Puppy Help

Do you have a towel or sheet in the kennel ?Sometimes if there is something soft in with them they will use that because it is there .You are doing good with an outside routine just remember there are only a few puppies that are house trained quickly,patience it will happen .

Hi. Limit her water intake. Then give her water and take her out. if two hours is too long, try every 1 1/2 hours. Praise her when she does either outside. When we have pups, we take them out every two or three hours. Also, I know it's hard, but don't clean it up right after. The pup learns that you will clean it up and that he/she can continue to do it. I'm not saying leave it for a day or more, but not right after she/he does it. Because, most dogs don't like "to potty" where they sleep or stay. Good luck!!

You may want to get her urine tested at your vet to see if she has a UTI.

a puppy can only hold it for an hour per month of age - so max of 3 hours right now. 12 pm until 6:30 a.m is not realistic. Consistency is key. Good luck.

She does sound like she's going more than normal. When you take her outside do you take her and stay with her til she goes potty or do you put her out there by herself. I ask this because dogs need to be taught that when they go outside they do their business-not just play and then come in and go. Our trainer taught us this and it was a life saver. She says to tell your dog "go potty" or whatever word you choose to use(just use the same phrase all the time) Once she goes-praise her. She told us to give her 10min to try and then go back in and watch her then try again in 10min and give her 10min outside and so on. If she still is going alot after you've seen her go outside then I would call the vet.

last time I was in petsmart I saw a poster with something about free house breaking classes.

Regardless of the size of the puppy and her bladder, she should be going outside to potty at least every 30 minutes until she is more mature. If you are unable to do that and that is why you keep her crated, she simply isn't getting outside enough and needs a little more training. Try not to scold her, cuz then she will hide and do it. Potty training is ALWAYS a nightmare. GL!

3 months is still very young for puppy, average age is 4- six month for them to be trained and many others can take even up to a year. Not to mention the occasional issue that come up. Also the size and breed of the dog can very greatly. It is unrealistic to expect her to get it just two weeks.

I have had dogs that trained in less than a week at the 3 months (very large breed) and some that were closer to 7 months. And since I am home most of the time now, when my current dog is routine is upset we will have some issues.

Positive praise and treats when she goes outside. You can research bell training to help her learn to let you know. But really consistancy and patience a whole lot of patience. Try to get her messes cleaned up as quick as you can.
Crate trainging is great and you are off to a great start, but there are not hard and fast rules on what age they will get it.

Good luck, puppies are so dang cute but wow can they be exhausting.

I agree with the other posters, when you get a puppy, I recommend to take her outside hourly, even at night, to teach her that's the only place to pee. When I got my puppy, this was tougher than I thought. However, after a while my dog learned quickly to come and alert me (I don't crate my dog though). Luckily it is only for a short period of time and your dog will thank you by being housebroken for the rest of her life.

I agree with the UTI test. If that is OK, it will just take time. I have a puppy that is 6 months old. In the beginning, I took him out every 15 minutes for a minute or 2. Total pain (especially when it is cold) but I was terrified of pee on the floor. Make sure he is worn out when it is bed time and he will sleep more soundly. It gets better. Good Luck!

3 months old is only 12 weeks. She is still just a baby. Don't expect her to catch on so quickly. And please don't be harsh with discipline. She won't understand. Definitely have her vet checked, there could be a physical problem. I hope you don't have her in the cage all the time. She needs to be part of the family. Have PATIENCE and love her a lot.

She's obviously not comfortable in her cage. It's supposed to be their sanctuary, so she shouldn't pee in it.

Is it a see-through cage or is it a plastic cage with only a few holes in it? If it's a see-through cage, then put a blanket over it to make it a cave.

We too just got a puppy at Christmas and I posted asking how to potty train. After reading the suggestions, I decided to also crate train. Personally, taking them out that often as people have mentioned is a little much. My puppy is going great in the crate and has only had a few accidents in the crate, which was more our fault from not taking him out. He goes in his crate at night at around 10 or 11 and we let him out st 6 when we wake up. He doesn't pee in his crate then so getting up every hour is a little much. Your puppy will learn in time, just keeping up with taking him outside but I would also see if something is wrong too with his bladder.

You need to know that puppys have very small bladders and they are pretty much like babies they take in and let out very quickly. You have to let them out every 20 to 30 minutes just like a toddler when they are being potty trained. You have to keep thier water with them at all times. Their pee will be more potent if they don't have their water. You will have worse smelling stuff than you do now. If that applies to you. You can't leave a dog in a cage all or even most of the day. They need excersize and fresh air. They can stay outside most of the time if you feel too frustrated with it until the puppy gets the hang of it. At night you will probably have to take her out every hour or 2 hours until her bladder matures. Good Luck.