| Brunie's mom gave excellent advice on housetraining....my adult rott was not housetrained when I adopted him and he was leashed to me constantly until he "got it"....that way you can catch immediately any attempts to "go" in the house....praise like crazy when outside and he goes. Try taking him to the same spot to potty...that way he learns that when he is in that spot, he must potty and it's not playtime. Leashing him to you at all times allows you to monitor and correct his behavior IMMEDIATELY...I've done this with all my new fosters and they quickly learn what is appropriate behavior in my home without being able to get away with any bad behaviors, whether that be chasing a cat, jumping on furniture, checking out countertops, chewing, jumping on people, peeing in house, etc. Again, praise, praise, praise good behavior!!!
Also, when crated, do NOT let him out of crate when he is whining....only when he is quite...that way he will learn that whining does not get him out of the crate. Also, how long is he crated?? A pup cannot "hold" it for long..there are numerous threads on how long to crate a puppy at various ages.
Getting a puppy past the learning curve so that he understands good behavior (after all, right now he doesn't know that what he is doing is inappropriate) is HARD work...that is why I only adopt adult dogs!!!! Coming to this forum will help you though.....good luck with your guy.  |