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Some dogs can be fairly hard to potty train. Dogs learn from repetition…. When potty training my dogs, I stick their nose close to the urine, say no a few times in a strong voice and then immediately take them outside. Make sure they can smell the urine and eventually they will get the idea that going inside is bad. Also, when she does go outside, give her praise and treats. Remember, repeat this process every single time and eventually she will get it. It may take as long as a month and will require your patients. thats way to much time in a crate! she needs more potty breaks First off NEVER stick their nose in or near their urine, this is a bad idea on many levels. Second, keeping a dog in a crate while you are working for long hours is never an ideal situation but for a basset it is even worse. Bassets love people and need attention. Bassets are notoriously hard to housebreak, it takes alot of time and patience. Please do not push your dog's nose into any mistakes. This serves absoluely no purpose. All you can do is be patient - take her outside a lot at regular intervals and praise her when she goes outside. Ignore mistakes. Is the crate too large? If there is room for a sleep area and a pee area it may be too big. Please relax - don't stress yourself or your dog. It will happen, just be patient and persevere with training. please don't use any harsh training methods -read up on dog psychology and find out what really works. Good luck! Yes, avoid the nose to "potty" or "doodie" method. My husband attempted this when we first got our little girl Lola and guess what... she LOVED it! Turns out she was quite proud of her "mishap" and rubbing her nose in it made her smile... I swear! We made sure when she was in the crate during the work day she was in there for no longer than 6 hours tops and if we were able to get to the house during lunch breaks we would. Your pup, most likely, doesn't want to mess in her little home but after so many hours she may not be able to help it. As soon as you see her squat pick her up and place her where she should be going (outside or on a wee-pad)- don't punish her for accidents she cannot stop. But most importantly she needs LOVE and lots of it. I think this breed is more needy for attention than most (with the amount of snuggle and belly rub times being great). Good luck and it will take a while- but she'll figure it out. :D You should never leave your bassett in a cage all day! The poor dog needs exercise and company or he will develop all manner of illnesses and social problems. Please rethink your situation and end the poor dogs isolation. shouldn't even have her if u crate her up all day!!!!! Unless you catch the dog in the act of peeing, they have no idea what you are correcting them for. I agree with some of the answers below. A dog should never be kept in a crate for that much time. The dog must be taken out several times a day until trained and should be rewarded when they do their business outside. You will never train this dog crating him so much. You might want to put the dog up for adoption. The dog needs to be with someone who will train him properly and not crate him so much. Consider Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California. |
