need potty training tips for a great dane lol

[tikeyas_mom]

baby is very lazy, she wont goto the door to go outside to pee and poo, she will just stand up and do it on the spot and then lay down somwhere eles. ..

last night she pooped in my brothers room and you could imagin how big it was she is almost 5 months old now and she is VERY lazy..

gimmy some tips on potty training her, she hates her crate and wont go in it, and when she does she barks non stop till she is let out...

any ideas?? help!!!

[PJ's Mom]

You have to teach her to go to the door by praising her when she goes potty outside. Take her out when she wakes up, after playtime, after eating, etc. You may have to to take her out every 30 minutes or so until she gets the idea.

Most people swear by the crate. I've never used one, but it may be the way to go for you.

Whatever you decide to do, be consistent and use lots of praise when she does what she's supposed to do. She may be lazy, but you can't be.

Good luck. She sure is a cutie!

[tikeyas_mom]

thanks for the input, but we do take her outside all the time she will got to the washroom in the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping, she doesnt like going in the yard ... it is sooo weired.

[wolfsoul]

I agree, if you take her out very often, she won't need to go pee in the house.

To get her to like her crate, start associating it with good things. Maybe keep her food and toys in there.

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
thanks for the input, but we do take her outside all the time she will got to the washroom in the middle of the night when everyone is sleeping, she doesnt like going in the yard ... it is sooo weired.

That was with my old rottweiler Zoe. She used to only go in the house. She was never trained when we got her (she was already a year old). So one day my dad left her outside for three hours, and she never peed. Then he brought her in, had a ten minute shower, and when he came out I heard him start to growl in frustration. I went out into the livingroom, and there on the floor were two HUGE piles, and one pee.

Make sure she doesn't end up like that. It was terrible. My dad ended up taking her to the Spca.

[Kfamr]

I potty trained Nala by taking her out when I thought she'd have to go.

As puppies are very curious creatures, I had my eye on her 24/7, since she tried getting into everything.

Dogs, especially puppies, have to go potty after they've played and eaten. That's when they have to go at normal times. Playing gets the body going, as well as eating (duh.)

So, I'd take Nala out after she ate and after she got done playing with one of the family members or with me.

And since I had my eye on her 24/7 -- I'd correct her by saying "NO" and take her outside if she squated or began to squat.

If she went outside, i'd give her LOTS and LOTS of praise!

[Samantha Puppy]

Samantha peed inside the house once. She never pooped. The way we did it was that we were constantly letting outside all day long - at least twice an hour - and we'd tell her where she was going. "Samantha, let's go OUTSIDE" so that she would learn what "outside" was. We knew she wouldn't do something every single time she went out, but we would stand at the door and when she did, we would praise her by saying "GOOD GIRL!! Samantha went pee-pee outside!!!"

We're at the point now (and have been for quite some time) where if I let her out before going to bed and I see that she hasn't peed, all I have to do is point out to the yard, mouth "go pee-pee" and she turns around and does it. Even now, 15 months after I took her in, whenever she comes in from doing whatever (either), I still praise her by saying "Good girl!! Pee-pee/Poop-poop outside!!!"

[EssTer]

I had dane....

Soo at this age danes ar very bullheaded and they want to show they character... How I understand she don´t want to go out... but you MUST go out with her and show her, that ist´s intresting, it need to do and bla bla bla.... Or later, when she´ll get older she won´t be duteus and she won´t listen at you! you must to be watchful! well I think you need to read some books about great danes and need to ask advice to profesional great dane´s owner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[binka_nugget]

If she soils during the night, crating is the best way to go. She might hate it but if you start feeding her there and making it seem like it's not such a bad place, she'll love it. Kai didn't like it much as a pup but I put him in there at night. I left him in there all night, no matter how much he barked. He learned that barking gets him no where and now, he happily goes in on his own. Think of it this way, would you rather deal with crate training a great dane pup? or a full grown dane? It'll be much easier now when she's still young. Just ignore her when she barks, it'll become alot easier as she gets used to it. If you can crate her successfully, potty training shouldn't be too hard.

[isis]

Do you have a bathroom away from where yall sleep? Soemone at the vet said to keep your puppy in there and they won't go potty. Thats what we do with Emma and it works!! We take her out every hour to. Thats all of the tips I can give. Good luck!

[clara4457]

If you don't want to crate train her - leash bond her to you. Keep her leash attached to you at all times. That way everytime she starts looking like she is going to go potty where she is not supposed to firmly say "no" and march her outside. When she does it in the area you want her too - praise greatly (don't forget the treats!!!)

And when I say keep the leash attached to you at all times - I mean even at night. That way if she moves away from you at night, it will wake you up and you can take her out. It will make for a few sleepless nights - but it will aid the housebreaking.

[lizbud]

Potty training is the same for a Great Dane as it is for any
other dog. You have potty trained your other dogs right? Use
the same method you've used before. The same principles are
used no matter what size the dog.

[Shelteez2]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
gimmy some tips on potty training her, she hates her crate and wont go in it, and when she does she barks non stop till she is let out...

any ideas?? help!!!

First of all you've taught her that she doesn't have to stay in her crate. All she has to do it bark and you'll let her out. It's going to take a lot to re-train her to that because it's all ready worked for her and when it doesn't work she's just going to bark more and louder trying to get her own way. Try to start making positive associations with the crate.
Here's a link to Crate Training

Also a link to Housetraining

The most important thing is to always be watching her. And remember the # 1 rule for housetraining:
Carry a rolled up newspaper with you everywhere. When you come upon a mess swiftly hit yourself 10 times over the head and repeat "I should have been watching my puppy, I should have been watching my puppy"

Good luck!

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by EssTer
I had dane....

Soo at this age danes ar very bullheaded and they want to show they character... How I understand she don´t want to go out... but you MUST go out with her and show her, that ist´s intresting, it need to do and bla bla bla.... Or later, when she´ll get older she won´t be duteus and she won´t listen at you! you must to be watchful! well I think you need to read some books about great danes and need to ask advice to profesional great dane´s owner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trust me I have, my freidn is the one who owns babies mom and dad as well as 8 other danes..

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by clara4457
If you don't want to crate train her - leash bond her to you. Keep her leash attached to you at all times. That way everytime she starts looking like she is going to go potty where she is not supposed to firmly say "no" and march her outside. When she does it in the area you want her too - praise greatly (don't forget the treats!!!)

And when I say keep the leash attached to you at all times - I mean even at night. That way if she moves away from you at night, it will wake you up and you can take her out. It will make for a few sleepless nights - but it will aid the housebreaking.

I'll suggest it..