My puppy, sugar, is a 9 month old dog. She was in a crate the 1st 4 months of her life. Everything i try doesnt work. Any website to help? Or advice? She is a westie.
I had two westies and both were hard to housebreak. You have to be very consistent. Here is a site that I wish I had known about when I owned my Westies;
http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/Pottytr ...
the best advice anyone can give you is to crate train. when you cant watch the pup put her into the crate. if your gone, doing dishes, cleaning, etc ... into the crate. you want to get one with a divider so you can make it big enough so she can walk in, turn around, and lay down. the whole idea is that if she does have an accident she'll be in it and they don't want that. she will try to hold it for as long as possible. don't put anything into the crate that will absorb the moisture. you can put a rubber toy in there so she has something to play with but make sure its easy to clean because accidents are bound to happen. when you take her out of the crate you immediately take her outside to do her business. no playing until she get the hang of it because other wise she'll just want to play and for get to go. if she doesn't go the first time take her back in and place her back into the crate for another 5-10 min's and then take her back out. never put her in the crate when she does something bad other wise she'll associate the crate as a punishment and not want to go in. the idea is that the crate is her bedroom and she should want to go in there willingly.eventually she will hold it and be house broken but it will take time
At 9months she should be potty trained already. However, I have never crated a dog and don't know what that would do to one. Firstly never discipline for going in the house. Just clean it up it's going to happen. Restrict her from getting to rooms with carpet is a good idea though. After she eats and drinks take her out. then 20 min later take her out. When she goes outside praise her and give a treat. Do nothing if she goes inside. If you have disciplined her for going in the house most likely she will not go on the leash as she believes the act of going is what you don't like. If this is the case she needs alone time outside to do her business. Dog's do not want to go in the house they live in. Puppies just lack the physical ability to hold it.
Ironically, you train a 9 month old much like you do a puppy. Since the dog has a habit of going inside, rather than outside, you need to change that habit. Below is a link to a website that can give you some good ideas how to accomplish your goal.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com http://www.peggyswager.com/articles_and_ ...
Try taking her out after every meal. Then, after she, uh goes, give her a treat and praise her. She will eventually get the idea. Then once she does it on her own, slowly stop doing it.
Try taking her out after each meal and every hour till she gets the idea what she needs to do and give her a treat and praise her as that helps her understand.
