Potty training my Puppy...

[CHAKA]

My puppy is a rescue Border Collie, she is 15 weeks old. She seems to enjoy go to the bathroom inside the house. We go outside for 15 minutes every hour. She sniffs but gets distracted and won't do anything. Then comes right in the house and runs to a corner and goes to the bathroom. I am become frustrated. I even haved tried WEE PADS and Wee formula for the yard. What can I do next? At Night time, I get up every three hours to let her out for 15 minutes walking. She sets and looks at me, like what are we doing out here? Thank you for your Help, CHAKA

[Illyria54]

Try putting her on a lead and stay outside until she has 'performed' 15 mins is obviously not long enough so you will have to stay out longer, when my dogs were puppies I have walked round and round the garden until I am dizzy but in the end they have a pee and all is well, what you could do when she finally performs use the command 'go wee wees' or 'be quick' then you will be able to take her outside give your command and she will 'go' straight away, I use the command 'be quick' in quite a high pitched voice and it has always worked, but you have to a/be patient and b/ be consistent. Your pup is still young and not all puppies get it in the same timescale.
You'll get there in the end.

[Illyria54]

The key is to stay outside until she has been, not when you think it is time to go inside, and yes even when it is raining.
Oh joy I remember it well, lol.
Good luck.

[showcatbenga]

Try 'crate'ing her overnight. Dogs don't soil where they have to lie. Don't disturb her overnight. Take her straight out first thing in the morning, staying out until she goes & then praising her lots. When she next makes a mistake in the house use paper to soak it up, then place this soiled paper outside (at the 'required' place!) & she might get the idea. Toileting is usually required after being confined for a time & a while after feeding & a physically vigorous game can also bring on the need.
I suspect that she is confused by being 'out' so often but for only a short time. Think if you were suddenly told to go toilet because you won't be able to for a while - you can understand what is required & it would still take you a while! lol. I'm sure she's bright enough to figure it out. If her vaccinations are done you could try a lead walk first thing instead.

[woofgang]

If you are going to get up through the night then we used the "no error" way of housetraining.
You have pup in a crate or box in the bedroom and everytime they wake you take them out and wait till they go. The first night or so its a total marathon but ours were clean in a week and sleeping through a short night at 10 weeks.
During the day take pup out on waking before food ,when she drinks, after or during play and every 30 minutes by default and STAY with her till she goes.
Reward with something totally yummy for going outside and ignore accidents, just quietly clean them up.
We just let ours run around outside, they hadn't been lead trained at that point and its an extra complication at 3 in the morning.
Clean the house thoroughly with something biological (either the purpose made stuff from a pet shop or a dilute biological detergent) Clean her usual spots especially carefully and clean again if she has an accident.
I know that people say get the pup to walk outside themselves and that's ideal if you think they can make it.
If you see pup start to squat or circle and sniff then I would counsell picking them up NICELY and carrying outside so they don't have a chance to make a mistake. I learned with this pair of pups from another website that if you need to hurry pup outside, then carrying them with tail curled under will cork them for that precious minute needed to get them outside and not get baptised!
Last point is that I too use a crate and pups will be very reluctant to soil it but WILL do so if left too long.
Now this will be very distressing for them and messy for you but also will teach them that yes you can soil in the crate which means that they are more likely to do it again...use a crate by all means, they are very useful, just don't push your luck!

[woofgang]

PS teaching them a trigger word is very useful, just make sure its one you will be prepared to use in public!!

[fluffyfeet]

when she goes in the house use a zoflora anti bac spray on the exact spot dogs hate the smell of it and it puts them off doing it again apart from that when she does a wee outside give her a treat she should get it into her head if i wee outside i get treats maybe?

[Pompom97]

I don't have a pup but i know it's hard!