New rescue pup pooping in house

Maybe he will get the idea that doing his business outside at that time gets him dinner.

Eating or drinking stimulates her digestion... She needs to pee or poop shortly after drinking or eating.

Push his nose right above it, and say in loud voice "N0 N0. Bad Dog." He will learn the difference between praise outside and repreimand inside. When outside, try to get him to go in the same place, where his scent is.

But, what do I know? I learned that positive reinforcement training really works. And, that dogs have virtually no memory of what they did earlier. Reprimands only work when you catch them mid-accident.

I hardly ever say "no" to my dog, unless she is doing something that will hurt her or eating some strange thing outside. My dog's foster mom told me early on to take inside poops and put them outside in a similar place to leave the scent for the future.

Also, I've learned that dogs are all about context... They don't understand inside or outside, but do know the difference between tile, carpet, grass, or concrete... Praise them when they do their business on the right surface... My dog will only go on grass or dirt.

The trick is to praise them when the do something right. We are going through housebreaking a new puppy who absolutely hates wet grass. Makes life interesting. But small 'training treats' also work well to reinforce desired behavior.

Also, I learned that if you clean up the pee/poop and leave the stinky paper towel outside the dog starts to get the point and you say "bad dog" repeatedly in a very distinct, low voice. I don't like to reward with treats but it does help as well as tons of praise right away so they do not forget or get confused.

The dog won't understand; they don't get reprimands relating to pooping or peeing because there's no concept that it's wrong. You only make the dog afraid of you by doing that. According to the Humane Society:

https://www.americanhumane.org/fact-sheet/housetraining-puppies-dogs/

I have the advantage that I work from home and am with my baby girl all day, but I noticed she was like clockwork (if I was consistent)...

Morning, upon waking up...Her breakfast... Then immediate walk, pee, and poop.

Early afternoon... Walk and pee.

Late afternoon... Her dinner.

Evening... Walk, pee and poop. Then a treat.

I am absolutely consistent when I feed her... The same exact times every day.

In the beginning I watched her like a hawk... When she left my side and didn't go for a drink of water, I knew she was up to something... As soon as she started to wander or circle... I would say "Ah, ah, ah!" ("No" is only for misbehaving). Then I would hurry her out the door with a leash... Whenever she peed or pooped outside I'd praise her effusively... If she had an accident inside... I'd just ignore it (and her) and clean it up. She lives for praise, and eventually learned to give me "the stare" when she wanted to go outside.

I was surprised how easy it was to train her (two weeks at most)... I've been told that it's because I was consistent and adapted my behavior to HER schedule.

She is my first dog, and I've had her nine years. She's perfect.

I think I read every single one. Thanks!

Thank you, targetpractice! You are very kind.

This book helped me train my dog. I recommend it.

Taking them out before a meal/water is not as useful (to us) as taking them out afterwards. My dog will pee like clockwork 20 minutes after drinking water.

I hate to tell you this, but it took well over a year before she was fully house trained. We offered her a treat whenever she pooped or peed after we took her outside. It also took some time to realize she has GI issues and doesn’t tolerate a lot of the dog foods on the market. A lot of the foods gave her diarrhea, which made house training more difficult. We learned we have to feed her only grain-free food, which has cut down on her BMs.

Once your dog gets into a routine with his/her schedule, try to learn the bathroom habits; does he/she poop or pee first thing in the morning, or later? We took our dog outside frequently to poop or pee. When we couldn’t be home with her, she had to stay in her crate, or she was limited to one room. It really did take quite a while for her to become fully trained. I think it has to do with your dog bonding with you and wanting to please you as well.

Our dog is 4 now, she’s never in a crate, and she has free reign of the house at all times. She hasn’t had an accident in the house for at least the last 1 1/2 years. She is very happy and wants to please us, so I think she knows we don’t want her doing her business in the house.

If your dog is 3 and not house-trained, it may take more time to train him/her. Puppies can learn more quickly, adult dogs take longer.

Never heard of such a thing in my day, NEVER!

I know of people that lock their dog(s) up in crates before they go out and to work.

If you can't handle a dog without the use of a crate, well think about it.

How would you like living in a crate?

As for the accidents, try some puppy pads. After an accident, put the dog outside and clean the accident up. Rubbing the dogs nose into it makes for a cruel environment to say the very least.

I agree, it takes time, yes time and also effort!

We got the crate per recommendation of the rescue group, we limited her time in it and we haven’t used it at all in about 2 years. I too wouldn’t want to keep a dog in a crate for very long. But I think it was useful to use for limited periods of time her first few months at our house. We put a lot of effort and time into house training her, which we were happy to do. Like I said in my post, it took over a year to house train her, so sometimes these things take a long time. But they are well worth it.

By the way, I wasn’t the one who suggested rubbing the dog’s nose in her mistake, we never did that.

It was just a general statement.

Please don't take any offensive!

I knew someone that did this with a dog and it was very sad for the dog. Said person did not deserve a dog!

I had my mother's dog after she passed away. He had been in a crate at times I think but after I got him, he was terrified of one so I let it go.

He was fortunately house broken. If he needed to go out, he'd start barking up a storm so difficult to not know.

Take care!!

It’s all good, don’t know what I would do without our dog and two cats. They enrich our lives more than I can say.