Lonely rotttie

[decheney]

I have an 11 week old rot and when ever I levae the room if she dosent notice and follow she stays and crys and then goes to the bathroom all over. Any suggestions?

[mmilard]

I would try to give her plenty of toys to play with. Or perhaps crating her while you are gone. That might help.

Melissa

[jbach]

How long are you gone? Could you call her with you when you leave the room? Either that or maybe crate if you are going to be gone for a while.

[Diane Heller-Vaccaro]

I have a 10 week old boy he will be 11 weeks tomorrow. I never leave him in a room by himself and infact I insist that he is in my sight at all time. If I can't keep an eye on him he is in his crate. He is already pawing at the sliding door when he has to go out. He sits first and if I don't notice he throws his paw up. That means I need to go out and now, mom.

Make sure you don't walk away and leave your pup in a room by herself she is to young. Carry a squeak toy and say "lets go. squeak squeak the toy." When I first got Asa he was 8 weeks old and he would whine he missed his 10 brothers and sisters and all that was familiar to him, how long have you had your pup? Asa stopped that by the end of the week.

Don't give your pup the opportunity to relieve herself in the house everytime she does this she is practicing going to the bathroom in the house and will make house breaking her very difficult. I also go outside with my puppy, I don't chance that he went to the bathroom so he learns that going outside is to play or stand and look inside and come in and immedietly go to the bathroom in the house.

Can you describe your pups living situation. Is she crated, if so how long, etc.

[decheney]

Thanks for your opinons, she is never crated becuase when she is she just crys and crys and goes to the bathroom in the crate non stop, i do call her when I leave the room but sometimes she is interested in what she i doing and does not come and when I don't notice she gets scared and goes to the bathroom. And for her living situation we have quite a large house and a slider to a large back yard, but she does not go to the door yet, I have to keep an eye on her and try to tell when she has to go.

[Brooke&Ryan]

I would purchase a crate which is small enough for her to stand up, turn around & lay down with her legs outstretched. Dogs don't like to rest where they have just eliminated.

There are crates on the market which have a divider that moves as the dog grows.

That might be helpful.

As for her crying...just leave the house for an hour or so when she's crying. Go to the supermarket or to the coffee shop. Then you won't hear her. The biggest thing is not giving into her.

Good Luck!


Brooke

[babybluetx23]

Some things you MAY want to try, Turn on a TV or a radio in the room that she is in. Also fill a plastic soda bottle with Warm water, place it under a blanket and place it where the pup can get to it. It will remind her of her mother. (I would REALLY suggest a crate though) However I would do it supervised FIRST. See how she reacts. The FIRST time she starts to chew on it, Take it out. I dont like leaving anything in the crate with mine. He just chews it up. The only thing he gets in his crate is something edible such as frozen peanut butter balls or a cookie or his kibble. That is IT for him. No bedding. He shreadded his last bed.
When the pup whines and crys, Ignore it. They are like babies. They learn that there are responses to whatever they do. If they cry and whine and you come to them and coddle them, they now learn that all they have to do for attention is cry and whine. Now, If your pup does something GOOD and you reward them with a possitive behavior or a treat, they now learn that all they have to do for attention is a possitive thing. Mine learned that barking and whining in the crate doesnt get him ANYTHING, BUT if he lays down in his crate and is quiet, he gets to come out of the crate.

[Urika]

Good advice, Diane. Your pup sounds like my Diesel. He began going to my front or back door to potty at about 10-11 weeks. I can't remember the last time he pottied in the house. When I first brought him home he followed me where ever I went, and if he didn't I would make sure he did:)

[rottsnroses]

It's really not a good idea to leave a pup unsupervised, even for a few minutes, when not crated. It is unbelieveable the trouble, or even danger, they can get into in a split second. A properly sized crate will also make housebreaking your pup much easier and more effective, and will also protect your belongings once your pup starts teething. Too large a crate, and they will eliminate in it. The crate should only be large enough to lie down and turn around in. You may need to buy more than one crate as your pup grows. A crate will also help ensure that your pup gets the rest she needs, which at this age is about 18+ hours a day. Oh, and don't add blankets or any absorbent material. This will allow your pup to eliminate while remaining comfortably dry. You want to utilize their instinct to not soil their den, and no pup wants to lay in its own excrement and urine.

While most pups will whine, cry, bark and scratch when you first start crating them, be assured that a crate is a secure, safe place for your pup. Ignore the cries and after a few days, she will settle down. We have found that putting a towel or sheet over the crate helps the pup settle down quicker, just be sure that the pup can't chew on it or pull it inside the crate. Crating is not cruel and is not meant as a permanent lifestyle, but as a means of controling your pups behavior during the first months of puppyhood. Whenever you can't watch your pup like a hawk, she should be inside her crate.

Also, keep in mind that puppies need to go outside frequently. They need to go out every morning when they first wake up, after every meal or drink of water, right before bedtime, and upon wakening from a nap. A good rule of thumb in determining how often is to take their age in months and add 1. In other words, about every 3 hours for your pup, and yes, this means getting up in the middle of the night too. You can usually stretch it an extra hour during the night by cutting off access to water an hour or two before going to bed and by feeding early in the evening, but that's about it.

Every time your pup even walks by the door, praise her and take her out. Soon she will learn that going to the door means she gets to go out. Make sure you accompany your pup outside when she goes out, this way you will make sure that 1) she is actually eliminating outside, and 2) be there to praise the heck out of her and treat her when she does. By doing this, you reinforce the behavior you want her to repeat, and it makes housebreaking much quicker and more effective.

Whatever you do, don't scold her when she eliminates in the house, unless you catch her in the act. Even a minute afterwards is too late as she will not know what you are scolding her for. A simple but firm "NO" or "UH-UH" is enough, followed by a quick shuttle out the door, praising her when she finishes the job where you want her to. When she eliminates in the house, keep in mind it is your fault, not hers. She is a baby and does not know any better. You simply weren't watching her close enough or did not read her signs that she needed to eliminate. Quietly clean up the mess, preferably without her watching you, and use vinegar or an enzymatic cleaner formulated for pet stains to eliminate the odor. Dogs will return to an area to eliminate by scent, so removing the scent is an important step in teaching them not to eliminate in the house.

Both Luna and Max were housebroken this way, and both had only a handful of accidents in the house. Although every pup has its own timetable for learning, both had the right idea by the time they were 10-12 weeks old, and both were reliably housebroken by the time they were 4 months old.

[Big Dawg]

Originally Posted by babybluetx23

Some things you MAY want to try, Turn on a TV or a radio in the room that she is in.

I use the radio trick and it works quite well with my pup. I have also heard of people putting an old wind up alarm clock in the crate to simulate a mother's heartbeat. As for the TV ..it's kinda funny, my Yogi Bear was quite scared of it at first (I have a 61"), but after a week he is getting braver now and will come into the living room if I am there to sit with him.