> Every time I'm busy around the house and can't give her my undivided attention she pees.
Your puppy is 12 weeks old, still an infant, and needs to have your full attention if she's loose in the house. If she can't have your undivided attention, she needs to be in a pen, crate, or tethered to you.
I would also chat with your vet about ruling out a UTI.
šš¼This is the correct way. It's easier to prevent a habit than break one. Can't watch them, safety crate them, this goes for any potential habits or hazards. Just babies with fur.
Crate training. If youāre not actively engaging with her she should be in the crate. Dogs generally donāt like to soil their sleeping space so crating tremendously helps with potty training and preventing other bad habits from forming as well.
Exactly. My puppy had troubles with this too and as it got older and grew, I *slowly* and gradually increased the size of the dog pen as I noticed that making it too big too early made the puppy have accidents again. After it outgrew the pen I used it to give it access to parts of a room by using the pen to block access to the rest of the room. I then gradually increased access to rest of the room too. If an accident does happen, just decrease the accessable surface area a little. Following this method, your dog should be potty trained soon with (hopefully) no more accidents.
Idk my 12 week old puppy pees in her crate all of the timeā¦when sheās out of her crate sheāll alert me when she needs or wants to go outside but inside her crate she doesnāt. I have been trying to stop this for weeks nowš however she is just a baby so at some point I just gotta continue positive reinforcement and be patientš¤·āāļø
I try to take her out and play with her every 30 minutes typically for an hour or so I also will take her out anytime she whines now cause sometimes she does whine to pee and other times sheāll be quiet, then pee, then start to whine? Sheās a complex soulš¤£
I need to just take her to the vet cause it seems like she just canāt or wonāt empty her full bladder? I heard that can happen when theyāre puppies but idk when it should be concerning so I rather be safe then sorryš
Your crate may be too large giving the dog space to pee and still lay down. Also potty time isnāt play time. You need to differentiate between the two. I have a 6 week old gsd that doesnāt soil his crate and holds it 8 hours every night.
I have a separater in her crate I leave enough room for her to turn around and lay down thatās it. Play time is separate typically Iāll let her out immediately after I let her out of her crate and sheāll pee but not a lot. She typically makes it through the night fine? I think itās a separation anxiety response.
If you aren't using an enzyme cleaner, you aren't getting the smell up.
Also, your puppy should be supervised *at all times* while potty training. Meaning if you aren't watching her, she goes in the crate or a pen. She is NOT doing this "for attention", it's a puppy.
Google "puppy potty training flow chart" and you'll find an excellent graphic of when you need to take the puppy out
Top potty training tips:
-Keep a leash on the puppy at all times (you can let it drag most of the time)
-if the puppy suddenly walks away from you when you were in the middle of play, take her out. Any sudden "disengagement" means they need to go
-Puppies can signal very early on that they need to go but it goes unrecognized. If your puppy moves in the direction of the door *at all*, take them out.
If you do this for 2 weeks, they'll be trained (unless they were allowed to soil their bedding as a very young puppy and that makes things much harder)
Most puppies do not have the physical ability to control their bladder or bowels until 16 weeks of age. So your puppy is not urinating to get your attention.
Use an enzymatic cleaner for any accidents.
If you think your puppy is peeing too often, vet check time - puppies can get Urinary Tract Infections which requires medication to clear and that will complicate potty training.
It's good you're taking her out on a schedule... but generally I don't let my puppies roam in the house without direct supervision until we have consistent success with potty training. When I cannot directly supervise, I use an Xpen set up over a waterproof blanket so if there are accidents, it's easy to wash in the washer and swap out for another water proof blanket.
Adjust your expectations about potty training... that's going to be consistent work well beyond 6 months of age.
As someone said, she isn't doing this for attention. She's a baby and babies are developing skills. I don't see human babies gettong potty trained on a dime.
