Ok here is my situation I need help with house training my dog(pitbull),....I finally graduated from fire academy and got hired onto a local department. As a gift for graduating and getting a career job my grandfather bought me a new house in this new edition, there is just one problem, no fence, so I am saving up money to get lumber to build a privacy fence in the mean time my dog is terrorizing the house as she has been an outside dog since she was a puppy. I work 24hrs on shift and im off 48hrs so on my 24hr shift i drop her off at my parents. There has currently been some bad weather in my area and a car hydroplaned through my parents back fence so now the only solution i have is to have her on a chain till the fence is repaired at my parents. So when I pick her up on my two days off she is over energetic. I walk her when i wake up and she runs with me when i go on my neighbor hood runs, and my parents walk her when they get off work. To make things worse since i dont have a back yard she stays inside with me and i desperately need tips on how to potty train her,...i have no idea, and im not a big believer in spanking her or rubbing her nose in her own fecal matter. Anything will help lol i feel as if i have a raging bull in a china shop.
Desperately Need Help!
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Sounds like you definitely need to crate train her. Take it slow. Throw a few kibbles into a crate and let her go in on her own. Purchase a kong and fill it with yummy goodness that you can leave with her in her crate while you are away so she isn't bored sitting in a crate. This way you will not have to worry about any damages to your house.
Dogs don't potty where they sleep. Your dog will now be sleeping in the crate so she won't go to the bathroom there. Then, start letting her out in the back yard to go. When she does go play with her outside as a reward. When she doesn't go bring her back inside in her crate. If you are in the house and you can't watch her she should either be in the crate or on a leash attached to you.
Big dogs are usually quick learners and should be trained in 2 weeks or less (but every dog is different). You may have some crying and barking when you first lock her in the crate thats where the frozen kong comes in. Should give you 2 hours of peace. Make sure you do not open the door when she is crying/barking. Give her lots of praise for going into the crate on her own.
Start with putting her in for 2 mins and walk away, then let her out and play. 15 mins later put her in again for 2 mins and slowly build up.
Dogs don't potty where they sleep. Your dog will now be sleeping in the crate so she won't go to the bathroom there. Then, start letting her out in the back yard to go. When she does go play with her outside as a reward. When she doesn't go bring her back inside in her crate. If you are in the house and you can't watch her she should either be in the crate or on a leash attached to you.
Big dogs are usually quick learners and should be trained in 2 weeks or less (but every dog is different). You may have some crying and barking when you first lock her in the crate thats where the frozen kong comes in. Should give you 2 hours of peace. Make sure you do not open the door when she is crying/barking. Give her lots of praise for going into the crate on her own.
Start with putting her in for 2 mins and walk away, then let her out and play. 15 mins later put her in again for 2 mins and slowly build up.
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