pacca wrote:

I have a 12 week old west highland terrier , and I cant seem to house break
him , he is paper trained , for two weeks I took the paper away and goes by
the back door and sniffs around like he has to go out , take out for 20 min
, comes back in and immediately poop or pee , the paper was by the back
door, I cant seem to train him, I am going out of my mind. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated . Thanks


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First patience. The smaller the dog the harder to house break. While
Westies aren't toy dogs they are on the small side. Twelve weeks is
young.

Seccond, as with many other owners you have discovered that the quick
fix for a problem has made things worse. Avoid doing that in other
areas. Get one or two good dog books.. I liked Dogs for Dummies, but
there are many other good books out there.

Third. Go out frequently, about once an hour if you can. Bring treats.
Wait up to ten minutes. If he does something in ten minutes praise him
immediately and give him a treat. If he does nothing go back in. You may
want to keep a leash attached from him to your belt so he is always in
sight. If it looks like he is going to do something pick him up and take
him outside. If he does something praise and treat.

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Bill Clodius
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