Trouble house training a Pomeranian puppy or an adult dog.
Brenda
Respectfully I highly
recommend that you RUN to a local puppy training class. Your pup, who is
only a BABY after all, needs CONSISTENT, PATIENT, GENTLE training from
you. She was not born knowing English and is not a mind reader. Your note
indicates to me that you would benefit greatly from a training class, which
in turn would help you to make your Pom the wonderful pet you desire. We
could write you a book here on the mistakes you are making, but you really
need someone to see you, coach you, and help you learn the proper way to
train you puppy.
From Brenda Hutton/email:
NHWC36A@prodigy.com
Janet
First, you have to remember
that a 16 week old Pom is like a 6 month old baby. It takes a lot of patience
and a lot of repetition. If you take the pup outside, put newspapers next
to the door inside the house and always take the pup out that same door.
If the pup has an accident, do not scold it, rather pick it up immediately
and take it outside.
They do not understand
words as much as action at this age. The pet supply stores also have "piddle
papers" you might try next to the door. A rule of thumb would be to take
it outside after waking and after eating. Likely it eats just after it
wakes up, which is why it goes again so soon. Playing will also get the
metabolism up, so when it is playing, you should take it out often. When
my Pom pups are playing in my living room, I take then out every 10 minutes
or so. Patience, patience. Poms are very, very smart.
From Janet Lucido/email:
GNSN54A@prodigy.com
Ursula
First of all at 16 weeks
your Pom is still just a baby. She can't hold it very long - as with any
baby. On the Prodigy BBs is a terrific lady that does Crate training notes
- you may have to backdate to get her notes - I think there are 2 of them
back to back - look for HOW TO CRATE TRAIN. Her name is Gloria Dittmann
- she can help tremendously. If her notes aren't on the board - wait a
day or two and look again. She posts them on a regular basis. If you can't
find them let me know cause I also have them.
From Ursula Taylor/email:
DNTK78B@prodigy.com
Sue
Try these on for size.
I have recomended this method of training for many years.
This is basically to
help housetrain a male dog. Take a tube sock and sew it flat. On the side
that will be against the dog, attach a feminine panty liner (you may need
to adjust the kind used depending on how bad the dog wets, it will take
a few uses before you know what type to use). Wrap the sock around the
dog's waist so that it covers the dog's penis and fits snug, mark on the
ends where you need to sew some velcro in order to make the belt easy to
take on an off. Make about a half dozen of these so that you can easily
replace them when they become soiled. The beauty of this is that male dogs
especially hate to go on themselves. Just remember to remove the belt and
let the dog outside often so he has a chance to do his business outside.
Also it is important to change these when they become soiled. If you leave
them on for too long when they are soiled, your dog can develop a urinary
track infection, or his skin can become inflamed (just like diaper rash).
I have found this to work with some dogs that I thought were beyond housebreaking,
but it worked great!
For females, you can
try buying the smallest sized training panties for children and washing
them in hot water, put them on the dog backwards so that the side that
would normally be used against a child's stomach, is being used on the
dog's back. Try them on the dog and determine where you need to cut a hole
for the tail. Insert a panty liner so that fits inside the panties and
is up against the female's privates (again you may need to adjust which
type of panty liner or napkin is used based on the amount of absorbancy
needed). You may need to sew a velcro enclosure over the back to take up
the slack if the panties sag on the dog. Again the same rules apply, check
them often and make sure they are not soiled (bowl movements are not pleasant
when using panties!). Take her out often so that she is allowed to relieve
herself.
From Susann Philbrook
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