Potty training my American bulldog pup

[Kenny92475]

Trying to house train my pup she is about 21/2 months old. We would stay outside for about 25min. nothing happens the first minute in the house she takes care of buisness. Can someone please help
Thanks,
Kenny

[Boodah125]

i dont know if i can be much help but we just bought an amercan bulldog female on saturday. she is 8 weeks old (a little younger than yours) and ive somewhat noticed the same thing. when we PLAY outside she doesnt really go to the bathroom but she will go if we just walk outside and i stand there and dont do anything..it takes a few munites but she will pee, walk around for a min or two and then poop..that is somewhat of her schedule.. did you try rewarding her IF she goes outside?? does she go right to her food when she comes inside??-if so, dont let her have it UNLESS she goes to the bathroom, that worked for the first few days i had my puppy and she got the hang of it pretty well. i just take mine out first thing in the morning, when i get home and every two hours or so and she rarely has accidents. does your dog go to the bathroom in the cage or where she sleeps??? mine does not therefore after long periods of time in her cage she obviously will need to go therefore i take her right out of the cage and then rightttttt outside..i hope some of this helps a little...let me know!

[Lyka_01]

Me too I'm trying to trained my 2 months old puppy but a just a little luck for it...I think I'm not successful because he has no good response in out training...

[EdEarl]

Originally Posted by Kenny92475

Trying to house train my pup she is about 21/2 months old. We would stay outside for about 25min. nothing happens the first minute in the house she takes care of buisness. Can someone please help
Thanks,
Kenny

It is hard to make a specific recommendation with the information you provided, so lets check and make sure the basics are being covered.

a) Proper size crate for puppy to sleep in and be confined when unsupervised.

b) Go from crate to designated elimination area (always same spot), immediate reward and praise only when the puppy eliminates in the designated area. If puppy does not take care of business within about 5 min, straight back to crate, try again in 15 to 30 min.

c) Donot scold or discipline puppy for eliminating in the house. When you catch it in the act, sternly tell it NO! or STOP!, snatch it up and take it immediatly to elimination area, reward and praise when it finishes.

d) Completely clean spot (spots) in house where it has eliminated with a cleaning solution inteded for urine odor removal.

e) Afford it the opportunity to eliminate after sleep, food, play, and age apropriate time, they can hold their bladder about 1 hr for each month of age, upto 6 months.

f) Be patient, a lot of pups donot get the idea right or make the connections until after 12 weeks old.

Good Luck

[nikkoREIGN]

another thing you should consider trying is bell training. place stringed bells on front and back doors within the puppies reach and whenever you take your pup outside to use the potty-have them tap the bell...you may have to do it yourself until they catch on but its a good way to house train. its good to reward them when this act is performed so they know that its something that they are supposed to be doing and they do not get a treat unless they follow through. be aware that if you have a pup that loves being outside they will tap the bell for that reason alone so its good to use the doors for separate things(front door for walks and play...back door for using the potty)

good luck

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