hiya does anyone have any tips on training a 7 week old german shepherd puppy? so far i have put her out every 20-30 minutes, i try going out with her but she does nothing but the minute you let her back in she'll sauat down and go to the toilet. i tell her off in a stern voice and put her back outside. but i don't think she's understanding this as nothing has changed. so i also tried putting her out with our older dogs to see if she could learn off them but she still will not do anything outside. i tried newspaper but she pees beside it and i also tried some dogs pads i bought from a pet shop to no avail. i have tried putting her in a crate but after 10 minutes she peed in her own bed. i think this is very strange as dogs don't usually go toilet in their own beds! please help!

Hi,
You'll need lots of patience,a puppy doesn't have any control over there bladder until they are around 6 months old.
You are doing the right thing by taking your pup out,stay out there with her until she performs,however long it may take,reward with lots of praise & a high value treat such as cheese,chicken etc......

Maybe link a word such as Be a "clean" Girl whilst she is performing,so she assoicates the two together,personally I never use paper as I think it tends to take puppies longer as you are giving the signal it's ok to go indoors.

When she Toilets Indoors,simply pick her up put her outside,don't say anything to her,Ignore what she has done & clean the area with Biological washing powder to get rid of the smell.Telling her off may result in her going when your not looking or covering up the evidence.

Young pups need to go out every hour,after meal times,playtimes,sleep etc....

She still only very young so you cant expect too much. Most pups dont leave their mothers til 8weeks.

It was hard work for me with my dog. I had him from just 5weeks. Keep putting your dog in the area you want her to go and if she does it inside try to stop her mid flow and take her outside then praise her.

I know it's frustrating but she will get there. Dont be too harsh on her for her mistakes as it can make things worse. Concentrate on praising her for the good things she does. Reputition is the key. She will get there.

Good luck

thanks for both of your replys. i think what sally said about telling her off is proven to be true as now she does do it where we can't see and also tries covering it. i will try and stop her mid flow and clean the area with what you said as i was using vinegar to clean it as someone else recomended. when she does it outside i will praise her and hopefully things will get better

it will get better....but it does take time and patience.

She has seen a lot of changes in her short life, so she is probably a bit confused at the moment, she will get it.

yes she has by leaving her mum at 5 and a half weeks to a buyer then to our friend that got fed up and then to us with all our dogs! when i look at it like that the poor mite has only been alive 7 weeks and has already been through so much stress

as take that say just have little patience!

here's a pic of the little 'jet'

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i am not being negitive so dont burn me,but most dogs dont fair well when they leve there mother so soon i have found ,you gotta be carefull as they can wee and poo in there own bed because of this! i have been told that its because there mother has not had chance to lead them away from the baskit ! she will be fine but i am just saying its some thing to watch out for ,so be patience