I just rescued another Min Pin. I had the 5 yr old male for about 2
years, and he's the best dog ever. He's got his issues, but it's okay
and I think he's great. Sometimes I get on to him about pooping in
the house, but we deal with it...

So I got a new MinPin from the pound, she's about 1 yr old and was
really sick when I got her, not that it matters for this question...

Anyway, I'm housetraining her. She loves to pee on the rugs... And
when I see it happen, I cry out NO NO NO... That's our keyword, NO.

Problem is, my original dog gets scared when I call out NO at the
other dog. He bolts out the doggy door and gets scared.

Should I use different NO keywords for the different dogs? I don't
want one dog to get confused when I'm reprimanding the other.

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 22:54:29 -0600 phelper whittled these words:
I just rescued another Min Pin. I had the 5 yr old male for about 2
years, and he's the best dog ever. He's got his issues, but it's okay
and I think he's great. Sometimes I get on to him about pooping in
the house, but we deal with it...

So I got a new MinPin from the pound, she's about 1 yr old and was
really sick when I got her, not that it matters for this question...

Anyway, I'm housetraining her. She loves to pee on the rugs... And
when I see it happen, I cry out NO NO NO... That's our keyword, NO.

Problem is, my original dog gets scared when I call out NO at the
other dog. He bolts out the doggy door and gets scared.

Should I use different NO keywords for the different dogs? I don't
want one dog to get confused when I'm reprimanding the other.

Try not reprimanding. Instead combine teacihng her what is good, taking
her out regularly, and preventing her from being unwatched. It is really
unfair to reprimand her when you haven't yet taught her (so that she
understands) what you DO want. And while it may be obvious to YOU that
your complaint is the location rather than the act it is higly likely that
SHE is connecting your reprimand to the act, not the place she is doing
it. And since she MUST pee most the common result is for the dog to
become secretive or get worse with submission peeing.

The most crictical key to success in housetraining is to use good
management to form the habit you do want. Dogs are very much creatures of
habit. Put both dogs on a schedule. Don't allow either to walk into any
room where you cannot see them. With patience and consistency you will
train her to understand what is wanted.

--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
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Thank you!
On 2 Apr 2005 07:38:44 GMT, wrote:

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 22:54:29 -0600 phelper whittled these words:
I just rescued another Min Pin. I had the 5 yr old male for about 2
years, and he's the best dog ever. He's got his issues, but it's okay
and I think he's great. Sometimes I get on to him about pooping in
the house, but we deal with it...

So I got a new MinPin from the pound, she's about 1 yr old and was
really sick when I got her, not that it matters for this question...

Anyway, I'm housetraining her. She loves to pee on the rugs... And
when I see it happen, I cry out NO NO NO... That's our keyword, NO.

Problem is, my original dog gets scared when I call out NO at the
other dog. He bolts out the doggy door and gets scared.

Should I use different NO keywords for the different dogs? I don't
want one dog to get confused when I'm reprimanding the other.

Try not reprimanding. Instead combine teacihng her what is good, taking
her out regularly, and preventing her from being unwatched. It is really
unfair to reprimand her when you haven't yet taught her (so that she
understands) what you DO want. And while it may be obvious to YOU that
your complaint is the location rather than the act it is higly likely that
SHE is connecting your reprimand to the act, not the place she is doing
it. And since she MUST pee most the common result is for the dog to
become secretive or get worse with submission peeing.

The most crictical key to success in housetraining is to use good
management to form the habit you do want. Dogs are very much creatures of
habit. Put both dogs on a schedule. Don't allow either to walk into any
room where you cannot see them. With patience and consistency you will
train her to understand what is wanted.