Question by chanellebabii..: crate training puppies, how long does it take?
i’m getting a bichon frise pup next week, i’m going to crate train her. For the first week there will be someone in all day everyday to watch her and we are going to be very persistent with her training. I just wondered how long you think it will take for her to be house trained using this method? and how long did it take your dog to be trained this way? also any tips on training her would be very helpful! thanks x
Best Answers:
Answer by Lizzie
Taught properly, a pup can get the idea of housebreaking in less than a week but it won’t have physical control of its urine and bowels before the age of 4 months.
Answer by Help
depending upon consistancy of taking the pup out,it should only take around 1 1/2 to 2 wks. to train,but when taking out,don’t make the mistake of letting it play outside after doing its job,or it will get confused about why you’re putting it out.Pup should be taken out around every two to three hours.
Answer by ♥Love Herds♥
The key to house training with a crate is using it correctly. An unsupervised puppy should be confined, whether this be crate, or x-pen. This isn’t just for your house, it’s for the puppies safety as well. If you are simply watching TV, you can leash your puppy to you. Some things to remember is that puppies don’t think:
“I’m going to go potty RIIIIIGHT here” (squat)
they “think”:
“I need to go potty RIIIIIIIGHT NOW!” (squat)
So when they go in the house when they’ve very little, the just needed to go, so the KEY is to go outside OFTEN.
Some pointers:
Differentiate play outside, and potty outside. If you’ve gone out to do business, it’s business time. If puppy is just wandering around, or laying down, or playing with leaves, it’s back inside and in the crate time. Follow this plan:
Take puppy outside. Potty? Yes–then yay! They can play and run around! Potty? No–back in the crate! Repeat.
Just remember, if you keep your puppy only out and playing and active with you right AFTER they’ve pottied, you’ll keep accidents down.
Remember to praise praise praise praise praise, and NEVER scold,
Scolding will often lead to your dog wanting to hide from you to potty because they feel the act of pottying is bad. (this can also lead to them eating/drinking their own waste). If your puppy is pottying inside, just calmly lift them up and take them outside to finish.
Always clean with an enzyme cleaner for accidents to remove the odor of potty from that spot completely so you don’t end up having an inside potty spot.
Answer by Chanhassen
Dogs can take even longer than that- my basset took almost 7-8 months before she could “hold it” longer than a few hours. It just takes them time to learn. It’s ok for you to use a small crate for the first few months for training, and then a large crate with play space if you have to leave her at home longer than a few hours for work and such.
The crate training helps teach more than just potty training- it teaches about whining, and teaches the dog it’s ok to be alone.
It’s also important to closely monitor their food/water intake- she’s gonna have to go pretty quick after she eats or drinks. It won’t take long for you to learn her specific habits, every dog is different. For a long time, she’s gonna pee and poo 1,0000 times per day. Just don’t get angry with her, even when she makes mistakes. She’s gonna make a lot of them. it may help to get a large rug, and always play with her on that rug. Then, if she pees on it a ton (she will) you can throw the rug out and spare your carpet.
Answer by Megan
about 2 weekas
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