Same mine just latterly thinks she’s invisible like my puppy doesn’t care she will go into the living room in front of everyone. And just release it’s pretty impresive
I feel like my pup doesn’t want to pee outside because of the cold lol *** Update on my pup, She's 2 years old now and uses the doggy door very well. But now she's starting to pee inside only when it's super cold or super windy. I started getting pee pads for times like that***
Hey man I know this is old, but I’m just trying to find out the best way to train my puppy. Like how to teach him to listen to me how to stop him from growling or snapping at people, I don’t know the right way to punish him. If you could give some advice that’d be great
So basically you need to not have a job, be able to wake up every 2-3 hours and go back to sleep right after, and be able to stay home watching your dog constantly if you want to get a pup. My newborn baby had less requirements. GOT IT ! EDIT: the amount of people on the internet that take a sarcastic exaggeration of a comment and think it’s real 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Oh um if you do this for the first week or 2, as they grow older they'll know that its not allowed to pee inside because you even woke them up in the middle of the night, so you wont have to do that for the rest of your life don't worry xD
My husband and I were just saying the same thing. We've raised 5 kids and they weren't this much work lol I guess the playpen during the day and crate at night will help my 9 week old puppy to not potty in the house anymore and I've also thrown out the puppy pads. Those are about the dumbest idea ever. They train the dogs to potty in the house.
I just got my puppy this morning, I’ve been taking her out every 1-2 hours, and she’s already cried twice to let me know she has to go out!! I think she got started potty training before we got her but I’m surprised how fast she’s learning!!
yeah we got our dog at 11 weeks and he has never peed in his crate at night. He sleeps through the night and only whines in the morning at like 6 to let us know he needs to go and at that point the people in my house are starting to wake up for work so its timed just right. hes peed a couple times in the house but it was our fault.
@@sweetfeety2ksj yeah i have a new doggo who trained before but his owners before were irresponsible so he has no shame peeing inside, what should I do?
@@melxdiq842 take him outside after every meal and stand out there with him nd calculate how many times it pee and boo boo because like she even said in the video that can’t control there blatter yet but then eventually your dog gonna get use to going outside
@@mixedemotions8141 ikr!! My dog sits by the door for 2 seconds if she has to poop then poops infront of the door but yet escapes her pen and whines if she needs to pee
To be fair this is mostly front loading the work for the dog for the rest of its life. If you spend the time and effort early then the rest will be very easy, or at least more easy
When ever I wake my puppy up to take her outside to potty throughout the night she just lays down in the grass and falls back asleep 😂 (thank you all so much for the likes)
Yeah my chihuahua puppies don’t like that, plus they will want to sleep with me if I wake them up in the middle of the night... the night time barking is a pain. I have had them for 2weeks now. They are currently 10weeks old and do really well with sleeping and not making mistakes throughout the night. I put them down at 12am (walk before bed) and wake them up at 6am (walk in the morning). It’s been really hard trying to work and potty train them throughout the day. My major problem is with the fact that they are not leash trained yet, because every leash that I buy is waaay too big even the smallest of them all. So I’m current looking to custom make one for each of them. They are going to give me hell I know it 😂
Play pens are so important and something I see a lot of my friends NOT use when they get a new pup (although I keep my advice to myself unless they ask). I kept my Lab in a play pen his first few months and let him earn his run of the house slowly. Whenever he was out of the play pen during those first few months, he was 100% supervised. Doing this helped keep him from getting into things and being destructive. For his entire life, he never destroyed a single thing in the house (he passed away a couple of years ago). Most people I know get a dog and just let them loose in the house to explore and do whatever they want....and that's what the dog does. Whatever he wants -- which YOU don't want. I'm picking up a mini Bernedoodle in a week and plan on raising him the same way.
@@janetgershman274 fine. He's 1.5 now and has his problems that still need training... but he's not destructive and is 90% good dog. And the other 10% is little devil. But that's doodles.
OH MY!! My 12 week old Bernedoodle puppy will be with us in 10 days so I am watching every video and reading every blog on puppy training, as it's been 17 years since I trained a puppy! Rachel, your voice and delivery is so easy to listen to and understand. I can't wait to watch more of your videos! Thank you for sharing your love of puppies and your hard earned wisdom!
Rachel is freakin awesome and amazing!!! I bought a 10 week old puppy last week. Today was my first day off with it, meaning a full day to work with it. I’ve done exactly as you mentioned, take it out every 1-2 hours. After a week of frustration, with it doing it’s business anywhere and everywhere around the apartment, yet the moment I take it outside….nothing. Today with me keeping on top of it all day, it’s gone on it’s own….outside all three times. The third time was a bit of a struggle. I figured we’d go inside and try it again in 15 minutes. It started sniffing the carpet, going around in circles, and I immediately remembered you mentioning that when looking for signals. I took her outside, and we are now three for three for the day, no inside accidents so far today.
I just bought a 7 week puppy and all it does is sleep. Today’s my first day with him and I’m nervous. I’m not sure if right now is the best time to potty train or should I wait a few more weeks. I’m new to this so I’m here watching all kinds of videos 😅
This is absolutely brilliant. Our first dog (who is now a grandpa dog!) was trained by being locked in a bathroom with puppy pads by his original owner. He would look for any rug in the house (because it looked like a puppy pad to him, poor guy) to potty on. When we adopted him, our only goal was “potty outside.” Puppy pads were not an option, so we did this very method you’re showing in this video and it worked! Now, years later, we’ve introduced a new puppy and I’m like, ehhh, maybe we should just do the hard-core week of taking this new doggo outside every two hours like we did with our older dog. People have been calling me nuts, and telling me to be lazier and use puppy pads, so I’m SO GLAD I found your video! I’m doing it this way. It’s a week of my life and the rest of my dogs life, so totally worth it. Thank you!
This is the most honest and best guide. Simply put is put the work in early, don’t be lazy and potty training is easy …there still may be accidents but they’ll be far far far less (in some cases less than two hands worth.)
Just wanted to say that I know this video is older but this past Sunday I rescued a puppy after watching her run across a five lane highway. I could tell by the way she was walking that she was terrified after crossing the highway so I had to turn my car around and go back to check on her. She was starving and so dehydrated that she was struggling to even stand up. We really weren't planning on keeping her but she quickly stole our hearts. I was SO scared that I wouldn't be capable enough to train her BUT we followed all of your tips and she is doing SO WELL!!! She's been home from the vet for 5 days and is already going to the door to be let outside! Just wanted to say I really, REALLY appreciate the helpful advice/tips. You've definitely earned a life long sub from us. Hope you're doing well! 💜💟
We always stood outside until there was a wee or poo. Even if we were standing there for an hour in the snow and my pup was happy to sniff around and I was standing freezing my ass off. But I still stood out there with her. She’s flawlessly housetrained now!
Thank you Rachel. I am a pet sitter and I'm currently sitting a gorgeous Great Dane pup. Earlier today the pup did her business inside and I went the wrong way about it. I feel so terrible and I immediately looked for a guide on what to do. Your vid has just helped me immensely. Thank you. ❤ Sending you warm regards and love all the way from South Africa. Take care. David.
This is the perfect video for me. My pup is 9 weeks and looks exactly like yours. Crate training is going great. I set alarms to take him out at 11 pm, 1:30 am, 4 am, and 6 am. However, during the day I take him out at least every hour, but he'll still have an occasional accident during playtime. He's easily distracted, even when I have treats, and tries to eat everything on the ground. No way I can have him off leash when outside. In the house he'll leave everything. Outside he'll eat everything.
This video helped me a lot with my new puppy.. they only thing I didn’t like was “it’s your fault if your puppy has an accident in the house”... not only are puppies adjusting to a new environment but new puppy owners are adjusting as well. Puppies are ALOT of work. I have 3 children & I think my new puppy is way more stressful. I can take him out to potty & he will still come inside & have an accident. & don’t forget the “puppy blues” a lot of owners go thru. Good luck to the new puppy owners I heard it gets easier😅😅
well it’s your fault if the puppy has an accident, but it’s normal to make faults and to not be perfect. There was literally no judgment within the comment. Maybe you’re a perfectionist but it’s really not bad to make a mistake or something not being perfect :)
Nique I agree with you. Saying it's owners fault is not productive. That's why we call them accidents. Unexpected situations we cannot always control. No one can follow a puppy around 24/7 and watch perfectly their every move. It's a learning process for both owner and puppy. Just do your best and hopefully puppy will catch on!
It’s been 15 yrs since I had a puppy . This is a good refresher for me. Cept it is cold to potty train now, lol ! But it is what it is. The rewards are worth the work.
I watched this video right before I got a puppy and this video definitely worked. After a week she was fully poddy trained. Thank you so much for doing these videos. all of the advice and tips you are giving is so good.
Thank you. Just got a boston terrier and doing almost every thing right. I am just struggling with no 2. He sneeks away to do it. (Ps i am a care giver to a quadriplegic) God bless thank you for all the hacks
Hi Rachel, I don't know if you pick up on new comments from your old videos but I had to tell you what an amazing success we have had with your advice. We picked up our new 8 week old Newfypoo puppy and made sure to take him outside every hour from when he got home to midnight and then every 3 hours. He went potty from the first hour and every time after that! He picked up on the route from the front room to the back door and by the afternoon of day 2 he was asking to go out!! We have had no accidents or puppy pads in the house since he arrived. He's a real smart kid from his parents but I think its your recommendation plus our consistency that has pulled it together. We are binge watching ALL your advice on EVERYTHING puppy and would recommend this approach to every new puppy parent. Thank you xx
Omg Rachel we had our 13 week Maltese for 1week and 1 day. Mylo our puppy only had 1 accident in the house and it was when my daughter was watching him and playing a lot. He is doing so well with potty training and I am so proud of us all.😊❤! Thanks for ur guidance and direction. I will continue to watch ur videos and learn. We are now working on him not biting us.
