How did you house train your lab puppies?

I have a 10 week old female yellow lab puppy and house training her is unbelievable!!! Its not going very well at all!! She poops on the carpet like 20 times a day and pees everywhere!! What did you do to house train?

First and most important thing to use when housebreaking a puppy is a crate. Now make sure you use a crate constructed totally of wire not the plastic travel crate. The puppy should be in the crate at all times unless you can totally have your eyes on him. If he whines while in the crate ignore him! If you go to him while he is whining it will not reassure him, it will teach him that all he has to do is whine and someone will come. Only go to him when he is quiet. When he is taken out of the crate he needs to be brought outside immediately. Use the same door everytime and bring him to the same place each time. If he is small enough to carry it is better to carry him to the pottying spot so he doesnt have an accident on the way. When he does eliminate praise him tremendously as if he just spoke to you in japanese. Giving him a small treat works wonders too not a biscuit, that takes too long to eat. a piece of hotdog or dog jerky treat works very well. The times a puppy will have to eliminate is: 1.when he comes out of his crate 2. 15-20 min after eating or drinking anything 3. When waking up from a nap 4. after playing and running.
If your puppy made a mistake in the house and you didnt see him make it its too late to punish he will have no idea that he did it. You have to catch him in the act and react at that time. Never ever call your puppy to you to punish him he will think he is being punished for coming to you and that could be dangerous if he decides to run into the street and wont come back when called. anyway the other thing that is very important when training is that you will have urine smell in your carpets and floors. It is very important to neutralize that odor or your dog will eliminate there again. A dog can smell 1 part urine in a million parts water so Resolve or Glory just wont work. Go to a pet store and get the odor neutralizer called Natures Miracle. When the puppy has an accident use the neutralizer on it. You see, with dogs when they smell urine it makes them feel like they have to eliminate. Just like us when we hear water running. above all dont get discouraged and dont EVER hit your puppy!!!! May take 30 days but it will work just follow those simple rules and you and your puppy will be much happier. Good Luck! P.S. The reason I said to use the same door every time is that you will start to notice your puppy hanging around that door when he has to eliminate. You can even go another step and hang a bell on the doorknob and find a way for him to ring it before you open the door possibly jumping up at it. He will figure it out trust me.

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poutine
January 25th, 2007 at 9:23 am

Keep her in the kitchen, or she'll stink up your whole house.
Also…it takes about a year to train a dog! How's THAT for work!
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January 25th, 2007 at 9:23 am

Crate training all the way.
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January 25th, 2007 at 9:25 am

crate train,, and take her out first thing in morningm, after eating, after sleeping, after playing and every hour in between - should not take long if you are fair and consistent
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Sam T
January 25th, 2007 at 9:27 am

crate train. attend basic training class to socialize him. buy hydrogen peroxide and clean your carpet. be consistent, have a schedule for his diet, exercise. be patient, his first year is very crucial.
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Cara B
January 25th, 2007 at 9:32 am

Easily!!!! Labs are one of the most trainable breeds. Crate training is the easiest, quickest method, and crates are so useful if you have to travel with your dog and there is nowhere secure for your animal to be loose unsupervised. A crate trained dog is a lot easier to manage, as they will be a lot calmer in the crate if you need to confine them for any reason, or if they need to spend a while in the vet's office in a cage.
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January 25th, 2007 at 9:47 am

crate training is the best way to go. my lab is 5 months old now and he is almost fully potty trained. we know when he has to go by his behavior now. He sniffs, paws us, and nips at us.
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January 25th, 2007 at 10:50 am

First and most important thing to use when housebreaking a puppy is a crate. Now make sure you use a crate constructed totally of wire not the plastic travel crate. The puppy should be in the crate at all times unless you can totally have your eyes on him. If he whines while in the crate ignore him! If you go to him while he is whining it will not reassure him, it will teach him that all he has to do is whine and someone will come. Only go to him when he is quiet. When he is taken out of the crate he needs to be brought outside immediately. Use the same door everytime and bring him to the same place each time. If he is small enough to carry it is better to carry him to the pottying spot so he doesnt have an accident on the way. When he does eliminate praise him tremendously as if he just spoke to you in japanese. Giving him a small treat works wonders too not a biscuit, that takes too long to eat. a piece of hotdog or dog jerky treat works very well. The times a puppy will have to eliminate is: 1.when he comes out of his crate 2. 15-20 min after eating or drinking anything 3. When waking up from a nap 4. after playing and running.
If your puppy made a mistake in the house and you didnt see him make it its too late to punish he will have no idea that he did it. You have to catch him in the act and react at that time. Never ever call your puppy to you to punish him he will think he is being punished for coming to you and that could be dangerous if he decides to run into the street and wont come back when called. anyway the other thing that is very important when training is that you will have urine smell in your carpets and floors. It is very important to neutralize that odor or your dog will eliminate there again. A dog can smell 1 part urine in a million parts water so Resolve or Glory just wont work. Go to a pet store and get the odor neutralizer called Natures Miracle. When the puppy has an accident use the neutralizer on it. You see, with dogs when they smell urine it makes them feel like they have to eliminate. Just like us when we hear water running. above all dont get discouraged and dont EVER hit your puppy!!!! May take 30 days but it will work just follow those simple rules and you and your puppy will be much happier. Good Luck! P.S. The reason I said to use the same door every time is that you will start to notice your puppy hanging around that door when he has to eliminate. You can even go another step and hang a bell on the doorknob and find a way for him to ring it before you open the door possibly jumping up at it. He will figure it out trust me.

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Im a Petland Pet Counselor
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January 25th, 2009 at 10:48 am

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October 18th, 2010 at 11:41 am

Hi. I just adopted a 4 week old lab. I know that is really to young to leave it’s mom- but someone couldn’t keep him so I took him in. I want to do the little guy(Trey!) right, so any suggestions would be helpful.

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Hi Susan,

That is pretty young to separate a pup from its mother, so you’ll need to work to keep him healthy and happy. But it certainly can be done! There are plenty of books out there that can help you way more than any post I can write here can. Google is also an excellent resource. You can also check out this link:

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2099&aid=863

Above all, your vet is a huge asset and should be kept closely involved.

-L

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We got a lab about a month ago and I take him out every 2 hours, after eating, and when he wakes up. I can see a huge change since when we first got him. He does still have an accident here and there but I have hope that things will keep getting better.

By the way…he’s almost 5 months so hang in there and keep on top of it and your dog will learn.

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Hi Have 90 days old Lab pup and finding it difficult to train him as we live in an apartment. When we got her she became ill and was diagnosed with Parvo virus and was sick for a week with vomiting and loose motions. This hindered the House Breaking process. I managed to paper train to the balcony but unable get her to go down and do it. She tends to pees on any mat that she sees in the house and poos in the balcony buy won’t do it downstairs even though she has a spot. I am tired of picking up doggy poo please help.

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