HE'S GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! So he's made my living room his bathroom and my $4,000-dollar rug his own toilet. That rug is beautiful, handmade and imported directly from the land of Muhadmad Ghandi. So far I've cleaned up 4 piles of poopies and a few piles of pee on that rug. I had to carefully clean it and put the rug away for good, or until he grows up.

Well, I think I can train him to poop outside, but I have no idea how to train him to not pee inside. It seems like he pees much more frequently than he poops, and I have no idea whenever he pees (or even poops).

So far, I've been trying to keep up with it, but it's getting pretty discouraging. Oh, today, I've bought a kennel, as advised by some of you. The thing is, when I put him in there, he whined, cried and barked a lot for quite a few minutes. So I had to let him out. How did you puppies react? Besides, Akita is perhaps the most strong-minded dog ever. Not very fun for training. This is not your ordinary Chihuahua. I'm definitely not ready for an Akita like this. Perhaps my family also could give me a hand. I'll take him over there once in a while.

Well, just borrowed a few books from the library to learn more about puppies and training. Why buy when you could borrow. Thanks for responding!

 

Only put the puppy in the cage when you're not there... Youhave to be strong.. They will cry and whine but just put him in and leave.. He will stop eventually and then your carpet will be safe... You can also line a good part of the cage if not all of it with newspaper... Good Luck...I have worked with numerous big, stubborn dogs.. I've had a few Rotties

 

Cage training is the only way. My dog cried like mad as a puppy when he was in their. You just have to ignore and move on. SOmething that might help is to put a ticking clock right outside of the cage. They'll think it's their mother's hearbeat and that usually calms them down. Good luck.

 

with the clock trick

 

Oh boy. You don't deserve a dog from what you've said.

Go to your local Pet Rescue, Humane Society or other similar organization. Learn the basics about crate training and how to care and train your dog, as you are ill-informed about a few things.

Take you and your dog to Petsmart or other place for dog lessons.

Keep the dog in the crate/kennel when you are not home. Don't succumb to its whines and cries when it's in the kennel. You have to be firm but loving. Positive reinforcement is key. A good thing to do is keep the kennel/crate near you or in a room that you frequent often. Having you or your "scent" near the dog helps make them feel at home and relaxed. Since it's a puppy, you may want to keep the crate/kennel beside your bed at night, so it'll know you're there. Don't let the whines make you let him out. Be firm. Say no. Leave him there.

Don't use the kennel for punishment. You want the kennel to be a "safe haven" or a "good place" for the dog. If you use it for punishment, the dog will always be fearful and not want to go in it. It's his "happy place."

My dog was crate trained as soon as I got him. He's well behaved, and it's the best way to train a dog, especially if you want to be the one in control and not have sh*t and p*ss all over your house!!!!

And for crying out loud people, stop paying so much money for a purebred dog. There are too many homeless and abused animals that need a loving home. ADOPT an animal so they don't have to be killed each and every day.

Also, purebred animals tend to have more health problems than "mutts." So you're better off adopting a mutt. Not only will you have less problems, but you're saving a life.

 

Good point, Nate. I feel very strongly about that.

Another important point to bring up is that you don't want the dog to spend too much time with your family if you're not around. If they're the ones who are doing the training, you may find later on that the dog listens to them, but not you.

You say the dog keeps peeing in the house. How often are you (or someone else) taking him out? If it's within a reasonable amount of time, maybe you should have him checked out at a vet. I'm not sure if it's the same with dogs, but if a cat has a urinary tract infection, they'll pee frequently and usually not in the correct spot (ie: their litterbox).

 

That is wrong on so many levels.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2000raj

 

Sorry, I think my rolleyes smiley made you read more into my comment.

Let me explain without hijacking your thread further.

Muhadmad Ghandi.

Muhadmad- More typically spelled Muhammad- is the prophet of the religion of islam. Gandhi was a Hindu

Mohandas- Gandhi's true first name

Mahatma-term of respect for a Brahmin sage (Gandhi's title given to him by his followers out of respect)

Gandhi-The common spelling of his last name.

 

nate is right. purebreds have a very shallow gene pool, because many if not most have been inbred for several generations. breeding with cousins is pretty common.

mutts between 2 purebreds have so many more genes to work with, and many are beautiful unique dogs. And many are in pounds. Also, many are toilet trained.

the dog i have now is a retreiver/corgi mix...basically a retriever with short legs. the other is a doberman/huski mix...very big at 120 pounds but very gentle.

when you "rescue" a dog they know it and the rewards are a loving, well behaved, loyal dog.

also, every puppy will be a dog in a year. puppies are more trouble than they are worth, imo. always pissing, crapping, and chewing. if you adopt a dog, you usually don't have to worry about toilet issues.