Puppy Training
#42
I agree with crate training....all five of mine love their "beds" and willing go when it's bedtime. We don't ever use them for punishment; when the huge Pit/Lab pup needs to go in his crate (during our dinner usually) it's with a huge rawhide bone that he can only have while in the crate, so he looks forward to the crate. I highly believe in classes for puppy training, especially for your first dog.
#43
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I never had any luck with the puppy pads. My puppy like newspaper better and I got it free from my office. It took a while to get him totally trained but he is as good as gold now and he will be three years old August 8th.
Be patient, persistent, and consistent.
Good Luck.
Be patient, persistent, and consistent.
Good Luck.
#44
I recently lost our pug (age 12 1/2) this past March. We now have a pug-shih tzu mix we rescued. Here's my training tips- and I must say the pug was sooo easy to train. Take a hot dog, slice it into "pennies". Cut each penny into 4 pieces. (Very small pieces) Carry zip loc bag with you. When pup does something good- praise and give "treat". Crouton was trained in no time at all.
We kennel our dogs at night until they can be trusted. First thing in the morning- out the door to do her duties and a treat. We also taught our dogs to be "off leash" as we live on 34 acres.
My daughter rescued her pug, Spencer 4 years ago. He was used for stud and we were told kept kenneled 24/7. Using this technique and going out with the 2 other dogs we had, he was trained in 3 days.
Good luck! (Love your new baby- how I still miss my fawn colored Crouie!)
We kennel our dogs at night until they can be trusted. First thing in the morning- out the door to do her duties and a treat. We also taught our dogs to be "off leash" as we live on 34 acres.
My daughter rescued her pug, Spencer 4 years ago. He was used for stud and we were told kept kenneled 24/7. Using this technique and going out with the 2 other dogs we had, he was trained in 3 days.
Good luck! (Love your new baby- how I still miss my fawn colored Crouie!)
#46
I chose "tee-tee" as my potty word. It's not a term that is commonly used up here. I didn't use "hurry up", because for me that is a phrase I use frequently during my daily life. Calling out the dog's potty word in the house would have resulted in a confused dog, and possibly an accident that would have been MY fault.
That's just me. I try to keep things simple and easy for the dogs.
That's just me. I try to keep things simple and easy for the dogs.
#49
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Location: Iowa
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We had a smart rat terrier that we put to sleep at 13. We called him the devil dog from hell. He would push the chair back from the table, get on the table and jump to my island. He would jump and keep hitting the toilet paper on the roll until it was all unrolled. He loved to eat paper, toilet paper and kleenx. One time he ate cotton balls. We didn't know how many till he threw them up. The vet had us give him hydrogen peroxide to throw up. He ate 4 and would not been able to pass them.
Our 5 month old min pin ate one of those big black and yellow bumble bees. The vet said to give him benadril. He did throw it up and was acting funny because it had stung him in the mouth or stomach.
Our 5 month old min pin ate one of those big black and yellow bumble bees. The vet said to give him benadril. He did throw it up and was acting funny because it had stung him in the mouth or stomach.
#50
Originally Posted by Ladyjanedoe
We just bought a 9 week old pug puppy. I don't know about a book but I use tons of positive reinforcement. It's tiring. Yetserday there were just a few accidents but we're on a roll now including a trip outside at 3:00 a.m.. We're gradually starting to get him on more of a feeding schedule--that helps you know when they might need to use the facilities.
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