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| Nice to know that they eventually work! Did your puppy used them immediately or did you have to wait a long time for him/her to pee?
Also the crate i want to use it so that he is confined on one place when i go out. Any tips on that? Or any other way so that i can avoid the neighbours kicking me out when i leave him alone? | |
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Those dogs that I've used the training pads on werent puppies but fully grown adults. For some reason, the scent attracted them. I applied the same housebreaking rules as I would for a puppy - every hour on the hour. Treat and praise if they did their business and nothing if not. Some got the message faster than others.
Like argus, I personally prefer the grass as these pads only encourage dogs to eliminate inside the house - doesnt teach them anything about outside - they wont think twice about eliminating in shopping malls/concrete etc and not just on grass. But it wasnt practical then but I respect that some people cant handle the cold weather. With regards to crate training, there are only a few reasons that I can think of when the dog barks as its supposed to be their safe haven.
1. They need to pee - as Whiskey is a young pup, I will not leave him in there for more than 2-3 hours if you really need to go out. He's only 3 months old and will not be able to hold it for more.
2. They are bored and have been locked up for too long - never crate a dog more than 4-5 hours.
3. They suffer from separation anxiety
Introduce him to the crate slowly. Put in his chew toy and bedding in there and throw in some treats. It has to be inviting and he has to want to go in there himself (think of it as a bedroom). Dont shut the door initially when you are introducing him to the crate. Let him go in and out as he pleases. Thats my little one in his "bedroom"
Then gradually shut him in for 5 minutes, before lengthening the time to 10-15 minutes whilst you are in the house and need to shower, cook, etc. This process will not happen over night but might take a couple of weeks. There are loads of resources on the Net about crate training - what I've given is just the skeletal outline.
Good luck.
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