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Originally Posted by shakran
She's been away from the litter for 2 weeks (or, if she's been away for longer, then you got her from an irresponsible breeder who failed to socialize her properly, which can lead to problems like this and others).
A puppy that you've had for 2 weeks is going to have accidents. EVERY time the pup wants to go out, you must take her out. Praise her heavily every time she eliminates in the yard.
When you clean up indoor spills, first take the puppy outside the minute she has an accident in the house (this will help her associate urination with outside). This means you have to watch her constantly so that you can act fast enough to form that association. Once you go to actually clean it up, use amonia to cut the smell - - when the puppy smells old urine she says "that's my bathroom."
Expect setbacks when you're training a puppy. And yes, new puppies often have to go 15 minutes after they go. Newborn babies wet their diapers all the time too. It's just part of being a puppy  |
I had not considered this, but she could be associating the door area with urination. Does she ever pass her bowels there? I remember hearing something before that you should take the towels or whatever used to clean up the mess and bring them out to the preferred bathroom area. Another thought, have you changed the food from what the puppy had at previously? Some dogs are very sensitive to diet changes, though I would imagine she would have adjusted by now. A friend of mine had issues with one of her dogs having a prolapsed uterus which pressed on the bladder and made her urinate more quickly. A spay fixed that.
One of my dogs was so quiet about having to go outside that I would fail to notice at times. I taught her to bark at the door, I imagine that was an amusing site to watch. "Do you have to go potty? Woof! Woof! Potty, outside." There are times you have to get creative. I would always keep in my pocket a few kibbles of dog food or dog biscuits. It is always much more of a treat when it comes from your hand. Repeating to the dog in a positive way good dog,etc and offering a treat each time she went in the correct place.