[Ryder]

it seems like Ryder has been the hardest dog to potty train. ..almost like he sits on the back deck and then waits to come in the house to take a pee. very frustrating! anyone had a harder than normal time with your doodle?

[lmtoth2]

I can feel your pain...I remember the potty training time.

How do you handle potty w/your doodle? What worked for us was to take Dex out (on a leash) at regular increments (i.e. every 30 minutes). We told him to "go potty" and if he did we praised him (we used treats at the start to really make sure he knew this was good). Once we started going out regularly (and not waiting for a signal) we made huge progress. If we caught him in the middle of an accident we told him "no" and then rushed him outside to let him finish. When he finished we made a big deal out of it If we did not catch him and he had an accident we just cleaned it up.

I would make sure you can watch your doodle at all times inside...Dex would like to run off to have his accidents so once we kept him in the room w/us it got much better. Good luck.
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[mtd885]

I agree with Leslie, frequent walks and lots of praise and or treats when the dog eliminates in the correct place.
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[MaxandMe]

OH i feel for you big time....Max was good on training
BEAU trained immediately

but Princess PEANUT omg, she did same thing, we walked her every 30 to 40min, right after she ate, woke up

things i learned:
she she played hard didn't matter if for 5 min or 15 run her out again

she ended up being a 2 pee/2 poop doodle otherwise 5min after being in the house, she'd pee again
and it took took Peanut was almost6mos old......but she's been 100% potty trained since then

I also gave treats ONCE she was INSIDE the house
tons of praise the 2nd they do it outside
and
if i didn't catch her to do the NOOOOoooooooooo
then just clean it up, that's it


I know we went thru 2.5gallons of nature's miracle with PEANUT
Beau one tiny spray bottle hahahhaa
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[annieG]

You say Ryder sits on the back deck then pees inside....a couple of suggestions.

Make sure you clean up all traces or urine using an enzymatic product like Natures Miracle. I would purchase a blue light (available at Petsmart and Petco) to make sure the area is completely clean so that Ryder won't be tempted to go back to the same spot.

Until he can be trusted, I would keep him contained in small area and take him out on a leash to the same spot each time. You can't be sure he goes if you just let him out. By small area, I mean that he doesn't get the run of the house. You can tether him to you or keep him gated in whatever room you are in.

Lastly, be very consistent. Take him out 10 minutes after eating and drinking then maybe every 15 minutes until he goes. When he goes praise him and give him a treat. I would also take him out after he has been sleeping and starts sniffing around.

Eventually he will catch on.
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[Jac]

I agree with the others and I will give you some hope here...Rosie, my Goldendoodle, was the hardest dog to potty train! She just didn't get it! I tried and tried and she thought that every absorbant surface in the house was a potty pad! Ugh!
Finally, I did what the others have said...took her out on leash very often (she hated that, would buck like a horse) and I would not move, I would not speak to her, except to say "potty" and she's try to run away and I'd do a quick jerk on the leash and say, "potty"...finally one day the light bulb turned on! She got it! Now, she is the ONLY dog that I have that will potty on command!
It doesn't matter where we are or when I say, "go potty" Rosie will squat!
Also, make sure that you don't scold the pup for accidents because if you do, he will think that you are mad because you SAW him potty (he doesn't think that potty is a bad thing...indoors or out) and he will hide from you, worse...he will not potty when you are around, like on a leash...he will wait until you are not watching.
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[cracker9ball]

Lots of good advice here. I just kept Sam in my sight as much as possible and took her out regularly. Luckily she caught on quick, I wish she would go on command tho.

She is so sweet!
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[Sheila]

Pretty much the same advice as everyone else here. I mostly tethered Pixie and took her out frequently. We have a wee-wee pad on our terrace, so we always go to the same spot (unless we're out on a walk, obviously). I would quietly repeat the trigger phrase (I chose 'TCB', in honor of Elvis - stand for Taking Care of Business) while she peed or pooped, then give her lots of praise, act all excited, and immediately give her a piece of kibble.

Now I STILL haven't gotten her to ring the bell on the terrace door to let us know she needs to go out, so we're only halfway there. And she just turned 8 months! I think she wins the booby prize for that one (or maybe I do!). But, she learned very quickly what she was supposed to be doing when I took her outside. Having a trigger word or phrase really helps. Also, I would take her out on the leash and stand out there with her. I don't know if you're going out there with Ryder, that's key also. You won't have to do it forever, just until he understands what he's supposed to be doing out there.