Training a beagle pup to go to toilet?
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at
10:09 pm
I’m getting a beagle puppy and was thinking of getting it a crate for the 4 hours a day were out, I have the idea of leaving the crate door open in the kitchen so it can relieve it’s self in the day, but still want to train it to go outside when were home, any tips please thanks shaun
The first thing to remember about house training a puppy is there ability to hold themselves is limited. A rule of thumb is they can hold “it” usually 1 hour for each month of age. 2 months old = 2 hours, 3 months old = 3 hours, etc. When your puppy wakes up (morning, nap, whatever) the pup has to go, right then! Take the pup out. When the pup eats or drinks, it has to go, take the pup out. After exercise (play), take the pup out. When the pup does it’s thing outside praise it. A lot. Tell the pup how good, how smart it is. You have to pay attention to the pups “looking for it’s spot” behavior. When you see that behavior indoors, whisk the pup out. If you catch the pup in the act, simply tell it “NO!” and whisk it outside. If you find a puddle or pile after the fact, clean it up with an enzyme cleaner (pet food store) get a newspaper and hit…. yourself in the head and say “I should have been paying more attention.” Daytime training they get pretty fast. Night time training is easier if you crate train the pup. Also remember the one hour/one month rule. You will have to get up through the night to take the pup out. Good luck
If you allow the pup to relieve itself in the house, that is where it will go, carte train properly.
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the only tip that you need…
Dogs crap and piss OUTSIDE…you will have a nightmare on your hands if you let your dog relieve itself in the house…
Either find other arrangements of wait till you have time before buying a dog
Don’t train it to go in the house. That’s a recipe for disaster. You cannot train a puppy or dog to recognize that going to the bathroom in the house is only for certain times in certain areas. It simply gives them permission to use your whole house as a toilet.
You can’t confuse a dog this way. You train it to go outside or inside. I strongly urge you to NOT train your dog to go indoors.
duplicate question
Well dont allow it to pee in your house in the first place cause then your going to make it alot harder to train to go outside! It can probably hold its badder if it is only 4 hours… but dont leave it in there any longer without coming home and letting him outside to relieve himself! That can be torture to an animal to be stuck in a small area and have to pee all over themselfs… Dogs naturally dont like to sleep where they eliminate and if he/she does it is sick and needs to go to a vet asap! Do you have a yard? Ever think of getting a doggie door? or even a doggie door if you have a patio..
Let me tell you from experience make sure you get a breed that fits you! so if you live in an apartment are you prepared to take the dog on a walk 1-2 times a day and take it out 5-8 times a day while its a puppy? 4-5 times when its an adult! Dont forget it is a small dog and has a small badder! Beagles are not an easy first breed! Do your research!
Dont forget to check the website http://WWW.DogsInDanger.com and you can even type in purebreds where your located if that is what you are looking for but please just give it a look!