How do I get my puppy to STOP peeing in the house?



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Julie asked:

She is a 4 month old French Bulldog. She gets ample time outside to go potty. Sometimes, we’ll come in after peeing and she’ll pee again as soon as we get inside. Also, she can be left alone in her crate for 4 hours and not pee at all. I don’t know how to teach her not to or how to punish her. I don’t want her hating us or being scared of us.

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May 13, 2010

KJ @ 6:07 pm #

Get her on a routine. DON’T PUNISH! Feed at a certain time every day and then let out about 15 minutes after she eats. Make sure the routine fits with your lifestyle. When YOU CATCH HER peeing inside immediately take her outside. Don’t yell. Once she pees outside tell her she’s a good girl and give her a treat. Have patience and you’ll be fine! She’ll catch on.

May 14, 2010

bubbles64235 @ 2:39 pm #

potty train her, just go to doggy school. if u have water in the house, she is more likely to drink it and pee in the house. so if she really wants to drink water, as soon as she is finished, let her go outside to pee. my dog scratches at the door so we know she has to go :]

May 18, 2010

Hey You @ 1:28 am #

any time you see her starting to pee inside the house take her outside immediately, when she finishes give her a treat.
eventually she will get the idea

May 21, 2010

J @ 4:02 am #

Place your dog on a set schedule. She should be able to hold her bladder for 4-5 hrs…there is a formula, take the age of the dog in months plus one and you get an estimate for how long they can hold their bladder. Scheduled feedings and water at the same time ever day will help, then schedule potty times normally 15 mins after eating/drinking, after playing, sleeping, and before bed time. Every time you dog potties outside praise her verbally with tons of enthusiasm. Also, limit your dogs freedom to one space in the house until she gets the idea of pottying outside. When you catch her in the act scoop her up and say no, then rush her outside to finish the job and give praise if she does. You should only scold when you catch her in the act. If she potties and you missed it the only thing you can do is clean it up with a good cleaner that takes out the scent that draws her to that location. Once she gets the idea of when and where to go she should earn more freedom, another room. Also, you can leash her to you.
After she fully understands to potty outside and she knows inside is wrong, I strongly suggest bell training. We have a bell hung on the back door that our pup now rings to alert us when he needs to go out…no more scheduled potty breaks needed once she understands what to do. To do the bell training I would say “outside” while ringing the bell and open the door, he would do his business and would be praised. Once he saw the connection with the bell ringing and the door opening…he began ringing on his own. Sometimes I would put treats in the bell at the beginning for more encouragement. But he was always taken outside for a potty break if that bell rang. Make sure you really praise when your pup potties outside…and only scold with a “no” and scoop rushing puppy outside when puppy is caught in the act of doing pottying inside. They have great training videos on

Good luck :)

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