Daisysmom Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 As some of you may know, we have a new puppy. She is about 13-14 wks old and is a lab/GR mix. I am having a hard time potty training her. I don't remember Daisy being this difficult. Chelsea has gone to the bathroom in just about every room of the house!!! With two other dogs in the house, I thought it would be much easier to train her. Am I just expecting too much at this early stage of the game, or the second part of my question..... are Golden Retrievers a little on the slow side????? I know the Lab side can't be stupid! I am so frustrated :crazyeyes: HELP! We tried a "crate-type" training, a gate with her bed up against another door, so she has the same space as a crate, but it is when she is out of that area that she goes. She can go out side run around, Daisy and Trixie go and I leave them out for a while, they all come back in and Chelsea will pee on the carpet????? ....just a little example for you. By the way, we are looking for a used crate if anyone in the Philadelphia area is looking to sell. She is climbing over the gate :evil: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 With my own bunch when house training I have to take the beginner out alone to potty. I give a command while they are out and continue till they do their business then praise. Chelsea might think it is playtime when she is out with everyone and not want to miss anything. I would try taking her out or letting her out then when she has done her business let the others out. Or you could go the opposite way and let her stay out a little longer and bring the others in giving her time to potty. (Although my group is usually at the door scratching even the pup) Quote
Daisysmom Posted January 8, 2003 Author Posted January 8, 2003 I do have her out alone a lot of the times (because I take her out so much more than the other two). Then I wait for her to go and praise her. I think she is a just little slower learner. Any idea what age I can expect her pick up on this? Quote
Black GSD Posted January 8, 2003 Posted January 8, 2003 The best way to do it is to NEVER just "put her out" alone and expect her to go. I NEVER let my puppies in until they have "gone" outside. I don't care if they have to walk around out there for 30 minutes, they HAVE to go before they come back in the house. I too use a command, mine is "hurry up". Now, with my adult dogs, I can take them out, say "Hurry up" and they all go immediately. Dont get me wrong, I am NOT saying not to let the pup out with the other dogs to play and get some exercise, I am just saying don't let her back in until you have "seen" her do her buisness. And watch her like a hawk when she is in the house. If you watch her closely you should be able to tell when she has to go. She will probably start sniffing around looking for a spot. When she does this, she should be taken out IMMEDIATELY. Good luck, she will figure it out eventually. :) Quote
Daisysmom Posted January 8, 2003 Author Posted January 8, 2003 No no, I didn't mean she is out along, without me, I mean she is alone without the other dogs. I tell her let's go out and then I say "let's go potty" and repeat both sayings. She is such an escape artist!!! I told you she climbs the gate, well now, she pushed open the kitchen door and had the roam of the entire house (and the water bowl) while I was at work!! I really need a crate!! We are going out for one TODAY! Quote
yellowlabsrule Posted January 9, 2003 Posted January 9, 2003 Tell me where you get it and how much it was, cause I need one to! (so Winnie can come on car trips and not cover the car with white hair!) :roll: :lol: Quote
Daisysmom Posted January 9, 2003 Author Posted January 9, 2003 Petco has them, but they were pretty expensive. So we bought a Sell it and a Trade In Times and found a used one for 50.00. Petco's were over $100.00 for a large size. Quote
Daisysmom Posted January 9, 2003 Author Posted January 9, 2003 She seems to be doing pretty well over the past two days, maybe she is getting the hang of it. There are still accidents, but not like before. I guess I was just being too impatient. It has been three years since I have had to train a puppy, and I guess I just forget all the little messy details. You know, you only remember the good things.... :P The crate I was looking to purchase at Petco was probably on the small side. I think I will need at least a 42" and I think that was 36", so the $100 wasn't that far off I guess. I going to get the used one!! 50 bucks isn't bad, and it is big! Quote
DogPaddle Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Zaphod is a 9 week old mutt. Shelter said border collie/lab but I'm not so sure, I guess we'll see later. He does seem harder to train than Kavik our now 1 year old BC was. Kavik was home raised and Zaphod is from the shelter so he was used to going indoors. We use the crate extensively. They key is to have a crate that is only big enough for the puppy to stand, turn around and lay down in, no bigger or they may think its ok to mess the crate. You can get a larger crate and section it off until the puppy grows. Crate training is great for other house training too. Consult a local trainer, read the instructions that will probably come with the crate or pm me if you want. Have fun! Quote
Daisysmom Posted January 10, 2003 Author Posted January 10, 2003 Yes, I am all for it! Chelsea was crate-trained by her foster family until we adopted her. But I think I am getting one from the owners of Daisy's parents. Daisy, my chocolate lab, had a litter-mate that just died. He tore apart his bed and ate part of the canvas strip. They had to operate on him. They took a large part of his intestine out and he didn't make it. :( So, when I saw that Chelsea had tore apart her bed, it shook me up. She isn't eating like she usually does, and I am really watching her. I hope she didn't eat some of the foam padding. There was so much on the kitchen floor, it looked like she just shredded it. I'm sure Daisy helped too :-? Does anyone know if foam passes easily?????? I have seen socks and kneehighs pass (Daisy of course), but never had an experience with foam :o Quote
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