I watched this right before we got our puppy a few weeks ago and I can comfortably say that he is house trained at 8 almost 9 weeks now in just under a week. We incorporated a hanging bell and he knows to run over and hit it with his nose anytime he needs to go out. And he has only had 1 or 2 crate pee accidents (both my fault) since we got him. He whines when he needs to go out during the night and we’ve got it down to only 1 time a night he needs to be let out. We are currently working the puppy biting using the technique in her other video which also seems to be having a positive affect! Thanks!!
@@craftswithabby3357 every time I took him out to potty I took his paw or nose and rang the bell and said “potty” and vet time he touched it (whether on purpose or accident) I opened the door and let him out and eventually he realized that the bell meant the door would open and since I never let him potty inside, he associates outside with potty. It’s been a life saver. He caught on fast and we have one in our room too for when he’s in there and the door is closed. We also take one with us if we go to someone’s house and he uses it too.
@@craftswithabby3357 in the beginning, I also rewarded him each time he touched the bell with his nose and soon he would do it for the treats and eventually I didn’t have to use the treats anymore.
@@savannahmpizza I'd be afraid he's going to learn that any time he wants to go outside, he rings the bell. Not just to toilet.. but just because he wants out ;)
I've been training for over 20 years. It's amazing to me how many trainers have their own training philosophy(prejudice perspective). And you did not, thank you. You gave simple common-sense answers to simple common issues. Great tips & insight to a puppy's mind.
Great video…. I just got a rescue puppy yesterday and managed to potty train him within about 7hrs… he’s 8-weeks old and 8.5 pounds (Golden CavPom Mix)… after 3 mishaps in my home office, now he cries whenever he needs something … no issues ever since and he held his bladder all through the night in his crate…. He’s a very smart boy
@tim.m2I work from home which helped so all I did was shut the door with him in my office and just monitored him…. The moment his nose went down I grabbed him and would grab his paw and use it to paw the door quick before letting him out of my office and into the yard…. If he attempted to pee a bit or was mid pee I’d pick him up and again repeat the process…. The key is to not let any accidents happen which will expedite everything….. eventually I transitioned him onto the bell
@tim.m2 you just have to be on top of it with no mistakes.... You just watch the dog like a hawk and the moment their head goes down to sniff you bring them outside... If they start to pee inside you just grab them and bring them outside to finish.... Just need to be very aware and on the ball... I work from home so I just locked him in the office with me and had him trained in no time. If a mistake happens, clean it very thoroughly so the smell of pee is gone so they dont think it's okay. Thats the best advice I can give.... Eventually I transitioned to using his paw to scratch the door before I bring him outside and eventually he just started scratching the door whenever he wanted to go out.
Our dog yoda died at 14 and we've had some depressing months without an animal. It actually really effects me not having a pet in the home. Anyways we just got an 8 week old kitten and German Shepherd at the same time and I'm really enjoying these videos ♥
this works！my 8 weeks puppy leanrt business outside on the lawn in 9 days. be warned that 1st week is full of frustration but after that joy！salute to the great video and our smart puppies 🎉❤
This is an amazing video. Got a 10 week old puppy just over a week ago and he is not having accidents in the house anymore. Followed these tips very closely, when my pup has his nose down and circling it's time to go out! One helpful tip I'd like to add is take notes of the times the puppy was last out/watered/ate. This will help you know approximate times the pup will need to go so if you see the nose down and circling then you better grab that pup and run! Lol
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Then you seriously need to seek help you cannot train a puppy in a week what’s the rush let them learn in their time love them first get your relationship right everything else will follow don’t be in a hurry have patience they are babies who need love first you don’t need money grabbing idiots to advise you learn from your dog he will teach you
@@sandralancaster7046 the best thing you can do for your puppy IS to train them as soon as possible. letting them run free is only going to make things harder for both you and your puppy later down the road, it's entirely possible to give them love while also training them :/
@@saarika497 Absolutely. And what about all these expensive freeze-dried, natural ladeeda food. A puppy would cost more to feed than my family. Again people...don't listen to all these sales pitches.
My 5 month old chihuahua that I just adopted is not potty trained. I keep him confined, and watch him like a hawk. Every hour I take him outside and reward when he goes potty outside. I'm on day 3 now and did not have an accident. Remember it's 0f outside right now. His biggest reward is going back inside.
Thank you for this information. When I first got my puppy- 10 weeks old- we started out great. But what I just realized is that I rush her too much to potty. Fannie and I are starting fresh this morning thanks to your video this morning. And I love your presentation.
Videos on all aspects of having a pup are most welcome. My young adult son rocked up with a pup yesterday and he has a lot to learn. Reading isn’t his thing so your videos will really help him. He is also more likely to listen to social media for tips than to me. 😂 Thank you so much.
My beagle only barks when needed. Usually when she sees a squirrel or rabbit. She is one of the best dogs we’ve had. Very easy to train but I high prey drive and will run after anything that crosses the yard. It’s important to train them to heal from the beginning.
I have a beagle and it’s very difficult. When I leave him in his crate for a little bit and he doesn’t see me, he starts screaming. And I feel like I’m not getting anywhere with the potty training and I’ve had him for a month
@@Nashlyville do you think you could take it to your local pet store? i know petco does training and i’m pretty sure petsmart does as well, maybe they could help
We just got our 8 week old goldendoodle puppy, Leo, yesterday! Your videos have been so helpful and amazing in preparing for our guy! This one came at a perfect time. Thank you Rachel!!
She's spitting truth right here. No accidents in 48 hours and, lol, my Fitbit shows FOUR TIMES my average steps. But, admittedly, my wife and I are exhausted. Make a video on self-care while doing this, please.
I tried this method with our new puppy, and although my husband and I were so tired of taking turns with taking the puppy out every two hours, the pay off was incredible! After just 3 days he is fully house broken! He whines to go out, and knows it is no "nature scavenger hunt", does his business and then runs back to the door to be let in. Because he was potty trained so fast, we now almost have him fully crate trained too, as he does not go pee or potty inside his crate!! Thank you so much for this video even though it takes a few nights of diligent work!!!
S F she’s been potty trained basically a week after i got her. she caught on pretty quick. dogs are so smart if you’re consistent. i only crate her when i leave... she won’t potty in the house if i leave her, but she did tear up my carpet one time so now i keep her in the crate when i leave.
Hi, I have a 13 weeks old puppy, I have potty trained him with your technique and it’s working pretty well now. He is always asking to go out by the door when needed. Now my question is during the night. I can wait about 4h between having to wake up when can I start with a full night of sleep ? Thank you so much
I’m really excited to be getting a new puppy, but not looking forward to taking her outside every hour when it is -30 degrees Celsius. I am really going to try to be consistent with the training and do it properly but that doesn’t mean I will enjoy it in the moment.
@@tyedyemama5746 living in Alberta she will need to get used to the cold. There is no point in avoiding it. If we didn’t start her off outside right away she wouldn’t be whining to go outside to go potty now. Consistently and repetition is key with potty training. I at least didn’t have to convince her to go inside after going potty. She did her business and then rushed inside.
I understand that and love that you're giving people this information. Maybe I've just gotten lucky. I have my puppy in a very small crate. When she can't go potty in one section and yet sleeping another. It's just her and enough room to stand up and stretch, turn around and lay back down. So at night, I have been very lucky and blessed that she has not gone in her crate. She's going to be 9 weeks tomorrow
This is working. The routine is: he sleeps, we take him out he goes toilet, play time , sleeps and so on haha He’s doing really well. Only two accidents and that was both my fault !!
I have always trained my puppy to adult without using a crate - I limit their movement to a small room or bathroom and like your suggestion at multiple walking - I also have a timer that has a special ring that my new or young dogs learn to respect as outside time.
We have been very fortunate with our 12 week old rat terrier. We've had her for 2 weeks and she came from an Amish family who apparently was already working on housebreaking. Bella only pottied in the house the first day, TWICE right at the back door. We just opened the door and said outside and she has not gone inside since. She goes out before bedtime around 10 pm and once around 3-4 in the morning. She starts to whine in the kennel to let us know she needs to go! We're realistic and know she may still have accidents etc so we're prepared and just use positive reinforcements. She has also learned sit, stay, drop (to drop something she isn't supposed to have) and stay! "Come" has been a bit more difficult. She has SO MUCH energy! But she hit's it more than she misses! We really are blessed. We love your channel and will continue to use your advice and techniques.
This changed my life!!! We just adopted an 11 week old bernedoodle (I guess she's almost 12 weeks old now) last week. She was peeing literally every 5 min not emptying her bladder fully each time. She would go pee outside, but once inside she would pee again minutes later. We added a bell lanyard (we also have a doorbell that our other dog uses). Between letting the pup out every 10 minutes and looking to see if she was sniffing around, we stopped her from going potty in the house, she's pretty much potty trained in under 6 days! she also she uses the doorbell andor bell jingle!! thank you rachel!!!
