I bought a store pekingese 3 months ago. Ive tried everything to housebreak her from the crate, praise,hourly walks, etc.. and she seems to be getting worse. She holds it all day and night usually until we get home and she gets excited and pees, which is understandable, but take her outside right away and she usually goes. But through out the entire time she is in the house she goes everywhere at all times. She has recently pooped on my sofa which has gotton me fed up to the point that i may need to find a new home for her. Im at my wits end. If i thought she was "getting it" at all i would be more leaniant, but im losing my mind. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You bought her from a petstore? That was the first mistake. I bought a pekingnese (male) from a petstore 6 years ago and I regret it now. All of those dogs come from puppy mills, no matter what the store tells you.
Anywho, my Peke was a NIGHTMARE to housebreak. 6 years later, I still have to watch him like a hawk. Here are some tips I did and worked for me ALOT:
1. Getting excited and peeing isnt a good thing and should stop as SOON as possible. I saw this on the new show on Animal Planet. 2 HUGE labs were excited pee-ers, imagine! Well, when you get home DONT go to her crate. Just go inside hang up your coat, keys etc. ONLY go to let her out when shes NOT excited and calms down. First things you do is get her leash, walk over (when she is calm) and hook her leash on her collar, take her out ASAP.
2. Are you supervising her when she roaming the house? Whenever you cannot keep an eye on her .. in the crate she goes. Since she already knows not to go in the crate, she wont go. Even if you have to go to the bathroom yourself .. put her in the crate. (this means never make the crate punishment). If your eyes arent on her, put her in the crate. With my new Dachshund pup, when I make dinner she goes in the crate .. because I know I cant trust her yet.
3. If you dont want to try the crating every 5 mins. then get a longish leash. Like the one where you can hook your dog outside. Then hook it on your belt ring and attach the other end to the pup. (Make sure its not TOO long or TOO short) This way she never has a chance to pee and if you see her start to sniff around say "NO!" and take her outside.
4. Take her out 15-20 minutes after she eats. (keep an eye on her in that amount of time). Take her out in the morning as soon as you wake up, and before you go to bed. If she seems to be getting excited when you wake up and pees then try getting up about 2 hours early to take her out. That way when you finally get up she wont have any pee. Take her out every 30 minutes. After she does good with that, go every 45 minutes. etc etc.
5. One more thing I thought of is when you take her out and she pees, praise her, give her a treat AS SOON as she pees and then stay outside for about 5-10 minutes and play with her. She may think "i wanna go outside and play!" and then after she pees, you take her inside and shes like .. "okay so if I pee outside I dont get to play." Kind of get it? LOL
6. Dont let her drink/eat about an hour - 2 hours before you put everyone to bed. So after dinner, no more food/water .. take her out one last time before bed. That way she doesnt have any fluids/food in her stomach/bladder and will be able to hold it a little better in the morning.
Those are everything I've been doing with my new Dachshund pup and so far she has only had 3 accidents. Also since your peke is 6 months old, it would be a good time to get her spayed. You dont have to wait until her first heat as most people think. 6-8 months is the PERFECT time. It also may help a little with training.
I hope that helps! .. Give her a few more weeks. There is also a spray you can buy at petsmart that deters the smell and leaves a bad smell so they wont pee there. And theres another spray you spray on the grass outside where you want her to go and the spell triggers her to pee there. My 6 year old Peke pees in the same spot since he smells his own pee there all the time. http://www.petsmart.com So yes, give her a couple more weeks and get her spayed and see how shes doing! If it just doesnt work out, find a Pekingnese Rescue online or http://www.petfinder.com .
I really hope everything works out :]
Good luck!
Here is a pick of my hardheaded Peke, Gizmo :]
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/d...
yes have u tried the puppy pads?? the ones you set on the floor and when they6 got to the bath room on those you give them a treat and wehn they dont you yell at them you want to put it near a door that leads out side though so after it has been trained to do that it is much easier to train them to go out side you do ti the saem way but u need to make sure if they have a an accident when your not home after theynhave been trained dto go out side do not yell at them they were probley sick or somthing if you need any more help feel free to email me
Just be patient give her treats when she goes "potty" outside.
Don't leave her in the crate too long. Watch for sniffing an area and just keep a close eye on her. My first Pekingese had no other pets to follow so it took her a few weeks but she learned and has never had an accident.
I have 3 Pekingese boys are worse. My baby girl had two accidents but had the others to follow.
Hello..in your case a crate or space training (bout the size of your dog ) is in order %26 a FEED %26 water schedule..once or twice day, 15 minutes down, then up goes the food %26 water, they usually potty 20 - 30 minutes later, so start taking them out then, 15 minutes, if they don't go, it's time for her space or crate till she does, but never with anger or mean like, always nice %26 gently with a treat..wait another 20 - 30 minutes then take her the Doggie Outhouse ( spot where you want her to potty, where she has pottied or you have placed her 'Accidents'...if you wish more details they are kind long to post in here, so if you wish more details... you can E Mail me %26 I will send them to you..Take Care :)
Housetraining any puppy takes consistency and patience. Most puppies are accident free, with the exception of illness, at about 12-14 months, depending on the individual puppy.
If you are not able to have your pup in a fenced yard during the day while you are gone (where she can go as she needs) you might try confining your pup to one area of the house. Provide everything she needs - crate/bed, food, water, toys, and a litter box. Yes, a litter box. Dogs can be trained to use a litter box in the same way as cats. If you can, make this area as close to the door she goes out when you get home. This may eliminate much of the piddle she expresses when you get home.
The pooping on the couch speaks for itself. She is trying to get your attention. However, it may not be in a negative way. She may be trying to tell you that her bowel habits are not what they need to be in order to live peacefully within the family.
Notice when you are feeding her. If you are feeding her in the morning before you leave for the day, of course she is going to need to go a few hours later. If she has no place to make her deposit, she will put it in places you don't like.
If you are feeding her in the evening after you get home for the day, make sure she has regular exercise and a bowel movement before she goes to bed.
You also might try a feeder with a timer on it scheduled to release food in time with your at home schedule.
Limiting the amount of water she drinks before bed is also helpful.
There are also dog diapers available, although I personally wouldn't recommend them. They don't send the right message to your dog which is, "We potty outside."
Don't give up on her. It's only a matter of time before she has it all figured out. Afterall, humans can take two years or longer to get it done!
I agree with Abby, but those pads get expensive. A cheaper way to go is to get Depends pads (I know, it sounds so funny...) but they are the people-version and are used in beds for bed-wetting adults. We found this to be a more practical way to go, and put them in our dogs' favorite spots. They are a lot more durable and last longer too. Of course, give her lots of praise whenever she uses it.
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