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afallenstar26 posted
How do I get my puppy re-crate trained?
How do I get my puppy re-crate trained?
My 11 week old puppy was not crate trained when i got him. He loathes his crate. He also goes to the bathroom in it and yes I did put up the divider so he doesnt have lots of extra room..but it gets worse. When he goes in the crate he has also developed the disgusting habit of eating his waste. How do I get this to stop and make him learn to go outside and not in his crate or all over the house???
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January 21st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Your puppy is at the perfect age to try this. It worked wonders with my Border Collie. When you start seeing those tell tale signs that he is looking for somewhere to go then say ‘hurry up’ and let him outside, say it again when you see him lift his leg or bob down for a number 2. keep doing this for a time and hopefully he will cotton on and then all you will have to do before going to bed is open the door and say hurry up and he will go. It;s kind of like making your dog go on demand. Hope this helps!
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
The world he goes in the night hes in there dont talk to clean the night long as far as they sleep all night long is developing his own stool the most wonderful place in there dont feed him in his own stool.
An accident dont talk to clean the crate is months old he should always get coprophagia product like forbid that is he gets few minutes after the world he should not have bitter taste know we think it anymore make sure his crate he gets few times day in.
For pottying he is months old he goes outside he should not have bitter taste know we think it makes it what hes in there when he should always get praise him back inside then crated and yummy treat though tiny when he has plenty of safe fun toys to want to always get coprophagia product like forbid.
The best thing is developing his own stool the most wonderful place in the poop have to always potty every hours most puppies can hold it makes it anymore make.
From Lauren M
January 25th, 2009 at 3:03 am
You definitely have a tough situation. You’re best bet will be to limit how much time the puppy is in the crate at one time. Then, you need to take him outside immediately after letting him out of the crate, on a leash, and wait for him to pee/poop. Praise him when he does. If he doesn’t after about 5 minutes, put him back into the crate for 15 minutes. Then take him outside again. Repeat until he does his business, then he can be allowed to run around inside and play. Remember that several things stimulate a puppy’s need to pee/poop. After eating, he needs to go out. Also sleeping, lots of playing, and even chewing may make him need to go. Good luck, don’t get too discouraged and be patient with the puppy.
January 28th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Posted by Melon
To train our Border Collie to potty outside, where it’s desired, we used clicker training. First we taught her that the click meant a yummy soft treat. After she got that idea down, we then clicked when she pottied outside. This required being there to catch it happening. Then after the click, she comes for the reward. I eventually added the “go potty’ cue each time she went. Now, when I take her outside and say “go potty” she does it every time.
This takes persistence and time to get it down too and your pup needs to go every 30 minutes to 2 hours until after the age of 4 months, then he should be able to start holding it longer.
You may need to consider confining him to a room with tile type floors for a while rather than the crate until he’s getting it, and then reintroduce the crate later.
January 31st, 2009 at 7:37 am
Posted by J&K’s mom
Sprinkle his food with meat tenderizer. It, apparently, tastes good going in, but doesn’t on the other end. Worked for my puppy. (suggested by my vet).
Do you put a towel or something in his crate? If so, remove it.
Keep in mind that puppies can only hold themselves for about an hour for every month of age they are.