puppy HELP!

[spldrttn1]

I have a ten or so week old cocker mix born on Oct. 05 2008. He is the cutest thing to lay your eyes on. If he continues to crap in my house I am going to commit suicide. I have many of dogs in my day and the best method that has worked for me is to resemble pack leader and growl as if I am so. This puppy craps 5 - 7 times a day and when I say craps he lays them out there, they are full blown bowl movements. Solid also a tad soft but definetly formed. I am running out of hope my last resort is to keep him in his crate out to drink, feed, do his business and then right back in till lunch to do it all over again...same for dinner time. Any suggestions please please please help!


desperate,
Carrie

[Odie]

Originally Posted by spldrttn1

I have a ten or so week old cocker mix born on Oct. 05 2008. He is the cutest thing to lay your eyes on. If he continues to crap in my house I am going to commit suicide. I have many of dogs in my day and the best method that has worked for me is to resemble pack leader and growl as if I am so. This puppy craps 5 - 7 times a day and when I say craps he lays them out there, they are full blown bowl movements. Solid also a tad soft but definetly formed. I am running out of hope my last resort is to keep him in his crate out to drink, feed, do his business and then right back in till lunch to do it all over again...same for dinner time. Any suggestions please please please help!


desperate,
Carrie

seems to me, he is taking to many a day! I think he should be taken to the vets asap.


training puppies is hard, use a newspaper, then ever so slowly move the newspaper closer to the door. They now have puppy pads, much easier to use as it doesn't soil the floor.

growling will make him afraid.

[abbey]

How many times a day do you feed your puppy?
Maybe you're feeding it too much, it does'nt seem fair to keep it in it's crate just because you dont want to clean up it's crap,
it's a puppy, it has to go and cant be expected to know what you expect of it.
As odie says, put down newspaper, line it to the door until it eventually goes outside to do it's business.
Unless of course you live in an apartment, if so, I suggest a parachute
Welcome to FG.

[kazalala]

I would also suggest making a big fuss and giving treats when he does it outside,,and ignore when he does it inside,, dont even let him see you cleaning it up. Maybe you will have to spend a couple of days watching him very closely so you can quickly get him outside when he looks ready to go,, then dont forget to reward him,, remember he is only ten weeks,, he just needs to learn that when he wants to go he needs to go outside,, he will get it eventualy if he knows it involves a treat

[Carolly]

Originally Posted by Odie

seems to me, he is taking to many a day! I think he should be taken to the vets asap.


training puppies is hard, use a newspaper, then ever so slowly move the newspaper closer to the door. They now have puppy pads, much easier to use as it doesn't soil the floor.

growling will make him afraid.

I have quite a few dogs and also have had pups born here in the past....reason I have many dogs lol as got to attached to them......anyway Odie is bang on here about the newspaper....but remember dont take it out on the pup what its doing and fgs dont smack or tell it off when you come home as the poor little thing will have no idea why you are doing it as it did its business prob ages before and dosent even know it was wrong......as for growling I have no idea where you got that from.......be patient and you will get there.

[southern yankee]

I had a Beagle. that was impossible to house break. took her to the vet. come to find out she had worms and seizures. So have the pup checked out. Are you home with him?? I found it harder when i was working.

[spldrttn1]

Yes, I am home all day with him. I did the crate thing today knock on wood first day no mistakes...Next will be the vet visit. Thanks

Carrie

[southern yankee]

Originally Posted by spldrttn1

Yes, I am home all day with him. I did the crate thing today knock on wood first day no mistakes...Next will be the vet visit. Thanks

Carrie

believe it or not i had a cat. that i thought i would never litter box train. but i am sure you will succeed. good luck to both of you. keep us posted

[minks]

Check puppies food? You may have to move to a higher quality, the more filler in dog food the more poops. Next suggestion would be a visit to the vet, that seems like too much poop.

[southern yankee]

Originally Posted by minks

Check puppies food? You may have to move to a higher quality, the more filler in dog food the more poops. Next suggestion would be a visit to the vet, that seems like too much poop.

i think you may have something there