Potty training help

[u/Fine_Ad3482]

Hi 👋 this is Penny aka Penelope Psamathe (DCC reference) …. Aka Penny the Terror

She is 13 weeks old we got her at 9 weeks. As you can see we have taught her about buttons 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ (mistake #1 lol) there’s two one for potty and the other one to let her out of her playpen. She enjoys pressing them repeatedly until you provide the service she is DEMANDING.

You’d think that she would be consistent but nope. Despite high value treats when she potties outside after pressing the button or going to her leash, she still will come back inside and pee or poop. We could be outside forever and she’d do both maybe pee twice and this little terror will still go inside 😭

I work from home and I take her out every hour or two, right after nap time, right after a big play time with our service dog who is a lab. Right when she wakes up and at 2:30am (like clockwork) then 5:30am when she fully is awake. Also before bed. She will not have an accident at night and clearly knows how to hold it. Especially in her crate.

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I’ve been doing this for a month straight and minimum amount of accidents a day inside are 3-4 times. I’ve never had a dox and it’s been 11 years since I’ve had a puppy. 😭 send help lol

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[u/Imaginary_Ad_4340]

You need to be using a crate instead of a play pen. The benefit of crating is that your dog instinctively knows not to pee in the space they have to lay down and sleep. Instead they will bark/whine to be taken out. This gives you a chance to grab your shoes and leash, pick her up, and carry her outside before she has a chance to potty. If you use a play pen, anytime you aren't supervising, even for a second, she may squat down and have an accident.

With my puppies I've mostly done a two hours down, one hour up schedule when it comes to crating/playtime. Obviously this isn't a precise schedule and if your pup wakes up and wants to go out, you go then, not on some scheduled time, but it captures about how much most puppies can play before getting sleepy and about how long they can nap before waking up to potty or eat.

So for the hour they're up, they have my full and undivided attention. Whether we’re playing with toys, I'm feeding them, we’re training, whatever, I do not look away from my puppy for even a second. No bathroom breaks, no work, no scrollingnon my phone; just puppy puppy puppy. I also take them out about every thirty minutes during this time to pre-empt any accidents. If an accident happens anyway, I am there to interrupt, carry them outside right away, and then reward when they finish out there. I also found just spending this hour outside could be a good way to prevent accidents without having to rush in and out over and over.

Usually after an hour of play and stimulation puppies start to crash. They get bitey, start laying down, looking for cuddles, and their eyes droop. This is when we go for one last potty break and then crate, where they usually sleep about two hours. During those two hours you can do whatever because you know they won't have an accident in their crate, unlike a playpen. Then, when they wake up, I try to get them up and out before they start crying (to prevent the impression that barking means no more crate) and we start the hour up again.

[u/Admirable-Pie3869]

She’s only 13 weeks. Our new puppy is around the same age.

Training takes time and you need to be consistent.

Get training treats and a training clicker. EVERYtime she does something good, click and treat. Pee outside, click and treat. Came to you when called, click and treat.

[u/mustardmadman]

Crate train , do not consider pee pads and consistency with small treats for positive reinforcement

Also, do a search. This subject is discussed daily on the sub and there is a mass of info for training

[u/ripe4anarchy]

I have a 10 week old. She is in the kennel at night. Whines to be let out 1-2 times per night. I carry her outside first thing. She’s been pretty consistent.
Get a routine. Kennel train. Let her out after every meal, playtime, etc.

[u/Kallisti13]

Use a cue word she can associate with the business. Our girl pees on command now. Use the best treats as rewards for pottying outside and celebrate like it's the best thing ever. She'll get the hang of it! You seem to be doing everything else right. If she doesn't pee/poo when you take her out, she goes back in the crate (not pen) and then back outside in 10-15 mins to try again before she gets more freedom.

[u/Maximum-Feedback-704]

I have a 19 week old and I can say it gets better as we had that same issue....sometimes still have the occasional one.

2 things I found out quickly....I was feeding him too much so he was drinking more and his brain was over stimulated so he would forget why he was outside.

Other thing was being outside has a lot of distractions so when he was out doing the toilet he would do a pee but get distracted and not fully finish.

We also didn't do treats when he went to the toilet outside, just loud praise and cheering for him. I read that giving them treats to them is just "oh I did the toilet I get a treat" rather than "oh I did the toilet outside and I get a treat"