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Housebreaking Problem
We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee
everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will get the idea, nothing. One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. No pee. when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. It's almost as if she thinks she is doing the right thing by going indoors and not outdoors. Any thoughts? -WVM |
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On 6/18/2010 1:42 PM, WVMontani wrote:
We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will get the idea, nothing. One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. No pee. when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. It's almost as if she thinks she is doing the right thing by going indoors and not outdoors. Any thoughts? -WVM real easy here... take the crate outside, remove the bottom and get her peeing in there but outside. |
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"WVMontani" wrote
One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. No pee. when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. If your crate has a removable bottom. Take it outside and take the bottom off. Have her sit inside then praise her highly when she goes on the grass. Keep taking the crate outside like that every hour or so for a bit and praising when she pees/poops outside. It won't take long. |
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"Char" wrote
take the crate outside, remove the bottom and get her peeing in there but outside. LOL! Message came in on my newsreader just after I posted. |
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On Jun 18, 1:42*pm, WVMontani wrote:
We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. *My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. *W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will get the idea, nothing. One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. *No pee. *when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. Where did she come from? Does she defecate outdoors? Why did you let her loose in the house, knowing she hadn't peed in 6 hours while outside?!?!?! Don't do that. Keep her tethered to you/on leash. Are you feeding her at scheduled times? Taking her out on a schedule? What is her daytime and nighttime crating schedule like? Is there anything in her crate? What type is it and how large is it? Where is it located? Do you feed her in her crate? I wouldn't use a bottomless crate outside. I would ditch the idea of the crate entirely. Clearly it is counterproductive. Change to an x- pen or safe room. Schedule, schedule, schedule, schedule. Devote an entire weekend to nothing but housebreaking. She must NOT gain any access to her crate or indoor freedom until she eliminates outdoors. |
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On Jun 29, 3:18*pm, Dogman wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:35:18 -0700 (PDT), Janet wrote: On Jun 18, 1:42 pm, WVMontani wrote: We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will get the idea, nothing. One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. No pee. when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. Where did she come from? *Does she defecate outdoors? That's a pretty old post you're responding to, and the OP didn't respond to several replies offering advice (very similar to yours), so I think it's pretty much a dead thread. I note in a previous post that you ditched your news reader (Agent?). May I inquire as to why? -- Dogman No Agent - not compatible with Mac. Had something else and wasn't spending enough time on the groups to make it worthwhile anymore. It would be nice to find a Mac friendly free newsreader. |
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:18:51 -0400, Dogman wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:35:18 -0700 (PDT), Janet wrote: On Jun 18, 1:42*pm, WVMontani wrote: We have a 9-month-old Shetland Sheepdog that has learned to pee everywhere but outdoors, preferring instead to pee in her crate. *My wife and I have spent countless hours with trying to train her. *W have tried crate training, rewarding with treats, taking her out with the other dog hoping she will get the idea, nothing. One day my wife and I tag-teamed with the dog keeping her outdoors on a leash for six hours. *No pee. *when we finally gave up and brought her inside, sure enough, she ran straight to her crate and cut loose. Where did she come from? Does she defecate outdoors? That's a pretty old post you're responding to, and the OP didn't respond to several replies offering advice (very similar to yours), so I think it's pretty much a dead thread. It's a safe bet these days that any thread will be dead after more than 10 days. I've noticed, too, that OPs aren't responding much to advice or other replies to their questions. And no, it isn't because the old regulars are being mean to them. |
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:08:42 -0400, Dogman wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:46:44 -0400, sighthounds & siberians wrote: [...] That's a pretty old post you're responding to, and the OP didn't respond to several replies offering advice (very similar to yours), so I think it's pretty much a dead thread. It's a safe bet these days that any thread will be dead after more than 10 days. I've noticed, too, that OPs aren't responding much to advice or other replies to their questions. And no, it isn't because the old regulars are being mean to them. Agreed. It's probably because of aggregators like Google Groups, Dogbanter, etc. People don't check back soon or often enough to see replies, because it's hard to navigate around those portals. I've read and posted through Google Groups and it hasn't been as bad as I'd expected. Dogbanter I know nothing about. I'm always hesitant to reply to such posts because of that, but feel that there may still be benefit to others, especially lurkers (the numbers of which always surprise me), even if the OP never replies. I thought of this the other day, when there was yet more whining and gnashing of teeth about how mean all of the 'old regulars' (except for Alison) are. Just because there isn't much posting going on doesn't mean there isn't anyone here; there is a surprising number of lurkers around, some of whom have been here for years. |
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"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: I thought of this the other day, when there was yet more whining and gnashing of teeth about how mean all of the 'old regulars' (except for Alison) are. Just because there isn't much posting going on doesn't mean there isn't anyone here; there is a surprising number of lurkers around, some of whom have been here for years. Like me. I've been a lurker for the two years we've had Remy, and I'm still reading and getting good bits of information from you guys. And your anti-humping suggestions worked great - he rarely tries it any more. He's really quite the polite little gentleman now. |
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:34:09 -0500, "starcat"
wrote: "sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: I thought of this the other day, when there was yet more whining and gnashing of teeth about how mean all of the 'old regulars' (except for Alison) are. Just because there isn't much posting going on doesn't mean there isn't anyone here; there is a surprising number of lurkers around, some of whom have been here for years. Like me. I've been a lurker for the two years we've had Remy, and I'm still reading and getting good bits of information from you guys. And your anti-humping suggestions worked great - he rarely tries it any more. He's really quite the polite little gentleman now. You were in the back of my mind when I posted that. But regarding Remy's humping problem, you really had it pretty much figured out yourself. But sometimes it's good to post an issue here or toss it around with someone, just to sort of brainstorm and get other people's input. You might get new ideas, and you might get positive reinforcement that you were on the right track. Teddy has been humping Oksana recently. I'm not sure how tall he is but he's 20 lb. and she's 29" and 65+ pounds. This is one of those humping situations that is definitely not about dominance. We do of course tell him to knock it off - when we can stop laughing. |
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