Post by: vandeman17 on February 20, 2013, 07:36:01 PM
Post by: Kola16 on February 20, 2013, 07:47:28 PM
Also, you need to get her used to people coming in the door without her getting excited. You can do this by having someone come in and out repetitively.
Feel free to ask any questions :tup:
Post by: vandeman17 on February 20, 2013, 07:53:05 PM
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on February 20, 2013, 07:54:11 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on February 20, 2013, 08:05:37 PM
Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.
We will give that a whirl, hell we are willing to do anything to keep from having to always clean up puddles of pee.
Post by: hollymaster on February 20, 2013, 08:10:56 PM
Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.
+1 I adopted a beagle when me and my wife first moved in together, long story short he was beaten by a man. I had to do exactly that for a quite a long time before he wouldn't pee on me coming home and greeting him.
Post by: wildweeds on February 20, 2013, 08:18:38 PM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on February 20, 2013, 08:20:17 PM
What if you greeted and played with her outside when you first get home. That way she gets a lot of the excitedness out of her system before you let her in the house?
Post by: vandeman17 on February 20, 2013, 08:52:21 PM
I am not an expert at all but just something I thought off while reading this. I am not sure it will work or is the right way to go about breaking the pee habit.
What if you greeted and played with her outside when you first get home. That way she gets a lot of the excitedness out of her system before you let her in the house?
You are right on Michelle and we will soon be doing that. It has just been cold over here since we got her so she has stayed in a crate all day long. We are going to experiment with a few methods and see if we can get one to work.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 21, 2013, 07:46:28 AM
I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.
Post by: Southpole on February 21, 2013, 07:53:13 AM
Also, don't acknowledge her when you first come in. I know its hard but just ignore her for awhile. No giddy, goggly talk by the gf or anything either. Just let her calm down.
:yeah: No eye contact and no baby talkin'. She'll grow out of it, promise.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 21, 2013, 08:34:51 AM
Post by: sirmissalot on February 21, 2013, 09:04:26 AM
This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.
I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.
I'm also not an expert but have been reading a lot for training my new pup and this is what they suggest.
I've read excited puppy peeing is common and they will grow out of it, but the above quote as well as not giving her attention and getting her excited when she comes in will help.
Post by: vandeman17 on February 21, 2013, 09:46:14 AM
This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.
I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.
We don't put her out with the other dog as part of her potty training program. We go outside with her when we let her out and she pees then. Then we will leave her outside for a while so that we can get changed from work, cook dinner, eat etc. Then when she comes back in she will excited pee before we get a chance to put her in her crate. Since it has been happening, she is only out of her crate while inside for a few minutes per night and that is so we can pet her and such.
Post by: AspenBud on February 21, 2013, 10:33:00 AM
My newest Pointer was notorious for randomly squatting in mid play with my other dogs when she was a pup. She too grew out of it.
It goes with the territory of having a pup in the house.
Post by: Mike450r on February 21, 2013, 11:09:47 AM
Post by: singleshot12 on February 21, 2013, 11:22:00 AM
Post by: JJD on February 21, 2013, 11:47:07 AM
This is an easy problem. Pups shouldn't be left alone with other dogs when you're potty training. You said she can be outside for hours in another post and come in and potty. She's out with the other dogs distracted.
I think you need to crate her, no free time with other dogs. Let her out of the crate to potty. If she doesn't go, back in the crate. There is no benefit to letting a pup have a bunch of free time unsupervised with other dogs. All that can really happen is pup will get hurt playing rough.
:yeah:
I have house broken a number of dogs over the years, females have alays been harder to break
Post by: Goldeneye on February 21, 2013, 11:52:44 AM
http://www.thedogtrainingsecret.com/blog/meditating-dog/ (http://www.thedogtrainingsecret.com/blog/meditating-dog/)
If nothing else, it's worth a click on the link...
Post by: Southpole on February 21, 2013, 11:58:06 AM
Post by: bigdave on February 21, 2013, 12:10:12 PM
Also, ignoring them for a few minutes will help wonders. Then when YOU are ready to give attention, you make them sit before you touch or speak nicely to them. I'm all about loving on my dog but it's ALWAYS under my terms. Also, puppies (like kids) need consistency......do it the same...... every time........every member of your household.
She'll get it......just keep trying. Also, remember, you want to be the alpha in her pack, so I second the time away from other dogs initially. She will follow the leader she spends the most time with.
Post by: vandeman17 on February 21, 2013, 12:18:37 PM
Post by: YellowDog on February 21, 2013, 12:42:22 PM
From the time my dog was a puppy I would leash him when we took him outside for potty. I would say to him "go potty".........pause and wait "go potty" ........until he would find his "spot" and lift his leg. Then lots of praise and a treat when we went inside. He quickly learned that he got a treat if he went outside and went potty. If he didn't even try to go........ then no treat. Now he will always try to go if I ask him to no matter if it is before getting in the truck or before going into the house.
Also, ignoring them for a few minutes will help wonders. Then when YOU are ready to give attention, you make them sit before you touch or speak nicely to them. I'm all about loving on my dog but it's ALWAYS under my terms. Also, puppies (like kids) need consistency......do it the same...... every time........every member of your household.
She'll get it......just keep trying. Also, remember, you want to be the alpha in her pack, so I second the time away from other dogs initially. She will follow the leader she spends the most time with.
Good suggestions here. The key is you have to be in control of the situations. My lab will pretty much pee on command and during the week she poops like she is on a time clock (6:15 a.m. and roughly 6:15 p.m.) because I work long hours and I need/want to know that she does her business. You have to spend the time outside with them, say go potty every few minutes until they squat/heist and then lots of praise when they are done. If they are forced to pee before moving on to more exciting activities then they are much, much less likely to pee just because they are excited. It happens but they usually grow out of that at some point but unless you want to wait for her to grow out of it you have to set the peramiters and conditions and be consistent. :twocents: Best of luck, it will happen and its clear you have the patience to work through it.