1. Puppy starts to potty inside. You grab him and whisk him outside. No time to grab treats, but yet you should reward for the puppy finishing his business outside. How do you do it?
**I usually clap to distract my boy from finishing inside the house and pick him up and take him right outside the minute he finished, he just gets lots and lots of love/praise. DO NOT use food as a reward. My pup just would whiz anywhere to get a treat
Also, I don't know about you guys but my dogs get excited when we run in the house. I'm afraid this will cause the older dogs to want to correct the puppy (now when we yell at the cat the dogs go nuts).- only have two dogs.
* My girl is just as bad as the pup.
2. It is time to take puppy out. Do you grab treats while heading out the door? If so, won't the older dogs want to go too and be jealous that the puppy and treats went out without them? Please see above. I rewarded my puppy with food at first until he just would eliminate anywhere to get a treat.... no lie. He associated pee/poop as a trick. I do the action= you feed me. -sigh-
Not saying it can't work for some. But I only use praise and make a clear distinction between "no and clap" in the house is "bad'; going outside = we have a party. My neighbors think I'm crazy...
3. All dogs are outside. Puppy eliminates outside. Is he the only one who gets a reward? My dogs would be crawling all over me at the injustice! I let me older dog teach the younger dog what to do. It works! They want to be like their big sis/bro
**I usually clap to distract my boy from finishing inside the house and pick him up and take him right outside the minute he finished, he just gets lots and lots of love/praise. DO NOT use food as a reward. My pup just would whiz anywhere to get a treat
Also, I don't know about you guys but my dogs get excited when we run in the house. I'm afraid this will cause the older dogs to want to correct the puppy (now when we yell at the cat the dogs go nuts).- only have two dogs.
* My girl is just as bad as the pup.
2. It is time to take puppy out. Do you grab treats while heading out the door? If so, won't the older dogs want to go too and be jealous that the puppy and treats went out without them? Please see above. I rewarded my puppy with food at first until he just would eliminate anywhere to get a treat.... no lie. He associated pee/poop as a trick. I do the action= you feed me. -sigh-
Not saying it can't work for some. But I only use praise and make a clear distinction between "no and clap" in the house is "bad'; going outside = we have a party. My neighbors think I'm crazy...
3. All dogs are outside. Puppy eliminates outside. Is he the only one who gets a reward? My dogs would be crawling all over me at the injustice! I let me older dog teach the younger dog what to do. It works! They want to be like their big sis/bro
