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| Wednesday, December 27, 2006
at5:24:20 AM
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jthorpe4223
Joined:12/27/2006
Location:WAKEFIELD, NONE
| Housebreaking and lead training
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| My dog is nearly 6 months old a female and is perfect in the house during the daybut during the night she still does her muck in the house got any ideas to help with this? And also she pulls on the lead how can I train her out of this?
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| Thursday, December 28, 2006
at11:04:20 PM
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Adelle
Joined:12/28/2006
Location:SALINA, KS
| RE Housebreaking and lead training
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| On the housetraining I think you will have excellent luck if you would just use a kennel at night ... they do not like to mess up their own beds.
You might get a prong collar most farm stores even have them You do not have to be mean with a prong collar but when they try to drag you its unpleasant so they quit.
Hope this helps.......Adelle
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| Friday, January 26, 2007
at9:25:39 PM
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labrdogs
Joined:1/26/2007
Location:GREENWOOD, WI
| RE Housebreaking and lead training
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| the idea with kennels being an anti mess area in therory is a good idea but even with a very small kennel we have had one that stil if she had to go would go and need to be bathed rinsed off daily.
I recommend the use of a playpen next to your bed. place the pup in the playpen at bedtime after last potty right before you head to bed. place a favorite toy and blanket in there as well. The puppy will wake when it has to go and give you a cue yes even while your sleeping that it has to go potty. This not only gives you a chance to get sleep and know your pup is not in trouble but gives the puppy a chance to be heard and know that what they have to say is important to you.
During the day the pup is given the chance to be heard but at night most of us sleep too soundly to know when that little cry comes.
as for lead training Pinch collars were invented to simulate a bite to the neck by a dominate dog you. I personally hate them and Chokers are right up there as well. I instead have two other options. First is the gentle leader/hulti that uses head control to gain control of the pup. these are the ones that look like a muzzle to the average joe but they are not. not even close. The other option is the gentle harness that uses the control at chest level.
I love both. I use the halti on two of our dogs and the gentle harness on my service dog.
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| Sunday, January 28, 2007
at1:11:01 AM
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Starlett
Joined:1/28/2007
Location:HUNTINGTON, IN
| RE Housebreaking and lead training
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| Dont give the dog any food or drink after 730 pm. Make sure you take the dog outside just before you go to bed. Praise him/her for going outside. I crate mine until they have learned not to go at night. That seems to be 6-7months sometimes sooner. I put a blanket and toys in there w/ something to chew on like a rope. I tell them its bed time. I dont have much trouble unless the 1st. one up in the morning doesnt take the dog out. If there is no mess them be sure and praise the dog. Reward the good behavior. I would try and get up earlier by an hour to let the puppy out. I dont beleive in taking the puppy out every time it cries. Then it will just cry to get out and youre trained to get up and let the puppy out. This has worked for me for years. I am on my 3rd. generation and still do the same training. I hate prong collars and think they are mean. I use a choker. You dont have to choke them with it. Its any easy way to train. If they pull they choke themselves and you give the no command in a firm voice. My dogs all love to walk and dont pull. They sit at every intersection. Dont go to the bathroom on their lead. I even have a double lead for my 2 females and they could easily drag me if they so desired. A sit command is given twice then a gentle pull upwards. Any command should only be given 2 times. The other way is to pull on their ear to make them stop any behavior and to be put in a down. You dont have to hurt them or pull hard a gentle tug is all that should be given. Its what dogs in the pack do to show dominance. Your dog needs to know that you are the boss. Make sure that you go throught any door before she does and that she sits until you release them have the leash and collar on. I wont open the door of the crate until they sit and remain sitting. The other thing is that your dog could be punishing you for putting her in the crate. But if she knows that when she doesnt go in there that she gets a treat then she will want to stop. Make sure that she knows its bad. I frown and say Bad Bad dog Bad and then their name. They want to please you and make you happy. I hope this helps.
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| Thursday, February 01, 2007
at8:51:02 AM
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ambermarie
Joined:1/16/2007
Location:WEST ST PAUL, MN
| RE Housebreaking and lead training
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| Prong collars are not mean if used properly. I wouldnt suggest starting with one but if a choker does not work a prong collar is a good tool when used correctly. I agree that i do not take my dog out in the night. At the age of 6 months the dog is able to hold it all night in a kennel.
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| Thursday, July 30, 2009
at6:59:32 PM
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ZGSD
Joined:7/30/2009
Location:CAVE CREEK, AZ
| RE Housebreaking and lead training
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| Take your dog out for a long walk every night before bedtime, make sure that the dog does its business outside before you go to bed.
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