Toilet Training Puppy Questions

[The Ugly Fugly]

Hi all,

We recently had a new addition to the family the past week, a 9 week old puppy cross bred (1/2 Toy Poodle, 1/4 Australian Terrier, 1/4 Foxy). I'm some what having troubles with toilet training her although I am aware that she's young and its only been a week. I live in an apartment so we've dedicated the bathroom for her to do her toileting on pads for the time being. Currently what I'm doing is after feeding, after playing and after her naps and when shes sniffing excessively, taking her to the bathroom where ill close the door in order to try and keep her in the bathroom area. The trouble I'm having is once inside she doesn't seem to want to do her business, so I let her out, in which she'll continue sniffing again where ill take her back into the toilet and wait around 10min before letting her out again and repeating.

However despite this she always seems to lose interest in the toilet and always sneaks a pee or poo outside the bathroom when I let her back out. Would it be better to keep her in the toilet no matter the duration until she does her business? Or what other suggestions would there be to get her in the habit of using the bathroom.

Any input would be appreciated, thanks in advanced

[sas]

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[Sandra777]

Not something I've ever done myself but my first thought was how big is the bathroom? With you and puppy and puppy pads and everything else that hangs out in a bathroom it might be a smallish intimidating sort of environment for a new pup? The smells of all the human sprays and soap etc might be confusing and offputting? Is it possible to set up a puppy pen in a specific place which is a bit more ''open'' and have puppy pads in in the pen? (This would be totally separate to any other puppy pen you might set up) When the pup is older it should be possible to move the pen anywhere you want (even into the bathroom) and slowly remove the pen and leave the pads as the cue. Just a thought, but otherwise perserverence is the key.

[The Ugly Fugly]

thanks for the info sas and sandra

i decided to set up a puppy pen with pads, which has led to improvement. She now pees on the pads probably 80% of the time but poo still random, but i guess ill persevere and see how that part goes

[spitzbaby]

Good luck! At first it may seem to be such hardwork.. I live in an apartment too and carpets...not good

I trained kairu to toilet out in a fenced area on the balcony... After around 2 months he was fully reliable and the feeling u get when they're calling you over to go toilet outside will be awesome

[The Ugly Fugly]

thanks for the encouragement spitzbaby, i wish i could use my balcony its a bit hard to fence off my balcony and dont really trust my pup on the balcony, she seems too brave haha

but in terms of toileting atm she is progressing well with the pads

[sas]

taking her to the bathroom where ill close the door in order to try and keep her in the bathroom area. The trouble I'm having is once inside she doesn't seem to want to do her business, so I let her out, in which she'll continue sniffing again where ill take her back into the toilet and wait around 10min before letting her out again and repeating.

I'd say that is your main problem.

You're assuming she shoudl know what to do. She doesn't, you need to show her and you need to be there the moment she starts to toilet.

Straight after waking, playing and eating, take the puppy to the toileting pad and give your toileting command and keep the puppy on the pad but not in an intimidating way.....then wait.

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

please send me your email address and I'll send you my toilet training method.

[The Ugly Fugly]

please send me your email address and I'll send you my toilet training method.

could you PM it to me using the forums message system