[LexiAndNikkisMom]

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@Aug 16 2005, 01:07 PM
Puddy is going to be 2 years old in October and he is still having accidents in the house.  Sometimes he'll go for weeks without a problem then he'll have 2 accidents in one week.  Should it take this long to fully get them trained?  Of course I never catch him in the act, I just find the spot later.  My carpets are smelling but I don't want to get them professionally cleaned until I break him of this habit!  Please, please help!!
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I know you don't want to clean the carpet but the smell is what might be makeing him go there again. The nature miricle is really good for getting rid of the smell for spot cleaning

Good Idea lexi's mom... i forgot about that . We also have a carpet cleaner. it was like 200.00 canadian, but very convient and worth the money. We also lend it out to others.
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My parent's dog is getting old and has been having accidents inside more often (once/twice a month) and has throws up every so often. It is great to be able to pull out the carpet cleaner when it happens.

I think they have a hoover, it must be almost 10 years old now. It is just starting to show signs of wear and tear. My dang younger brother lets his friends use it to clean there car interiors and they somehow put some small tears in the hose. We were able to cover them with duck tape, but we might have to get a new carpet cleaner in another year or two (or at least replace the hose).

If anyone gets one look for ones that have individual spinning brushes. You don't want one solid spinning brush (like a vacuum cleaner). The individual ones do a lot better job.

 

[Terri]

My mom has a rug shampooer that I use all the time. I think I need a heavy duty cleaser though. Any ideas? And does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to stop him having these accidents? He should be trained by now shouldn't he? It sound like everyone else's dogs were trained by 6 months! Is Puddy just being bratty?

 

[LexiAndNikkisMom]

Originally posted by Terri@Aug 16 2005, 01:43 PM
My mom has a rug shampooer that I use all the time.  I think I need a heavy duty cleaser though.  Any ideas?  And does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to stop him having these accidents?  He should be trained by now shouldn't he?  It sound like everyone else's dogs were trained by 6 months!  Is Puddy just being bratty?
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Lexi is 18 months old and only about 90-95% trained. The key is to try and be consistent. Stick to a schedule as much as possible. If they have an accident inside it is usually our fault. We missed there cue that they had to go outside or we didn't stick to the schedule. You should be taking him out as soon as you get up in the morning, after he eats, before you leave, if you are home at lunch take him out when you get home and before you leave again, when you get home from work, after he eats, and before bed. Also if he is playing a lot he will have to go out or if he is drinking a lot of water.

You could try using Nature's Miracle with the carpet cleaner. I know there are directions on the back of the large bottles.

 

[chloeandj]

I have a yorkie that is 8 months old now. When she was a pup she peed every 20-30 minutes during the time she was awake until she was about 6 months old and about 4 lbs. They have such small bladders when they are little and I don't think it is abnormal for a small puppy to pee that much. She always held it through the night though. I would put myself on my oven timer because I am so busy during the day, I would set it for 30 minutes and let her out and set it again. I know that sounds bad, but I truly would forget how long it had been since last letting her out, when I started doing that we had no more accidents. She's wonderfully trained now.

 

[Chelsey]

Originally posted by Terri@Aug 16 2005, 02:43 PM
My mom has a rug shampooer that I use all the time.  I think I need a heavy duty cleaser though.  Any ideas?  And does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to stop him having these accidents?  He should be trained by now shouldn't he?  It sound like everyone else's dogs were trained by 6 months!  Is Puddy just being bratty?
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6 month is still a little early to expect much by then they should be able to hold it for i think like 4 hours but it realy depends the puppy. by then they should know where to go potty but may still have accients. Like at 6 month chelsey already new where to go but she still has an acciendent now and then , she is 1 year old.

I know most don't believe in crate training but for use it makes it easier to train especially when you have carpets in your home. The rule is every time you let them out of the crate even to play or brush there hair, you take them to the area where you want them to potty. Chelsey is so smart now, not that she wasn't before

the other day I opened the crate and was washing the dishes... I did not even remember to tell her to go potty. Well she ran right over to her pee pad litter box, I normally side it under the living room table to keep out of site. So she could not get to it. She came running over to get me... and then ran back to the area, I was thinking hum what up with you Chelsey. Then I followed her and noticed the wee wee pad was out of reach for her. So I pulled it out and away she went. What a smart cookie.
Now when she was younger and if she could not hold it she would have went right in front of my feet. So yes I would agree if the accident it sin the home it mostly our fault one way or an other. Other suggestion that was given to me for training by JMM was to leash puppy to you for every waking moment in the day... so you can catch them just as they are ready to go.. This also worked for me. I'm not sure if you’re using wee wee pads, but what we did was put one in the living room, the basement and kitchen. When your puppy get really trained them you can remove them one by one. Any way Chelsey accident are normally poo in her crate not peeing. Yep she will still do this occasionally ... It's weird she will only let us know when she has to pee for the pooing, it all timing issue.. Cause if she can find one little space in her crate she will just do it in there.. It is just the norm for her. She does poo on her pad as well so no problem there. Except for her occasional poo in crate i would say Chelsey is 97% trained... Any way I will stop rambling on here...

 

[fach]

Originally posted by Chelsey+Aug 19 2005, 08:40 AM-->

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@Aug 16 2005, 02:43 PM
My mom has a rug shampooer that I use all the time.  I think I need a heavy duty cleaser though.  Any ideas?  And does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to stop him having these accidents?  He should be trained by now shouldn't he?  It sound like everyone else's dogs were trained by 6 months!  Is Puddy just being bratty?
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6 month is still a little early to expect much by then they should be able to hold it for i think like 4 hours but it realy depends the puppy. by then they should know where to go potty but may still have accients. Like at 6 month chelsey already new where to go but she still has an acciendent now and then , she is 1 year old.

I know most don't believe in crate training but for use it makes it easier to train especially when you have carpets in your home. The rule is every time you let them out of the crate even to play or brush there hair, you take them to the area where you want them to potty. Chelsey is so smart now, not that she wasn't before

the other day I opened the crate and was washing the dishes... I did not even remember to tell her to go potty. Well she ran right over to her pee pad litter box, I normally side it under the living room table to keep out of site. So she could not get to it. She came running over to get me... and then ran back to the area, I was thinking hum what up with you Chelsey. Then I followed her and noticed the wee wee pad was out of reach for her. So I pulled it out and away she went. What a smart cookie.
Now when she was younger and if she could not hold it she would have went right in front of my feet. So yes I would agree if the accident it sin the home it mostly our fault one way or an other. Other suggestion that was given to me for training by JMM was to leash puppy to you for every waking moment in the day... so you can catch them just as they are ready to go.. This also worked for me. I'm not sure if you’re using wee wee pads, but what we did was put one in the living room, the basement and kitchen. When your puppy get really trained them you can remove them one by one. Any way Chelsey accident are normally poo in her crate not peeing. Yep she will still do this occasionally ... It's weird she will only let us know when she has to pee for the pooing, it all timing issue.. Cause if she can find one little space in her crate she will just do it in there.. It is just the norm for her. She does poo on her pad as well so no problem there. Except for her occasional poo in crate i would say Chelsey is 97% trained... Any way I will stop rambling on here...

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cute babies! We are still working on the house training. Hopefully it will improve little by little as some have mentioned. It would be much easier if she wasn't going every 25 minutes or so. No choice but to keep with it and that is what I plan to do. But ooooo how i can't wait to have the carpet cleaners in..........