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AFornwalt
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| 12/21/2012 6:54 PM |
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Hello, I have a 11 week old gsp ( Remmy) he has had a UTI. Now currently on meds with water when he want it. He is only in a crate at night does mess in there as along I get him out with In 3hrs. He is only locked up at night. He is smart at 9 weeks old he sit, stays, shakes with both paws. Sits at the door to allow me to enter the hour and when commanded to enter he comes in. He's a smart dog. So now about peeing on the floor in the house. Sometime he goes to the do and other time he will pee on the floor with out any warning at all. Sometime even with in 10 min of come in the house, from peeing. I have no other dog in the house. A wife and two daughter. He is restrictedto only 400sqft of the 2000sqft house. She he doe |
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AFornwalt
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| 12/21/2012 6:58 PM |
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| I Dnt like eye phones. Remmy get a reward when he goes to the door to go out to potty. That the only time he gets a reward. We try to take him out every 30 to 45 mins. Should we be upstart with him. How long do it take to train them. I just want to train him right. Any idea. Beside a litter box, an a pee mat |
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Texas Belle Austin, TX
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| 12/21/2012 8:46 PM |
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First, welcome to the forum. When you get a chance we would love to see pictures of your new puppy. Now to answer your question, it depends on the each dog as to how long it takes to get them completely potty trained. I have found the boys take a bit longer than the girls and they also tend to have a bit of a backward slide somewhere along the way. You are doing the right things to train your puppy, so continue to do what you are doing, be patient and it will happen. Don't make a big deal of the accidents as your puppy is still a baby. He will get there given time and patience. Just keep doing what you are doing. |
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smatulewicz Michigan
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| 12/21/2012 11:16 PM |
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Hi and welcome. To ease your mind, your dog is just a baby and it will take him some time to 1. Learn the best way to tell you he needs to go out, and 2. To develop full bladder to control to be able to wait a little bit should you not pick up on his cues right away. At 11 weeks, if she was active and not napping, we were literally taking Bella out every 15 to 20 minutes. She had subtle cues she was needing to go, but it wasn't until about 4-4.5 months that it was like a lightbulb went off for her and she began to make eye contact, and then head to the door and whine.
Give it time. My philosophy was that I would rather beat her to an accident than clean one up. So I didn't mind going out often. Also if you can, give your pup ample time when out to urinate more than once so you know he is fully emptying his bladder. |
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AFornwalt
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| 12/22/2012 8:15 AM |
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Thanks for the welcome in. Trying to get a picture up but I can't figure it out yet. Next last night I took the towel out of his crate and let him sleep on the bottom of the crate, and we had no problem, also the crate is smaller so he has just the right amount of room. And that waking up every 3hrs during to night. I guess we're just got a little frustrated because he will hold it in the crate but not, but not when he roams around the living room. Now next could he be marking already . I have a wife AN two daughters. One time when I left him up star with me, the wife just got out of the shower and he dribbled on the shower mat.. Then are 6month old daughter was on the floor getting ready to shower he dribbled on her dipper?????? Any ideas thanks for the input |
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smatulewicz Michigan
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| 12/22/2012 9:00 AM |
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Your pup literally cannot control his bladder at his age. You cannot hold him to the Expectation of the amount of time he can go at night because during that time his body is inactive as is his mind (for the most part). Much the same way unless we have a lot of water before bed we typically can go 8 or more hours of sleeping without needing to get up to go to the bathroom. I for one certainly couldn't go that long during the day while my body is active. While he is up, he is playing, he is exploring, he is being stimulated constantly by new smells, sights, and sounds. If you are training or playing vigorously he will probably get so excited or stimulated that he may need to potty several times an hour. As I mentioned before, my philosophy was to beat my dog to an accident so I preferred to stay on top of getting her out. Your dog will begin to develop more bladder control as he continues to age, and helping him understand the expectations as to where to go is up to you. Also, not that you are, but I would advise not scolding him for accidents inside, but rather focus on praising appropriately going outside. GSPs are very sensitive and scolding and negative reactions can be more counterproductive than anything. You're doing right by limiting crate space. You can add space as your pup grows. Hang in there. Try not to hold your pup's potty abilities to his intelligence standard. Accidents at his age are not a matter of smarts... |
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AFornwalt
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| 12/22/2012 10:12 AM |
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| Puppy pic is up. This is Remmy 11 weeks old, he sit, shakes, stays. Love these dogs |
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Texas Belle Austin, TX
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| 12/22/2012 10:29 AM |
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He is way way to young to be marking. It is more likely just excitement. He won't try to mark until he reaches sexual maturity at about a year or so. When he gets to that stage it is very easy to stop if you just don't let him start. Keeping him on a leash when you take him to a new place and just give him a little jerk and a no when he thinks about marking. However, you have quite some time before you have to worry about this stage. As for right now, ignore the sprinkles and accidents and praise the success. Shorthairs are very intelligent and he will figure it out. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
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"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato |
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AFornwalt
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| 12/22/2012 12:09 PM |
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| K. Sound good thanks a lot, for intell.... Can't wait to get another one some day... |
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everbell Kanata, ON
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| 12/22/2012 1:48 PM |
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| Ya, I'm going to say Bo was 16 weeks before he stopped having accidents in the house. (And at 7 months he had a couple weeks where he "forgot".) Just be consistent, clean up the mess and move on. Also, if he has had an accident, you should still put him out and tell him pee, since he may not have emptied his bladder still. Good luck, he is worth the effort. |
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Splat Illinois (Northern)
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| 12/22/2012 4:17 PM |
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| he still is very young... they are a very smart breed and do catch on quick but that i still young for the potty training to be perfect... I don't go so much off of a time frame for potty breaks... ours is more schedule... as soon as they wake up I take them out... then I play with them and when they start loosing interest in playing they go out to potty and then usually snuggle up for a nap...the cycle starts all over... if I can not give 100% attention in the crate they go, but they potty before the crate and when thy come out... |
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Texas Belle Austin, TX
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| 12/22/2012 4:22 PM |
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| I work my potty training the same as splat. The go potty after the wake up, after play, after eating, and before and after crating. If I see them sniffing around or acting restless of if they break off the playing I scoop them up and we go out to pee. They learn very quickly, but just like little kids they do not think about having to go out until they have to pee. Even if they start peeing and I see them, I don't say a word, just scoop them up and take them out. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato |
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smatulewicz Michigan
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| 12/22/2012 4:38 PM |
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Very similar schedule here as well. Except, when Bella was playing she needed to go about every 15 or 20 minutes. I did worry for a time that because I was beating her to needing to go, I wasn't giving her a chance to develop her bladder, but soon realized (with some reassurance from here as well) that it would come with time. If Bella began to dribble, I would say a light "ah-ah" as she had already learned that as a correction noise. She would immediately cut off and out we went as quickly as possible. I even worried for a time that she had decided that was the best way to let me know she needed to go out. But it all came together with time and patience. Very cute pup by the way!! Yes, you will very much enjoy having him around and having him and your daughter grow up together  |
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