So, sooo true. The initial hard work and a few disturbed nights makes the world of difference. I try to stay away from training pads because it takes much longer and I feel confuses your pet. But for some I totally understand this is an necessity. I take my 6 week old out three to four times during the night and continuously throughout the day, although impossible if you're not working from home. Hardly any sleep for a couple of weeks but in the long run it will pay off. Total dedication and continuity required which for some ould prove to be impossible, but if you can do it, definitely worth the effort. Very patient with him, too, as they are only babies, so accidents will happen. He sleeps in my bed, (bad practise perhaps but it works for us) and yet to have a wet bed! ❤
I’ve had my mini goldendoodle for a week and she’s made progress on the pee pads and going outside although stil having many accidents. I think the biggest issue really is as owners changing our routine to get up early and getting used to going outside consistently. Because I know I’ve been lazy😂😂
Hi! I have a yorkipoo and it took us about a month to see a huge difference. Still a few accidents. Treats and praise worked for us (although Rachel advised not to in another) whenever he went potty in the puppy pad. I think they catch on to it quicker. And then I wean off the treats and use praise. And definitely paying attention to their sniffing in circles. Lol
Took me 2 months to potty train my mini goldendoodle every time he will sit at the back door we will take him out! And now he will sit there patiently until we take him out
@@dakota4780 who knows they might like each other and if not your cat will just swipe the puppy and it will learn my kittens like like my puppy but not my adult cat
Thanks to your tips, I trained my 8 week old chihuahua min pin mix in 3 days! I still watch her like a hawk but she had zero accidents yesterday and our night time routine is perfect! Of course it's a but difficult to get up multiple times a night but it's better than pees or poops in the house! It's cold where I live but these tips still worked for me and my steps are way up lol thank you!
I would love a video on puppy bitting. I have a 8 week old pup and he loves bitting me and when i tell him no and try to redirect his bitting or he doesn't get his way he barks at me and keeps trying to bite me. I NEED tips on this! thank you!
Right! I go to school and right after school I go feed them let them out and go straight to work so I don’t have really a lot of time to do that and Ik for a fact my brother won’t do it
If you are completely alone(as in there are no friends or family to help out) then tbh you probably shouldn’t have invested in a puppy just yet 🤣. Very time consuming
unfortunately I am a hothead and my first dog experienced that first hand (a lot of yelling and hitting walls or myself) and it always saddened me that I raised her like that because she truly deserves the world. She's the only thing that's kept me going and I've been devoted to working on myself and strengthening myself mentally so that she gets the owner she deserves. I kept one of the pups from her liter and I'm going to be completely different this time around. Watching videos like this definitely help and I will most definitely come back with my success story for both of these pups:)
Thank you so much for all of your videos Rachel! We're getting our new puppy next week, and I've been watching all of your videos. Wish I would have known about your channel with our boy that we just lost. 😔 Thanks again, keep doing what you're doing. ❤
I’ve been doing this method for only a few hours and I’m so proud of my little puppy. Ive been watching him like a hawk & he hasn’t had a single accident inside! All poops and pees inside!! I never thought I’d feel so excited over dog poop😂 thank you Rachel!!!
My puppy is 5 months old. We’ve had him a week and he’ll go on the puppy pad (mostly) but I can’t seem to get him to go pee (or poop) outside except for first thing in the morning. He will be outside for 15-30 minutes and when I feel he’s not gonna go, bring him in. I then hawk-eye him knowing he’s about to go and I must drift off or something because he always finds a way to go! It’s very frustrating. I’m trying to feed and water on a schedule, take him out frequently, and look for behavior cues but this little booger is frustrating!!! Any suggestions?! 😊
I taught my first pup on the command "weewees" to go to the door IF she needs to go then my second pup I put a bell down so she could ring it when she gotta go. :) hope this helped some of you
This is so great, I have a puppy and he was doing good in going potty and then he started going bad so my mom told me to find how to train golden doodle puppys and then I found this video and she said “This is a good video to watch”.
Hey Rachel, ive been watching your videos about raising and training puppies. I then decided to buy a poodle puppy! I applied all of your tips on raising pups and they all worked so well!! my lil pup is potty trained in just 3 days. now i can take her to sleep with me without worrying her having an accident. Thank you so much and keep inspiring us!
Yesterday I watched this video and the 1 step potty training video... no accidents since! Thank you for breaking it down and making it super simple. We’ve had Davey our 12 week old Bernedoodle puppy for 3 days now. Will be binge watching everything on your channel 😂🙌🏻
Rachel - Today I woke up crying because I just couldn’t understand why my boy is still peeing everywhere but my girl is already going outside. I watched this video and it really changed my prospective! Thank you for an awesome experience!
Thank you so much! It’s been Day 3 with my 9 week old puppies (we got two sisters) and I wish I knew this 3 days ago. The thing I’ve notice is not even a minute after my puppies drink water, they already pee a little. Not enough time to go out to the lawn past the patio.
I loooove your videos, I adopted a shelter puppy last year, he was almost 3 months and I literally took him potty every hour and a half, even at night, and then went doing that Window of time a littler bigger every month and he learn to go potty outside in just a month!!! Being patient and constant for a months is the key and they learn and of course the treat reward! Thank you so much! I’ve learned a lot with your videos 😊
I was literally watching this video 10 mins ago. My dog started watching it to. He gave me an energized look and started to act different. Took him to the pee pad and he nailed it. That was his first time using the pee pad.
I like that you don't believe in punishing your pup. You can correct without scaring or confusing your dog. My new puppy at 6 months old was said to be house trained but she has had accident after accident. Although are watching her, she is quick and we still haven't figured out each others cues plus I forgot that even at this age they don't empty their bladders quickly. She is very distracted and doesn't even get through her whole bowl of food without wandering off. found thanks to some redditors
We've had our 9 week old puppy for 6 days now (almost 1 week), following all your instructions. My husband and I set alarms through the night for 2.5 hours and we take it in turns taking him out. He has no accidents through the night, but within the first hour of being awake, he does at least 1 - 2 wees outside then tries to wee at least 2-4 more times inside. How can he hold it for 2.5 hours through the night, then need to go multiple times within an hour in the morning? I've lost so much work time this week trying to work from home, I've spent no time alone with my kids, and one person in the family is always on dog duty watching him and missing out. So far, we’re 6 days in and it's exactly like day 1 when we brought him home. What are we doing wrong that we haven't been able to train him like you said in one week?
A puppy at rest can hold it much longer than a puppy at play, when they are running around playing and sprinting and drinking they are shaking everything up inside and that makes them need to go more frequently!
If he can smell where he has gone before he'll mark it again. Clean the spots each time with vinegar and water or something from pet store so he can't smell there. That is why I think puppy pads help the process if you can't time their peeing each time. It has that smell they want and Willmar there and not your floor or carpet.
The training process is for them to learn to hold it and go outside so you can praise them when they do. It doesn't hurt to get them to run around outside to further stimulate their need to go....usually soon. Many people walk their dogs several times a day and that is when they go because it stimulates the need to go.
@@bethandickenson5801 Often people don't understand what a time commitment it is to train a puppy. They don't want to be outside alone so they aren't focusing on that task at first. You are so right!
I’m a first time puppy parent. I just got my puppy he’s 10 weeks today. He’s been with me for a week now. The first 2 nights we didn’t have any accidents in his crate but now we are. I will try these hacks. Also I would like to know how to introduce him to our house cat. Thank you so much for the videos.
This premier starts when I get my puppy. I get my puppy Sept 26, 2020 at 12:00PM, just when the premier starts! LOL😁 Thanks Rachel for the tips, love your channel! ❤️❤️❤️
Definitely a bit jealous - by boy turns 14 weeks on Tuesday - so we are a bit ahead of her. Thankfully I watched a ton of videos from Rachel & others before picking up my boy Finn. It is so important to start right away - my boy also learned so much in this past month plus. Regretting a few bad habits he picked up because of me - but working hard. Much love to you and your new pup.
Can confirm. With my puppy, I had to take her outside every hour on the hour throughout the day and night for two weeks, then worked up to two hours for a week, then three hours for a week, then 4 hours for three weeks....and so on with the slow work up. It was a challenge and she had a few lapses for the first 6 months. One thing of note for anyone that may be struggling with their dog: my puppy probably took longer than usual because she had chronic UTIs. You may not notice until it gets bad and the puppy is just dribbling and peeing like a leaky faucet. We found out it was related to her food by buying doggie UTI test strips (has to be for dogs) and her urine when eating her old food was very alkaline. What helped my dog: a combination of new kibble and adding raw food to her diet. I just added raw food as a kibble topper and in a daily Kong for my puppy. Her urine got to normal levels and now she's a happy dog that can hold her pee.
I just got my new 8 week old pup 4 days ago. Ive been trying to educate myself to training pup. My pup doesn't give any signs of having to go potty. I feel like Im not going to get anywhere if I keep missing the opportunity to teach her. The other thing is Ill take her out after all the key times. After naps, after eating and drinking, after playtime ect. Of course we can sit outside to go potty for an hour, but comes inside and goes potty. Its frustrating because I seem to be following all the steps and no progress. Granted she's only been here 4 days and if she'd just give me a sign that she needs to go. She also will just roll in the grass and roam around instead of getting her business done when we're outside. She's super smart, Ive already trained her a few basic commands, so what am I not getting?
@@roxannaangulo1247 well we were finally headed in the right direction. My pup is 13 weeks now. She'll let me know that she has to go poo by barking by the door and Ill take her out. She likes to do her poo business the furthest spot from the house. But she still needs work on potty. She's learned that if we see her sniffing around in the hallway, we get excited, clap our hands and rush her outside. But she'll do this also to go outside just to play with bugs, at 2 am! I try to ignore her if I know she doesn't have to go to the bathroom because I want her to get over that. Lol. She's a very smart English Shepherd and Ive realized just how smart she is already. Good luck with your lil fur babe.
TRUST ME. THESE TIPS WORK!! A three month old pooton was trained in one week and has not had anny accidents in a whole month!! Ps. It is not my dog but is my friends dog . I really want one though and I might get one!!! If I got a dog I would name her halo and him olive.
