1st running dog

[Marble Terrier 0]

Hey, got my 1st running dog late lastnight, can't wait 2 get him out on the lamp, seen him out on the lamp a few times n he runs with real determination. Thing is he's around 5 years old n he's great when were out, but he's a nightmare around the house, he used to be in kennels, then when my mate had him he was in a crate, I was hoping to have him roaming the house but already he's wee'd on the floor, left a big turd on the stairs, ransacked through the bin n keeps on jumping up at the kitchen worktops. So what i'm asking is, Is it possible to get a 5 year old dog fully house trained or shall I just crate him up?

[DottyDoo 500]

kennel would probs be best bet mate, crate will do if dog has been in 1 before.....

 

 

keep trying wae the dog, they are pretty smart dogs, some a the time

 

 

 

[rapidjenky 97]

possible but hard work i would expect mate. me personally would have him crated up. all mine are, makes life alot easier.

 

can you not have him out side threw the day and in the crate at night?

[Lloyd90 509]

Get the poor bugger a tidy lil kennel Much easier mate! best of luck hope you enjoy ur new dog

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT MATE.

BOOT ITS ARSE

 

LURCHERS ARE QUICK LEARNERS

[skycat 6,174]

ALRIGHT MATE.

BOOT ITS ARSE

 

LURCHERS ARE QUICK LEARNERS

 

Muppet. you obviously have no more idea of how to look after a dog than the person asking the original question: you'd be better off keeping it shut unless you can offer some sensible advice.

 

To the original poster: the dog has never learned to be clean in a house: you can't expect it to just be house trained and well mannered over night. And there is no point getting angry with the dog either as he doesn't know he's doing anything wrong: in fact, he's probably stressed at finding himself in the house.

 

Either kennel the dog as he is used to, or get a crate. The crate needs to be big enough for the dog to stand up, turn round and lie stretched out comfortably, but shouldn't be used 24/7 as that would be cruel. Crates are good for house training pups and adult dogs too, as dogs don't like to pee or crap in their beds, but you need to make sure the dog is well exercise at least twice a day: proper decent walks, not just a few moments round the block, or being crated all the time will make the dog go nuts, apart from the fact that it can't move around and stretch its legs properly in a crate.

 

To me, a crate is a short term solution to a problem, not a permanent arrangement. If there is no one at home to let the dog out at every two hours to pee, then a crate is not an option. You would be better of kennelling the dog if there is no one at home to see to its needs.

 

It also has to learn house manners, which also needs the presence of a sensible human to show it what it can and cannot do.

 

Hitting the dog is not an option, shouting at the dog is not an option. If you haven't got the time or inclination to train the dog thoroughly by being with it quite a bit of the time, then kennel it: fairer on you and the dog.

 

Nearly all dogs can be retrained, but it will take a lot of time and patience, and also depends on what sort of life the dog led before you got it. Was its kennel and run cleaned out regularly and kept washed down, or was the dog used to living in piles of shit and pee? A dog which has got used to living in a dirty, stinking run will be much harder to house train than one which has lived in a clean environment, because it is used to the smell and dirt underfoot all the time. This might sound daft, but believe me it is true in most cases.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Edited to add: if you haven't got a crate or a kennel, then keep the dog confined to one room with a washable floor. Don't let it roam the house, let alone go upstairs. Treat it as you would an 8 week old pup, and expect lots of damage, pee and crap for the first few weeks. To house train a dog like that you must expect to spend most of your days with the dog, letting it out every half hour for a pee: even if it doesn't need one. The other thing which you need to consider, that if this is an adult male dog which hasn't been castrated, he will want to mark his territory by peeing all over the place to begin with.

 

You need to make him understand that the house is YOUR place, not his, and that he must pee outside, not in YOUR house. But there's no point getting mad with him to begin with, a lifetime's habits aren't erased in a few days, which is why the crate thing makes life easier, even if it is less kind to the dog than a kennel and run he can call his own and stretch his legs.

[Marble Terrier 0]

thanks for the advice, great help. ive decided to get a crate but i think im going to only use it when its really necessary.