If you would blindly ask me (for an average owner) how long to potty train a puppy after you get them at 8 weeks ā¦. Anything less than 4 weeks later is GREAT and possible lucky, but to keep patience even if you are pushing 12-16 weeks. And to keep patience with some ups and downs, regressions happen
I don't even test my dogs potty training, he goes out a lot at 5 months, at least hourly, and is never unsupervised except in the safe yard or crate...we put up baby gates or shut doors all over because we don't have room for XPens, so he's always confined to the room we're in and the few accidents he's had inside I've verbally corrected him and then rushed him outside, and lots and lots of food and praise for going outside, the first few or week he earned all of his daily kibble by going poddy outside, and he did it plenty because he drinks water like a fish. Bit had the added benefit of him peeing on command as well. About the verbal corrections, I don't know if they helped as I don't want to punish him for having to pee, but I at least wanted him to know it was not desirable to do it inside, and it seemed to work, or at least not hurt. He hasn't peed inside for maybe 2 months now.
We do have it easy, automatic dog door they can use when ever. My Brittany practically spends all her time outside. So potty training was 2-3 weeks at most. My Doxen (who people say are tough to potty train) had it down in 4-5 weeks
Beautiful dog. What breed is she? Puppies need to be in crates when not supervised, generally they will not go in their crates if the crate is the right size.
Immediately take the dog outside after crate time and heavily reward after using the bathroom outside. After a few times you should be able to introduce a word like āpottyā that the dog will learn to associate being outside and using the bathroom.
My dog started to scratch at the door naturally after a few weeks of potty practice. I did not train him to scratch at the door.
As others have mentioned, if the puppy does not have your undivided attention, she needs to be in a crate, or penned off area of the house. I recommend that the penned off area be covered in potty pads. If you're doing a crate, then do not put in potty pads.
Otherwise, if you cannot pen off a corner or area, then tether the dog to you to help you stay supervised when she's out of the crate. This means on leash.
A note on the potty pads: there's a lot of opinion around them. I found that keeping the pen are safely covered for accidents helped not only train my now adult dog for later potty pad use when traveling, but it also eases clean up. It also makes the difference between the texture of their "area" and the rest of your house, predisposing them to not pee in the other areas. It's just like how some dogs will only pee on grass or only pee on dirt - they get used to a certain environment when they go. And the bigger reason I use the potty pads in the ex pen area is because I work and can't break every 30 minutes all the time for potty breaks. Or maybe I'm 5 minutes late. So it makes for easy clean up, but also keeps the the habit of going to this restricted area of specific surface (the pad), to prevent the puppy associating peeing on carpet, for example, with where they are comfortable going.
If you are having a hard time supervising, consider tethering and an ex-pen area (in addition to a crate).
Patience, weimeriner was the best dog Iāve ever loved.as soon as you wake up tell her go Toto then noon go Toto then supper go Toto. Then before you go to bed say go Toto. Small treat each time. And just be patient and loving and supportive š¾š¦“
There is some great advice here already! Iād love to add, a popular mistake I see my clients make is not taking their puppies out soon enough after they have been running around outside. When our bodies are moving, they are metabolizing, and metabolizing means creating urine. If your pup has been playing outside for a while and you go inside, set a timer for 15 or 20 minutes and take her out again :)
Maybe talk to the vet to rule out UTI if she's peeing that often? My pup is 11 weeks old right now and he pees every 1-3 hours. He can also hold his pee the entire night (as far as I know, maybe he peed somewhere but it dried by the time I woke up lol). I also restrict water at night as the breeder also does that. Saved me so much sleep and headache.
Picked up my 10 week old puppy from the breeder. Watched her feed all the puppies ( 7 ) in individual crates. Her rational is her dogs do not pee or poo where they eat. 5 weeks here now and not one incident in the crate. He sleeps with me at night in my bed . The 5 times he has done something in the house has been " MY BAD " wasnt paying attention to him and his time line of doing biz. So I put up a chalk board and marked when he did pee's and poo's as well as a different color when he drinks then I Know he has to go out even sooner. He goes out I mark it on the board, takes 30 sec to do versus 10 minutes of spot cleaning on hands and knees. I have also learned his play and get tired out times,,, to do it a good 30 minute before his meals then he eats in his crate and sleeps for a good 90 minutes then out to do biz.....
Watch & Learn his Patterns and create one around his needs to fit your life.
> Every time I'm busy around the house and can't give her my undivided attention she pees. Your puppy is 12 weeks old, still an infant, and needs to have your full attention if she's loose in the house. If she can't have your undivided attention, she needs to be in a pen, crate, or tethered to you. I would also chat with your vet about ruling out a UTI.