So happy I found your channel. I love your style of instruction, so personable and kind. I have a new puppy and have been on a good potty schedule with a few accidents. However, I am getting some positive results. Thank you for doing what your doing 😊
1. **Allow Complete Bladder Emptying:** After a puppy goes potty outside, don't immediately bring them back inside. Young puppies may need to go multiple times to fully empty their bladder. 2. **Prevent Crate Accidents:** Take your puppy outside every 1-4 hours, depending on their age and size. Even wake them up at night every 2-4 hours to avoid accidents in the crate. 3. **Limit Exposure and Freedom:** Use baby gates or playpens to restrict your puppy's movement within the house until they are fully potty trained. This helps you keep a closer watch on them. 4. **Distinguish Potty Break Time:** Separate potty breaks from playtime outside. Don't make the outdoors overly exciting during potty time to avoid confusion for the puppy. 5. **No Punishments:** Don't punish your puppy for indoor accidents. Puppies don't have full bladder control, so punishments won't be effective and may cause fear or stress.
I’ve had my puppy for less than a week and totally agree. I take him out when he wakes up or every 30 minutes to an hour. Of course they sleep quite a bit so it’s not as bad as it sounds. I think he’s getting to trained a little, he’s even scratched at the door a couple times.
Could you do a video on how to take care of your puppy for kids and teens. I convinced my mom to let me get a puppy, and although your videos have been very helpful. I could really use a guide that I can use once I bring my puppy home. Thx
Opinion: bringing a puppy home requires dedication and love. For those of you who say you have to be I employed to potty train, there are other options. Like take a two week vacation for training your pup. It’s a sacrifice worth taking.
This is the way I recently potty trained my Chihuahua. I litter trained it, as opposed to letting it go outside, and it was by far the easiest and the best method I have ever used. So what I did was purchase a 24 X 18 wire doggy crate and put a doggy bed, a doggy blanket, and some doggy toys inside it. At the same time, I also purchased a 24 X 18 solid plastic container with high sides that I customized into my new doggy litter box by using a hack saw to cut out an opening on one side of the container large enough so a Chihuahua can enter and exit it easily. Then I added an inch layer of pine pellets to the floor as the litter material. Next, with the Chihuahua puppy inside the doggy crate I butted the doggy crate opening to the doggy litter box opening. As the idea was that the Chihuahua puppy would sleep and play in the doggy crate but when it needed to eliminate, it would eliminate in the doggy litter box. Guess what, it worked like a charm. So for the first three weeks, I kept this up only letting the Chihuahua puppy out to bond and play after I saw that it had very recently eliminated. Then after three weeks, I slid the doggy litter box out about a foot and a half away from the doggy crate. Then I monitored my new puppy closely throughout the day to see if she was using the doggy litter box like she was supposed to, and she did flawlessly. Then subsequently, I slid the doggy litter box on each successive day a little closer and closer to the final designated location for the doggy litter box I had previously picked out. When the litter box was in its final designated location, I then considered my new puppy fully potty trained. In any event, this was not only by far the easiest time I ever had potty training a Chihuahua puppy, but it was the first time I ever trained a Chihuahua puppy without having any puppy mistakes. Moreover, a litter box, as far as I'm concerned, is not only the easiest way to train your pet because your pet essentially trains itself, but overall it's the best solution as well. As I don't have to worry about maintaining a set schedule to let my puppy out. I don't have to worry about whether it is snowing or raining outside or if it is freezing or too hot. I also don't have to worry about leaving the puppy alone for an extended time period. I also don't have to worry about fleas, ticks, mosquitos, or my dog getting a disease another dog left behind. I also don't have to worry about other dogs attacking tiny Chihuahua since she always remains inside the home. As far as the litter material goes, I highly recommend pine pellets because it virtually eliminates all odors and it is quite easy to work with. It's also far cheaper than other kinds of litter materials and does a far better job at eliminating odors. As you can buy a 40 pound bag of the stuff at Tractor Supply Company for $6.79 plus tax and you will use only about two to maybe three bags a year. Meanwhile, when a dog or cat urinates on the pellets, the pellets disintegrate into odorless saw dust. To make cleaning my doggy litter box easy, I purchased a sifting cat litter box as a cleaning aid only. So what I do to clean the litter box since I always flush down the toilet any solids as soon as I see them, is empty the doggy litter box in the sifter of the cat litter box. Then I sift the sawdust in the sifter into the cat litter box below. When all that remains in the sifter is pine pellets, I then empty the sifter back into my doggy litter box and then add about a scoop to a scoop and a half of pine pellets to make up for what was used. Then I empty the sawdust in the cat litter box from below the sifter into the trash since it is odorless. Lastly, I wipe everything down and put everything up until the next time. As I clean my doggy litter box out about once a week.
My puppy likes to chew dry leaves, sticks, anything he finds interesting and can access; carpets, blankets etc. When I say no and try to redirect him with a chew toy, he is either uninterested and continues to chew / pull or he takes the toy for a few seconds before losing interest and either goes back to previous chewing or does something else. Also when I take him outside, he takes a long time before he actually does a wee's or poo. like 20 mins or so. Just bouncy energy all the time.
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What if I work during the day and cannot monitor my puppy all day ?
Mines as well
"don't let your puppy pee in the house"
Me- easier said then done
so many bots in this comment section, geez
@@k-kayla there's so much
Same mine just latterly thinks she’s invisible like my puppy doesn’t care she will go into the living room in front of everyone. And just release it’s pretty impresive
Same ugh
Yeah my adult rescue dog like sucks at not going outside
"wake your puppy up every 2 hours"
me, a deep sleeper: what
What I do is take their water away after dinner and let them pee/poo once more before I go to bed. My pup sleep through the night with me.
@@Archippos oo okay, thank you
same i got up and turned off the alarm😭🤣
Same lol
@@Archippos this helped a lot thank you
I feel like my pup doesn’t want to pee outside because of the cold lol *** Update on my pup, She's 2 years old now and uses the doggy door very well. But now she's starting to pee inside only when it's super cold or super windy. I started getting pee pads for times like that***
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Same he just runs in and pees or poops on my carpet
Same problem. He runs right back to the door
Bruh I thought I was the only one
Same!!!
She knows her stuff. I have trained puppies for 40 yrs. There are no bad puppies, it's bad humans. They know and follow what we teach thing.
Hey man I know this is old, but I’m just trying to find out the best way to train my puppy. Like how to teach him to listen to me how to stop him from growling or snapping at people, I don’t know the right way to punish him. If you could give some advice that’d be great
@@jxyslime_7060 don't punish bad behaviour, rather, reward good behaviour.
So you can take puppies outside ??
@@siykaadefinitely
So basically you need to not have a job, be able to wake up every 2-3 hours and go back to sleep right after, and be able to stay home watching your dog constantly if you want to get a pup. My newborn baby had less requirements. GOT IT !
EDIT: the amount of people on the internet that take a sarcastic exaggeration of a comment and think it’s real 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Oh um if you do this for the first week or 2, as they grow older they'll know that its not allowed to pee inside because you even woke them up in the middle of the night, so you wont have to do that for the rest of your life don't worry xD
or just take 2 weeks off work like most people do
yeah , thats why you dont get a dog, until you have time for one :)
My husband and I were just saying the same thing. We've raised 5 kids and they weren't this much work lol
I guess the playpen during the day and crate at night will help my 9 week old puppy to not potty in the house anymore and I've also thrown out the puppy pads. Those are about the dumbest idea ever. They train the dogs to potty in the house.
Yep. This is impossible.
I just got my puppy this morning, I’ve been taking her out every 1-2 hours, and she’s already cried twice to let me know she has to go out!! I think she got started potty training before we got her but I’m surprised how fast she’s learning!!
yeah we got our dog at 11 weeks and he has never peed in his crate at night. He sleeps through the night and only whines in the morning at like 6 to let us know he needs to go and at that point the people in my house are starting to wake up for work so its timed just right. hes peed a couple times in the house but it was our fault.
@@sweetfeety2ksj yeah i have a new doggo who trained before but his owners before were irresponsible so he has no shame peeing inside, what should I do?
@@melxdiq842 take him outside after every meal and stand out there with him nd calculate how many times it pee and boo boo because like she even said in the video that can’t control there blatter yet but then eventually your dog gonna get use to going outside
We got my dog and he was potty trained already
My puppys an asshole. I let her out every hour and she will be out for 30 min sometimes come in then poop. Shes 5 months old. She poops inside and out
Mine grunts at me when she needs to poop and says, “woo woo woo” when she has to pee. I think we got the broken one. 😂
No a good one!
Oop-
Atleast you get signs😓
@@mixedemotions8141 ikr!! My dog sits by the door for 2 seconds if she has to poop then poops infront of the door but yet escapes her pen and whines if she needs to pee
soooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!
Didn’t think about the dedication to this part of puppy training… good lord! 😵💫
To be fair this is mostly front loading the work for the dog for the rest of its life. If you spend the time and effort early then the rest will be very easy, or at least more easy
When ever I wake my puppy up to take her outside to potty throughout the night she just lays down in the grass and falls back asleep 😂 (thank you all so much for the likes)
LoL
Mine sleeps all throughout the night
Yeah my chihuahua puppies don’t like that, plus they will want to sleep with me if I wake them up in the middle of the night... the night time barking is a pain. I have had them for 2weeks now. They are currently 10weeks old and do really well with sleeping and not making mistakes throughout the night. I put them down at 12am (walk before bed) and wake them up at 6am (walk in the morning). It’s been really hard trying to work and potty train them throughout the day. My major problem is with the fact that they are not leash trained yet, because every leash that I buy is waaay too big even the smallest of them all. So I’m current looking to custom make one for each of them. They are going to give me hell I know it 😂
Lol
Omg that's adorable lol
Play pens are so important and something I see a lot of my friends NOT use when they get a new pup (although I keep my advice to myself unless they ask). I kept my Lab in a play pen his first few months and let him earn his run of the house slowly. Whenever he was out of the play pen during those first few months, he was 100% supervised. Doing this helped keep him from getting into things and being destructive. For his entire life, he never destroyed a single thing in the house (he passed away a couple of years ago). Most people I know get a dog and just let them loose in the house to explore and do whatever they want....and that's what the dog does. Whatever he wants -- which YOU don't want. I'm picking up a mini Bernedoodle in a week and plan on raising him the same way.
