I Need help or advise house breaking a male miniature Daschund, who is 7 months old. Any Ideas?

We have serious issues with trying to house break a 7 month old Daschund. We have him on routine potty breaks outside; which most of the time will not go - he wait's until he get's back in the house, even after a 30 minute trip outside. I spend more time on my knee's cleaning up urine stain's from the carpet, and picking up poop than I do running after our 2 1/2 year old grandson. I have tried ';Matching'; him and that has worked in the past, but didn't do a thing to ';train'; him to go outside. I have resorted to putting down puppy training pads in the house. I really need to get a handle on this, we or I cannot continue to deal with the potty issue's. Please I need serious advice or tips to get a handle on this.. Please. Thank youI Need help or advise house breaking a male miniature Daschund, who is 7 months old. Any Ideas?
As a dachshund breeder, I think I can help. Since the pup is still only 7 months old, start crate training. I only use the peepee pads when the pups are really young..





Once you bring the pup back in the house, immediately put him in the crate and leave him there. Take him back out (carry, don't let him walk) to go potty after an hour. Crate him again and he will get the idea. Just keep up on the new routine and he will figure out that only going outside is the way to do things.





Also, only feed him twice a day. He will need to go 20-30 minutes after eating.





If you need more help, just email me.





ps-if its a short hair you might have more problems than having a long hair.I Need help or advise house breaking a male miniature Daschund, who is 7 months old. Any Ideas?
Excuse the typing I mean he is leash trained. If I start crate training now, will he suffer with the crying and begging for very long?

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is he neutered???? crate train him...it;s the BEST way to housebreak,putting down puppy pads tells him it's ok to go in the house....very bad idea


in the crate, ouy every 2 hours if he potty's give praise %26amp; play time , if nothing in 20 min...back in the crate, in about 3 or 4 days he'll figure it out.....good luck
dachshunds can be pretty stubborn when it comes to house breaking.


Crate training worked great for me with my dachshund, here's a link, and you can check online for more.


http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe鈥?/a>


Good luck, I know it can be frustrating, but it can be done!
Get a leash that you can easily put around your waist then you can keep him near you at all times. every hour take him out and when he does ';go'; praise him and have a special pee word that you say while hes peeing.





Good Luck!
if you see him peeing in the house say ';no'; sharply. and if you bring him out and he actually goes. give him a big treat and a lot of praise.
Perhaps you should invest in a crate. Punishing a puppy after the deed has already been done in the house does not work - he will not understand that you are punishing him for going in the house and will probably think you are punishing him for going at all.





Crate training means if he doesn't hold it, he will be going to the bathroom in the place that he is sleeping. Get a crate that is big enough for him, but not too big, because if he goes in the corner of the crate and is able to avoid it then you're not solving the problem.





Perhaps his control isn't where it should be, yet, because he is still young. I say do the crate idea, expect accidents, and hopefully it will get better with time.
Keep him on a schedule. Don't stay outside for so long. Instead, stay outside for fifteen minutes. If he doesn't go, bring him inside and keep him in your eyesight. If you keep him in your eyesight you can catch him in the act if he tries to go potty inside. Fifteen minutes later, try again. Do this until he goes potty. If he goes inside, make sure to clean the spot up really, really well so he can't sniff it out later. Have you tried crate training? Walks are also another way for him to get out and go potty, he'll want to mark his territory.
The first step is to get rid of the puppy pads - they'll just confuse him.





You'll need to start back at square one.





1. Take him out at least every two-three hours until he's housetrained - don't give him a chance to eliminate inside.





2. Don't spend half an hour outside - spend five minutes. Stand in one place in your yard (he needs to be on a leash) and let him circle around you.





3. If he doesn't go, no worries, just pop him back in his crate (more on this later) and try again in half an hour. He needs to learn that going potty outside is a fast business.





4. If he does go, make it a party. Praise him big, give him a treat or two (or three), and take him on at least a short walk before going back inside.





5. If you catch him making a mistake in the house, grab a newspaper, roll it up tight, and smack yourself in the head. You should have either took him out earlier, or watched him more closely. Just quietly clean it up - don't scold or punish him. Punishment will only:





1. Make him distrust or dislike you.


2. Teach him that it's okay to eliminate when you're not watching. If he hides to eliminate somewhere in your house, you won't yell at him.


3. Make him nervous about eliminating in front of you, whether it's inside or out.





6. Crate-training is a must for housetraining. A dog will not eliminate in a crate if crate-trained - he sees it as his den. A crate lets you decide when he needs to go out, and keeps him from making a mistake (or getting into mischief) when you can't watch him.





7. Remember, be patient. It can take up to a year to housetrain smaller dogs.





Good luck!