A day at the dog park

[Ninjasquirrel]

Yay!!
I assume she was crated while you were gone, and no pee in crate?

Yup. No pee in the crate. Just took her pee again and she went. She was not crated but she went within 5 minutes of being out which is pretty quick for her. Then she came right inside and got a milkbone. I told her she will get one everytime she goes potty. She seemed awful excited about that!

 

[Folly's place]

Really smart dogs can be very challenging!
She's getting the treat for coming inside, not for the act of eliminating. Nice, but any reward has to be immediate. She is learning that outside is the place to go, and that's what you want.
Rescue pets are worth it, but a different set of challenges than the eight week old puppies.
Mary

 

[rosemarythyme]

It would need to be fenced in. I let her off leash in our backyard a while back and she saw a squirrel. She ignored me completely after that. Ran 2 houses over before I found her. Roughly a quarter mile away. Now I want to be extra sure that wont happen. She is microchipped but we arent the only ones with livestock in our area

Yeah it's tough when you don't have a fenced lot. I have my chickens fenced in but with 4 acres with water on 2 sides, my lot isn't really fenceable.

I train my dogs to not only stay on the property (which can be VERY difficult with some dogs - one took several months before I trusted her off leash) but to also stay on a specific lawn and a bit of gravel off to one side. The only tricky spot is they will try and sneak around behind the house to go to the neighbor's (who thankfully don't mind random dogs appearing) but I have that blocked off with junk now.

Oh and it's great that she's starting to get the hang of peeing outside! Dog #2 in my house still isn't fully housebroken and we've had her a year. She can hold it but LOVES peeing on rugs (and will not pee if on a leash) so she's still a work in progress...

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Really smart dogs can be very challenging!
She's getting the treat for coming inside, not for the act of eliminating. Nice, but any reward has to be immediate. She is learning that outside is the place to go, and that's what you want.
Rescue pets are worth it, but a different set of challenges than the eight week old puppies.
Mary

Ok I'll start keeping one in my pocket and break off pieces (they're too big for her to eat in one sitting and I dont want her setting it down in chicken poo)

 

[aart]

Then she came right inside and got a milkbone.

She's getting the treat for coming inside

Yeah, might be better to give her tiny treat the second she's done peeing, while still outside.

Treats are a powerful tool, but IMO should be given with 'happy voice and love cuddles',
then the treats can be replaced with just 'happy voice and love cuddles'.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Yeah it's tough when you don't have a fenced lot. I have my chickens fenced in but with 4 acres with water on 2 sides, my lot isn't really fenceable.

I train my dogs to not only stay on the property (which can be VERY difficult with some dogs - one took several months before I trusted her off leash) but to also stay on a specific lawn and a bit of gravel off to one side. The only tricky spot is they will try and sneak around behind the house to go to the neighbor's (who thankfully don't mind random dogs appearing) but I have that blocked off with junk now.

Oh and it's great that she's starting to get the hang of peeing outside! Dog #2 in my house still isn't fully housebroken and we've had her a year. She can hold it but LOVES peeing on rugs (and will not pee if on a leash) so she's still a work in progress...

She was housebroken...until recently. We think she might have been an outside dog at one point. She is very finicky about jumping on the couch. Only wants to go halfway up or will jump down shortly after jumping up. Its like she's worried shes gonna get in trouble. Poor baby...she's not gonna get in trouble! I want to cuddle with her!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Yeah, might be better to give her tiny treat the second she's done peeing, while still outside.

Treats are a powerful tool, but IMO should be given with 'happy voice and love cuddles',
then the treats can be replaced with just 'happy voice and love cuddles'.

Oh believe me its:
Wow! Such a good dog! Such a good girl! Yes good girl go potty! Good girl go potty! Good good dog. Such a good dog go potty.
Over and over until we are inside and then treat. But we will do that and give a treat now as you guys have suggested. I'm tired of cleaning up dog urine

 

[Elsveta641]

I got so mad when I read this, I've had similar experiences when trying to take my dog places. He was a rough Collie, trained to perfection. Couldn't ask for a better dog. Once I took him to the park, he had already sniffed and peed and all the dog stuff so we were playing pokemon go lol. These 2 chicks show up with a grey pitbull who immediately wanted to see my dog. My dog sat up beside me. One of the chicks said "dont worry, hes a service dog he wont hurt you." I hadnt said a word mind you. I just smiled and walked away with my dog, who was then attacked by the "service dog". The woman dropped the leash and screamed her head off like an idiot. Not a great service dog and apparently not much of a pitbull either because my sissy little Lassie dog kicked his butt pretty badly. I just stood still and tried not to get bit. After the shock wore off I said "Lancer, drop it" and he sat down in front of me as the pit ran for the parking lot. Lancer wasn't hurt besides a bite to the ear, his thick fur protected him. The 2nd woman told me she was calling the cops and said my dog needed put down. It's a small town and I heard that when she called the police from her home, they took her dog and put it down.
Dogs are best enjoyed at home I think or fishing or hunting, or visiting friends and family with nice dogs. Not in places with strangers and their dogs

 

[aart]

Oh believe me its:
Wow! Such a good dog! Such a good girl! Yes good girl go potty! Good girl go potty! Good good dog. Such a good dog go potty.

IKR?!
On the flip side, the serious low pitch 'bad' voice is important too. NO!
The voices thing was the most important thing I learned at training.
They want to make you happy, using the voices properly and consistently will make it clear to them what is good and what is bad.

When I hear folks using the high pitched happy voice to scold their dogs, and then they get made when the dog doesn't obey, it just grates my nerves.

 

[Folly's place]

x1000!