Ways to punish a puppy.

[empem90]

Originally Posted by Seth08

Cant find any trainers around here, I am still looking for one. She is only away from me for 4 hours out of the day everyday. The main thing making me angry is the fast is been a month and almost 2 weeks trying to house break her and still no progress. I even use a cleaner from pet smart. I take her out every 45 minutes when she is away she never pees so bring her in take her out 5 minutes repeat 3-4 times and then she just comes in and pees infront of me inside or runs to her crate and pees in it.

I am having the hardest time trying to train her to sit, lay, stay, not to walk in faster then me on a leash ect, even with treats, and no I don't have a clicker.

First I would look-up the NILIF thread if you havent already lots of good stuff there just in general. As far as, potty training what do you do when she goes in the house? (say no and clean it up, take her out immediately, etc.) Then for the training of other things, how interested is she in the treats. is there something else that might get her attention more than treats? (certian toy, belly rub something like that) With several dogs I have worked with other things besides treats work better. Like one I found that with my uncles girl she would do anything you ask if you throw her ball. Then another friend of mines would also do anything as long as you rub his chest after.

[onyx'girl]

Have you communicated with your breeder about her? How are the littermates doing? Is she submissively peeing as well?

[Jag]

Where exactly are you located? People can help you find a trainer if we know where you're at. There can't be 'no' trainers there. You may have to drive a little to get to one, but it sounds like you really need the help! It's not the norm for a pup to soil its crate if the crate isn't too big. So, I wonder did the breeder keep the pups in a soiled area? You sound very, very frustrated. You have a baby, though. Maybe now isn't the best time for you to have a puppy? Would the breeder take the puppy back? Reputable breeders will keep the puppy's area clean, and the puppy will normally want their area clean....so no soiling in the crate. When you take the puppy outside and you know the puppy should go potty, you have to stay out there until the puppy goes. Sometimes this takes awhile. Then you throw the puppy a party!! If the puppy is going away from you and running into the crate to potty, then I wonder... have you been yelling at the puppy? Punishment isn't for pups this young. Punishment is way down the road, and it's only for when the dog knows something 100% and refuses to do it. This isn't the case. You need to keep things positive and happy around the puppy. It really sounds like you're in over your head, though.

[Gmork89]

This is true about finding a different object, my GSD would be distracted all over the place on walks and not care about treats or praise. So I started carrying his frisbee with me on our walks and he thinks I'm god now haha, hardly stops looking at me.

[Lilie]

The OP is going to have a tough time as the pup was really young when they brought it home. Maybe 6-7 weeks. (It's 11 weeks old and they've had it over a month.)

[Seth08]

Birmingham AL area, I have asked around and people around here say pet smart, but every review I have ever read on there training says its a waste of cash. So I am trying to find a real trainer, im sure once I attend a few weeks worth and the trainer "trains me" more then the dog I can get it right
The breeder will only take her back with no refund of the cash. I have already invested 800 bucks in the puppy, that's not including her new big crate I have put up for when she is bigger, and her toys. It would be a loss to just give the puppy back when I payed so much for her. I am getting frustrated fast, because everyone I know tells me that the dog must be stupid because their dogs were house breaking within 2 weeks and here is mine 5 and a half weeks later, with no progress on it at all. I do praise her and give her a treat but seems to not work, She is not focused enough for anything. The only toy she will play with is a plastic bottle or a ball she dislikes everything else, unless I am trying to sweep or vacumm or mop then she will chase those around and attack them. I play with her 3 times a day and walk her once, She gets 20 minute play times out side playing fetch 3 time a day and a 20-30 minute walk a day.

yeah I got her at 6 weeks so she did leave really young. My biggest fear was her not being sociable due to it, But she loves meeting new people , dogs and pups and plays with them all fine so that fear is gone.

[gagsd]

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[Seth08]

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

Have you communicated with your breeder about her? How are the littermates doing? Is she submissively peeing as well?

Breeder said the other pups whos people bought them are doing fine. But those people may be better at training then me as well.

[Jag]

No, petsmart isn't where you want to go. Do NOT listen to people saying their dog was housebroken in 2 weeks. You got the pup too young for one thing, and your pup isn't their pup. Grim took a LONG time to housebreak! The only thing that I had going for me was that he was capable of holding it for awhile so I just increased his crate time. Then the light finally 'clicked' that he wasn't supposed to go in the house! However, that wasn't until November when we moved....so he was 4 months old! So don't worry what other dogs are doing. He was the hardest pup I've ever tried to housebreak. I think the MAIN problem you're having is that you're frustrated. Your puppy can feel all of that. She doesn't know WHY you're upset, but she knows you're upset. That's going to set both of you up to fail. Have you tried an X-pen instead of a crate? If she's in the habit of going in there (even though you're cleaning it each time), then maybe you need to change where she's at for awhile. That would give her a clean slate to work with. I will look up the link from another thread to locate trainers.

[gagsd]

In addition to the link I posted (I would certainly call Leah as she seemed like a good dog person when I met her), I would get a larger setup with puppy pads/newspaper as a potty area.
The more times your puppy urinates and sleeps in it, the harder it will be to housebreak her.
So if she is going to go, give her a spot to do it.