How Do I Get My Dog to Just Pee Outside?

It took me 6 years and I could kick myself for not doing it sooner...buy a doggy door!
Now not only do I not have to wake up at night to let my dog out to use the bathroom, but he no longer pees in my home. He (my Pekingese)lets himself out anytime he needs to go. He learned very quickly how to use it and I was like a mommy who just potty trained her baby...lol! I got the one for my sliding glass door and it was easy to install. They sell them at Petsmart. Now I have a kitten and he uses it too.

It's difficult with a male dog because they tend to pee whether they really need to go or not just to mark their territory. It usually helps a lot if you get them fixed.

I know you got a few messages already full of knowledge, but here's what worked with my pups. CRATE TRAINING...Yep, It made all the difference. Crate him at night. And exactly what was said earlier...praise when he goes potty outside. It takes patience but that's what's worked with my Shepherd mix and Pit. Also, for any ungodly peepee smells on carpet use Nature's Miracle. It has these enzymes that just eat away the odor with no harsh chemicals. It works.. I've even used it for my bed when my litle one had crawled in one night and left my mattress soaked. Good Luck with your furbaby.

Hi I bred Lhasa's for awhile and they are great dogs, I have a puppy from my original male and female and he is 15 yrs old now, and never would have made it this long if he had been going "IN" the house! I understand your dilema! Is he fixed ? because a fixed male will be a lot more passive, great with kids and easier to train, if he is not fixed I would do that right away! the sooner the better. As far as potty training, you just have to be consistant, praise him when he goes outside(lots of petting after the deed) and Scold the heck out of him when he does it inside! and then put him out while scolding. give him a strong "NO" "go potty outside!" and bop him in the nose with your finger to show your displeasure. There is no need to physically hurt a dog, just let him know how unhappy you are with him. Dogs want to please their master, and try to choose one caretaker/authoritive figure in the house do always be the one doing the training,and not the whole family! don't let the kids play with him while he is in his time out phase from his "deed"! best of luck!

I have always heard that kennel training is the best way. Just an opinion. Good luck!!!!

just like potty training a kid, it takes lots of patience and consistency! 1st, you need to take him outside about once an hour. throw a ball for him, or whatever he likes to play with, for about 5-10 minutes. if he doesn't pee or poop, then just try again in another hour, if he does pee or poop, give him TONS of praise WHILE he is going ("great job! good boy! good dog!") and when he's done and comes to you, give him lots of affection and more praise. this will teach him that he gets attention and loving when he pees or poops outside. after awhile you can lengthen the time between going outside, but even fully potty-trained dogs need to go out at least every 3-4 hours. watch for him going to the door, or to the room where the outside door is. if he just sits by the door, or makes circles but doesn't lay down, that usually means he needs to pee
now if he does pee or poop in the house, you need to take him out immediately and say "NO! outside!" and leave him there for a few minutes alone. if you don't see him pee or poop in the house, but find it later, take him back to the spot before you clean it up and say "NO!" and take him outside for a few minutes and say "outside!" (it's best to use one-word commands for a dog) also, try and use carpet cleaner every time b/c if he smells the scent of urine or poop still he might poop there again
also, make sure you leave him outside or in a kennel while you are gone. it's best to keep him in the kennel at night as well until he gets used to going all night without pooping or peeing. (even so, our dogs can usually only hold it from about 11pm until 6am, so about 7 hours)
i hope this helps, patience and consistency are the keys! sounds like you have a good dog, he just needs a little extra attention in this area =)
PS i've got a lab/boxer mix, a pit bull, and a rottweiler puppy

Hi A.. Are you a stay at home MOM? If so then I would take the dog out several times a day and praise the dog for doing what he should be doing outside. When he does it in the house scold him. Never hit him. If you find a mess in the house and don't know how long it has been there show him the mess, scold him and put him outside immediately. He should soon get the hint. I am surprised he is 1 year and not trained yet. Maybe you didn't get him as a tiny pup? Good luck.

L.

A. - you need to use an enzymatic cleaner to clean the spots where your dog has peed in the house. I use one called Simple Solution, you can find it at Petsmart. Dogs have amazing noses and like to pee over and over inteh same spots. Also, it helps to feed and water on a schedule. Then you know food/water going in, should need to come out 30 minutes or so after. Until they learn the routine...

Crate training or paper training seems to work well but you have to have A LOT of patience. Dogs usually don't pee where they live, so confine their spaces. The problem is that they will howl, scratch, claw and whine (crates cause less damage than bathrooms or baby gates which allow more fredom. With the crate, you leave them in for a couple of hours, then put a leash on them and take them outside. The leash is to make sure that they eqate it with pottying. Don't play or let them off the leash and use command words like "potty!" or "make" or whatever you choose. When pup goes, praise and sound overly excited and pet your pup vigorously. Then let him/her off the leash and play for a few minutes. If the dog doesn't go, put him/ her back in the crate and wait a while then start again. Good luck and have patience, you will be rewarded with a great pet. Make sure the crate is big enough for the dog to stand up and turn around. And provide food and water.

