Dog Help.

• Ironman92

  

  Ugh....not an animal person. I don't mind dogs but I never ever had any desire for one. I ok'd my family getting a small cuddly worthless dog but my family brought back a beagle/corgi mix and it is 5 months old and has been in a kennel all 5 months....never getting out with other dogs or really getting out at all. We got it home after it shit in the car and gave it water in the back yard....it pretty much peed every 2-3 minutes outside. We want it to be an inside dog and a low maintenance/calm dog.
  
  Any recommendations for training outside or sleeping in a cage inside?
  
  Thanks.....it's stressing me out pretty good and I have minimal patience.
• dlazz

  Dogs will pee every 2-3 minutes in a foreign (outdoor) place, especially after being cooped up. Just marking his territory.
  
  There will be a "learning" period.
  
  Just chill out.
• Ironman92

  

  dlazz;1438371 wrote:Dogs will pee every 2-3 minutes in a foreign (outdoor) place, especially after being cooped up. Just marking his territory.
  
  There will be a "learning" period.
  
  Just chill out.

  
  I'm trying to. Will it continually mark it's territory in the house (also foreign)?
  
  Does rubbing it's nose in it's pee help or am I making that up?
• Crimson and Gray Hair

  

  Ironman92;1438380 wrote:
  Does rubbing it's nose in it's pee help or am I making that up?

  No. Rubbing your own nose in his pee will be equally effective.
  
  For the dog's sake, and yours as well, you need more than bits and pieces of advice from a bulletin board. You need to search out thorough information online or in books on how to train your dog and yourself - having a well mannered dog requires both.
  Find an obedience school where you live and enroll in a class. You can glean a lot of info from the instructors and others class members.
  
  If you are unable or unwilling to deal with dog ownership properly you'd be best to return it to where you got it(unless it came from a puppy mill -then get it to a no kill shelter).
• Crimson and Gray Hair

  

  Read up on crate training
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  Ironman92;1438369 wrote: We want it to be an inside dog and a low maintenance/calm dog.

  And you got a beagle/Corgi mix?
• dlazz

  Ironman92;1438380 wrote:I'm trying to. Will it continually mark it's territory in the house (also foreign)?

  Probably not.
• Ironman92

  

  Thanks for all the advice....I read up on it. It's a very stressful time in our lives right now and I just want to keep this transition as smooth as possible.
• Curly J

  

  dlazz;1438371 wrote:Dogs will pee every 2-3 minutes in a foreign (outdoor) place, especially after being cooped up. Just marking his territory.
  
  There will be a "learning" period.
  
  Just chill out.
  
  Hope this helps.

  FIFY...but that is good advice.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  The dog isn't just urinating, it is marking. What you or your wife needs to do is take 2-3 days and take the dog out for regular walks and praise him when he goes to the bathroom outside. Monitor him when he is indoors and if it looks like he's going to pee try to get him outside. Crate training works to some degree, but dogs are pack animals and their only goal in life is to be around you 24/7 if they deem you to be the pack leader. Just be patient for a few days and the dog will figure it out.
• GoChiefs

  

  Patience, patience, patience. It's not going to happen overnight. As MB said, praise him when he does good, give him a small treat or something. You don't even have to smack him when he does bad. A stirn "no, bad dog", is equally as effective.
  
  Also, when he's been bad, don't just put him in the cage. The dog will then associate the cage as being a "bad place", and you don't want that. You need the dog to feel comfortable in his cage.
  
  Once you know the dog well enough, you will be able to pick up on his little habits. Those habits will give away what the dog wants.
  
  As for the cage, again, patience. The dog will eventually get used to being in and sleeping in the cage. It will take some sufferable moments on your part with the dog howling, whining, and barking to be let out. The worst thing you can do is let him out then.
  
  All you are doing then is reenforcing to the dog, that to get out, he just has to make noise. Then it will get worse. Just ignore it and let him make all the noise he wants. Eventually he will learn making noise doesn't help and will stop.
• sportchampps

  We used clicker training. Basically click and give the dog a treat. Once he learns clicks are good every time he does something good like peeing outside click treat. The clicking should be done immeaditly after the action so he know why he is being rewarded. We also used bells on the door. Basically every time he goes outside we ring the bells that way when it's time to go out he just walks up to the door and rings the bells.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I volunteered at an animal shelter and taught obedience classes. I can't recommend them enough, esp if you and your family continue the training at home. Will make your life and enjoyment of a pet easier.
• Ironman92

  

  Commander of Awesome;1438545 wrote:I volunteered at an animal shelter and taught obedience classes. I can't recommend them enough, esp if you and your family continue the training at home. Will make your life and enjoyment of a pet easier.

  
  Are they expensive? (He's doing pretty darn good today....I should be thankful)
• dlazz

  Ironman92;1438603 wrote:He's doing pretty darn good today

  You're welcome. I've been praying non-stop that your dog settles down.
• Ironman92

  

  dlazz;1438624 wrote:You're welcome. I've been praying non-stop that your dog settles down.

  
  Victory in Jesus
• hang_loose

  Ironman92, puppies are like that. They can only hold it for not very long. After he or she (?) eats, take it out in an hour. You'll figure out the time period real soon. I had a hard time trying to house-break a rescued beagle but I did it. Don't over feed or over water and try to keep your pup on a regular schedule. I know that is hard to do but "pup" will learn and it will make your life a little easier:thumbup:.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  My dog is outside 100% of the time.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  ernest_t_bass;1438697 wrote:My dog is outside 100% of the time.

  Isn't your dog completely retarded though? Haven't you had some threads about it shitting/pissing in and generally destroying its dog house?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1438698 wrote:Isn't your dog completely retarded though? Haven't you had some threads about it shitting/pissing in and generally destroying its dog house?

  We took that dog back to the shelter.
• dlazz

  ernest_t_bass;1438706 wrote:We took that dog back to the shelter.

  If only we could do that with you
• ernest_t_bass

  

  dlazz;1438707 wrote:If only we could do that with you

  
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  ernest_t_bass;1438706 wrote:We took that dog back to the shelter.

  lol seriously? You couldn't find another home for it instead?
• dlazz

  Raw Dawgin' it;1438712 wrote:lol seriously? You couldn't find another home for it instead?

  Don't act like you're surprised at his actions.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1438712 wrote:lol seriously? You couldn't find another home for it instead?

  No. He came from the shelter. He went back to the shelter.