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You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Veterinary Medicine > Dogs > Housetraining a puppy
Expert: Labman
Date: 7/22/2008
Subject: Housetraining a puppy
Question
I have a 16 week old Lhasa/Poodle mix. I got him from a breeder at 8 weeks. He is crate trained. Never pees or poops in crate, sleeps 7 hours at night in crate. He will whine in crate if he has to go out. He gets a treat everytime he goes pee or poop outside and he expects it after he goes. He has a potty spot that he goes to. The problem I am having is that he does not bark or go to door if he has to go. If I am home he just either follows me or sits and stares at me. If my husband is home he just pees with no warning. I can read him pretty well b/c I am home more but my husband does not notice as much. We take him out after naps, getting home, hour after eating and after playing. How do i get him to let us know and to communicate better with my husband not just me? If I am not home he does not seem to even try to tell anyone he has to go...he just goes. Any suggestions?
Answer
I cover that in my standard advice. It doesn't sound like you need the rest.
By the time most dogs are about 3 months old, they have figured out that if they go to the door and stand, you will let them out. The praise slowly shifts to going to the door. Some people hang a bell there for the dog to paw. If your dog doesn't figure this out, try praising it and putting it out if it even gets near the door. When you catch it in the act, give it a sharp ''Ah, ah, ah!'' and take it out. Clean up accidents promptly.
I actually learned that from a video game. I was struggling with a puppy at the time. In the game, if you got too close to the door, you popped out. I did the same thing to my puppy, and it worked.
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