I am no dog expert, but I do know that unless you rid the area inside of your house of the dog's urine smell he will continue to go there. My mother-in-law taught me to use white vinegar to get rid of the smell of urine and I found it to work. I have never had it ruin carpet or any other surface, but do test any area you are using it on, just in case.
The books all tell you not to be too harsh on the dog when you catch it going inside, but we kept having accidents with our new Golden Retriever puppy until I finally spanked it with a rolled-up newspaper and scolded her firmly! That was the last time she went indoors! Honest. Good luck!

Is your dog neutered?
If not, he may just be marking.
If he is neutered, he may just be bored.
Do you walk him? I have the exact same problem with my 8 year old bulldog. Granted mine isn't neutered, but if i skip a walk and leave the house, it's pretty likely he will pee inside because he wasn't challenged.
I found that a daily walk really took care of the problem. Also an added bonus, my son walks in front of me and the dog, so as a result my dog really respects my son as his leader and is very good with him, even when my son has food in his hand.
Try taking your dog on a walk every day and crate train like others suggested.He will be a much happier and fulfilled dog with a daily walk and you should notice a difference.
Just don't let him walk in front of you or enter or exit doors in front of you.
Remember you may have the biggest house in the world. but if the dog doesn't get to go outside for walks, it's like a big 4 walled crate anyway. Daily walks are essential for all dogs, as they get stir crazy too.
Good luck and i totally understand your frustration.

It took me 8 long miserable months to house break my Yorkie/Lhasa. I finally started taking his paws and scratching the door with them every time we went out and within no time he understood what to do. It is funny because now it sounds like he is body slamming the door when he has to go bad. Good look. A friend of my daughters tried this and it worked for her too. I would love to know if it helps you.

I agree with Kelli, crate training should do the trick! It worked to house break my dog as well.

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

dear A.,
after she pees on the floor, banish her to outside, if its safe. tell her what she did wrong and leave her there for 30 min to an hour, then let her in. after so many times, she should get the hint, or she may become an outside dog. ; P
M.

My dog may be different, but I have a pomeranian and he pees any time he is excited - he just can't seem to hold it in. His vet said that this is common especially in some small dogs. Hopefully that is not the issue with yours - you will know if it is (any time my dog gets excited he leaves a wet trail behind him). The vet said there was not much that could be done, so he sleeps in his crate and spends most of his time outside, unfortunately (if I could afford to replace the carpet with wood or laminate flooring I would but I can't). If anyone knows of a way to fix this I'd love to hear it too.

If it is just regular accidents I would recommend using a crate if you aren't, and keep him in it at all times when inside for a while (maybe a week or so) only letting him out to go outside and to eat. This will prevent accidents, make him learn the habit of only going outside, he will become attached to his crate (they think of it like their little cave) and he may "forget" about the habit of going pee inside. Once the accidents stop you can let him out more and more. This is how I trained my maltese and he NEVER had accidents, but every dog is different I guess.

Good luck!

We are going through the same problem with a new jack russell! Two things we have done that have made a tremendous difference. The first is to have him fixed. There is something in their genes that make them very territorial and once they are fixed, the need to 'mark' anything bigger than they are goes down significantly. The next is to take him out every hour, or so. Once he realizes he is to go outside, he will start trying to communicate that he wants to go out. Pay attention to anything unusual. We have one dog that will come take us by the hand with her mouth, not biting, but trying to pull us up. We go! The jack russell comes and puts his head in my lap, but does not want to be picked up. We go! I think in the last six months, he's had only two inside accidents. Not bad from one that was marking 5-6 times a day inside and even more outside! Good luck, as there is no replacement for the love of a doggie!

I use to have that problem a lot. My husband however is very good with dogs. He took both of her dogs and would put are two small dogs in two large dog carriers and left them for a little while. He put toys and everything in there with them. He left them in there for about 15-20 minutes and then would take them outside to use the bathroom. He did this for a day or two and then stopped, let them roam the house. If they used the bathroom in the house again (only one did), he did the process again and they both stopped using the bathroom in the house.

Good luck,
M.

I have a little dog ( silky Terrier), he refuses to potty train. I got him fixed and gotten trainers, nothing works, he is crate trained. He just marks his territory. Now he has to wear diapers. It is like a wrap. It wraps around his stomach and velcroes at the back. He still lifts his leg but the pee goes in his diaper not on my furniture. I recommend buying a couple of these because after he pees in them they stink and need to be washed and hung to dry.You can buy them at Petco or the other pet store. My Vet. said that some dogs are just in the top 10% of not potty training ever. Hope this helps!