How can I teach my great dane not to pee on floor?
I have a 3 month old great dane and I want to teach her not to pee in my house. I always get her out after she eats but she has not learnt to pee outside yet. Please can someone help me?
perla
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You just need to take her outside more often until her body matures to the point where she can hold and control her eliminations. Right now, she should go outside *at least* once every three hours, including immediately after she eats, drinks, wakes up from a nap, and plays vigorously. Also, if you leave the house and return later, be sure to take her out the instant you get home.
Don’t leave your puppy unsupervised in the house unless you want to be cleaning up lots of messes. Either crate her or restrict her to a small room with an easily cleaned floor if you can’t keep a constant eye on her. When she’s awake and you’re home, keep her leashed to you so she doesn’t have the opportunity to wander off and pee in a corner.
If you keep a careful and observant eye on her while in the house, you’ll be able to pick up on her signals that she needs to go out. They might be very subtle at first - just looking uncomfortable before starting to squat may be all she does - but the more observant you are, the more quickly you’ll get to know the signs. The older she gets, the more obvious her signals will become.
Don’t make a big deal out of it when she has an accident in the house, but DO make a big deal out of it when she does her business outside. Give her LOTS of praise. Just remember that if she has an accident in the house at her age, it’s your fault for not getting her outside quickly enough, not hers. Just quietly clean it up and make a commitment to take her outside more quickly and more frequently.
Housebreaking just takes time, commitment, consistency, and patience. There is no place for punishment in the process.
Hang in there. This, too, shall pass.
Tempest