puppy training

[kasbjm]

my 18 week staffie is in a cage during the day,she has a training pad in her cage but scratches this up ,drags her blanket on to the pad and does both her toilets on this,as soon as you get her out of the cage she wee's on the floor,she goes out for long,long walks and will have a wee as soon as she gets in,help please

[Eels]

An 18 week old puppy doesn't need long walks!

Housetraining only takes a few days max, but you have to be prepared to spend the time. A young puppy can't be expected to contain her bladder all day, and if she wees when she comes out then it's likely that she's got the idea that she mustn't wet her bed.

You need to remember that she doesn't come programmed with the knowledge that it's ok to pee on a training pad, but not on her bed. You need to spend a few days just taking her out constantly until she is confident by way of rewards and praise that toileting outdoors is the right thing to do. Even once she knows this for sure, she can't be expected to hold on for more than a few hours tops.

Maybe you need to re-assess your arrangements to care for her?

[kasbjm]

thank you very much for your sarcastic answer,unfortunately i was looking for advice not sarcasm!!!

[Eels]

It wasn't sarcastic in the slightest! My advice is that a little puppy can't/shouldn't be expected to hold on without toileting for more then a few short hours. That's not sarcasm - that's a fact!

[lankeela]

As soon as you let her out of the cage get her straight outside. Stay with her until she has done something, then really praise her ( go over the top with it, even if your neighbours think you're mad!). Take her out after every feed, and after she has woken up and also after she has been playing for a while, together with last thing at night. Do this regularly and although she may have the odd accident I am sure she will soon be clean if she can get out.

[drgnrdr]

Hope this can help you..

http://www.hssv.org/LIBRARY/PDF/Behavior/housetraining.pdf

It even has a schedule for you at the end. It will give you an ideal on what you need to do.

The big secret to Housetraining is "supervision" and Eels is correct, a 18 week old pup can't hold it all day, but you did not say how long you leave them. Long walks won't have her eliminate enough so she can last all day, as she sleeps or plays or drinks or eats she will need to go, these are the 4 triggers, Check this website out... it gives you info on what is going on with the pup.

[Katiek34]

I also have a staffie who is 2 yrs old now and
we trained him by soaking up the urine with some newspaper and putting fresh paper on the top so he could still smell where to go.

Once he kept going onto the paper we would gradually move it closer and closer to the door until eventually he just used to go to the door and cry to be let out.

Our dog still had the odd accident up until 6 months so don't worry.

Although the training should be done as soon as possible with a puppy I think that it also gets easier as they mature.

Whenever you think they are about to go i.e sniff the ground or circle round, quickly take them out and stay until they do it outside.

Hope this helps and good luck!

[kasbjm]

thanks guys,i just want to clarify that of course i expect my puppy to have the odd accident and i have owned three staffies over the last 25 years,itjust seemed that this one was being extra difficult to train and really strange that she didnt mind sleeping on her mess,she is not on her own for Long periods and is Much loved and cared for with my husband even doing a 25 mile round trip on his lunch break to check on her,people who work CAN own dogs and look after and love them just as well as those who are at home

[Eels]

Absolutely right kasbjm, I agree entirely about people working and owning pets - I do it myself!

I'm sure you understand as a dog lover how concerning anything involving a young puppy's welfare is.

Good luck with the housetraining!