Omg so cool! I get my first puppy and Aussie doodle in one month. Please leave tips!
just stumbled on your comment, getting a bernadoodle next week, how did the playpen training go with the doodle?
@@janetgershman274 fine. He's 1.5 now and has his problems that still need training... but he's not destructive and is 90% good dog. And the other 10% is little devil. But that's doodles.
OH MY!! My 12 week old Bernedoodle puppy will be with us in 10 days so I am watching every video and reading every blog on puppy training, as it's been 17 years since I trained a puppy! Rachel, your voice and delivery is so easy to listen to and understand. I can't wait to watch more of your videos! Thank you for sharing your love of puppies and your hard earned wisdom!
Awwww I so want a bernedoodle!
I just got a bernedoodle last week
Rachel is freakin awesome and amazing!!! I bought a 10 week old puppy last week. Today was my first day off with it, meaning a full day to work with it. I’ve done exactly as you mentioned, take it out every 1-2 hours. After a week of frustration, with it doing it’s business anywhere and everywhere around the apartment, yet the moment I take it outside….nothing. Today with me keeping on top of it all day, it’s gone on it’s own….outside all three times. The third time was a bit of a struggle. I figured we’d go inside and try it again in 15 minutes. It started sniffing the carpet, going around in circles, and I immediately remembered you mentioning that when looking for signals. I took her outside, and we are now three for three for the day, no inside accidents so far today.
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hows your dog doing now?
I just bought a 7 week puppy and all it does is sleep. Today’s my first day with him and I’m nervous. I’m not sure if right now is the best time to potty train or should I wait a few more weeks. I’m new to this so I’m here watching all kinds of videos 😅
@@Hi_idkwhatyeah I’d also like a report. I’m a newcomer to puppy training as well
This worked unbelievable well for me my dog actually got COMPLETELY trained in 4 days
This is absolutely brilliant. Our first dog (who is now a grandpa dog!) was trained by being locked in a bathroom with puppy pads by his original owner. He would look for any rug in the house (because it looked like a puppy pad to him, poor guy) to potty on. When we adopted him, our only goal was “potty outside.” Puppy pads were not an option, so we did this very method you’re showing in this video and it worked! Now, years later, we’ve introduced a new puppy and I’m like, ehhh, maybe we should just do the hard-core week of taking this new doggo outside every two hours like we did with our older dog. People have been calling me nuts, and telling me to be lazier and use puppy pads, so I’m SO GLAD I found your video! I’m doing it this way. It’s a week of my life and the rest of my dogs life, so totally worth it. Thank you!
This is the most honest and best guide. Simply put is put the work in early, don’t be lazy and potty training is easy …there still may be accidents but they’ll be far far far less (in some cases less than two hands worth.)
Appreciate you 🫶
Just wanted to say that I know this video is older but this past Sunday I rescued a puppy after watching her run across a five lane highway. I could tell by the way she was walking that she was terrified after crossing the highway so I had to turn my car around and go back to check on her. She was starving and so dehydrated that she was struggling to even stand up. We really weren't planning on keeping her but she quickly stole our hearts. I was SO scared that I wouldn't be capable enough to train her BUT we followed all of your tips and she is doing SO WELL!!! She's been home from the vet for 5 days and is already going to the door to be let outside! Just wanted to say I really, REALLY appreciate the helpful advice/tips. You've definitely earned a life long sub from us. Hope you're doing well! 💜💟
What she's basically saying is don't buy a puppy in middle of winter like we did 🥶, or the dead heat of Arizona 🥵! Think people!
I also did😂
Same
Mine january 30th 😅
Same. :-/
@@wiz3146 same🤦🏿♀️
We always stood outside until there was a wee or poo. Even if we were standing there for an hour in the snow and my pup was happy to sniff around and I was standing freezing my ass off. But I still stood out there with her. She’s flawlessly housetrained now!
most common sense reply.
Thank you Rachel. I am a pet sitter and I'm currently sitting a gorgeous Great Dane pup. Earlier today the pup did her business inside and I went the wrong way about it. I feel so terrible and I immediately looked for a guide on what to do. Your vid has just helped me immensely. Thank you. ❤ Sending you warm regards and love all the way from South Africa. Take care. David.
This is the perfect video for me. My pup is 9 weeks and looks exactly like yours. Crate training is going great. I set alarms to take him out at 11 pm, 1:30 am, 4 am, and 6 am. However, during the day I take him out at least every hour, but he'll still have an occasional accident during playtime. He's easily distracted, even when I have treats, and tries to eat everything on the ground. No way I can have him off leash when outside. In the house he'll leave everything. Outside he'll eat everything.
This video helped me a lot with my new puppy.. they only thing I didn’t like was “it’s your fault if your puppy has an accident in the house”... not only are puppies adjusting to a new environment but new puppy owners are adjusting as well. Puppies are ALOT of work. I have 3 children & I think my new puppy is way more stressful. I can take him out to potty & he will still come inside & have an accident. & don’t forget the “puppy blues” a lot of owners go thru. Good luck to the new puppy owners I heard it gets easier😅😅
well it’s your fault if the puppy has an accident, but it’s normal to make faults and to not be perfect. There was literally no judgment within the comment. Maybe you’re a perfectionist but it’s really not bad to make a mistake or something not being perfect :)
Nique I agree with you. Saying it's owners fault is not productive. That's why we call them accidents. Unexpected situations we cannot always control.
No one can follow a puppy around 24/7 and watch perfectly their every move. It's a learning process for both owner and puppy. Just do your best and hopefully puppy will catch on!
I love how you love to point out that Wallace is your brother! So sweet!
So so sweet Adel 😍
It’s been 15 yrs since I had a puppy . This is a good refresher for me. Cept it is cold to potty train now, lol ! But it is what it is. The rewards are worth the work.
I watched this video right before I got a puppy and this video definitely worked. After a week she was fully poddy trained. Thank you so much for doing these videos. all of the advice and tips you are giving is so good.
Thank you. Just got a boston terrier and doing almost every thing right. I am just struggling with no 2. He sneeks away to do it. (Ps i am a care giver to a quadriplegic) God bless thank you for all the hacks
For real? Awesome 👏👏👏👏
So you set a timer getting up every 2-3 hours in the night?
Hi Rachel, I don't know if you pick up on new comments from your old videos but I had to tell you what an amazing success we have had with your advice. We picked up our new 8 week old Newfypoo puppy and made sure to take him outside every hour from when he got home to midnight and then every 3 hours. He went potty from the first hour and every time after that! He picked up on the route from the front room to the back door and by the afternoon of day 2 he was asking to go out!! We have had no accidents or puppy pads in the house since he arrived.
He's a real smart kid from his parents but I think its your recommendation plus our consistency that has pulled it together. We are binge watching ALL your advice on EVERYTHING puppy and would recommend this approach to every new puppy parent. Thank you xx
Awesome story I had my puppy for a week and he is amazing and he has not had an accident nor potty pads. I am so blessed
Omg Rachel we had our 13 week Maltese for 1week and 1 day. Mylo our puppy only had 1 accident in the house and it was when my daughter was watching him and playing a lot. He is doing so well with potty training and I am so proud of us all.😊❤! Thanks for ur guidance and direction. I will continue to watch ur videos and learn. We are now working on him not biting us.
I watched this right before we got our puppy a few weeks ago and I can comfortably say that he is house trained at 8 almost 9 weeks now in just under a week. We incorporated a hanging bell and he knows to run over and hit it with his nose anytime he needs to go out. And he has only had 1 or 2 crate pee accidents (both my fault) since we got him. He whines when he needs to go out during the night and we’ve got it down to only 1 time a night he needs to be let out. We are currently working the puppy biting using the technique in her other video which also seems to be having a positive affect! Thanks!!
How do you get your dog used to ringing the bell
@@craftswithabby3357 every time I took him out to potty I took his paw or nose and rang the bell and said “potty” and vet time he touched it (whether on purpose or accident) I opened the door and let him out and eventually he realized that the bell meant the door would open and since I never let him potty inside, he associates outside with potty. It’s been a life saver. He caught on fast and we have one in our room too for when he’s in there and the door is closed. We also take one with us if we go to someone’s house and he uses it too.
@@craftswithabby3357 in the beginning, I also rewarded him each time he touched the bell with his nose and soon he would do it for the treats and eventually I didn’t have to use the treats anymore.
@@savannahmpizza I'd be afraid he's going to learn that any time he wants to go outside, he rings the bell. Not just to toilet.. but just because he wants out ;)
@@Bergo101 yes he does that haha!!
Thank you!! I listened to you and it worked!!! I had to get up every two hours but it worked. Within the week, my puppy was trained!!!
I've been training for over 20 years. It's amazing to me how many trainers have their own training philosophy(prejudice perspective). And you did not, thank you. You gave simple common-sense answers to simple common issues. Great tips & insight to a puppy's mind.
Great video…. I just got a rescue puppy yesterday and managed to potty train him within about 7hrs… he’s 8-weeks old and 8.5 pounds (Golden CavPom Mix)… after 3 mishaps in my home office, now he cries whenever he needs something … no issues ever since and he held his bladder all through the night in his crate…. He’s a very smart boy
@tim.m2I work from home which helped so all I did was shut the door with him in my office and just monitored him…. The moment his nose went down I grabbed him and would grab his paw and use it to paw the door quick before letting him out of my office and into the yard…. If he attempted to pee a bit or was mid pee I’d pick him up and again repeat the process…. The key is to not let any accidents happen which will expedite everything….. eventually I transitioned him onto the bell
@tim.m2 you just have to be on top of it with no mistakes.... You just watch the dog like a hawk and the moment their head goes down to sniff you bring them outside... If they start to pee inside you just grab them and bring them outside to finish.... Just need to be very aware and on the ball... I work from home so I just locked him in the office with me and had him trained in no time. If a mistake happens, clean it very thoroughly so the smell of pee is gone so they dont think it's okay. Thats the best advice I can give.... Eventually I transitioned to using his paw to scratch the door before I bring him outside and eventually he just started scratching the door whenever he wanted to go out.
