Housebreaking Pitbull

[Jessika]

Definitely do not train him to go on the pad, or try not to. I would work on training him to go outside first and foremost. Its not hard - give LOTSSSSSS of positive reinforcement (praise, belly rubs, treats, get really excited!) when he potties outside, yet IGNORE him if he potties inside. I know it can be frustrating, but dogs repeat actions that get them the most attention (even negative attention!) so give them LOTS of attention for actions you want them to repeat, and little to NO attention for actions you do NOT wish for them to repeat.

Training any dog will be the same, in fact I've found its easier to housetrain larger dogs.

Just remember whne you take him outside, keep him on a leash or watch him. THE SECOND he goes potty, get REALLY excited, tell him "GOOD POTTY!" and giv lots of treats!

[Daisy Jo's Mom]

will do guys........

thanks for all the info....

[Jessika]

Good luck!

[Daisy Jo's Mom]

thanks for the luck and the advice.....it just doesn't seem like anything is working...
he still has accidents...but sometimes he will go to the door
he still bites when he plays (it hurts)
and he still barks whenever we leave the room

it is killing me!!

[bckrazy]

Is he crate-trained? He should be! It will help a lot with him sleeping through the night, and taking naps safely and without waking up and peeing right away.

It sounds like you need to tether! Keep him on a leash next to you at all times. Play with him, give him chewies, and do short training sessions as you would do normally. This will also help him get used to being leashed. Make sure you take him outside often! My recommendation is to start with every 30 minutes. It can seem like overkill, but you need to do everything you can to prevent accidents and encourage going outside. Take him outside 30 minutes-1 hour after drinking and eating. Make sure you exercise him off-leash in your backyard often. He should never be without supervision at this age... never. I know it's difficult, but it will get better after he has learned outside is the only place to go potty.

[Katy_M216]

My pittie's been really hard to housebreak.

The problem? She's horribly, MAJORLY whimpy when it comes to going outside in yucky weather. We had a fairly mild winter considering, but when the temps dropped and there was the slightest dusting on the ground, she'd run out, then look back at me like, "you're kidding...right?" and run back to the door. Same with even the lightest rainfall. Big tough pibble. LOL. We just keep her close when she refuses to go outside, so she can't sneak away and potty.