Got my wife a cute puppy for Valentines Day

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: Izzo
A couple other things I thought of:

If you're crate training, make sure to get the proper sized crate. Get one with an adjustable divider in it so as the pup grows, so can his crate. Optimum size is just big enough to turn in circles comfortably. You don't want to give him too much room because if you do, it is likely he will pee on one side and sleep on the other.

You should continue to expect accidents until they are about 5-6 months old. Don't be too harsh on them, they don't know any better and don't develop full control of their system until they get older.

Lastly, when you take him out to pee, use the same verbal command every time so that it can associate the words with the action. I would avoid letting your dog play when you take him out. Teach him that he is out there to do his business as quick as possible. As soon as he goes, reward him and take him inside. This worked well for us since we don't have a yard to let the dog run around in. So when our dog rings the bell, we take her outside and she does her thing right away. Although the snow on the ground is creating performance anxiety for her.

But if you need to coax her to go because you will be crating her, a small walk is usually enough to stir things up and get them to go.

when you say "rings the bell", do you mean she literally rings a bell when she wants to go out? That's pretty sweet if you do.

 

[Izzo]

Originally posted by: snoopdoug1

Originally posted by: Izzo
A couple other things I thought of:

If you're crate training, make sure to get the proper sized crate. Get one with an adjustable divider in it so as the pup grows, so can his crate. Optimum size is just big enough to turn in circles comfortably. You don't want to give him too much room because if you do, it is likely he will pee on one side and sleep on the other.

You should continue to expect accidents until they are about 5-6 months old. Don't be too harsh on them, they don't know any better and don't develop full control of their system until they get older.

Lastly, when you take him out to pee, use the same verbal command every time so that it can associate the words with the action. I would avoid letting your dog play when you take him out. Teach him that he is out there to do his business as quick as possible. As soon as he goes, reward him and take him inside. This worked well for us since we don't have a yard to let the dog run around in. So when our dog rings the bell, we take her outside and she does her thing right away. Although the snow on the ground is creating performance anxiety for her.

But if you need to coax her to go because you will be crating her, a small walk is usually enough to stir things up and get them to go.

when you say "rings the bell", do you mean she literally rings a bell when she wants to go out? That's pretty sweet if you do.

Yeah, we have one of those push bells that you see on a hotel desk or at a service counter. She walks up to it and hits the top whenever she wants to go out. It's cool when we are home. The problem is when we take her to other houses. She's kind of lost without the bell and doesn't know what to do. I'm not sure if I'll train my next dog to ring a bell.

 

[BoomerD]

What a shi-tzuy thing to do for V-day...

ROFL! congrats. Cute little ah heck...

 

[judasmachine]

your g/f needs to shave d00d.


just kidding, cute dog. My woman and I are Carolina Dog (American Dingo) people.

 

[kamikaze27]

Panaski is his/her name.