Dachshund housetraining is very important and should be started at an early age. If you don’t, you will likely have a permanent smell of urine and feces in your house where your Dachshund has used it as their bathroom.
Start Early
Dachshund
Dachshund puppies can’t hold their bladder for long periods. Until they are around six to eight months of age they can manage only one hour for each month of their age. While you may not be able to full housetrain them at eight weeks old, by starting Dachshund housetraining this early you are teaching them that outside is the place to go.
When you take your Dachshund Puppy outside, give them time to sniff round. Encourage them when they pee or poop, using words like “go potty”. Only use this phrase when you want them to use the bathroom and eventually you will find your Dachshund Puppy will go on command, which is very useful if you are short on time or the weather is bad. As soon as your Dachshund pees or poops praise them enthusiastically. Go back inside straight away so your Puppy links going outside with using the bathroom.
When you are Dachshund housetraining you need to supervise your puppy closely, being ready to take them outside at a moments notice. Accidents will still happen. Never punish your Dachshund puppy for making a mess. They don’t understand why they’re been punished and you can end up with other behavioral issues later in life. Just clean the mess, and go about your business.
Methods of Dachshund Housetraining:
1. Puppy Pee Pads
Commercial puppy pads are available at pet stores and most grocery stores. They are made of absorbent cotton and paper with a plastic backing, coming in differing sizes and quality. You should select ones that is big enough for your Dachshund puppy and that retains and traps a lot of liquid.
Puppy pee pads help with Dachshund housetraining as they train your puppy to use only one place to go to the bathroom. Set up a pad in the place where you want your Dachshund puppy to pee and poop and whenever you see them sniffing, scratching at the ground or doing something that makes you think they need to use the bathroom take them to pad, wait, and then praise them when they go. Gradually move the pee pad closer to the door and eventually outside at which point you can stop using them.
2. Litter pans
Some small dog owners who don’t have fast access to outdoors train their dogs to use litter pans. The principle is the same as a cat litter box although dog litter boxes are deeper.
3. Crate Training
Using a crate is the fastest and most efficient Dachshund housetraining technique. A crate is not somewhere you lock up your Dachshund, but rather is their den, a safe and comfortable place where they enjoy staying.
The key to crate training is getting the correct sized crate. The crate should be large enough only that your Dachshund an stand up, turn round and lie down. If it is too big there is enough space for them to use part as bathroom, defeating object of create training.
Start Dachshund housetraining by leaving the crate with its door open and lots of toys and comfortable bedding inside. Use treats to encourage your Dachshund to go inside. Once they are happy inside, close the door for a few minutes, gradually increasing the time they are in the crate until they can go through the night without becoming anxious.
You must remember to take your Dachshund puppy out of their crate regularly to use the bathroom, especially first thing in the morning, after eating, and before bed. While crate training encourages them to hold their bladder, they will have accidents in their crate if left too long.
When out in the house the key to Dachshund house training is consistency and vigilance. Develop a routine and stick to it. This is not just potty schedule but one for the whole day. For example, feed at same time, always take your Dachshund puppy out after eating, as soon as wakes up, after playing and before bed time, praise whenever they do anything good and reprimand verbally for any unwanted behavior that you catch. If you are not consistent the result is that your Dachshund puppy becomes confused and house training takes much longer. If you need to housetrain an adult Dachshund you can use the same methods as you would with a puppy. Housetraining an adult shouldn’t take as long as a puppy as adults can hold their bladder longer.
Dachshund housetraining takes time and patience but is achievable with any Dachshund.
Dachshund Housetraining – 3 Ways to Successfully Housetrain a Dachshund Puppy
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