puppy litter box training?
hey! I just got a yorky-poo puppy and im trying to train her to a litter box, but she’s not catching on. She jumps out of the litter box and pees on the floor. i use puppy pad when she is confined in her large crate and she uses those but wont use the liter box. i have put the box in the crate and taken away the puppy pads and only results were puddles on the floor!! i want to let her run thru my house freely one day but cannot till this problem is solved. i cannot train her to go outside, i live in wooded areas where small animals are food for bigger ones so since i cannot take her out at nights i want to just litter train her for all day purposes. thanks for the help!!!!!
ps i have seen things like dog head online and in google searches and those are wayyyyyyyy too expensive for me 
IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF THOSE WHO HAVE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE WITH LITTER TRAINING DOGS WOULD ANSWER. IVE OWNED DOGS FOR SEVERAL DECADES NOW. I DONT NEED YOUR PERSONAL ADVICE ON OUTSIDE POTTY TRAINING, IF I DID I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR IT, INSTEAD OF LITTER TRAINING. AND FOR THOSE WHO KEEP SAYING ABOUT LITTER TRAINING ONLY BEING FOR CATS, HOW ABOUT GOING TO GOOGLE OR ASK.COM AND RESEARCHING THINGS BEFORE YOU SPEAK AND GIVE UNWANTED COMMENTS. THANKS.
Litter boxes are for cats. Dogs are supposed to go outside on the ground. If you are worries about wild animals keep her on a short leash. Wild animals avoid people. if the dog is on a 6 foot laesh she is in the “safe zone.”
September 11th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
One stop teaching her to go in the crate. Two start taking her outside to go to the bathroom on a leash, then you won’t have to worry about her getting into anything or anything getting to her. Do not teach your dog that it is ok to go inside the house. Eventually she’ll just decide to go anywhere in the house she can.
Secondly she does not need to be running free in the house when you are not there to begin with. This is how dogs get into the things and get sick or destroy this or that.
And if you can’t take her out because you work nights just make sure she had had a good walk before bed and limit her water intake at night. As she gets older she will be able to hold it longer.
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Litter boxes are for cats. Dogs are supposed to go outside on the ground. If you are worries about wild animals keep her on a short leash. Wild animals avoid people. if the dog is on a 6 foot laesh she is in the “safe zone.”
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Well the last time I checked on litter boxes they were for cats. I have never heard of a dog being trained for a litter box. I too live in an area with bears/coyotes and I take her out in the night for her pees. I don’t let her go from me. I have a thin rope on her collar when ever she goes out. Not her lease but just a cord like rope. During the day when I am out doing things I have her out there with her rope. She walks all over the yard with it on. She is 18 months now & knows its part of her. When she runs like after squirrels & gets away from me I just step on her rope.Mine has been trained since she was 5-6 months old. I did use those pee-pads but not for long. I heard that if their cages are too big they will pee in it, so maybe you need to get a smaller one for her, & when she wines get up & put the rope on her & take her out. It sounds that she is giving you lots of signals but you are not listening.
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owning lots of puppies over the years
September 11th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Well honestly, by training your dog to do its business in a box or on puppy pads, you’ll never get them to not pee or poo anywhere in the house, your saying to them, that its alright go ahead..Your going to have to get some porch lights and go out with your puppy when they need out. or you’ll never ever get them to not pee outside.. and you won’t be able to leave them loose in the house when your not there, unless you want a hella mess to clean up daily?
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November 22nd, 2008 at 5:19 am
Have you ever heard of the Portable Dog Dunny? It’s a suitable solution for inside toilet training. It offers special synthetic grass so it would feel little more natural for your dog to use than a kitty litter. If you’d like to read more about it here’s the link
http://www.piginmud.com.au/joomla/dog-dunny/the-dog-dunny.html?gclid=COCZzO7FiJcCFRsRagodaBVP_g
By the way the word Dunny is just another for toilet, I’m from Australia. Hope this helps!
December 1st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
To the people comments above, dogs do get trained in a litter box. They sell dog litter and boxes. I have a shih tzu/ yorkie puppy and we are still training her to use the box. I say that you let the puppy smell the litter, get used to the location of the box. Get your routine of feeding and place the puppy in the litter box and tell them to go potty. This is not easy task but it will get easier. Just keep trying and dont give up.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Please don’t listen to any of the above telling you it doesn’t work and the dog will “go all over the house”. I have a Cocker Spaniel that learned to use his “litter box” in 3 days. I live in a high rise apartment, and it would simply take too long to get outside (elevators). You just take him to his “bathroom” when they start to sniff around. While they are doing their business, you praise them and give them a treat immediately. The key to this is keeping the box clean and being consistent. If you don’t, they will not use it. My Cocker has no issues going outside during our morning and evening runs, and it honestly took him only 3 days to figure out where he needs to go.
February 27th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Yes, dogs can be trained to use a litter box and people living in apartment complex’s often do this where space is limited. Also good for dogs who have arthritis and can’t take long walks to their area. There are certain materials for these litter boxes made from wood pellets. Same pellets used in wood stoves. Your dog may not be liking cat litter. You can also put the puppy pads in the litter box until he knows that’s his spot and later switch to the pellets by adding just a few pellets to the puppy pads each day until he’s acquainted with them in the box.