Our dog yoda died at 14 and we've had some depressing months without an animal. It actually really effects me not having a pet in the home. Anyways we just got an 8 week old kitten and German Shepherd at the same time and I'm really enjoying these videos ♥
this works！my 8 weeks puppy leanrt business outside on the lawn in 9 days.
be warned that 1st week is full of frustration but after that joy！salute to the great video and our smart puppies 🎉❤
This is an amazing video. Got a 10 week old puppy just over a week ago and he is not having accidents in the house anymore. Followed these tips very closely, when my pup has his nose down and circling it's time to go out! One helpful tip I'd like to add is take notes of the times the puppy was last out/watered/ate. This will help you know approximate times the pup will need to go so if you see the nose down and circling then you better grab that pup and run! Lol
Love this young woman’s clear emphatic explanations. I’m going to follow her advice when we get our new pup 🙂👍🐶
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Then you seriously need to seek help you cannot train a puppy in a week what’s the rush let them learn in their time love them first get your relationship right everything else will follow don’t be in a hurry have patience they are babies who need love first you don’t need money grabbing idiots to advise you learn from your dog he will teach you
@@sandralancaster7046 the best thing you can do for your puppy IS to train them as soon as possible. letting them run free is only going to make things harder for both you and your puppy later down the road, it's entirely possible to give them love while also training them :/
@@saarika497 Absolutely. And what about all these expensive freeze-dried, natural ladeeda food. A puppy would cost more to feed than my family. Again people...don't listen to all these sales pitches.
My 5 month old chihuahua that I just adopted is not potty trained. I keep him confined, and watch him like a hawk. Every hour I take him outside and reward when he goes potty outside. I'm on day 3 now and did not have an accident. Remember it's 0f outside right now. His biggest reward is going back inside.
Thank you for this information. When I first got my puppy- 10 weeks old- we started out great. But what I just realized is that I rush her too much to potty. Fannie and I are starting fresh this morning thanks to your video this morning. And I love your presentation.
Videos on all aspects of having a pup are most welcome. My young adult son rocked up with a pup yesterday and he has a lot to learn. Reading isn’t his thing so your videos will really help him. He is also more likely to listen to social media for tips than to me. 😂 Thank you so much.
“the nose going to the ground” i have a beagle 👁👄👁
i'm getting a beagle soon and i'm very nervous about their barking. Do you think its really bad and loud or is it just normal??
My beagle only barks when needed. Usually when she sees a squirrel or rabbit. She is one of the best dogs we’ve had. Very easy to train but I high prey drive and will run after anything that crosses the yard. It’s important to train them to heal from the beginning.
@@carolinavarela3892 if you don’t train them correctly they can be a bad experience just make sure you know what you’re getting into
I have a beagle and it’s very difficult. When I leave him in his crate for a little bit and he doesn’t see me, he starts screaming. And I feel like I’m not getting anywhere with the potty training and I’ve had him for a month
@@Nashlyville do you think you could take it to your local pet store? i know petco does training and i’m pretty sure petsmart does as well, maybe they could help
We just got our 8 week old goldendoodle puppy, Leo, yesterday! Your videos have been so helpful and amazing in preparing for our guy! This one came at a perfect time. Thank you Rachel!!
omg i’m getting a golden doodle soon and was thinking of naming him Leo
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She's spitting truth right here. No accidents in 48 hours and, lol, my Fitbit shows FOUR TIMES my average steps. But, admittedly, my wife and I are exhausted. Make a video on self-care while doing this, please.
I tried this method with our new puppy, and although my husband and I were so tired of taking turns with taking the puppy out every two hours, the pay off was incredible! After just 3 days he is fully house broken! He whines to go out, and knows it is no "nature scavenger hunt", does his business and then runs back to the door to be let in. Because he was potty trained so fast, we now almost have him fully crate trained too, as he does not go pee or potty inside his crate!! Thank you so much for this video even though it takes a few nights of diligent work!!!
Beautiful
Please Adopt me🥺
how long did you do the taking out every 2hrs during the night? how’d you know when you can stop?
my dog is 6 months old (today) and she’s been potty trained forever now, but i just love watching your videos!
How long did it take for her to be fully potty trained? Is she still in a crate? Trying to plan for our little one.
S F she’s been potty trained basically a week after i got her. she caught on pretty quick. dogs are so smart if you’re consistent. i only crate her when i leave... she won’t potty in the house if i leave her, but she did tear up my carpet one time so now i keep her in the crate when i leave.
I adore you Alanna, thank you so much for being here 🥰
Rachel Fusaro of course! I’ll always be here to support you and share your message! ❤️
Hi, I have a 13 weeks old puppy, I have potty trained him with your technique and it’s working pretty well now. He is always asking to go out by the door when needed. Now my question is during the night. I can wait about 4h between having to wake up when can I start with a full night of sleep ?
Thank you so much
I’m really excited to be getting a new puppy, but not looking forward to taking her outside every hour when it is -30 degrees Celsius. I am really going to try to be consistent with the training and do it properly but that doesn’t mean I will enjoy it in the moment.
Sameee! I just got my pup and I live in North Pole, Alaska. It keeps dipping down in temps here and he refuses to go outside sometimes.
Why not wait until it warms up a bit?
@@tyedyemama5746 living in Alberta she will need to get used to the cold. There is no point in avoiding it. If we didn’t start her off outside right away she wouldn’t be whining to go outside to go potty now. Consistently and repetition is key with potty training. I at least didn’t have to convince her to go inside after going potty. She did her business and then rushed inside.
Hello dear
Got my German shepherd puppy and he is definitely a handful! Takes a lot of work, but it'll be worth it!
I understand that and love that you're giving people this information. Maybe I've just gotten lucky. I have my puppy in a very small crate. When she can't go potty in one section and yet sleeping another. It's just her and enough room to stand up and stretch, turn around and lay back down. So at night, I have been very lucky and blessed that she has not gone in her crate. She's going to be 9 weeks tomorrow
Hello how are you doing today my friend?
This is working. The routine is: he sleeps, we take him out he goes toilet, play time , sleeps and so on haha
He’s doing really well. Only two accidents and that was both my fault !!
I have always trained my puppy to adult without using a crate - I limit their movement to a small room or bathroom and like your suggestion at multiple walking - I also have a timer that has a special ring that my new or young dogs learn to respect as outside time.
We have been very fortunate with our 12 week old rat terrier. We've had her for 2 weeks and she came from an Amish family who apparently was already working on housebreaking. Bella only pottied in the house the first day, TWICE right at the back door. We just opened the door and said outside and she has not gone inside since. She goes out before bedtime around 10 pm and once around 3-4 in the morning. She starts to whine in the kennel to let us know she needs to go! We're realistic and know she may still have accidents etc so we're prepared and just use positive reinforcements. She has also learned sit, stay, drop (to drop something she isn't supposed to have) and stay! "Come" has been a bit more difficult. She has SO MUCH energy! But she hit's it more than she misses! We really are blessed. We love your channel and will continue to use your advice and techniques.
This changed my life!!! We just adopted an 11 week old bernedoodle (I guess she's almost 12 weeks old now) last week. She was peeing literally every 5 min not emptying her bladder fully each time. She would go pee outside, but once inside she would pee again minutes later. We added a bell lanyard (we also have a doorbell that our other dog uses). Between letting the pup out every 10 minutes and looking to see if she was sniffing around, we stopped her from going potty in the house, she's pretty much potty trained in under 6 days! she also she uses the doorbell andor bell jingle!! thank you rachel!!!
Did you say “tap your kidney” when he first peed outside in the video? So confused lol
I was looking for this comment 🤣🤣🤣 Idk ether
Exactly like they do not know what a kidney is lol
@@chaserace51 his name is Wally not kidney
@@ktj8074 loooool
@@chaserace51 boy what human-being would name their dog kidney and why would she say tap your kidney tap himself?
My 2 pups go all night without going out they are 10 weeks old now, no water after 6-7 pm. walk them before you go to sleep and Wallah…
Great advice. We humans gotta' think and do a wee bit of planning!
Thank you, Robin!😘
How late do you put them to bed? And what time do you wake up with them?
Dang they be starving they puppies
@@Curry_da_goat it’s water they’ll survive. We gotta do what we gotta do
So, sooo true. The initial hard work and a few disturbed nights makes the world of difference. I try to stay away from training pads because it takes much longer and I feel confuses your pet. But for some I totally understand this is an necessity. I take my 6 week old out three to four times during the night and continuously throughout the day, although impossible if you're not working from home. Hardly any sleep for a couple of weeks but in the long run it will pay off. Total dedication and continuity required which for some ould prove to be impossible, but if you can do it, definitely worth the effort. Very patient with him, too, as they are only babies, so accidents will happen. He sleeps in my bed, (bad practise perhaps but it works for us) and yet to have a wet bed! ❤
I’ve had my mini goldendoodle for a week and she’s made progress on the pee pads and going outside although stil having many accidents. I think the biggest issue really is as owners changing our routine to get up early and getting used to going outside consistently. Because I know I’ve been lazy😂😂
Hi! I have a yorkipoo and it took us about a month to see a huge difference. Still a few accidents. Treats and praise worked for us (although Rachel advised not to in another) whenever he went potty in the puppy pad. I think they catch on to it quicker. And then I wean off the treats and use praise. And definitely paying attention to their sniffing in circles. Lol
Hugs to you for the self awareness. It’s tough, puppies are hard. My mom and I have been helping with Wally and I feel like I never sit down 😂
Rachel Fusaro yea I’ve definitely been getting my steps in!!
