I have a 15 week old puppy we just aquired this week. He is a Beagle/Basset mix and I know they are supposed to be stubborn, but I can't even seem to get a start.
We are crate training him. At night I am getting up after 5 hours to take him out (Argh, when can I sleep through the night again?). When I take him out at night or first thing in the morning, he goes immediately and I praise him and give him a treat.
During the day, I take him out EVERY HOUR. Every single time he just plays. I ignore him and just say hurry up. But he will either keep playing or just lay down. I'll bring him inside, and he goes by a window or in the hallway. I don't even have carpet, it's all tile. I also got an enzyme based cleaner but it doesn't seem to help.
I am going out of my mind. All he wants to do outside is play. We take him for walks and exercise him a lot. I don't play during potty time.
The only way it seems I will catch him is to follow him every waking second or crate him all day. Neither of which is acceptable. I'm so frustrated already and it's only been a week. What else can I do?
We are crate training him. At night I am getting up after 5 hours to take him out (Argh, when can I sleep through the night again?). When I take him out at night or first thing in the morning, he goes immediately and I praise him and give him a treat.
During the day, I take him out EVERY HOUR. Every single time he just plays. I ignore him and just say hurry up. But he will either keep playing or just lay down. I'll bring him inside, and he goes by a window or in the hallway. I don't even have carpet, it's all tile. I also got an enzyme based cleaner but it doesn't seem to help.
I am going out of my mind. All he wants to do outside is play. We take him for walks and exercise him a lot. I don't play during potty time.
The only way it seems I will catch him is to follow him every waking second or crate him all day. Neither of which is acceptable. I'm so frustrated already and it's only been a week. What else can I do?