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I've never had a puppy before - HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 334107" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Young puppies just don't have the bladder capacity to go more than a few hours between potty trips. Something else you can try when it's still little and having accidents in the house ... When the pup is up and running around, literally tie him to you! Attach one end of a leash to your belt loop and the other to the dogs' collar. If you catch them starting to have an accident, you can immediately snatch them up and take them outside - then praise and treats when they go outside.</p><p> </p><p>And NEVER make going in the crate a punishment! It should be their refuge, their private safe little spot. Mine are so respectful of each others' crates, they don't even stick their noses in! I give them their breakfast in their crates so they don't mind going in at all. They've been so funny lately though! The three Bostons each have their own medium sized crates and I just recently bought a much larger crate for my mixed breed, Freebie, to use so she can be inside out of the cold while I'm at work. As soon as I brought the new BIG crate in the house, they all had to check it out - and they ALL want it! They don't associate it with Freebie yet so they figure it's up for grabs. I laughed till I cried at Katy the other day! I told her to get in her crate and she ran right into the big one, sat down, and waited for me to close the door! When I looked in there, she was sitting there <em>smiling</em> at me! When I said, "Katy ...", she gave me this look like, "Whuuuut????" <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 334107, member: 1883"] Young puppies just don't have the bladder capacity to go more than a few hours between potty trips. Something else you can try when it's still little and having accidents in the house ... When the pup is up and running around, literally tie him to you! Attach one end of a leash to your belt loop and the other to the dogs' collar. If you catch them starting to have an accident, you can immediately snatch them up and take them outside - then praise and treats when they go outside. And NEVER make going in the crate a punishment! It should be their refuge, their private safe little spot. Mine are so respectful of each others' crates, they don't even stick their noses in! I give them their breakfast in their crates so they don't mind going in at all. They've been so funny lately though! The three Bostons each have their own medium sized crates and I just recently bought a much larger crate for my mixed breed, Freebie, to use so she can be inside out of the cold while I'm at work. As soon as I brought the new BIG crate in the house, they all had to check it out - and they ALL want it! They don't associate it with Freebie yet so they figure it's up for grabs. I laughed till I cried at Katy the other day! I told her to get in her crate and she ran right into the big one, sat down, and waited for me to close the door! When I looked in there, she was sitting there [I]smiling[/I] at me! When I said, "Katy ...", she gave me this look like, "Whuuuut????" :raspberry-tounge: [/QUOTE]
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