House training pup with other dogs

gud4u

Hi,

I took in a dog today and I already have 3 others, making this 4.

He's 10weeks.

What tips can anyone give me for house breaking him, my problem is that the other dogs are weeing inside again on the spot i've just cleaned. I clean it up immediately, is there a special cleaner I should use, how do I reprimand the other dogs. Do I bring the pup out after the wee anyway, even though its too late, I know I should spot the signs, but it just looks like he's gonna wee all the time.

My other dogs are older and well house broken. If I put down loads of paper it becomes a game between them running around with the paper.

I also have a crate big enough, will I leave it in the crate overnight and in the evening when we're all inside. Any advice on crate training welcome. It's just been so long since I had a pup as well.

I haven't taken a pup so young before, I usually take older dogs. Aside from that, they are all integrating nicely, I thought my JRT would be a problem but she's actually mothering him a bit:) and the GSD is trying to play with him, with very funny results:)

are you serious

The pup needs to do a toilet basically every 10-15 mins if it is awake and playing no motter what. If he has eaten he will wee, if he has slept and is waking up he will want a wee, if he hasnt wee'd and he is playing he will want to wee then.

If he has eaten a wee will definitaly follow, generally a poo will aswel. If he has had a long sleep a wee and poo will follow that aswel!!

The older dogs will want to wee at the same time even though they dont need to they will want to make together to tell other dogs(even though none are in your house) they are pals...

When I got Izzy Buddy was fully house trained, literally back to square one I went and am just coming to the end of training her, and at nights they will be caged then !

You wont be able to cage him unless your willing to get up during the night about 3 times for toilet times, if you dont he will wee and or poo in the cage and you dont want that!!

kylith

Ordinary cleaners won't get the smell of ammonia out, so dogs will be drawn to toilet there. Bleach will make it smell even more of ammonia.

Use biological washing liquid. The enzymes in it will break down the ammonia. You can get specialist cleaners, but they're more expensive than a bottle of W5 from Lidl.

As a bonus you can soak burned on food in biological washing liquid mixed with water. The enzymes will digest the food right off the pan.

lorebringer

There are 3 main rules to toilet training a puppy:

1) let them out to go to the toilet every hour (yes, every hour) and give lots of praise when they do go (make sure they are finished going before you have a mini party, maybe even a little treat would be good too!). You may need to hang about the garden with them for 5/10 minutes to get them to go. On the hour is the easiest way to keep track of this (10-00, 11-00 etc.).

2) let them out the minute they have woken up, just after they have eaten and any time they have had a big play session. Stick to letting them out every hour on top of all this - so, if they are let out to go at 10-30, let them out again on the hour at 11-00.

3) if the pup does go in the house, don't throw a wobbley (very hard, I know!). Just show the pup the poo/pee (don't stick their face in it or anything, that's just cruel), say a firm "no" or "bad" or whatever word you are using with the pup to show you are unimpressed and let the pup outside. Even better, if you catch them in the act - express your unhappiness with the act and put the pup outside. Don't hit/slap the pup or go too mad, you'll just scare the poor thing. Clean up the poo/pee with an enzyme cleaner (as kylith already said) and some disinfectant (dog friendly... very diluted Milton is good) and make no more fuss about the negative experience.

The key with toilet training pups (and all dogs) is consistency, do the same over and over and your pup will get the message. Puppies are a bit silly and it could feel like they are not getting the message but with time it will get into its little head - inside is bad and outside is good. Make sure you let the pup walk itself to the door so that it knows where to go when it needs to go, if you carry it every time you let it out the pup will think it should go to you when it needs to go. Let all the other dogs out when you let the pup out (they will think you are crazy but it will give them the opportunity to go if they need to). For the first while, it will feel like you are spending all your time letting the pup out but it becomes easier as they get older!

Sportsmad_Mick

Lorebringer- that is great advice! move over Cesar, we have our very own Irish version!

I am helping a charity from next week onwards with fostering some poor pups who have come from a puppy farm. I was dreading the toilet training (our own dogs are 8 + and are very vocal about when they need to go). the last thing I want is to be building the trust up of these little guys to like people and then to rant at them over a little wee in the house and be back to square 1. Great advice from you though (very Super Nanny esque) so it does not need to be a big deal just a very persistant one!