Help with Housebreaking my 9 weeks old puppy

Hi

I am writing from Down Under, in Perth from Western Australia. I just welcomed my 9 weeks old puppy on Friday.

On her first day she did not want to relieve herself outside and was doing it on paper only since the breeder was getting her to relieve herself on paper. Since then as smart as she is, I manage to get her to go outside for most of the time I take hewr out which is when she wakes up, after each feed and almost every hour or so. I am crating her when I am at home and she walk free in the laundry area when I am not at home which is for about 6 -7 hours on week-day, during which I put paper down in the lunadry for her use. I am not able to get somebody to be at my place to take her out when I am not at home...

I am afraid that I am giving her mixed signal, that is I am getting her to relieve herself outside which she does when I take her out but then she is using newspaper in the laundry when I am not at home..

Would you please advise me if she will grow out of newspaper training when she can hold her bladder longer as she grows up. I have heard that because I am using newspaper, it will take me longer to housebreak her outside..

I do not seems to have a choice since I cannot be at home during the week and I cannot find anybody to go to my place nor can I frop her at a day care....

Do you guys have any options or ideas to share with me....

Also when I take her out she does little wee and she relieve herself quite frequently which is almost every hour, is that normal for a 9 week old, so frequent that I am afraid to lock her in her crate because she relieve herself in it once...

Help please

Thank you so much

Regards,

Rob

 

hello there! i am in perth too. i dont think the newspaper thing is a problem. as you said it seems you dont have much of a choice. continue to take her out every half hour while you are home and praise her when she wees. when she gets a bit older, perhaps at 14 weeks, you can start to keep her outside if you plan on leaving her outside when you arent home. if she has gotten the idea that she goes only on the newspaper, place a bit of newspaper right in front of the door thats leads outside. that might help if she gets confused. she wont get any mixed signals if you do this. it is very common for a pup to do a wee every hour or less. most pups ive come across go every 30 to 40 minutes.

where abouts in perth do you live?

 

I have never done it, but I have heard that when you use both papers and outside, it can take longer to get to the point where the dog ONLY goes outside. However, it can be done - you just have to be patient and expect it to take a little longer! You really don't have a choice at this point, since 9 weeks is too young to be left in a crate for 6-7 hours. It sounds like you are doing everything just fine!

Just be careful when the dog is older that you never leave a newspaper on the floor. I hear they never really outgrow the peeing on paper thing.


Jamiya

 

Thank You - My puppy doing little and frequent wee

Hi Guys,

Thank you so much for all your advice. My puppy is making some progress and I am being more patience and less demanding on her, she relieve herself 95% of the time when I take her out when I am at home.

One of the problem I have now is that she does little wee and she fiddle around before she relieves herself, she does little and short wee. Is that normal?

Also she drinks so much water when I feed her is that normal? I am giving her what the breeder told me to feed her. Am I right that I should not have water available for her permanently? I've heard that control feeding (i.e take the food and water when she has enough) is the way to go?

Gee, it is hard work, when I am at home, I take her out every 30 - 45 mins, I am so scared that she does something inside, am I being too harsh on myself....

Your comments please?

PS, I am south of the river in Cannington and you?

Thanks

Regards,

Rob

 

im in duncraig. far far away lol!

 

Hi! Hope this helps.

The quickest and easiest way to house train your puppy is to rely on your puppy's natural instincts and behavior.



What To Expect During the House Training Process
Unless you can monitor your puppy 24 hours a day, don't expect the house training process to be completed until your puppy is at least 6 months old. It's normal for a young puppy to be a little 'input-output' machine. Since puppies are growing and developing rapidly at this stage, they eat more food, burn up more energy and seem to need to eliminate constantly! They also have not yet developed bowel and bladder control, so they can't 'hold it' as long as adult dogs.

House Training When You Are Not Home
Confine your puppy to a small, 'puppy-proofed' room and paper the entire floor. Put his bed, toys and food/water bowls there. At first there will be no rhyme or reason to where your pup eliminates. He will go every where and any where. He will also probably play with the papers, chew on them, and drag them around his little den. Most puppies do this and you just have to live with it. Don't get upset; just accept it as life with a young puppy. The important thing is that when you get home, clean up the mess and lay down fresh papers.

Passive House Training or Paper Training
While your puppy is confined, he is developing a habit of eliminating on paper because no matter where he goes, it will be on paper. As time goes on, he will start to show a preferred place to do his business. When this place is well established and the rest of the papers remain clean all day, then gradually reduce the area that is papered. Start removing the paper that is furthest away from his chosen location. Eventually you will only need to leave a few sheets down in that area only. If he ever misses the paper, then you've reduced the area too soon. Go back to papering a larger area or even the entire room. Once your puppy is reliably going only on the papers you've left, then you can slowly and gradually move his papers to a location of your choice. Move the papers only an inch a day. If puppy misses the paper again, then you're moving too fast. Go back a few steps and start over. Don't be discouraged if your puppy seems to be making remarkable progress and then suddenly you have to return to papering the entire room. This is normal. There will always be minor set-backs. If you stick with this procedure, your puppy will be paper trained.

House Training When You Are Home
When you are home but can't attend to your puppy, follow the same procedures described above. However, the more time you spend with your puppy, the quicker he will be house trained. Your objective is to take your puppy to his toilet area every time he needs to eliminate. This should be about once every 45 minutes; just after a play session; just after eating or drinking; and just upon waking. When he does eliminate in his toilet area, praise and reward him profusely and enthusiastically! Don't use any type of reprimand or punishment for mistakes or accidents. Your puppy is too young to understand and it can set the house training process back drastically. Don't allow your puppy freedom outside of his room unless you know absolutely for sure that his bladder and bowels are completely empty. When you do let him out, don't let him out of your sight. It is a good idea to have him on leash when he is exploring your home. He can't get into trouble if you are attached to the other end of the leash. Every 30 minutes return your pup to his toilet area. As your puppy becomes more reliable about using his toilet area and his bowel and bladder control develops, he can begin to spend more time outside his room with you in the rest of your home. Begin by giving him access to one room at a time. Let him eat, sleep and play in this room but only when he can be supervised. When you cannot supervise him, put him back in his room.

Active House Training
The most important thing you can do to make house training happen as quickly as possible is to reward and praise your puppy every time he goes in the right place. The more times he is rewarded, the quicker he will learn. Therefore it's important that you spend as much time as possible with your pup and give him regular and frequent access to his toilet area.

Key to Successful House Training
Consistency and Patience. Never scold or punish your puppy for mistakes and accidents. The older your pup gets, the more he will be able to control his bladder and bowels. Eventually your pup will have enough control that he will be able to "hold it" for longer and longer periods of time. Let your puppy do this on his own time. When training is rushed, problems usually develop. Don't forget, most puppies are not reliably house trained until they are at least 6 months old.

Good Luck! Susan