Need help

How long have you had Bailey, now? What is everything?

about 2 monthes....we have tried saying no we have tryed giving her a pat on the butt.. what are we suppose to do

First, set a schedule for pottying.   First thing in the morning, after breakfast, every 2-3 hours after that, after dinner, before bed, for example.   Since there are reliable times you can expect a  dog to go, work from there - they will nearly always want to go in the morning, for example.   Take her outside, give your potty command,  praise and treat for pottying outside.    If you can't watch her when she's in the house, crate her.   When you can watch her, tether her to you so you can supervise at all times.   If you see her starting to go, interrupt her by saying "uh uh!" or something similar, but don't scold or say it in an angry tone.   Then immediately take her outside, tell her "go potty" (or whatever command you want to use), praise and treat when she does it.   If she doesn't do it outside, take her back in and resume your regular schedule.   Don't give her the opportunity to potty inside without you catching her in the act and if you slip, never scold her for a behaviour you didn't observe.    

Also, pay attention to any signals she's already sending you.    Does she act any particular way - even very subtle ways - before she has to go?   Before my dog was completely potty trained she would get extra mouthy if she had to go, for example.   Or, if she's in the crate, she does a particular whining that she doesn't do if she just wants to get out and play.   Don't worry if you don't see any signals, but they can be helpful to watch for.

After a while, Bailey should understand that going potty means going outside and will send some signals that she wants to go outside.   Some people train for this and I'm sure someone who did can give you great advice about that, but in my case it just happened naturally - my dog goes and stands by the door and if I'm not paying attention, she'll come get my attention and go to the door.   Even though she can tell me she has to go, I also pretty much know when she will tell me because of the schedule, which I really think is important.   Predicting behaviour and shaping it in a positive way (knowing she'll have to pee soon, so you take her outside before she even realizes she has to go) is so much easier than correcting unwanted behaviour (her peeing inside).   You might be running out way more often than she actually  has to go, but that's okay.

I don't think it's important to teach that going inside is a "bad" behaviour (no reason to say "no" and there's never a reason to pat on the butt for punishment).   The thing that really matters is teaching that going outside is good behaviour.

Have you tried crating? Spanking doesn't usually work, and it only teaches the puppy that it's wrong to do it in front of you, but it will still run off and squat someplace where you're not watching.

I crate Shippo any time I'm not watching him. Err... I don't have time to explain the whole method, but I'm sure somebody else will come along with a whole article. >^^;<

I potty train whole litters at a time, so this always leaves me scratching my head...it's just one puppy! [][]
 
First thing in the morning, outside with "lets go OUTSIDE and go POTTY", then breakfast, then "lets go OUTSIDE and go POTTY" (followed of course by HUGE praise for "GOOOOOOOOOD potty", then watch them like a hawk while they run and play in their easily cleaned area.  Someone starts to squat, scoop 'em up in a towel to keep you dry..."unh uh, we go OUTSIDE to go POTTY", rush outside, place pup on ground, "OUTSIDE is where we go POTTY....go POTTY".....lots of praise again.  Now I'm fortunate enough that any place NEAR me is considered prime real estate to my foster pups and if anyone gets up and starts moving around, well, I know s/he has gotta go.
 
My setup with a litter is a GIANT crate with an attached exercise pen.  The crate itself is for bedding, the FAR end of the ex pen has puppy pads.  When I can't watch them and give them 100% of my attention, they go into the crate/pen.  The second I open that thing up, it's OUTSIDE to go POTTY.
 
Pups are fairly predicatable about when they are gonna have to go...first thing after waking, after eating/drinking, after play.  Start with those times, use the phrase that you've chosen (and believe me, I learned with one litter that I couldn't just say "lets go potty, cuz they would, right then and there! It had to be OUTSIDE to go potty!) and fill in every hour or so with a potty trip.  Be sure that you allow time to play AFTER pottying so the pup doesn't think that outside is only for potty and gee, if I pee, I'll have to go back inside.  With ONE pup, you can take her out on a leash and release her AFTER she potties.
 
NO means absolutely nothing to a dog.  And it doesn't tell her what you want her to do.  It's just a word, and remember, they don't speak or understand English, nor do you speak dog.
 
I had a foster who came back....left my home potty trained but the woman insisted that he flat out would not potty train.  He came back after TWO months away and had all of ONE accident in my house.....and that one was my fault.  I said "unh uh...did you forget we go OUTSIDE to go POTTY?".....very calmly, very matter of factly and he has NEVER made another mistake in the house.
 
Hitting isn't going to work.....it's only going to teach your pup that you are unreliable and unreasonably angry.....to him you are....he's gotta pee and doesn't KNOW where it's ok to pee. 
 

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i need help potty training bailey we have tryed EVERYTHING  so what did you guys do to potty train your pups

 
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