OMG I'm exhausted

Nikitta · 01-04-2012, 09:14 PM

I need your expertise. I have owned American breeds before. And they have always had kind of a FU additude, ( sorry for profanity)BUT are german breds worse in this? I have never had a GSD this hard to handle. I will deal with it, but hehe I need a nap right now. She's been very hard to house break. ( 6 months old) But i try to let her out later at night and she won't come back in the house. She doesn't run away but she just doesn't come back in. /sigh

msvette2u · 01-04-2012, 09:15 PM

Don't let her out with no leash. Use a long leash (20') so you can reel her back in.

Frankly I'm Frank · 01-04-2012, 09:16 PM

She is 6 months old, that is how they act at 6 months.
Whether she is ASL or not should have no bearing on her housebreaking.
That should only take a few days if done right.
Never had a dog that didn't house break within a week and no harsh treatment was involved.

kitmcd · 01-04-2012, 09:17 PM

Have no expertise to offer, but mine is going on 6 months and we still are working on house training also. Mine also is from Germany, though I've never owned a GSD of any kind before....but my terriers, labs and boxer/pit were much easier to potty train. However, my GSD pup is much, much brighter and quicker to pick up on all the other "commands" than my other pups were, lol, maybe it's a trade-off??!

Emoore · 01-04-2012, 09:19 PM

I'm really surprised about the housebreaking issue. I didn't have a hard time at all. Kopper was housebroken completely by about 12 weeks.

RocketDog · 01-04-2012, 09:22 PM

Me either. Rocket had exactly two accidents in the house. We got him at 9.5 weeks, and those were in the first few days. Never had another one after that, and he's almost 7 months.

I guess I don't know what to offer someone at this stage in that dept. Good luck, though.

carmspack · 01-04-2012, 09:24 PM

I have not had problems -- usually within the first week of a pup going to the new home they are house clean.
Of course they are supervised .

carmspack · 01-04-2012, 09:26 PM

that leaves me to ask did you get the pup from a place where they were particular about keeping the pup's room clean . I have always felt that my pups contributed to their cleanliness , being very particular to go only on the papers - often a pup had a favourite corner or spot to go on.

01-04-2012, 09:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nikitta Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 72	OMG I'm exhausted I need your expertise. I have owned American breeds before. And they have always had kind of a FU additude, ( sorry for profanity)BUT are german breds worse in this? I have never had a GSD this hard to handle. I will deal with it, but hehe I need a nap right now. She's been very hard to house break. ( 6 months old) But i try to let her out later at night and she won't come back in the house. She doesn't run away but she just doesn't come back in. /sigh

01-04-2012, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,531	Don't let her out with no leash. Use a long leash (20') so you can reel her back in. __________________ Ruger v. Sunnyside Stray 4-11-11

01-04-2012, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,215	I'm really surprised about the housebreaking issue. I didn't have a hard time at all. Kopper was housebroken completely by about 12 weeks. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

01-04-2012, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frankly I'm Frank Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 73	She is 6 months old, that is how they act at 6 months. Whether she is ASL or not should have no bearing on her housebreaking. That should only take a few days if done right. Never had a dog that didn't house break within a week and no harsh treatment was involved.

01-04-2012, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
kitmcd Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina Posts: 192	Have no expertise to offer, but mine is going on 6 months and we still are working on house training also. Mine also is from Germany, though I've never owned a GSD of any kind before....but my terriers, labs and boxer/pit were much easier to potty train. However, my GSD pup is much, much brighter and quicker to pick up on all the other "commands" than my other pups were, lol, maybe it's a trade-off??!

01-04-2012, 09:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
RocketDog Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 1,268	Me either. Rocket had exactly two accidents in the house. We got him at 9.5 weeks, and those were in the first few days. Never had another one after that, and he's almost 7 months. I guess I don't know what to offer someone at this stage in that dept. Good luck, though.

01-04-2012, 09:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,325	I have not had problems -- usually within the first week of a pup going to the new home they are house clean. Of course they are supervised .

01-04-2012, 09:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
carmspack Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario - Posts: 3,325	that leaves me to ask did you get the pup from a place where they were particular about keeping the pup's room clean . I have always felt that my pups contributed to their cleanliness , being very particular to go only on the papers - often a pup had a favourite corner or spot to go on.

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