Been trying to train my pup for 2 months now.

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    Been trying to train my pup for 2 months now.

    I cannot get him to go poo and pee outside. Im HORRIBLE at training is it to late for me to get this dog properly trained?

    • Gold Top Dog
    What have you done to try to train him? Have you taken him to a puppy training class? Have you had dogs before?

    Besides potty training, and the other post about your pup's response to your 2 year old, what other problems are you having?
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    ORIGINAL: Ixas_girl

    What have you done to try to train him? Have you taken him to a puppy training class? Have you had dogs before?

    Besides potty training, and the other post about your pup's response to your 2 year old, what other problems are you having?


    This is our first inside Dog so I really am not sure what im doing wrong. Im not using any type of paper or anything or getting mean or verbal when he goes in the home. At first ive tried crate training but for instance after he eats ill put him in the crate for an hour then take him out. He doesn't do anything until I put him BACK into the crate at which time right beside me he will go in the crate. 
    • Gold Top Dog
    Some dogs just take longer than others to housebreak.  My one dog took 4 weeks, and I felt lucky.  My other one took more like 4-5 months, and she still had an accident the other day.  Unfortunately, you just have to be patient and consistent, and you may need to give the dog more time outside.  Don't play with them while they are out.  Just act very business like and be quiet and walk with them, allowing them to sniff around, and wait.  When they do go outside, you have to PRAISE PRAISE PRAISE right after they do go outside like they just saved the world!  Bring really yummy treats (like cheese or liver snaps) with you that are special for only when they potty (save the plain old dog biscuits for other things).
    • Gold Top Dog
    I don't know if this will help for a puppy (how old is he?) ... but here's how I house trainied my adopted dog when I got her at just over a year old:
    (you'll want to adapt the times for your pup, depending on his age, because he can't hold it as long as an older dog)

    Take the dog outside, on a leash, to the same spot in your yard, every time. Be patient and wait, Sing "huuury up" a few times. When the dog goes, love him up and give him treats like 2CrazyAussies said. You'll have to be patient and do lots of waiting, I took my dog out constantly when I first got her, but all that going out and waiting paid off. She learned that if I put her out back and said "hurry up", to go to that spot, do her thing and come back in.

    If it's after a meal and you know the dog has to go, bring a book! Wait! Or go back inside for just a minute, then back out and try again. It's so important that you wait it out, so that the pup goes, so you can reinforce it! Right now the pup thinks the crate is the right place to go, that's why he's doing it. In the long run, it'll be worth the time you spend waiting.


    • Gold Top Dog
    Pups are going to need to go at pretty predictable times...after eating, drinking, playing, upon waking, and moving around gets things "moving".
     
    You need to be patient, get the pup outside at what are HIS predictable times, and of course this means really watching to see, and then praise like crazy for the appropriate behavior.
     
    When I have a foster litter, we follow a loose schedule, but one that is designed to maximize the message.
     
    I use a large metal crate for nighttime and naps.  This is open to an exercise pen.  The crate has bedding and in the far end of the ex pen I have papers for them, just in case.  With a single pup, I will get up at night, but with seven or eight, not so much! [;)]
     
    First thing in the morning we all go "OUTSIDE to go POTTY" and once out I remind them that it's time to GO POTTY.  Back in for breakfast and immediately back outside.  This trip is a play, potty session but I wait until each and every one has gone outside.  Then back in and this is the basic routine for the entire day.  I determine when they will go OUTSIDE to go POTTY and I praise like crazy when they do.
     
    If someone starts to make a mistake I interrupt with a GENTLE "unh uh...we go OUTSIDE to go POTTY" and scoop them up in a towel and get them outside pronto, once there, again it's THIS is where we go POTTY.  If someone does make a mistake and I miss catching them, no biggie, I just clean it up when they aren't looking and go about my business.  It's helpful to teether the pup to you when you can't watch with 100% attention.
     
    To successfully housetrain a pup tho, you have to put in the time, the energy and the patience.  And, watch like a hawk for indications that it's time.
    • Gold Top Dog
    And, watch like a hawk for indications that it's time.


    Yep. I think one of the most common problems is a false sense of complacency. Gotta keep the little bugger with you and under supervision AT ALL TIMES. Don't worry - it's not at all too late! I've found a lot of help with training advice on this forum. Welcome, and good luck!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Also, if this is a pet store pup (hope no one buys from pet stores), then he may have gotten used to pooping in his "crate".  One thing to try is to take all the bedding out.  Be sure you have not scolded him for mistakes - that makes a pup afraid to go potty in front of the human.  Instead, ignore the mistakes (but clean up with Petastic) and reward him every time he finishes his biz outdoors. 
    Another thing you can try is simply to tether him to you during the day, so that you are there to notice when he has to go.