Took me 2 months to potty train my mini goldendoodle every time he will sit at the back door we will take him out! And now he will sit there patiently until we take him out
Pee pads are the worse
i really want a video on puppy’s and cats getting along. that would be very helpful
On it! Here’s one to start: m.ua-cam.com/video/3lcEU3Gfyhk/v-deo.html
im sorry your having issues with that my puppy and cats LOVE each other
@@RachelFusaro thank you so much! ♥️♥️
@@bryaleeholland3974 no issues yet i have a cat and i’m getting a dog in december
@@dakota4780 who knows they might like each other and if not your cat will just swipe the puppy and it will learn my kittens like like my puppy but not my adult cat
I can’t watch live today. I’m picking up my 7 1/2 week old golden Retriever puppy today at noon. So excited.
Ohhh super exciting. How did it go?!
First 24 hours down. Taking out every 30-60 minutes during the day and no accidents. Only got up 2x last night.
We’re getting our mini Aussie this Friday, and I can’t wait to implement these hacks!! Thank you so much!
Thanks to your tips, I trained my 8 week old chihuahua min pin mix in 3 days! I still watch her like a hawk but she had zero accidents yesterday and our night time routine is perfect! Of course it's a but difficult to get up multiple times a night but it's better than pees or poops in the house! It's cold where I live but these tips still worked for me and my steps are way up lol thank you!
I would love a video on puppy bitting. I have a 8 week old pup and he loves bitting me and when i tell him no and try to redirect his bitting or he doesn't get his way he barks at me and keeps trying to bite me. I NEED tips on this! thank you!
Same!
Yes.My wife and I is having the same problem with our 4 months old goldendoodle.
I just edited the puppy biting video and I hope to have it live this week!
Eledrick Stallion coming soon hoping this week!
Rachel Fusaro yes! Especially how my new pup bites my feet and barks when I walk down the steps😂
What about working person, how I am supposed take the dog outside every hour?
Right! I go to school and right after school I go feed them let them out and go straight to work so I don’t have really a lot of time to do that and Ik for a fact my brother won’t do it
@@nicoledelgado3709 yikes a puppy requires a lot of time lol
if you’re getting a puppy you should take time off. puppies require time and energy
If you are completely alone(as in there are no friends or family to help out) then tbh you probably shouldn’t have invested in a puppy just yet 🤣. Very time consuming
@@nicoledelgado3709 probably should give your dog away then.
unfortunately I am a hothead and my first dog experienced that first hand (a lot of yelling and hitting walls or myself) and it always saddened me that I raised her like that because she truly deserves the world. She's the only thing that's kept me going and I've been devoted to working on myself and strengthening myself mentally so that she gets the owner she deserves. I kept one of the pups from her liter and I'm going to be completely different this time around. Watching videos like this definitely help and I will most definitely come back with my success story for both of these pups:)
you're giving right tips and explain everything in detail so... Thanks a lot
Appreciate you! I try to avoid rambling. Glad it helped!
thanks for all of the awesome tips Rachel! I'm getting my golden retreiver puppy tomorrow and this helped a lot.
Nothing brings me greater joy, glad it helped. You got this!
Love it
Just wanted to say thank you, your videos have been an amazing tool for increasing our puppy knowledge before we can pick ours up this saturday.
Thank you so much for all of your videos Rachel! We're getting our new puppy next week, and I've been watching all of your videos. Wish I would have known about your channel with our boy that we just lost. 😔 Thanks again, keep doing what you're doing. ❤
I’ve been doing this method for only a few hours and I’m so proud of my little puppy. Ive been watching him like a hawk & he hasn’t had a single accident inside! All poops and pees inside!! I never thought I’d feel so excited over dog poop😂 thank you Rachel!!!
UPDATE: Been 2 days and he’s already learned to ask to go out when he need to potty! We had 2 accidents, but we definitely see progress!
I would like to say thank you. My puppy Chloé has learned the routine in less then a week. I am so grateful for your advice.
My puppy is 5 months old. We’ve had him a week and he’ll go on the puppy pad (mostly) but I can’t seem to get him to go pee (or poop) outside except for first thing in the morning. He will be outside for 15-30 minutes and when I feel he’s not gonna go, bring him in. I then hawk-eye him knowing he’s about to go and I must drift off or something because he always finds a way to go! It’s very frustrating. I’m trying to feed and water on a schedule, take him out frequently, and look for behavior cues but this little booger is frustrating!!! Any suggestions?! 😊
I taught my first pup on the command "weewees" to go to the door IF she needs to go then my second pup I put a bell down so she could ring it when she gotta go. :) hope this helped some of you
Hello, how are you doing. I believe you are having a nice weather.
I have relied so much on all your new puppy videos for my very first puppy Koda and these tips have been a complete life saver. Thank you so much!
This is so great, I have a puppy and he was doing good in going potty and then he started going bad so my mom told me to find how to train golden doodle puppys and then I found this video and she said “This is a good video to watch”.
Golden doodles are so cute . Especially the golden doodle babies. So they stay mini and have wavy hair 😩
Hey Rachel, ive been watching your videos about raising and training puppies. I then decided to buy a poodle puppy! I applied all of your tips on raising pups and they all worked so well!! my lil pup is potty trained in just 3 days. now i can take her to sleep with me without worrying her having an accident. Thank you so much and keep inspiring us!
Yesterday I watched this video and the 1 step potty training video... no accidents since! Thank you for breaking it down and making it super simple. We’ve had Davey our 12 week old Bernedoodle puppy for 3 days now. Will be binge watching everything on your channel 😂🙌🏻
Rachel - Today I woke up crying because I just couldn’t understand why my boy is still peeing everywhere but my girl is already going outside. I watched this video and it really changed my prospective! Thank you for an awesome experience!
your moms puppy looks like a tater tot
LMFAO
LMAO TRUE🤣🤣
Nom
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@Christie Woods Sameee :((
Thank you so much! It’s been Day 3 with my 9 week old puppies (we got two sisters) and I wish I knew this 3 days ago. The thing I’ve notice is not even a minute after my puppies drink water, they already pee a little. Not enough time to go out to the lawn past the patio.
Your home must stink so bad lol
This is going to be difficult living in an apartment on the 3rd floor but i’m determined
That’s me!!!
I’m hoping balcony and potty pads will do the trick
Me too! 3rd floor also 🤧
40th floor 😪😩
Literally my situation 😂
I loooove your videos, I adopted a shelter puppy last year, he was almost 3 months and I literally took him potty every hour and a half, even at night, and then went doing that Window of time a littler bigger every month and he learn to go potty outside in just a month!!! Being patient and constant for a months is the key and they learn and of course the treat reward!
Thank you so much! I’ve learned a lot with your videos 😊
This woman has changed my outlook on a doggies world. Im 44 and have never had a dog. She makes me want a dog now
I think one part is where you get the puppy. My family got a golden doodle from a breeder and she was basically already potty trained.
Now that I work from home permanently I’ve decided to get a dog next year but I’ve never had a dog so I’m researching A LOT.
Lol you should get a dog
They’re like babies lol Emmi😍
Get ready!
I was literally watching this video 10 mins ago. My dog started watching it to. He gave me an energized look and started to act different. Took him to the pee pad and he nailed it. That was his first time using the pee pad.
might have to do that too 😂
Why didn't you take him straight outside
My dog REFUSES to “go” outside. I’ve been standing here for an hour.
Legend says your still standing there
@@heaven9240 LOL
@@heaven9240 i am.
Still an issue??? I am facing the same issue. he just won't go, then he will go when we go back inside after an hour or two.
@@gaurikuwadekar9786 exactly my dog is the same way
I like that you don't believe in punishing your pup. You can correct without scaring or confusing your dog. My new puppy at 6 months old was said to be house trained but she has had accident after accident. Although are watching her, she is quick and we still haven't figured out each others cues plus I forgot that even at this age they don't empty their bladders quickly. She is very distracted and doesn't even get through her whole bowl of food without wandering off. found thanks to some redditors
Hello dear
We've had our 9 week old puppy for 6 days now (almost 1 week), following all your instructions. My husband and I set alarms through the night for 2.5 hours and we take it in turns taking him out. He has no accidents through the night, but within the first hour of being awake, he does at least 1 - 2 wees outside then tries to wee at least 2-4 more times inside. How can he hold it for 2.5 hours through the night, then need to go multiple times within an hour in the morning? I've lost so much work time this week trying to work from home, I've spent no time alone with my kids, and one person in the family is always on dog duty watching him and missing out. So far, we’re 6 days in and it's exactly like day 1 when we brought him home. What are we doing wrong that we haven't been able to train him like you said in one week?
maybe you should wait outside with him a little, puppies sometimes don't know how to empty out completely
A puppy at rest can hold it much longer than a puppy at play, when they are running around playing and sprinting and drinking they are shaking everything up inside and that makes them need to go more frequently!
If he can smell where he has gone before he'll mark it again. Clean the spots each time with vinegar and water or something from pet store so he can't smell there. That is why I think puppy pads help the process if you can't time their peeing each time. It has that smell they want and Willmar there and not your floor or carpet.
The training process is for them to learn to hold it and go outside so you can praise them when they do. It doesn't hurt to get them to run around outside to further stimulate their need to go....usually soon. Many people walk their dogs several times a day and that is when they go because it stimulates the need to go.
@@bethandickenson5801 Often people don't understand what a time commitment it is to train a puppy. They don't want to be outside alone so they aren't focusing on that task at first. You are so right!
