until i let all the dogs out even if she rushes outside and goes straight away.
      

A solution of biological washing powder will really help to get rid of the smell.After you've mopped,if you have a handbasin you can use,sluice the mop thoroughly and keep it in a bucket of clean solution.There'll soon be no smell for her to go back to.And you'll have to take her to the garden regularly,whether she's showing signs or not.She thinks her wee place is the kitchen,so you have to teach her that it's not.Once she get's the idea,it will be ,problem solved.Don't give up.

Okie dokie thankyou for your advice im going to do the whole house tommorow with washing powder get a new mop and bucket and see how it goes.