Problems potty training puppy?
I have a 9 week old amstaff that is having problems potty training. I take him outside and he pees. Then I take him back inside and he pees on the floor not even 10 minutes later. I cant seem to get across to him that what he is doing is wrong even when I'm scolding him. He just looks at me and wags his tail trying to play when I scold him. I know he's just a pup, but I find myself getting really frustrated at this point. He has his good days, but sometimes I just can't seem to make him understand he's being bad. Any suggestions?
Update:And I completely clean the pee with disinfectant, so he's not peeing inside just because he can smell it.
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I'd walk him or her to get the exercise and fresh air and course he or shes going to 'smell' and go where they need to plus walking would help that emptying their bladder completely. I'd leave treats OUT and just vocally praise him/her. You don't want a dog that pees all over the house hoping to get that treat he is sure he will get if you even give in the first time, it's over. And the con side, you don't want a dog that will hold it in because he doesn't see you have treats ready.
VOCALLY PRAISE ALL GOOD BEHAVIOR. TREATS ARE FOR REWARDING AWESOME GOOD BEHAVIOR YOU WANT YOUR DOG TO KNOW AND REMEMBER (RUNNING TO YOU WHEN YOU CALL HIM FOR EXAMPLE.)
SCOLDING IS WRONG AND CONFUSING. A STERN LOOK AND HARD STARE IS ENOUGH FOR DOGS WHEN YOU CATCH THEM ON THE SPOT PEEING WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T COUPLED WITH A LOW VOICE "PEE OUTSIDE!" OPENING THE DOOR FOR HIM/HER SENDS THE MESSAGE, and if they go wee when outside and they see you watching, that's when you VOCALLY PRAISE THEM !
Keep him outside on the leash about 15 mins to be sure he's completely emptying.
Until he is 12 weeks, he won't have full control of his bladder.
Scolding him won't do much good, and you are lucky he is still wagging his tail when you do. Scolding can lead to him thinking "Oh, don't pee in the house where my human can find it, or else they'll scold me.." So you'll find lots of unpleasant surprises hidden about.
When he pees outside, praise him A LOT. He has done a WONDERFUL THING going outside!!
When he pees inside, get him outside ASAP. If he is midpee, pick him up and get him outside!! Wait a bit, he probably won't go pee, but he might start to make the connection of 'everytime I pee, I am outside'.
Always be sure to completely clean the pee up, too.
Sometimes it takes a while, but be patient. He is VERY young, and he will have a few more accidents before he knows exactly what to do.
Good luck!
At this age he does not know he is being "bad". Right now he is learning what is and what isn't. It sounds like he has too much space in the home. You might want to limit some playing room so he starts not wanting to potty all over. Dogs naturally do not want to potty where they sleep so you limit their area and they will try to get away from there to alleviate themselves.
Scolding him is probably not going to work until he is a bit older. His defense mechanism is to play and be goofy so you don't scold him.
Try limiting his space, taking him out often, before and after eating, drinking, playing and sleeping. Larger breed dogs mature differently then smaller breeds, so he may take a bit more time.