How do I Train my puppy to ask to go outside
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Okay 5 month old dog. House training going well with very few accidents (liquid not solid). We let him out 1st thing. last thing, after meals and any other time we think he may need to to go.
The closest we get to "asking" is a "Stare" followed by walking to the back door, sometimes this means "I want to go" Sometimes it's I want some attention/play outside etc.
Is it just time or can we help him to help us?
The closest we get to "asking" is a "Stare" followed by walking to the back door, sometimes this means "I want to go" Sometimes it's I want some attention/play outside etc.
Is it just time or can we help him to help us?
If that's his signal, use it. Every time he behaves like this let him out, he'll soon learn that this will be all if is to be used for and it won't mean play.
But you do need to make sure everyone in the house does the sane for him, else he'll get confused, so any staring for more than eg 30secs make sure he goes out as you get up say 'do you want to go out?' eventually you'll recognise his body language etcore and when he's older he'll be able to be more clear about whether he does want to go out.
But you do need to make sure everyone in the house does the sane for him, else he'll get confused, so any staring for more than eg 30secs make sure he goes out as you get up say 'do you want to go out?' eventually you'll recognise his body language etcore and when he's older he'll be able to be more clear about whether he does want to go out.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
AtticusFinch said:
The closest we get to "asking" is a "Stare" followed by walking to the back door, /quote]
That is as good as it gets in experience....
The only thing is the "Stare" can also mean. I want to go out to play, I want the back door open so I can sit on the mat, I want to wander around the kitchen licking the floor for a bit, I want you to get off your arse and stop watching Frazier repeats on TV, I want some dinner or oh sorry was that a "stare".That is as good as it gets in experience....
Give it a little longer, and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to tell which 'stare' is which, or she'll "develop" her toilet stare...
Another way of doing it would be for you to ask her! Daft as it sounds...
You can ask our two, "weewee?" ( - note, don't use this phrase, you'll regret it!) - if they need to go, they'll head straight for the door as soon as you ask them that. If they're not bothered, they'll stay put.
...to train her into this, use the time when you're definitely sure she needs to toilet (i.e. first thing in the morning)... wait for her to 'stare' to be let out, then ask her, "toilet?" (or your phrase of choice) in a sing-song way, then lead her to the door and let her out. Then, business as usual - praise for toileting, etcetc.
If you do this everytime she 'stares' for toileting, you'll soon enough be in a position that she'll associate toileting with the "toilet?" question...
Having typed all that, one of ours developed her own tell - she'll sit by the door of whichever room it is (usually bedroom, middle of the night), grumbling softly! If no-one responds, she'll let out singular, short, sporadic barks until someone acknowledges and lets her out.
(Sorry, OP, for getting the gender wrong. Too 'tardy for words, me!)
Another way of doing it would be for you to ask her! Daft as it sounds...
You can ask our two, "weewee?" ( - note, don't use this phrase, you'll regret it!) - if they need to go, they'll head straight for the door as soon as you ask them that. If they're not bothered, they'll stay put.
...to train her into this, use the time when you're definitely sure she needs to toilet (i.e. first thing in the morning)... wait for her to 'stare' to be let out, then ask her, "toilet?" (or your phrase of choice) in a sing-song way, then lead her to the door and let her out. Then, business as usual - praise for toileting, etcetc.
If you do this everytime she 'stares' for toileting, you'll soon enough be in a position that she'll associate toileting with the "toilet?" question...
Having typed all that, one of ours developed her own tell - she'll sit by the door of whichever room it is (usually bedroom, middle of the night), grumbling softly! If no-one responds, she'll let out singular, short, sporadic barks until someone acknowledges and lets her out.
(Sorry, OP, for getting the gender wrong. Too 'tardy for words, me!)
Edited by Karyn on Friday 11th January 10:24
SMS...email made me laugh.
Your doing the right thing and the dogs telling you it needs to go outside. Play or wee it's the samething as it has a need. Saying weeeee in the morning is a great idea as are all the above.
The only rule is: don't bring your dog in straight awsy after its been or it will learn to hold outside and wee inside.
Your doing the right thing and the dogs telling you it needs to go outside. Play or wee it's the samething as it has a need. Saying weeeee in the morning is a great idea as are all the above.
The only rule is: don't bring your dog in straight awsy after its been or it will learn to hold outside and wee inside.
Karyn said:
Another way of doing it would be for you to ask her! Daft as it sounds...
You can ask our two, "weewee?" ( - note, don't use this phrase, you'll regret it!) - if they need to go, they'll head straight for the door as soon as you ask them that. If they're not bothered, they'll stay put.
Not daft at all...................my Mother in Law's Yorkie responds to "does Billy want a tinkle"You can ask our two, "weewee?" ( - note, don't use this phrase, you'll regret it!) - if they need to go, they'll head straight for the door as soon as you ask them that. If they're not bothered, they'll stay put.
AtticusFinch said:
Not daft at all...................my Mother in Law's Yorkie responds to "does Billy want a tinkle"
Tinkle! That's a much better word!-it's quite easy to get to that point, especially while he's so young... just add in your favoured sentence (in a nice sing-song voice) when you're sure he wants to toilet, lead him to the door (if you get the tone right and he needs to toilet, there's no doubt that he'll follow you), then carry on with your usual toilet training routine.
-edit to get the gender right! -absolutely no idea why I thought he was a she! /readingfail.
Have to hoof them out a lot as pups, and give praise when they go and put them out if they go in the house. Also don't clean mess up in front of them. Over time they'll need to go less and it will be fairly obvious when they want to go and if you let them out regularly, they'll be less likely to mess in the house. 
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