House Breaking

[gaelm]

I have a 5 months old girl whippet who obliges readily at the command word "**** ****" when outside on the grass. She will hold herself inside as much as possible, however she has not as yet learned to ask for the door/whine/attract attention when she needs the door and incidents will occur inside when I am busy with other things. She is crate trained in the car and it is not a problem there.

Can you tell me how old was your whip when this behavious developped?

 

[OEH]

I have to say my one I've had from a puppy has never noticably learnt to ask, rather she's learnt when to go. I let them out first thing in the morning (between 6.30-7.00) then we go for a walk at 9 then I let them out at 1 and then we walk again at 4.30 and I let them out at bed time 10.00.

She stopped having accidents during the day by about 5 months, but wasn't clean at night until I got her a friend at 8 months, but she had bad separation anxiety.

Nana one of my rescues, who I got at 1 year goes and stands by the door if she wants to go out, but thats normally cos she's bored not because she needs to go. :teehee:

Josephine our other rescue who we've only had for a month seems to be rather unpredictable. She goes in her crate if I go out during the day. She holds on through the night. If she's bored or wants attention she will go on the carpet infront of me. She has accidents quite frequently in the car, but otherwise travels well). Make of that what you will, I'm getting to the end of my tether. :wacko:

 

[05whippet]

Mine all "ask" in different ways,Kizzy the eldest comes to get you,she'll come to you & look straight at you then go to the door & will keep repeating this until you let her out if you have'nt noticed her the first time :lol: Moss the next eldest just pants heavily, he'll stay wherever he is but pant like mad :wacko: Bracken the mother of the pups just goes & stands at the door & the two pups (5mths old) don't do anything yet although I do let them out very regularly during the day :thumbsup: And in their crate at night if they need out in the morning & I'm not up early enough for them :- " They will whine (w00t)

I think some dogs NEVER learn to ask,but usually will have some way of letting you know they need to go :b Even if is just going on the carpet

 

[~elizabeth~]

She stopped having accidents during the day by about 5 months, but wasn't clean at night until I got her a friend at 8 months, but she had bad separation anxiety.

Oh, don't tell me that (I'm getting her half sister!) :sweating: :sweating:

Ours was pretty good really, I think he started waiting at the door early on, probably 6 months-ish. He sort of goes on command, or rather I stand in the garden shouting 'Doggy pee' while he defiantly refuses to go until 'dinner' is mentioned. The neighbours long ago came to the conclusion I'm barmy :b

He was very quick to learn not to go on the pavement too, just a couple of weeks from going out. A firm 'no', whilst not allowing him to stop until we get to the meadow a few times was all it took.

 

[05whippet]

I have to say my one I've had from a puppy has never noticably learnt to ask, rather she's learnt when to go.  I let them out first thing in the morning (between 6.30-7.00) then we go for a walk at 9 then I let them out at 1 and then we walk again at 4.30 and I let them out at bed time 10.00.
She stopped having accidents during the day by about 5 months, but wasn't clean at night until I got her a friend at 8 months, but she had bad separation anxiety.

Nana one of my rescues, who I got at 1 year goes and stands by the door if she wants to go out, but thats normally cos she's bored not because she needs to go. :teehee:

Josephine our other rescue who we've only had for a month seems to be rather unpredictable.  She goes in her crate if I go out during the day.  She holds on through the night.  If she's bored or wants attention she will go on the carpet infront of me.  She has accidents quite frequently in the car, but otherwise travels well).  Make of that what you will, I'm getting to the end of my tether. :wacko:

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Funny you should mention that,we have a Min Poodle who we got off the breeder,he had shown him very successfully & made him up then retired him with the intention of using him at stud,but unfortunately after many fruitless matings they got his sperm tested & he proved to be infertile (they had no tails) :blink:

Well we got him when he was 4yrs old & had desperate trouble with him in the house regarding wees........he would consistently go in his bed then lie in it :x

Now owning Whippets & with them being impeccably clean animals I could'nt understand this :wacko: Whenever he was in his crate in the car or if we left him in it in the house while we went out anywhere he would do the same thing & then be quite happy to lie in it :blink: It was'nt until I spoke to other people about this that the whole thing became clear As he had been shown a lot he spent lot of time in a crate & was allowed to go to the toilet in it so he then associated his bed/crate as where he went to the toilet

We have noe had him almost two years & are still retraining him as to where he should & should'nt go to to wees & he is getting much better though still has the odd lapse But maybe your rescue had been kept the same way to,Turner never went in his crate at night either for some reason but I find if I let him out more often than the rest like say every hour or so it stops him going in his bed & if we have to go out we either take him with us & let him out of the car regularly or put newapaper & an old towel in his crate (so that he does'nt ruin his bean bag) if we have to leave him.

Maybe some of the above will work with you rescue :thumbsup:

:luck: Good luck anyway :luck: You're doing a grand job taking in rescues :huggles:not everyone's cut out to do it :cheers:

 

[gilliwigs]

I was really interested to see what replies there were to this thread as I've been thinking of asking the same question. Josh always used to bark loudly when he wanted to go out and we've been expecting the same of Muffin but all he does is stand next to the door. That's fine if we see him there but if not he just goes on the carpet. He, too, knows what "toilet" means but at 11 months still hasn't learnt to ask. Doesn't sound very hopeful either from your replies!

 

[chelynnah]

It's very easy to train them to a bell actually. I don't do this, but I know MANY people who do. Just hang a bell inside the door. Every time you take them out to do their business ring the bell with their nose or paw and make a big deal out of it, then let them go about their business. Most people I know say it only takes a day or two. Sometimes it transfers over to them asking outside to play but they quickly learn if you limit their time to just doing their business or back in the house that it doesn't get them outdoor play time.

I have to say that mine have all automatically learned to go sit at the door or bark at the door. When we first had Chelsea we had a plastic mat in front of the door and you could hear her pacing at it. She wouldn't scratch or bark, she learned that we could hear her 'dancing at the door'.

After we moved she learned the back door was where to ask so she'd go stand there, or pace to us and back to the door, or slighly whuff at it if we weren't paying attention. Savannah will go sit and lightly whine. If she has to dump she will actually stand and run her paws down the glass. Teya goes and sits and whines at it as well.

Wendy

 

[~elizabeth~]

That's fine if we see him there but if not he just goes on the carpet. He, too, knows what "toilet" means but at 11 months still hasn't learnt to ask.  Doesn't sound very hopeful either from your replies!

We used a crate for the first year, and so he got into a routine of going straight out of his bed to the garden to do the necessary, then having a good play (either in or out), then back to bed for a couple of hours before repeating the process all over again. I'm hoping the same approach will work this time, esp. as the house isn't quite as derelict as it was first time round :- " :sweating: