My mother adopted a one year old beagle that is a spade female. She lets her out numerous times a day, but as soon as she gets her in the house she squats and pees. My mom is getting so upset and yells at her and she runs and hides for awhile. How can she housebreak this lovely pet?
She’s at wits end! Thanks 10 points
Actually I think this is a common problem, Diane.
Unfortunately the dog probably doesn’t associate your mother’s being upset with her not being house trained. In addition, beagles are tough to get through to. Worse, she’s now probably at the point where she "holds" it outside until she gets into the house!
To overcome this, I’d first suggest your mother spend time with the beagle outside. Keep her out until she "goes" outside and then make a big deal out of it (praise her, give her treats, etcetera).
Second, I’d spread a lot of newspapers on the floor so if/when the beagle wets in the house, she wets on the papers. Then keep reducing the area covered by newspapers (and the area available for wetting) until it is just one section of newspaper right inside the door. Then place a section outside the door so she starts going on the paper outside rather than inside.
Beagles can be tougher than some other breeds to train but your mom just needs to be calm, patient and methodical – she’ll get there.
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u can b patient and help the dog and inforce what she is doing is wrong
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the minute your mom sees her squatting she is to pick her up and scold her as she brings her outside, when she gets outside she is to praise her and pet her and tell her good girl as she tries to get her to go pee outside and not inside. she has to keep on her like a hawk when she comes in from outside and at anytime of a squat she needs to be on her with AHHHH! sort of growl or a scowling of bad girl and immediately bring her outside.
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Actually I think this is a common problem, Diane.
Unfortunately the dog probably doesn’t associate your mother’s being upset with her not being house trained. In addition, beagles are tough to get through to. Worse, she’s now probably at the point where she "holds" it outside until she gets into the house!
To overcome this, I’d first suggest your mother spend time with the beagle outside. Keep her out until she "goes" outside and then make a big deal out of it (praise her, give her treats, etcetera).
Second, I’d spread a lot of newspapers on the floor so if/when the beagle wets in the house, she wets on the papers. Then keep reducing the area covered by newspapers (and the area available for wetting) until it is just one section of newspaper right inside the door. Then place a section outside the door so she starts going on the paper outside rather than inside.
Beagles can be tougher than some other breeds to train but your mom just needs to be calm, patient and methodical – she’ll get there.
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if you crate train a dog at a very young age, they actually do enjoy being in their crate. I know there are people out there who will tell you it is cruel to keep a dog in a crate, but as long as the crate does not become a permanent ‘house’ for them, they actually start looking at it as a den, a safe haven of their own.
We have 4 dogs and all of them are crate trained. At times they retire to their crates on their own.
The reason a lot of people turn to crates is a lot of times for the purpose of potty training. If you make the crate your dogs ‘bed’ (warm blanket, favorite toy), they will not mess where they sleep. Although there are exceptions. You need to get a crate that is not too big, but big enough for your dog to be able to stand and turn around in. Any bigger than that and you leave room for him to go to the bathroom.
Be sure to take your pup outside so he can relieve himself properly before you go to bed and put him in the crate (5 minutes is NOT enough time – 15-20 is adequate). Do not feed your young puppy 2 before you go to bed. Chances are that your puppy will sleep through the night. He may start crying early in the morning at which time you HAVE to get him out of the crate and let him go relieve himself. At that point do not talk to your pup or play with him. He needs to first learn that when he goes outside it is strictly to do his business. The sooner he knows this, the quicker he will do his business. If he does NOT go to the bathroom when you take him out of the crate, put him back in for about 10 minutes. Then take him out again. Again don’t talk to him or play to him until he does his business.
Then praise him like you would a small child for using the potty chair for the first time, pick him up, take him in the house, continue to praise him and then you can play with him.
Remember to take him out immediately every time he wakes up from sleeping, after you have played with him (you will start noticing him losing interest) and about 20 minutes after he has eaten.
If you have to take a shower and you can’t keep an eye on him, put him in the crate with a treat. Same goes for if you have to go to the store. That way you can avoid accidents and you really won’t have to potty train him at all. The crate really does it all for you as long as you are dilligent in your part.
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