I’m a first time puppy parent. I just got my puppy he’s 10 weeks today. He’s been with me for a week now. The first 2 nights we didn’t have any accidents in his crate but now we are. I will try these hacks. Also I would like to know how to introduce him to our house cat. Thank you so much for the videos.
You’re an amazing speaker. Talented.
I appreciate that, so much 🙌❤️✨
This premier starts when I get my puppy. I get my puppy Sept 26, 2020 at 12:00PM, just when the premier starts! LOL😁 Thanks Rachel for the tips, love your channel! ❤️❤️❤️
Wow lucky!
@@artallaround3553 aw, thanks!
Someone she is good, she learned 3 tricks in just 20 minutes so surprised, my puppy is a Golden Retriever female, thanks for asking. ❤️😁👍🏻
Definitely a bit jealous - by boy turns 14 weeks on Tuesday - so we are a bit ahead of her. Thankfully I watched a ton of videos from Rachel & others before picking up my boy Finn. It is so important to start right away - my boy also learned so much in this past month plus. Regretting a few bad habits he picked up because of me - but working hard. Much love to you and your new pup.
@Someone yep!
Can confirm. With my puppy, I had to take her outside every hour on the hour throughout the day and night for two weeks, then worked up to two hours for a week, then three hours for a week, then 4 hours for three weeks....and so on with the slow work up. It was a challenge and she had a few lapses for the first 6 months.
One thing of note for anyone that may be struggling with their dog: my puppy probably took longer than usual because she had chronic UTIs. You may not notice until it gets bad and the puppy is just dribbling and peeing like a leaky faucet. We found out it was related to her food by buying doggie UTI test strips (has to be for dogs) and her urine when eating her old food was very alkaline. What helped my dog: a combination of new kibble and adding raw food to her diet. I just added raw food as a kibble topper and in a daily Kong for my puppy. Her urine got to normal levels and now she's a happy dog that can hold her pee.
Fresh food for the win! Thank you for sharing your experience
Rachel Fusaro thank you, Rachel! You rock!
Thank you so much! I really needed your tips! Just adopted a 3 month rescue lab :)
I just got my new 8 week old pup 4 days ago. Ive been trying to educate myself to training pup. My pup doesn't give any signs of having to go potty. I feel like Im not going to get anywhere if I keep missing the opportunity to teach her. The other thing is Ill take her out after all the key times. After naps, after eating and drinking, after playtime ect. Of course we can sit outside to go potty for an hour, but comes inside and goes potty. Its frustrating because I seem to be following all the steps and no progress. Granted she's only been here 4 days and if she'd just give me a sign that she needs to go. She also will just roll in the grass and roam around instead of getting her business done when we're outside. She's super smart, Ive already trained her a few basic commands, so what am I not getting?
I feel you, I have a new 9 week old cavachon and she is exactly like yours. Need all the help I can get!!!
@@roxannaangulo1247 well we were finally headed in the right direction. My pup is 13 weeks now. She'll let me know that she has to go poo by barking by the door and Ill take her out. She likes to do her poo business the furthest spot from the house. But she still needs work on potty. She's learned that if we see her sniffing around in the hallway, we get excited, clap our hands and rush her outside. But she'll do this also to go outside just to play with bugs, at 2 am! I try to ignore her if I know she doesn't have to go to the bathroom because I want her to get over that. Lol. She's a very smart English Shepherd and Ive realized just how smart she is already. Good luck with your lil fur babe.
@@suehinze1566 how’s it going now
Hello Sue, how are you doing. I believe you are having a nice weather.
TRUST ME. THESE TIPS WORK!! A three month old pooton was trained in one week and has not had anny accidents in a whole month!!
Ps. It is not my dog but is my friends dog . I really want one though and I might get one!!! If I got a dog I would name her halo and him olive.
Same
So happy I found your channel. I love your style of instruction, so personable and kind. I have a new puppy and have been on a good potty schedule with a few accidents. However, I am getting some positive results. Thank you for doing what your doing 😊
Me gusta, homie
1. **Allow Complete Bladder Emptying:** After a puppy goes potty outside, don't immediately bring them back inside. Young puppies may need to go multiple times to fully empty their bladder.
2. **Prevent Crate Accidents:** Take your puppy outside every 1-4 hours, depending on their age and size. Even wake them up at night every 2-4 hours to avoid accidents in the crate.
3. **Limit Exposure and Freedom:** Use baby gates or playpens to restrict your puppy's movement within the house until they are fully potty trained. This helps you keep a closer watch on them.
4. **Distinguish Potty Break Time:** Separate potty breaks from playtime outside. Don't make the outdoors overly exciting during potty time to avoid confusion for the puppy.
5. **No Punishments:** Don't punish your puppy for indoor accidents. Puppies don't have full bladder control, so punishments won't be effective and may cause fear or stress.
I’ve had my puppy for less than a week and totally agree. I take him out when he wakes up or every 30 minutes to an hour. Of course they sleep quite a bit so it’s not as bad as it sounds. I think he’s getting to trained a little, he’s even scratched at the door a couple times.
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Could you do a video on how to take care of your puppy for kids and teens. I convinced my mom to let me get a puppy, and although your videos have been very helpful. I could really use a guide that I can use once I bring my puppy home. Thx
I guess you’re very good at convincing
You can’t convince my mom hahaha
Very just for laughs 😄😄
Hi Rachel I wanted to ask if you could make a video about ear cleaning?? Thanks!! So excited for 100k!!
Woooo 🥰🥰 And that’s not a bad idea! Yes I can work on that
@@RachelFusaro I don't see the suggested cleaners. We have mostly hardwood floors, but I want to be prepared. Getting my morkie in 3 weeks
Opinion: bringing a puppy home requires dedication and love. For those of you who say you have to be I employed to potty train, there are other options. Like take a two week vacation for training your pup. It’s a sacrifice worth taking.
My puppy’s doing great! He’s stoped pooping in the house but still pees in the house sometimes. He’s really good but thanks for helping with facts!
This is the way I recently potty trained my Chihuahua. I litter trained it, as opposed to letting it go outside, and it was by far the easiest and the best method I have ever used.
So what I did was purchase a 24 X 18 wire doggy crate and put a doggy bed, a doggy blanket, and some doggy toys inside it.
At the same time, I also purchased a 24 X 18 solid plastic container with high sides that I customized into my new doggy litter box by using a hack saw to cut out an opening on one side of the container large enough so a Chihuahua can enter and exit it easily. Then I added an inch layer of pine pellets to the floor as the litter material.
Next, with the Chihuahua puppy inside the doggy crate I butted the doggy crate opening to the doggy litter box opening. As the idea was that the Chihuahua puppy would sleep and play in the doggy crate but when it needed to eliminate, it would eliminate in the doggy litter box. Guess what, it worked like a charm.
So for the first three weeks, I kept this up only letting the Chihuahua puppy out to bond and play after I saw that it had very recently eliminated.
Then after three weeks, I slid the doggy litter box out about a foot and a half away from the doggy crate. Then I monitored my new puppy closely throughout the day to see if she was using the doggy litter box like she was supposed to, and she did flawlessly.
Then subsequently, I slid the doggy litter box on each successive day a little closer and closer to the final designated location for the doggy litter box I had previously picked out. When the litter box was in its final designated location, I then considered my new puppy fully potty trained.
In any event, this was not only by far the easiest time I ever had potty training a Chihuahua puppy, but it was the first time I ever trained a Chihuahua puppy without having any puppy mistakes.
Moreover, a litter box, as far as I'm concerned, is not only the easiest way to train your pet because your pet essentially trains itself, but overall it's the best solution as well. As I don't have to worry about maintaining a set schedule to let my puppy out. I don't have to worry about whether it is snowing or raining outside or if it is freezing or too hot. I also don't have to worry about leaving the puppy alone for an extended time period. I also don't have to worry about fleas, ticks, mosquitos, or my dog getting a disease another dog left behind. I also don't have to worry about other dogs attacking tiny Chihuahua since she always remains inside the home.
As far as the litter material goes, I highly recommend pine pellets because it virtually eliminates all odors and it is quite easy to work with. It's also far cheaper than other kinds of litter materials and does a far better job at eliminating odors. As you can buy a 40 pound bag of the stuff at Tractor Supply Company for $6.79 plus tax and you will use only about two to maybe three bags a year. Meanwhile, when a dog or cat urinates on the pellets, the pellets disintegrate into odorless saw dust.
To make cleaning my doggy litter box easy, I purchased a sifting cat litter box as a cleaning aid only. So what I do to clean the litter box since I always flush down the toilet any solids as soon as I see them, is empty the doggy litter box in the sifter of the cat litter box. Then I sift the sawdust in the sifter into the cat litter box below. When all that remains in the sifter is pine pellets, I then empty the sifter back into my doggy litter box and then add about a scoop to a scoop and a half of pine pellets to make up for what was used. Then I empty the sawdust in the cat litter box from below the sifter into the trash since it is odorless. Lastly, I wipe everything down and put everything up until the next time. As I clean my doggy litter box out about once a week.
Love this! I’ll definitely try it out. Picking up a little diva tomorrow.
"tap your kidney" im sorry i died-
My puppy likes to chew dry leaves, sticks, anything he finds interesting and can access; carpets, blankets etc.
When I say no and try to redirect him with a chew toy, he is either uninterested and continues to chew / pull or he takes the toy for a few seconds before losing interest and either goes back to previous chewing or does something else.
Also when I take him outside, he takes a long time before he actually does a wee's or poo. like 20 mins or so. Just bouncy energy all the time.
Hey Jumin. Didn’t know you were a dog person lol 😂
you could try maybe making a popsicle or using treats
Get a toy he is more interested in. Try a variety