Housetraining seemed to have been going so well - until now. Today was 8.5-week-old Zeus's first day being left alone while I was at work (my boyfriend was able to stay over and take care of him yesterday). Lucky for me I work 5 minutes away from home, and can run home during lunch to walk, feed, play, and walk again before I leave. I left for work at 8:15 today, and ran back home at noon on the dot to feed and walk the little guy. Of course there was much excitement about seeing me, he ate well, but when I took him out for a walk there was a lot of snow and the little guy hated the cold, so he just peed and dragged me back home from his walk. I played with him for another half hour and took him out for a walk again, thinking he just ate and he has got to do the 'big' business this time. No luck, got him to stay out for 12 minutes, he was shivering all over, but no poopie. To make matters worse, when I went to put treats in his crate I discovered that he had, after all, peed into his blankie, so I replaced it with a towel, and had no choice but to lock him up in his crate again and go home. Now I am worried that this is screwing up our housetraining - if he really has to do his business and he keeps doing it in his crate... what can I do to help the situation? Can housetraining work with a working mommy?
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IMO he's too little to be holding it that long on his own. He may while you are home, but its all about timing!
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>IMO he's too little to be holding it that long on his own. He
>may while you are home, but its all about timing!
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Thanks for your reply... is there anything I can do about this? Other than quit my job that is?
If I quit, I won't be able to afford his daily kibble...
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Hello,
I think the key here is that you stated it was his first time alone. Doesn't seem like you are asking too much of the pup, just give it time to get use to the schedule you are setting. They seem so adaptable, just need a few days to figure what is expected. Good luck to both of you and have fun.
As far as the snow and cold, maybe make little snowballs for him to play with. If it seems like fun outside, he won't notice the cold so much.Comment
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Unfortunately I have not figured out a way to put the Danes to work earning enough for all of us!
I don't think it will last long. They grow fast and he will learn the routine. You could put a little newspaper in the corner of his crate and see if he goes on this for easier clean up although I would not use this when you are home or focus on it. I also wouldn't make a big deal over the mess while you are gone, ignore it.Comment
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I agree, he's too little to hold it that long. Are you able to get a dog walker to come in say mid morning and mid afternoon and you still come home at lunch time to tend to him?
I got Autumn when she was about 10 weeks old and then between myself and hubby we took 2 weeks off to stay at home with her and after that my boss let me bring her to work for another 2 weeks. By the time she was at home by herself she was 14 weeks and able to hold it until I came home at lunch to potty and feed her. I was very fortunate that she's never had an accident in her crate.
She just turned 7 mo. old yesterday and I still come home at lunch to potty her and a bit of play.
Good luck with your puppy.
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If you are really that close, maybe your boss would allow you to take two or 3 short breaks instead of a full lunch to run home. You should have 2 - 15 minute breaks anyway before lunch & after. So Maybe take 3 - 25 minute breaks throughout the day until he's a month or so older and can hold his potty longer.
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Yes, he is too young to hold it at this time. Don't worry about it. In a few weeks he will be able to hold it long enough. Keep a schedule so he knows that to expect when. Yes, hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of dogs have been house trained by parents who both work full time. Just don't make a big deal out of it. He will figure it out soon enough once his is physically capable of holding it the required period of time.
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Also agree he is too young to hold it at this age. At the LEAST lunchtime visits are a must. Newspaper is a good idea, especially if mishap happens again. If you can dab the newspaper that you are going to use with a little bit of his urine so he get the message on what it's for. Then you won't have to do this again...he'll know.
Twice a week Dakota would have been in her crate for 7hrs so I take a long lunch to let her out, give her lunch, play in yard/walk, pee and poop. Works out well. She did have one poop incident and one pee incident in crate when she was about 8wks. You have to ignore those but much praise when she goes outside.
Give him a little time and he'll do well. Dane's are fast learners with repetative routines.
Don't quit your job! You just won't get out much, or visit, or even get to watch a movie! Every 30 seconds you have to stop to see what the little bugger is up to. Many people savor the silence but to the young puppy owner....silence is usually not good. You never know what they're into! :9June, Bumper (deaf & blind), Joey, Daisy, and Angel Ann (deaf)
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I have found that Danes are a pain to house train... but they do eventually get it. On second thought maybe it isnt that they are harder to train but that the size of there accidents are so much larger.
TinkerBelle is 15 weeks old today and went to the door and barked to go out for the first time last night.
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>I have found that Danes are a pain to house train... but they
>do eventually get it.
Unless it is raining........my two absolutely REFUSE to go out in the rain, they will pee right by the open door instead of getting wet. grrrrrr
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The Monster will be 5 months next week and he's barely completely potty trained. Don't fret, you'll be picking up piles and soaking up puddles for a long while, and that's okay cause it's normal.
What’s the formula? They can hold is for 1 hour longer than their age in months? That seems about right. At 2 1/2 months even if you were to hoover over your little man every second of the day, he will still look up at you and squat on the floor.
You're doing fine, just keep your expectations based in reality and buy the Natures Miracle by the gallon, (I prefer the one with the battery operated sprayer.)
Wait until you get to 4 months and he thinks that all doors lead outside, and on your way to bed when you finally think he’s doing really well only to discover there’s a pile in front of your bedroom door and a pile in front of the laundry room door. Nothing is as frustratingly funny as that disconnect.
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>>I have found that Danes are a pain to house train... but they
>>do eventually get it.
>Unless it is raining........my two absolutely REFUSE to go out
>in the rain, they will pee right by the open door instead of
>getting wet. grrrrrr
TRUE THAT both the Monster and my mixes look at me as if I'm crazy when I open the door and it's raining. Especially troublesome since we live in Seattle.
My Shar-pei/pointer mix will only go outside in the rain if he has on his yellow rain slicker. I AM NOT JOKING. HE has this "thing" about water. Whats worse is the Monster is picking this stuff up from him! I swear!
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PS. SO you don't set him up for failure, I'm assuming since he's little the crate you bought for him is actually a little too large. (Im assuming this purely on how fast Monster grew)
What we did was got him two sets of everything. Assume that what ever is in the crate in the morning will be in the washing machine at the end of the day.
Line the crate floor with a crappy towel, puppy pads or newspaper. and make sure his bed does not take up the whole crate. this is so that as he gets older he can understand; bed : not bed.
Once they feel comfotable going in their bed, that can he a hard trait to relearn, why fight nature.Comment
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I don't think that as a breed they are typically difficult to housetrain. it may be the experience of some individuals but certainly not the norm.
They are smart, eager to please and have large bladders. You just have to be absolutley consistant.Comment
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