Anna Walker answers:

I suggest that you potty train your dog using scented papers. They are supposed to be placed in the spot where you want your dog to pee. And when you see your dog sniffing at a certain spot, this means that he will pee anytime soon so quickly take the dog to the spot where you want it to pee and when it does, praise it at once so it knows that you are pleased when he pees on that spot. Eventually he will get used to peeing there and the paper pads are no longer needed. I recommend that you watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka_K7zFahJg the video will give you helpful tips in the training of your dog. Good luck with the re-training!

Anna Walker answers:

It may sound kina cruel but i teached my dog with a little punishment and reward. When she went inside the house, i rubbed her face in the pee and took her out to finish. When she did it outside, i never rubbed her face in it. It worked on mine. TRY IT

Anna Walker answers:

I had trained both my dogs to go outside by crate training and using treats. It is important to note that the crate should fit the dog just enough for it to turn around, if you have a crate larger than the dog, it will probably go at one of the corners. Take the dog out on a regular schedule everyday such as morning, evening, and before you go to bed. Give them a treat after they are done. Keep the dog in the crate between these times and once you take them out and done with the business, you can leave the dog out for a good hour or two. While they do their business outside, i continously repeat “potty” and the dog will associate the word. If your dog ever have an accident indoor, take it out immediately. I had trained one of my dogs (yorkie) to go on command “potty”, sometimes even if he just went, he’ll still squeeze out that tiny bit just to please me.

Anna Walker answers:

Puppy pads are really good to stop your floors from being messed up so get some of them. We just initially got our puppy to go on the pad all the time. Once she was doing that, we moved the pad outside and she followed it and started going outside. We then removed the pad altogether and she’s fine now. It does take time but he’ll do it eventually if you persevere. Also need to get him used to going to the toilet when he’s on his walk each day (when he starts having his walks every day).

Anna Walker answers:

You walk him on leash along the same route – establish a pattern consistently, priase him long and loud when he gets it right – give a small treat.

Do this first thing in the morning, every 2 hours if possible, within 15 minutes after he eats (hope you are feeding twice a day).

Takes time, you must establish a pattern for him — dogs thrive on routine.

You need to neutralize (not just deodorize, get a pet odor neutralizer spray at a pet shop, walmart, etc.)
every place he has ever peed inside or he will go back there as his “pee pee place”.

I’ve trained dozens of older dogs (I foster for my rescue) and consistancy and patience (never yell or hit, just praise for doing it the way you want) work every time.

Good luck.

Note: I hope all the inexperienced know-nothings who advise that you hit or scold the dog do NOT have dogs – do not ever go NEAR dogs.
NEVER hit, never yell, never push face in pee — the dog does not know what you are on about, only that you are angry about something.
What that sort of cruel, imbecilic, and useless behavior does is get you a fearful, sneaky dog who has no idea what you want him to do or where.

Just get a routine going, praise, praise, praise — clean up mistakes and get back to the routine.

All you little teenies with advice about something you know nothing about need to go back under your rocks with your video games. Honestly, to play fast and lose with an innocent dog because you want to shoot your sophomoric mouths off is beyong tolerance — go play some game, leave this site to people who actually care about dogs and have spent years trying to help them find good homes.

Anna Walker answers:

Dachshund — you are talking about a dachshund.

First, is this dachsie neutered? Unless he has a urinary tract infection – and I assume you have had the vet rule this out – he is marking, not lacking bladder control. Neuter if he isn’t, that will help.

You need to neutralize the odor everywhere he has piddled, not just clean, get a pet urine neutralizer (pet store, supermarket, etc.) and be sure to neutralize everywhere he has piddled or he will go back there and mark again.
Watch him – don’t give him free reign in the house, crate him when you can’t watch him.

Alternative, is to put a belly band on him – it velcros round his middle, has a pad to catch the pee. He won’t like it, but it won’t hurt him and it saves the mess.

1. Neuter, if he isn’t already
2. Neutralize all previous piddle areas
3. Watch or crate
4. Belly band.

I have 6 dachshunds and foster more (10 at the moment) – males who come in will try to mark their territory, especially if they are not neutered and there are females. Takes time to sort it out, so don’t give him free reign of your house without a belly band.

Anna Walker answers:

Well the fastest way to train a dog is to be there all the time reinforcing their good behavior with appraisal. I would suggest putting the dog in a secure area outside where you would generally have they puppy defecate. This way they at least get the idea that they are supposed to go outside. And on the days you are there you can take the pup out to the area they defecated before and hopefully they will smell their defecation and know thats what they are supposed to do.

Anna Walker answers:

Instead of trying to keep your dog away from the “pack”, why not introduce him to the new member of the “pack”?

Shepards and Pitts are both good with kids. Sure, both will need to be supervised, but they will both need to learn respect for each other.

This “training” should have started 2 years ago when your son was born.

Anna Walker answers:

First, talk to your family about how you’re going to train him so the training will be consistent. If one person lets him pee inside and another person doesn’t, the puppy won’t be trained the way you want it to be.

Take it outside a few times each day, and if he pees or poops, reward him with a small puppy-friendly treat and give him a hug. Alternatively, be very stern when he pees inside by saying “No” forcefully and being unaffectionate.

When there is nobody home, you might consider keeping him in a crate or gated-off area with some newspaper bedded down, but only for 2 hour intervals (so maybe ask your grandfather to let it out once in a while to play).

Anna Walker answers:

We have a pitbull that we got from a rescue when he was 7 months old. He did the same thing and we would find little trails all over the house. I think it was from nervousness of new people and surroundings. He stopped doing it after a couple months. He just turned a year in June and we haven’t had any problems since.

It’s hard to tell with adopted dogs. You never really know their full background and history.