one more thing, through the day he's in the living room and he knows the way to the back door, but at night he's in my room and can't get down the stairs and stuff so can't make his way to the door
thanks for that, but how does just putting him in the crate house train him?
he went out again before, thought hed done his lot but came in and wee'd in the living room, may have brough him in too soon, couldnt see well enough to see if he'd done his wee.
i'm just getting overloaded and confused with so many different techniques of getting him to go out for the toilet.
i don't know which to use and where to start my heads in bits :bang:
no the crate doesn't house train the dog, your right to be confused there's millions of ways to look after a dog, and everyone has different ideas.
as for your room at night, take him out every hour or two before you go to bed. make sure he does something before going to bed. the dog shouldn't (doesn't want to) wee in there own bed, but being a pup they might, due to a small bladder etc.
ah right, so if he's locked in the cage (if i get him used to it and to stop him screeching) how does he do his toilet duties un prompted?
bit difficult... lol. you just have to have a lot of patience! when he goes out say a word, can be anything but always has to be the same. then use it when he does go, and say it when you want him to go. he'll eventually work out what's being asked of him.
or do you mean how do you mean when he's actually locked in his cage? you just have to get him used to it, make sure he goes before, and as soon as he's let out.
other good times to take the dog out to the garden is;
immediately after meals!
meeting new people (excitement)
after playing
probably a few more but can't think of much right now. too tired good luck
Personally I'd never put a dog in a cage I also think that when you first get a puppy you should let him get used to you and your surroundings before he starts to sleep on his own. Our dogs have always slept in a box in a bedroom for the first few nights before then going to sleep in the laundry and then outside (my parents are in Australia and the weather is good enough for dogs to sleep outside). Just remember you've got a baby dog, you wouldn't expect a baby to just sleep on it's own without waking up in the night and needing comforting for a while. It'll pass though.yeah, like when he's in his cage asleep or whatever, how can i get him to decide to go outside, i know i should ignore him crying to be out the cage, but he may also need the toilet.
my heads absoloutly done in, he's never let me have more than an hours sleep at a time.
just want him to know he needs to go out to do his toilet stuff
yeah i keep hearing people get them as aggressive dogs, and make them all mean and bity.. but Simba is a big fluffy puppy dog!
do you think it's worth getting a cage / bed for him to sleep in.
when he does something naughty it was said to lock him in the cage and ignore him. he squeals so much i think the next door neighbor might hear and we live in a detatched house!
it was also said to put him in there with the door open so he can use it like a den, so how am i supposed to teach him not to do 'bad' things this way?
he's squealing so loud now when he wants to do something.. so what do i do?
oh and if he does something bad like bite me or something else, if i ignore him, he doesn't care, he'l either do it again or do something else
the best way to make a dog behave is to make sure they get plenty of exercise, however don't do too much when they're a pup as it can damage bones/joints which are still soft! if my dog doesn't get enough exercise he'll be naughty, stealing slippers/shoes and wanting to be chased and generally do things to annoy you don't forget that even though they're small dogs jack russells still need plenty of exercise! try games like hiding small treats and finding them etc.
also to make vet trips easier make sure you can handle the dog, lift it's legs up, look in it's ears, look down it's throat don't be harsh just get it used to things like this so it won't be a big ordeal when it's older!
thanks for that, but how does just putting him in the crate house train him?
he went out again before, thought hed done his lot but came in and wee'd in the living room, may have brough him in too soon, couldnt see well enough to see if he'd done his wee.
i'm just getting overloaded and confused with so many different techniques of getting him to go out for the toilet.
i don't know which to use and where to start my heads in bits :bang:
i can now tell larry to go to bed.... and he goes full speed. it's a good word to teach them as it get them from under your feet if you're busy with something.
if i tell tesse to go to bed she just looks really hurt and puts a her "puppy ears" on... she knows how to play me
my mates greyhounds have a sulk if made to do more than 2 20minute walks a day as it interferes with their beauty sleep. and god foprbid if you ask them to go out when it's wet/too cold/too hot/too dry
what are you feeding him?
i know jr's love walking hes on butchers wet food. getting dry today
well today has been great, i've gotten him happy in the cage both locked and unlocked, left him for near 2 hours and he was fine the whole time, he even went in himself, i set an old phone recording sounds to see if he screemed, he didn't
came back and he looked at me, didn't make a sound, let him out and off he marched to the back door for a wee, had a good run round in the garden with him and put him to sleep in the cage unlocked, he was there an hour or so, i was in the garden and heard him at the kitchen door, wanting a lift down the step, had a wee straight away!!
sounds like a good day was had by all
now post pics or GTFO
pics tommorow
You'd better!