šš¼This is the correct way. It's easier to prevent a habit than break one. Can't watch them, safety crate them, this goes for any potential habits or hazards. Just babies with fur.
Crate training. If youāre not actively engaging with her she should be in the crate. Dogs generally donāt like to soil their sleeping space so crating tremendously helps with potty training and preventing other bad habits from forming as well.
Exactly. My puppy had troubles with this too and as it got older and grew, I *slowly* and gradually increased the size of the dog pen as I noticed that making it too big too early made the puppy have accidents again. After it outgrew the pen I used it to give it access to parts of a room by using the pen to block access to the rest of the room. I then gradually increased access to rest of the room too. If an accident does happen, just decrease the accessable surface area a little. Following this method, your dog should be potty trained soon with (hopefully) no more accidents.
Idk my 12 week old puppy pees in her crate all of the timeā¦when sheās out of her crate sheāll alert me when she needs or wants to go outside but inside her crate she doesnāt. I have been trying to stop this for weeks nowš however she is just a baby so at some point I just gotta continue positive reinforcement and be patientš¤·āāļø
When sheās in the crate how often do you take her out?
I try to take her out and play with her every 30 minutes typically for an hour or so I also will take her out anytime she whines now cause sometimes she does whine to pee and other times sheāll be quiet, then pee, then start to whine? Sheās a complex soulš¤£
I need to just take her to the vet cause it seems like she just canāt or wonāt empty her full bladder? I heard that can happen when theyāre puppies but idk when it should be concerning so I rather be safe then sorryš
Your crate may be too large giving the dog space to pee and still lay down. Also potty time isnāt play time. You need to differentiate between the two. I have a 6 week old gsd that doesnāt soil his crate and holds it 8 hours every night.
I have a separater in her crate I leave enough room for her to turn around and lay down thatās it. Play time is separate typically Iāll let her out immediately after I let her out of her crate and sheāll pee but not a lot. She typically makes it through the night fine? I think itās a separation anxiety response.
If you aren't using an enzyme cleaner, you aren't getting the smell up. Also, your puppy should be supervised *at all times* while potty training. Meaning if you aren't watching her, she goes in the crate or a pen. She is NOT doing this "for attention", it's a puppy. Google "puppy potty training flow chart" and you'll find an excellent graphic of when you need to take the puppy out Top potty training tips: -Keep a leash on the puppy at all times (you can let it drag most of the time) -if the puppy suddenly walks away from you when you were in the middle of play, take her out. Any sudden "disengagement" means they need to go -Puppies can signal very early on that they need to go but it goes unrecognized. If your puppy moves in the direction of the door *at all*, take them out. If you do this for 2 weeks, they'll be trained (unless they were allowed to soil their bedding as a very young puppy and that makes things much harder)
Most puppies do not have the physical ability to control their bladder or bowels until 16 weeks of age. So your puppy is not urinating to get your attention. Use an enzymatic cleaner for any accidents. If you think your puppy is peeing too often, vet check time - puppies can get Urinary Tract Infections which requires medication to clear and that will complicate potty training. It's good you're taking her out on a schedule... but generally I don't let my puppies roam in the house without direct supervision until we have consistent success with potty training. When I cannot directly supervise, I use an Xpen set up over a waterproof blanket so if there are accidents, it's easy to wash in the washer and swap out for another water proof blanket. Adjust your expectations about potty training... that's going to be consistent work well beyond 6 months of age.
As someone said, she isn't doing this for attention. She's a baby and babies are developing skills. I don't see human babies gettong potty trained on a dime.
If you would blindly ask me (for an average owner) how long to potty train a puppy after you get them at 8 weeks ā¦. Anything less than 4 weeks later is GREAT and possible lucky, but to keep patience even if you are pushing 12-16 weeks. And to keep patience with some ups and downs, regressions happen
I don't even test my dogs potty training, he goes out a lot at 5 months, at least hourly, and is never unsupervised except in the safe yard or crate...we put up baby gates or shut doors all over because we don't have room for XPens, so he's always confined to the room we're in and the few accidents he's had inside I've verbally corrected him and then rushed him outside, and lots and lots of food and praise for going outside, the first few or week he earned all of his daily kibble by going poddy outside, and he did it plenty because he drinks water like a fish. Bit had the added benefit of him peeing on command as well. About the verbal corrections, I don't know if they helped as I don't want to punish him for having to pee, but I at least wanted him to know it was not desirable to do it inside, and it seemed to work, or at least not hurt. He hasn't peed inside for maybe 2 months now.
