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finsolUser is Offline
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07/03/2008 8:16 AM  

My Indy is starting to give me a little attitude around the house. I have been house breaking him with great success until just recently, I'll let him out of his kennel and will take him out to go potty. He used to go no.1 and no.2 pretty quickly but now he'll do no.1 and take his time to go no.2 when he finally does it's a small stool. when i let him back within 15 minutes of being inside he'll get out of my site and go a very large no.2. He's done this about 3 times so far and it's frustrating me. Should I keep him in his kennel more often? Also he's gotten the habit of when he is chewing something if I go up to him to take it out of his mouth he will run from me! bad pup indeed!! What should I do any tips?

 

p.s. I feel this is mostly my fault, I basically give him run of the house while im home because I can't follow him around the whole time. I have a back living room are where his kennel is and I wanted to go buy some kiddie blockers so he can roam around the back living room when he's not in the kennel. Also I havent leash trained him yet so when I let him out he basically runs around the backyard until he goes, I'll tke him to his potty spot where he goes no.1 but then he starts to run around until he feels like no.2ing, If I put a leash on him he just sits there and does nothing or starts to chew on his leash. How do I go about getting him used to a leash? 

As of tomorrow he will be here for 2 weeks and will be 9 weeks old. I'm thinking of just starting over from scratch with his house breaking and add treats and more praise, I also need to play more bonding games with him but I work 9 hrs. a day so when i get home im pretty exausted as it is, oh well it takes dedication right!


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07/03/2008 10:59 AM  

For potty training, I would keep him where you can supervise as puppies at 9 weeks can get into allot more trouble (like chewing on electric cords) than just doing No 2 in the house when out of site.  So, now that you have Indy where you can watch him, you can start work on potty training. Whenever he gets up from a nap or finishes eating, take him outside.  Anticipate when you think he will need to go potty.  If you take him out and he just goes a little bit praise him, but I would keep him outside (esp if you know he needs to go more) longer. Don't get in a hurry to take him back inside as you already know what the result will be.  If he just won't focus and finish his business and you need to go back inside, it is really important you keep Indy with you so you can watch him and get to him before he has an accident.  If you notice his is looking for a place to go, grab him and take him back outside and give him his potty command and be patient.  Even if he is in the middle of doing No 2 in the house, still pick him up and take him outside to finish.  Again praise him when he goes outside.  Don't make an issue of his accident inside.  He is still a baby and learning.  I think with some perserverance you can work through this one fairly soon.

For leash training, you need to get him leash trained soon as it is easier now than later.  I start with a light weight puppy collar and a light weight leash.  Put collar and leash on him and let him drag the leash around (you should be where you can watch him).  Eventually he will get used to the leash, then pick it up and don't pull him, let him lead you around.  Eventually when he gets used to that you should be able to start walking him.  Now you can start working on no pulling.  If he pulls you, stop, when the leash slackens then you can start walking again. You may be doing allot of starting and stopping, but this will help you later on when he is older and can drag you down the street.  Remember, he is a puppy and all this work should be fun and upbeat.  No scolding or correction, just lots of praise when he does something you want him to do.  GSPs are smart and catch on really fast.  On other thing, do not let him chew on or bite the leash.  That is a really bad habit for them to get into.  If he puts his mouth on the leash say no, and remove the leash from his mouth.  Again, it is easier to fix this not than later.

Good Luck and keep us posted on progress.


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07/03/2008 1:15 PM  
Our GSP pulled potty games on us till she was about 6 months old! Yours is a very young pup, give it time, and keep up with direction.

Lisa C. Rossman
WI GSP Rescue, Inc (wgspr.com)
"Until there are none, rescue just one!"
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07/03/2008 4:34 PM  
As of tomorrow he will be here for 2 weeks and will be 9 weeks old. I'm thinking of just starting over from scratch with his house breaking and add treats and more praise, I also need to play more bonding games with him but I work 9 hrs. a day so when i get home im pretty exausted as it is, oh well it takes dedication right!
If you do it right you can house break an 8 week old in about three months. If you start with a four month old, you can house break them in about a month HA!

Your puppy needs more time outside. Don't hurry them, they go when they go, and the more exercise they get the quicker they'll go and the more cleaned out they will be.

Never leave a dog unsupervised in the house until they are COMPLETELY house broke. If you can't see him, he's unsupervised.

Don't just take things away that they are chewing, that encourages what you are seeing. Instead keep chew toys handy. When you take away something that's not a chew toy, say "NO" and give them somethign that's ok to chew on.

Remember this is a VERY young puppy and it's going to take time. CR

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