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Whats the best way to potty train a 2 year old dog if you dont want to crate train2007-11-25 2:54:34

I have a maltese and the wee pads are hit or miss, mainly miss. I work irregular hours so I suppose that wee pads & litter boxes are my only choices?

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I don't agree with rubbing their noses in it. When you were being potty trained, I doubt you'd've understood why someone was rubbing your nose into your poo or pee -- why would a dog understand it?

Confinement is really the only answer that I know of.

The dog won't automotically understand what the wee pad is for. If you don't agree with using a crate, what about an x-pen (4' by 4' pen) as a compromise. Otherwise, you need to use a very small bathroom or block off a small area of a room.

I have a yorkie-mix who can't (or won't) hold it while I'm at work, so he stays in an x-pen. In one corner, I put a pee pad, next to the pee pad is his crate (door left open), and in front of the crate, is his water bowl. In such a confined area, he will use the pee pad. If he has the run of the house, he'll do it wherever he gets the urge.

When you're home with the dog, make sure he / she never leaves your sight. Get him/her on a schedule, and reward, reward, reward when she/he does it right. Don't confuse the dog by trying to train to both potty outside and on the pee pads. My dog only gets praise for pottying outside. The pee pads were my compromise after finally accepting that he'll *never* totally get it (he's blind / special needs due to brain damage)

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2 yrs old that will be tough, i always rubbed there nose in it and then stick them out side right away, and when they wake up put them out right away

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I don't know that there is a good way if you are unwilling to crate train. Also, rubbing their nose in it, as a previous answer stated, is ineffective and cruel. The dog will not associate the behavoir as bad and will only wonder why you did something so mean. Why are you against crate training? I assure you if used properly they are not cruel or even uncomfortable for the dog at all. I have crate trained all of my dogs and even if they didn't like them at first, they have come to love them. Do a little research about crate training and see if you still against it.

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You are better off to crate train .So the dog can learn how to hold its urine. It should not Have to relieve its self on your floor. The only other thing I can tell you is try a childs playpen put the pappers or pee pads down than slowly take out the papper or pee pads leaving one so the dog may get the idea.

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Sounds like you are gone at different hours and dogs need to be given lots of care. You said you didn't want to crate your dog, but is leaving the dog in the back yard while you are gone an option? If not do you have a doggie door where the dog can come and go out on a regular basis.