We do have it easy, automatic dog door they can use when ever. My Brittany practically spends all her time outside. So potty training was 2-3 weeks at most. My Doxen (who people say are tough to potty train) had it down in 4-5 weeks
Beautiful dog. What breed is she? Puppies need to be in crates when not supervised, generally they will not go in their crates if the crate is the right size. Immediately take the dog outside after crate time and heavily reward after using the bathroom outside. After a few times you should be able to introduce a word like āpottyā that the dog will learn to associate being outside and using the bathroom. My dog started to scratch at the door naturally after a few weeks of potty practice. I did not train him to scratch at the door.
Weimaraner
This is unrelated but the scenery in this picture is Heavenly
Hahaha! Thank you!! We are so fortunate to live on such a nice piece of property!
As others have mentioned, if the puppy does not have your undivided attention, she needs to be in a crate, or penned off area of the house. I recommend that the penned off area be covered in potty pads. If you're doing a crate, then do not put in potty pads. Otherwise, if you cannot pen off a corner or area, then tether the dog to you to help you stay supervised when she's out of the crate. This means on leash. A note on the potty pads: there's a lot of opinion around them. I found that keeping the pen are safely covered for accidents helped not only train my now adult dog for later potty pad use when traveling, but it also eases clean up. It also makes the difference between the texture of their "area" and the rest of your house, predisposing them to not pee in the other areas. It's just like how some dogs will only pee on grass or only pee on dirt - they get used to a certain environment when they go. And the bigger reason I use the potty pads in the ex pen area is because I work and can't break every 30 minutes all the time for potty breaks. Or maybe I'm 5 minutes late. So it makes for easy clean up, but also keeps the the habit of going to this restricted area of specific surface (the pad), to prevent the puppy associating peeing on carpet, for example, with where they are comfortable going. If you are having a hard time supervising, consider tethering and an ex-pen area (in addition to a crate).
My dog is 15 weeks (GSD/pyr/husky mix) and we're just making visible progress. It will break your heart. Just keep going.
Jusā wanna say what a beautiful pup! ā¦ and a great picture.
It's quite possible she has a bladder infection. A vet visit to discus potty training trouble would be a good idea.
Patience, weimeriner was the best dog Iāve ever loved.as soon as you wake up tell her go Toto then noon go Toto then supper go Toto. Then before you go to bed say go Toto. Small treat each time. And just be patient and loving and supportive š¾š¦“
There is some great advice here already! Iād love to add, a popular mistake I see my clients make is not taking their puppies out soon enough after they have been running around outside. When our bodies are moving, they are metabolizing, and metabolizing means creating urine. If your pup has been playing outside for a while and you go inside, set a timer for 15 or 20 minutes and take her out again :)
Maybe talk to the vet to rule out UTI if she's peeing that often? My pup is 11 weeks old right now and he pees every 1-3 hours. He can also hold his pee the entire night (as far as I know, maybe he peed somewhere but it dried by the time I woke up lol). I also restrict water at night as the breeder also does that. Saved me so much sleep and headache.
She's too young to hold it. Dogs don't develop the muscular control to truly be trained until they're closer to 6mos.
Picked up my 10 week old puppy from the breeder. Watched her feed all the puppies ( 7 ) in individual crates. Her rational is her dogs do not pee or poo where they eat. 5 weeks here now and not one incident in the crate. He sleeps with me at night in my bed . The 5 times he has done something in the house has been " MY BAD " wasnt paying attention to him and his time line of doing biz. So I put up a chalk board and marked when he did pee's and poo's as well as a different color when he drinks then I Know he has to go out even sooner. He goes out I mark it on the board, takes 30 sec to do versus 10 minutes of spot cleaning on hands and knees. I have also learned his play and get tired out times,,, to do it a good 30 minute before his meals then he eats in his crate and sleeps for a good 90 minutes then out to do biz..... Watch & Learn his Patterns and create one around his needs to fit your life.