Hi all great forums!

I need some advice.

We got a puppy just before Christmas and he is now 6 months old. He is a great dog fantastic with the kids and very affectionate. The problem is he isnt house trained at all.

First off it's our own fault. We were inconsistant with his training and did things wrong (like punishing him after the event). We did seem to be getting somewhere about 3 months ago but then it stopped (again our won fault) and now he just goes anywhere (usually hidden).

My question is this, if we start again will it work or are the bad habits formed now and wont be unmade?

Although I did read up on house training when we first got him I obviously didn't do enough research and now have learned so much more.

I have some time off in a couple of weeks (I work part time) and our plan is to get him spayed and then start hourse training afresh. Using a different "key" word (as he now associates the old one with being punished) and getting him into a better routine.

Do you think this will work?

Any advice would be great.

i could work.
Do you let him go anywhere in the house all the time?
Have you tried using a creat because then he'll learn that that is his space and won't want to mess in it so he'll learn to hold it in until you let him out into the garden then you can praise him so he learns that going outside is a good thing.

Hi,
This is what happens when you punish puppies and dogs they do it and hide it.

Go right back to basics with him and treat him as a new puppy,
You'll need lots of patience,a puppy doesn't have any control over there bladder until they are around 6 months old,so it's wrong to punish them for your mistakes,your not picking up on the signs.
Take him out every hour,after sleep,playtimes,mealtimes and stay out there with him till he performs,praise and reward when he goes.

Maybe link a word such as Be a "clean" boy whilst he is performing,so he assoicates the two together
When he Toilets Indoors,simply pick him up put him outside,don't say anything to him,Ignore what she has done & clean the area with Biological washing powder to get rid of the smell.

You will get there it just takes time & patience.

My Tyler was a peice of cake to toilet train and was clean both day and night by the time he was 5/6 months old.We also used a crate at night and still do, I believe this helped in toilet training at night.We had the crate upstairs during the night in our room,he would wake during the early hours so I would get up and take him out,extending the time by 1/2 hour each night,settle him back down,it worked for us.

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Thanks for the advice I am certainly going to give it a go. I did try crate training him when he first came home but he hated it so much I couldnt continue.

For the evening we have an alcove about 7 feet by 3 that we can block off at night so we are going to try that.

first of all i don't punish my dog by hitting them... this can make them furious.. play them best way of training...and of course trainer have to be patience...

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