toilet training problem help?

Pat

2007-11-01 21:23:10 UTC

Hi Cristina,
Dogs work very well with lots of praise.
I would take him in the garden and close the door behind him until he goes .
When he goes in the garden always praise.
If you feel he is well behaved enough without a cage , I would put it away
and replace it with a bed.
If he goes to the back door and goes to the toilet , then he is asking in
his own way.
You just need to watch for that for a while, and let him out quickly.
You will be surprised how fast he will learn.
Hope this helps you.
Good luck
Pat

Post by Christina Rogers
I have an adorable patterdale terrier dog aged 10 months old. I got him
when he was 18 weeks and up to then he was either outside or left in the
kitchen on newspaper. I bought a crate /cage when he first came home and he
uses this as his sleep area. It is open during the day for him to go about
the house and he is locked in at night or when I go out anywhere. It has
taken me a long time to get him to understand to go out to toilet. I'm
still have two problems however. He never askes to go out and if I dont
catch him will go behind the door and even if I let him outside and he goes
when I come to put him in his cage he will cock his leg and go through the
bars. Can anyone give me any ideas as to how I can help him get over this
problem. He is bright and is great company.
Cristina
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