Bouchon89
She's about 8 weeks...and I heard i have to take her out every 2 hours
and not encourage to use wee wee pad (just bought them !) but what if i can't do that every 2 hours.. like when im working ?
also can you leave your dog alone longer than a day? and how do you do it ?
Answer
It is one hour for each month of age, so a two-month-old puppy can only be alone/hold its potty for two hours at the most. When you are working you need a dog walker, pet sitter, come home during breaks and lunch, family, church friend, neighbor help. Puppies don't know the difference between pee pads and carpet, but it is irrelevant, you still have to take them to the potty spot and teach them what you want them to do. They just don't instinctively train themselves. Even if you got a doggie door, you still have to be there to show them how to use it each time. You might try child gate the kitchen and use the pee pads in there while you are at work and leave the radio on for her, but expect accidents. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like âtsstâ and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they donât know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you donât want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for poop, might work for you, keep saying âgo finishâ until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place. You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesnât sneak off, or for strange places.
*YELLING. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again. Shake it off, and resume your schedule. You have to keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours. A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.
SOURCE: These tips, tricks, and ideas were contributed from many brilliant minds. Thanks for your help!
It is one hour for each month of age, so a two-month-old puppy can only be alone/hold its potty for two hours at the most. When you are working you need a dog walker, pet sitter, come home during breaks and lunch, family, church friend, neighbor help. Puppies don't know the difference between pee pads and carpet, but it is irrelevant, you still have to take them to the potty spot and teach them what you want them to do. They just don't instinctively train themselves. Even if you got a doggie door, you still have to be there to show them how to use it each time. You might try child gate the kitchen and use the pee pads in there while you are at work and leave the radio on for her, but expect accidents. I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it. I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate. Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep. When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on. So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out. I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time. They have to graduate to more space. If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them. I take them out the same door each time. I tie a dinner bell to the door handle. Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it. So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty. When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty. Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty. Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't. So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her. So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy. If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like âtsstâ and take her out right away. I never yell* or spank* my puppies. Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go poop until 10 minutes later, so wait for the poop. I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not. Puppies train at their own pace. While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down. I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old. If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over. I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them. When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her. All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl." This is the time I train her how to behave in the house. So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture." I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things. You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they donât know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you donât want them sneaking off and getting into trouble. Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.
REVISIONS:
*I use a CRATE to train with. It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried. I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured. The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. . However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.
*OUTSIDE, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using. When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty. You can move it away as they get older. The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty. Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens. The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.
*BEDROOMS, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me. Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty. While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to. They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.
*TREATS. While I use treats for training, you don't have to. I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.
*SOME PUPPIES will go potty in the same spot each time. Some puppies have to be told to go potty. A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for poop, might work for you, keep saying âgo finishâ until the puppy poops. This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs. By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home. The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place. You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesnât sneak off, or for strange places.
*YELLING. It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident. They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment. While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again. Shake it off, and resume your schedule. You have to keep it real. Puppies train at their own pace, but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours. A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.
SOURCE: These tips, tricks, and ideas were contributed from many brilliant minds. Thanks for your help!
which toys would make my 2 and 8 year olds smart?
nduku
Answer
If you want them to be smart, you need to spend time with them and teach them, not just plop them down with some toys and walk away.
Have them help you sort laundry by color and match socks. These are basic math skills!
Play toy cars with them. Have them sort the cars by color and see which group has the most. (Again...math skills!)
As you climb stairs with your kids, count the steps.
Point out and read signs as you are out and about.
Read books to your kids. Let them see you reading too. Take them to library story times or participate in reading programs.
As you read to them, be sure to read the title and the author (in KG they will be asked to identify these things) Point to the words as you read so they will learn that text goes front to back, left to right, top to bottom.
Take turns reading with your older child. Have him/her read a paragraph or a page and then you read the next one. If he gets stuck, jump in to help.
Have them help set the table for dinner. Not only will they llearn a basic life skill, they're practicing math! One of each item for each person. Matching items one to one. Learning that the numbers when you count actually stand for something.
Have your 8 year old help with the grocery list if s/he reads well enough. He can practice writing by taking dictation from you to create the list. Or he can practice reading by carrying it and marking things off for you.
Sing the alpahbet song to your youngest. Sing songs, play music and dance.
Talk to the youngest about the colors and shapes you see in your day.
Talk about how things work. Opening a bottle of wine with a corkscrew is a lesson in simple machines! Playing with a couple of cups in the bathtub you can teach basic science principles like displacement.
Cook with them. Measuring ingredients and reading recipes will teach your oldest important skills.
For your youngest, the Leap Frog fridge magnets that talk would be great to teach letters and sounds. They also have a great Letter Factory DVD. There are other Leap Frog DVD's that teach basic reading skills that might be good for your 8 year old, depending on his/her current reading level.
Take them online at http://www.starfall.com and let them learn about letters and reading there. Some very nice online learning opportunities on that site.
If you want them to be smart, you need to spend time with them and teach them, not just plop them down with some toys and walk away.
Have them help you sort laundry by color and match socks. These are basic math skills!
Play toy cars with them. Have them sort the cars by color and see which group has the most. (Again...math skills!)
As you climb stairs with your kids, count the steps.
Point out and read signs as you are out and about.
Read books to your kids. Let them see you reading too. Take them to library story times or participate in reading programs.
As you read to them, be sure to read the title and the author (in KG they will be asked to identify these things) Point to the words as you read so they will learn that text goes front to back, left to right, top to bottom.
Take turns reading with your older child. Have him/her read a paragraph or a page and then you read the next one. If he gets stuck, jump in to help.
Have them help set the table for dinner. Not only will they llearn a basic life skill, they're practicing math! One of each item for each person. Matching items one to one. Learning that the numbers when you count actually stand for something.
Have your 8 year old help with the grocery list if s/he reads well enough. He can practice writing by taking dictation from you to create the list. Or he can practice reading by carrying it and marking things off for you.
Sing the alpahbet song to your youngest. Sing songs, play music and dance.
Talk to the youngest about the colors and shapes you see in your day.
Talk about how things work. Opening a bottle of wine with a corkscrew is a lesson in simple machines! Playing with a couple of cups in the bathtub you can teach basic science principles like displacement.
Cook with them. Measuring ingredients and reading recipes will teach your oldest important skills.
For your youngest, the Leap Frog fridge magnets that talk would be great to teach letters and sounds. They also have a great Letter Factory DVD. There are other Leap Frog DVD's that teach basic reading skills that might be good for your 8 year old, depending on his/her current reading level.
Take them online at http://www.starfall.com and let them learn about letters and reading there. Some very nice online learning opportunities on that site.
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