[Maleighchi]

Successful potty training


1. Your pup is going to have to go to the bathroom ALOT. I'd guess about every 1/2 hr. So you need to take your puppy to the potty pads/outside every half hour and stay there until your puppy goes. Once your puppy goes potty treat and praise. Remember most pups can "hold" it for 1 hr that they are old in months. But chi’s are smaller so I'd reduce that to 45 min. (and that usually refers to being in a kennel.) If you’re not sure of your puppy’s potty habits, write down the times that your puppy goes either poo or pee and that will give you more of an idea how often your puppy goes. As your puppy gets older you can slowly add more time between the time they play to the time they go out.

2. When your puppy is out of their kennel, they need to be constantly supervised. Have your puppy blocked into the same room as you or leashed to you. This way there is no sneaky pees or poo. Too much freedom at an early age is detrimental to successful potty training.

3. Either have a kennel big enough that it has a sleep area, a play area and a potty area OR have a kennel that’s just big enough for your puppy to stand up and turn around in. Most pups won't soil the area that they sleep in.

4. Your puppy will have to potty after naps, after play time, after each meal, first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

5. If your doesn't understand that the potty pads are for them to use you can try closing off an area (with an ex-pen or gated area) that is covered in potty pads and then as time goes by slowly reduce the area that is covered in potty pads until you have just one that your puppy will use.

6. I do a rotation to help teach my pups what is expected of them. They get up in the morning and go straight out to potty, come in and eat, then go back out to potty. Play time is next (about a 1/2 hr) then potty time, play time, then potty time. Lunch, then potty time, then play time. I repeat for dinner and then its just potty and play time til bedtime. If I have to kennel them, then they go straight out afterwards then play time. I use the play time as an extra reward for going potty.

7. If you take your puppy out and they don't go, bring them back in and put them in their kennel for another 10-20 minutes then try again.

8. Feeding your dog on a schedule will help in potty training. If your pup is very young you will need to feed them 3-4 times a day. If they are 6 months or older you can feed twice a day. (or as your vet recommends) Removing water after 7 p.m. at night will help teach your pup to hold it at night and give them a better chance of success.

9. Remember that consistency is the key. If your puppy makes a mistake remember that it’s not your puppy’s fault, it’s yours. It’s up to us as their parents to teach them in such a way that they understand what is expected of them.

10. Never ever yell at your pup (though you can make a loud noise to startle them if you catch them in the middle of pottying.), Never rub your pup’s nose in an accident, and never ever spank them for having an accident.

11. Remember that praising and treating and consistancy is the best method for potty training your pup.

 

[Katie]

Thanks so much Leigh!

 

[clawlan]

This seems like a good idea if the puppy is crate trained. I have tried but my puppy just screams and screams and screams when in the crate. UGGGGGGGGGG

 

[Puppet]

Hi
would you recommend this same method for an older dog?
I just got a new Chi he is 1.5 years old,the previous owners never let him in the house,but I keep him in the house now
he will go potty outside if I take him,but he has no problem doing it in the house either,
I take him out whenever I see him up and sniffing around
but it seems the minute I can't watch him is when he does it.
I am moving soon and will be staying with relatives,I am afraid he will start to go potty in their house
He sleeps with me
should I keep him in a crate at night instead?

 

[Yoshismom]

Yes you can start this at any age. The key it sounds like for your older Chi is to make sure they are supervised and when you see him sniffing then get him to his potty spot or outside;-) Yes a crate would be a much easier training tool for you

 

[* Bailey & Kahlua's Mom *]

So far so good on this end... Thanks!

 

[Georgia24]

Thanks for he information! Do you wake in the night to let your puppy out or will they be good for the entire night?

 

[ElectricBlueWings]

THANK YOU! My little Isis has been peeing and pooing on the floor lately, so I'm trying to crate her tonight, see how that goes. Cuz when she sleeps in bed with me, she always wakes up and goes on the floor.

 

[mandiepantz]

when did everyone's chi start communicating the need to go outside to potty. unless we take bella outside, if she has to go, she just goes wherever she is... how do we get her to want to go outside and let us know?

 

[Joey's Dad]

when did everyone's chi start communicating the need to go outside to potty. unless we take bella outside, if she has to go, she just goes wherever she is... how do we get her to want to go outside and let us know?

Joey started alerting me when he was about her age, so it could be coming soon... Paco and Bartholomew had him to learn from, so they started doing it much sooner... but it did take Joey a little while on his own, having no one too look up to, so hang in there!

Do you always take her out the same door to go outside?

 

[mandiepantz]

Yes we always take her out the same door to go outside, we make it a very repetitive routine, and even reward her with treats when she goes potty. It's like she isn't learning that you have to go out the door, and outside for potty. If we don't taker her every hour or so, she'll just go wherever she happens to be at the time.

 

[Joey's Dad]

Have you caught her going and made a loud noise (I usually slap my hands together and firmly say NO!) then immediately take her outside? It's VERY important to catch and correct ANY accidents to let her know what you don't want in addition to what you do. If so, then it may just take a little more time, as it did with Joey. All of a sudden, he just started walking over to the stairs and staring down them and it was like it just clicked. It was a very good feeling. I'm sure she'll catch on pretty soon...

 

[coccomummy]

thank you for that

 

[printingray]

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[butterflyH]

Toilet training a puppy demands a fair bit of time and vigilance. Puppies will want to toilet upon waking, about half an hour after meals, and after a period of indoor play. Knowing this, you can pay more attention to the pup at these times and watch for signs that it is preparing to relieve itself.

 

[Peanuts-mum]

We need a ninja for peanut! he hides behind things to pee and he does get out all the time even goes on walks with the big dogs to see if seeing them doing it outside makes him want to try but he waits till hes inside on newspaper/books/letters/paper hes 15 n a 1/2 weeks and was never let outside until the day i got him, and always kept on the flat, so we are now trying to learn stairs and kirbs.

Woman had like 10 adult dogs and toileted them all indoors thats something i dont agree with!

 

[blacktrack208]

Twinkie always has puppy pads available when she is in the living room playing, but sometimes it seems like she just doesn't feel like using them, and goes on the carpet anyway.When she DOES go on the pads, we praise her etc and lately have been giving her treats. I don't understand though why she went from using them, to now she only does sometimes. She always poops on them, but pee it's maybe 60% of the time.

 

[prettylola]

Well you explain in a very good way and briefly. My pup really needs to follow your thread. Using a pad for pup is a good idea. And I will surly notice my pup **** timing. Thanks to share it.

 

[Mamichi]

Mine does the same thing....he sounds panicky..

 

[Sinead]

Little rascal was soo good at potty training when we first got him home he was crate trained and there was a pad in the living room also which he always used and was barely any accidents. But not it's becoming a nightmare he's gotten so much worse and has decided he will just pee/poo wherever and whenever he likes usually without warning. I never scold him tho as I feel it's my fault and I'm clearly doing something wrong. I take him outside alot and he usually always goes to the toilet happily outside but then go again inside the house shortly after. He goes to the toilet very very frequently and as I said he usually goes without warning so there's no catching him to run outside before he goes. I really need some help with what to do