Whats the most efficient/quick way to house-train a basset hound

- When he's not in the crate, supervise him (watch closely for signs that he may need to go) and get him outside before he goes. Then reward him for going outside. At first, he may need to go every 15 minutes when he's out of the crate.

- When you take him out of the crate, immediately take him outside to go and then praise him for going outside. Before putting him back in the crate, take him outside again.

- If he's not in the crate and he pees in the house, it's your fault. Not the dogs. You weren't watching close enough for the signs. Don't scold him.

- Dogs don't like to go where they sleep. So make the crate small enough (mine came with an insert so I could make it smaller) so that he can't pee on one side and then go and lie down on the other side where it's dry.

- Dogs don't like to go where they eat. I was told to feed him in his crate. When I fed him, I put the bowl of food just inside the door of the crate and he would stand outside of the crate with the door open and eat his food. When he was done, I'd take the bowl away.

He had a few accidents but, as I said before, he learned pretty quickly. As he got older and I started to trust him more, I started to give him more access to other areas of the house. But, I always put him in his crate if I wasn't home and at night. At about 1.5 years, I no longer put him in the crate when I left the house and he had full access to the house. Eventually, I stopped putting him in the crate at night.

Here's a good article with more info about crate training: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/cratetrainin...

I hope some of this info helps. Don't give up. It'll take time and persistence. But with the right methods, your dog will eventually catch on. Good Luck!

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