Freeper help needed! What's the best way to "house/potty train" a pup Cocker Spaniel?

June 3, 2005 | tame

[tame]

I know this is the ultimate vanity, but i'm getting DESPERATE here.

I'm trying to help a friend house train her new pup so he doesn't ruin her carpets, but we're having a little trouble with success.

I really hate to interrupt a big news weekend, what with "Deep Throat" and all, but i've got a little pup achin' for the nickname "Deep Stain"!

Seriously, any freeper dog experts who can help out on this? Thanks.

[yellervette]

The best way is to take the dog out constantly and highly praise the animal when he does his thing. A cool thing to do is hang a bell on the door the dog will go out most of the time for potty, and when they are taking the dog out, ring the bell and say something silly like 'oo its time to go out and ....' )whatever term they use for the bathroom break). If done right, the dog will ring the bell when its time to go.

With a weekend coming up, if the effort is put in, the dog will be housebroken by Monday, with the exception of occasional oops if the pup was left too long.

Crate training is a way to go, but then the crate must always be available for the dog. This can be a pain if you take the dog to other peoples homes to visit. (I have large breed dogs and a crate is only used for rescue visitors)

Keep in mind, if other animals ever marked the carpet in this house, the new pup WILL mark over top. There is one spot in my office that every rescue dog I have had has insisted on marking.

[Calpernia]

ping

[TnGOP]

That's right. NEVER spank a cocker puppy. They will be nervous, and have more accidents! (I learned that the hard way on my first one)

[alicewonders]

I only have mutts - I think they're smarter. It usually only takes me a week or so to house train them.

[Calpernia]

bump!

I was never a crate person myself.

[Red Badger]

I hate cocker spaniels. Put it in a crate...........

[poobear]

Absolutely crate training. Also, a spray bottle of water when an 'accident' is about to happen. They suck it up every time, then direct them either outside or the paper if you're paper training.

Good luck!

[Enterprise]

Threaten to send him to Korea:

"Moving overseas, we head over to Korea. Of course, the most prevalent food myth amongst westerners is that Koreans eat dogs. Is it true? Well, sorta. Officially, dog-eating is frowned upon and considered somewhat un-couth (kinda like your backwoods cousins cooking possum pie on the manifold of the old Ford pickup). In truth, dog-meat is considered somewhat of a delicacy, and in some parts of the country its not too unusual to see dog carcasses strung up in shop windows. Dog meat is expensive, so there's not too much chance of someone slipping some into your dim sum surreptitiously, but all the same they do eat 'em."

http://www.destroy-all-monsters.com/scaryfood.shtml

[Calpernia]

>>>Keep in mind, if other animals ever marked the carpet in this house, the new pup WILL mark over top. There is one spot in my office that every rescue dog I have had has insisted on marking.

bleech helped me with that.

[libbytarian]

If you have a Petsmart nearby pick up their book on housebreaking. It is great and gives advice for all type situations.

With my pup, I confined her to my kitchen until trained. I put her food and water down three times a day. When I saw her about to go, I would fetch her up and say..NO, take her outside and say "go potty'..after she would go she would get a treat. Also I took her food and water up after 6 for the evening. She was trained in no time.

The only bad thing about this training is that she sometimes tries to fool me by going outside and running around but doing NOTHING and then coming in for a treat.

Hope this is helpful.

Libby

[MomwithHope]

Use a crate for overnight, give no water after 7 or 8pm so they can make it through the night. We used wee wee pads, they worked great and we confined him to a smaller area of the house. In the morning I would pick him up out of the crate for that first morning potty and would take him outside. We rewarded with a small piece of dog biscuit or treat for outside pottys, nothing for inside on the wee wee pads. It wasn't long before he started scratching on the slider glass to ask to go out.
You do have to pay attention to their schedule and feed on time each day, that helps regulate their BMs. As the dog gets older he/she will have to go out less and it gets easier. Our Yogi (maltese mix) was a year old in April and we still give a little treat only if he has a double header (pee and poop). He just expects it now. We had great success with this and no accidents after 5 1/2 months. That's when he was pretty much going outside all the time and we stopped the wee wee pads cold PLUS rented a machine and steamed our carpets. No matter how good we cleaned after he had an accident, that scent still remains and that is what gives them the urge to pee in that same spot. Good luck!

[Hatteras]

Big fan of crates here. It will be a little messy at first but give it a few days and spend time with your puppy and learn to recognize that little look he gives you when he has to pee. You know, the one where he's looking at you but he's concentrating on what's about to happen behind him?...

The crate will also help during the future "kill the boredom/chewing phase" when you are out of the house and the dog starts looking for something to keep himself busy.

[alicewonders]

White vinegar is the best for neutralizing ammonia smells (urine).

[tame]

thanks!

incidentally my friend just got the pup a crate (my friend heard the idea you'll suggested).

Now, the problem is, it sure seems a shame not to be able to play with the dog in the house more often (he's a gift to a little boy--my friend's nephew), without having to break out that shampoo vacuum thingy all the time.

But i guess that's the price to pay, huh?

How long does this crate training usually take?

also, do those dog stain removal formulas in the shampoo vacuum really kill the odor over the long term?

I had a bunch of dogs when i was a little , but they were out on a "ranch", never in the house, so this is new ground...er...carpet for me.

[cripplecreek]

My dogs were untrained adults from the Jack Russell rescue assoc. Both were considered to be "problem" dogs but have become the best Ive ever had.

[Hatteras]

"...and say something silly like 'oo its time to go out and ....' )whatever term they use for the bathroom break). "

pee-pees and dookies in our house.

[G.Mason]

http://www.barkbytes.com/training/house.htm

http://nd.essortment.com/hownewpuppypa_rgyp.htm

href="http://petcaretips.net/potty-train-puppy.html

href="http://www.101-dog-training-tips.com/Puppy_Training/index.shtml

http://www.netpets.com/dogs/reference/training/cratetrain.html

http://www.holistichealthtools.com/house-train-your-pet.html

[Calpernia]

::smiles::

I'm a white vinegar user too.

Works well in cleaning out the coffee maker and freshening the window screens.

[alicewonders]

You can clean about anything with vinegar or baking soda. No yukky chemicals or smells & cheap too!