I would not give her a "toilet" in her den. Dogs generally don't like to go on or near their bed. You can use this useful instinct by enclosing them on their bed for short periods of time when you are unable to supervise, to minimise accidents. Most dogs dont mind this if they get a really...

Relax your no-play-outside rule. Exercise and excitement both stimulate the bladder and bowels and therefore OUTSIDE is exactly where play should be happening right now! I THINK I can see why you dont let him play outside... but maybe you could take him out on his lead, wait for him to go, say the prompt...

[quote user="MBDaschund"]I think the strongest variable here is he knows he's wrong when he does it. He hides, runs away, and sometimes will stay in the middle of the floor under our bed to avoid us punishing him/crating him. [/quote] It sounds like you need to use the well known Rolled...

I know getting up every 2.5 hours at night will be a real pain , so you might want the nighttime crate to be big enough for the pup and a scented puppy pad for the first month. This shouldn't slow down your housetraining too much if the daytime crate has only enough room for the pup to turn around...

[quote user="Enzo"]Also, the potty training............Yikes !!! Same as above, one day goes great, the next is a great commercial for paper towels ! We have not given him any negative for going inside, only special treats and lots of praise for going outside......he doesn't get it !![...

[quote user="Kbrain228"]They are about 4 months old and she has had them for about 3 months! [/quote] She got them at 4 weeks?? That was much, much too young. The rule of thumb is that a pup can hold it (in hours) for their age in months, plus 1. Since they are 4 months old, they can hold their...

What you need to do is basically like firedog said... potty break, crate, potty break, crate... etc. till she goes and THEN let her have freedom indoors. AS she is ALREADY going, say your cue. Pick a different one and make sure she connects it strongly with actually eliminating before using it as a prompt...

My dog has a pooping problem. He is a chihuahua about 2 years old and recently had a bad habit. His been pooping in one area of the house. He is trained to do his duties outside, but recently he is pooping just in this one area of the house. I was wondering how can i fix this problem. Maybe a doggy door...

House training: Key points The key to quick house training is to never to give the pup a chance to pee in undesired places. Rule of Thumb: The number of hours that a pup can physically go without peeing is her age in months, plus 1, so a 2-month-old pup can usually wait for 3 hours. Yes, that means that...

[quote user="DumDog"]she saves #2 for inside unless i crate her and then take her back outside or put her on the tie-out when i am working in the garden. [/quote] Sounds like someone punished or yelled at this dog for pooping. Now she thinks she is not supposed to poop in front of people. Take...