I am trying to house break my 9 week old german shepherd pup that i got about a week ago. He seemed to be doing well at first. I take him out to potty about every hour. When he pottys outside i praise him and give him a treat. I know if I don’t see him potty inside I am not to scold him because he won’t know what he did wrong. However, he likes to be by my side at all times so I almost always SEE him go when he does his business inside. So well when I see him going potty inside I firmly say “No Pluto – we do not potty in the house” and proceeded to take him to his cage. Is this the right thing to do? Because since I have started it seems like he doesn’t potty outside as well anymore. Also i wonder if he THINKS he is SUPPOSE to potty in the cage, because on numerous occasions he went potty as soon as he gots in the cage at night -right in front of me as to say “look ma, look what i did” I thought when being “crate trained” they learned to NOT potty in their cage. Suggestions Anyone???

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Answer by Jaymz
we had an akita and we had so much trouble potty training him.. so we started using a spray bottle and spraying him whenever he did it in the house and it worked within a week

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I have a 3 month old shih-tsu, who is so cute, but i CAN”T potty train her.
I have tried limiting her water, and feed only at night, i have tried taking her out every 2 hours, then every hour, then every half hour.
I bought some of that stuff, that you spray in a spot, and it is supposed to tell them where to go.

Every time we take her out, we come in and she “goes” on my rug, or in a corner.
Someone please help me…. PLEASE…. I don’t want to have to get rid of her…. but we are renting, and she is going to ruin the carpet. And she is driving me insaine.
OH I AM treating the accident spots with the special solution to remove the smell, and right now I am trying to “clicker train” its not working either.

I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!

Please serious answers only……
I have potty trained dogs before, it has never been so hard.

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Answer by Tara D
Have you explored crate training? I’m honestly not sure what to suggest except perhaps you can consult a trainer for some advice?

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