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5 Responses to “11 week old beagle mix training help?”
If he’s going shortly after he comes inside, then stay out with him a little longer until he goes again.
Also, during housebreaking, limit his water intake – If you control what is going in, it will easier to predict when it’s going to come out. If he even has a few sips, he will *** again (What goes in comes out quickly until they have bladder control!).
Keeping a puppy/dog hydrated has nothing to do with access to water, it’s about intake quantity. Put his water down and let him drink all he wants until he walks away from the water (If he drinks it all, refill the bowl and give him more). When he walks away, pick up the water. Take him outside 5-10 minutes later and stay out until he pees at least twice.
Once he’s housebroken and has better bladder control, leave the water down for him 24/7.
You are doing an excellent job with this pup. It will take a little longer to house train him. He’s still very young at 11 weeks of age and doesn’t yet have full control of his bowels and bladder.
I don’t think you can apply the age+1 at this stage as he is a late starter with house training, basically he’s at the 8 week old stage but he will learn quickly. I think by about 16 weeks he should get it right.
He sounds like a really nice pup and he is a very lucky boy that he found a home with you. You are doing everything right…it’s wonderful to read your post and to see how knowledgeable you are. Congratulations!
It’s not easy giving advice to someone who’s done so much of their homework!
I can only think of two things
1 is to wait on the vet visit. It could be incontinence and if that is the case, all the training in the world won’t help.
2 is that maybe the puppy needs exercise to get things moving. If that is true then simply going outside won’t be enough, you have to walk around or play with him in order for him to need to ****.
I think you are right about it not being ********** ****** if it is more than just little squirts indoors. Make sure you praise him lavishly and even give him a treat when he pees and poops outside. Also don’t bring him in right away – if he enjoys being outside then what registers in his mind is that as soon as he does his thing, the fun is over. Stay out a little longer and play or walk with him.
Assuming the vet clears him medically, I can agree with the statement that he is very young. Some breeds will housetrain at eight weeks, not so with other breeds. He also has just arrived and the first few weeks, a dog needs to have a chance to settle in. Check the information on the Min Pin housetraining issues and the Beagle who poops after the Christmas tree arrived to see more information on how to work though housetraining.
Good luck.
Peggy Swager
APDT-Behaviorist
author of Training the Hard to Train Dog
No dog is born with good manners. Pooping on the carpet, leaping enthusiastically onto guests, pulling so hard he practically yanks your arm out of the socket when on walks–that’s all perfectly acceptable in the canine world. It’s up to you to teach your dog to behave the way we humans want him to. Not training your dog and expecting him to be pleasant to live with is like never sending your child to school and expecting him to ace the SATs.
here are some guidelines:
September 27th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
thomasson
If he’s going shortly after he comes inside, then stay out with him a little longer until he goes again.
Also, during housebreaking, limit his water intake – If you control what is going in, it will easier to predict when it’s going to come out. If he even has a few sips, he will *** again (What goes in comes out quickly until they have bladder control!).
Keeping a puppy/dog hydrated has nothing to do with access to water, it’s about intake quantity. Put his water down and let him drink all he wants until he walks away from the water (If he drinks it all, refill the bowl and give him more). When he walks away, pick up the water. Take him outside 5-10 minutes later and stay out until he pees at least twice.
Once he’s housebroken and has better bladder control, leave the water down for him 24/7.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:16 am
kemed
You are doing an excellent job with this pup. It will take a little longer to house train him. He’s still very young at 11 weeks of age and doesn’t yet have full control of his bowels and bladder.
I don’t think you can apply the age+1 at this stage as he is a late starter with house training, basically he’s at the 8 week old stage but he will learn quickly. I think by about 16 weeks he should get it right.
He sounds like a really nice pup and he is a very lucky boy that he found a home with you. You are doing everything right…it’s wonderful to read your post and to see how knowledgeable you are. Congratulations!
September 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
rebecca
It’s not easy giving advice to someone who’s done so much of their homework!
I can only think of two things
1 is to wait on the vet visit. It could be incontinence and if that is the case, all the training in the world won’t help.
2 is that maybe the puppy needs exercise to get things moving. If that is true then simply going outside won’t be enough, you have to walk around or play with him in order for him to need to ****.
I think you are right about it not being ********** ****** if it is more than just little squirts indoors. Make sure you praise him lavishly and even give him a treat when he pees and poops outside. Also don’t bring him in right away – if he enjoys being outside then what registers in his mind is that as soon as he does his thing, the fun is over. Stay out a little longer and play or walk with him.
Good luck!
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 am
rosaher
Assuming the vet clears him medically, I can agree with the statement that he is very young. Some breeds will housetrain at eight weeks, not so with other breeds. He also has just arrived and the first few weeks, a dog needs to have a chance to settle in. Check the information on the Min Pin housetraining issues and the Beagle who poops after the Christmas tree arrived to see more information on how to work though housetraining.
Good luck.
Peggy Swager
APDT-Behaviorist
author of Training the Hard to Train Dog
October 4th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
johndani
hi,
No dog is born with good manners. Pooping on the carpet, leaping enthusiastically onto guests, pulling so hard he practically yanks your arm out of the socket when on walks–that’s all perfectly acceptable in the canine world. It’s up to you to teach your dog to behave the way we humans want him to. Not training your dog and expecting him to be pleasant to live with is like never sending your child to school and expecting him to ace the SATs.
here are some guidelines:
hope this helps.