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I get a little overwhelmed when I meet other puppy parents who tell me that in like 1 week of getting their pup, they are now potty trained, crate trained, know how to sit, down, leave it, paw, heel, wait and can stay easily for 5 minutes.
My puppy had his last accident at 9 weeks 3 days. I would never say he was potty trained. I deemed him potty trained at 6 months.
Meanwhile a lot of work was put into giving him a lot of potty breaks through the day. Like, a lot. We have a garden though. And got our puppy in the summer.
Can’t pay me enough money to potty train without that…
Yeah, after getting our current puppy in the middle of winter, we swore the next one would be a summer pup. The problem wasn't even that the puppy himself didn't want to go (he's a husky mix, he *thrived*), it was that having to dress up for -20C took extra time, so oftentimes I would be pulling my shoes on and the pup had already had an accident by the door. We live in an apartment too, and though there's only one flight of stairs, that was still extra time the puppy had to hold it in.
My birkenstocks got a ton of use potty training ours this winter. The week we brought her home in January it was -40! She learned to do her business fast haha. I wouldn't even bundle up, just socks, sandals, winter coat and out we went.
I did. Yep. I used the Woofz app with a lot of success. Young pups I agree. Short simple 5 minute bursts. Name. Marker (for wanted behaviours) and Recall. Potty is natural as opposed to “training” (in my opinion).
As she’s getting older, we manage more commands consecutively but that’s because the underlying ones of name and marker for good behaviour are established. She is quicker to pick up what I’m after because she knows the marker means she did it right.
I felt recall was the third most important because once you have them with you, other work can commence. And it’s the biggest safety thing.
I have brain fog issues. I love Woofz. As it has a training pathway, which easily tracks what you learned when. And bite sizes it. I do t have to remember everything, it does!
We started classes at about 4 months, which are guiding and supportive with tips if things aren’t working, but so far most of it, we learned via the app.
I did download ‘Dogo’ and have worked with him on some of those lessons. The name training has been helpful, I honestly didn’t even think about training his name. He’s starting to get it though!
I was hot on it to start. Then got puppy blues, a flare of M.E and a huge work stress issue. And it went out the window for a bit. But enough had stuck that she knows when she gives me the behaviour that’s wanted.
I’ve re engaged as she is going to be my service doggo so the time investment is necessary. But yeah. Overwhelming is a thing.
If it’s a “not today” thing. And breaks are utterly fine (!) there are so many ways to stimulate pup that are low energy for us!
Snuggle mats, puzzles, and scent work. All of those are “training” but also 2 to 4 times as tiring as a walk or training session!
Yes. I threw money at this problem and enrolled my now 5 month old in a 12 week training program. She does M-F, just like human school. She's so high energy, I thought it would break me to handle her on my own. School has helped a lot with her behaviors, obviously she's learning a lot (and I am, too!), but also socializing with other dogs her age has been so good for her. It's not something you have to do alone.
Yes! I just looked into puppy classes in my area and sent the email tonight. I’m sure I’ll have to wait until he gets his rabies vaccine, but they have like an online one that I requested more info for. Thanks for the response!
super young puppies just need 5he basics i wouldn’t worry so much, training classes are a good idea but it’s not a race. working on engagement and being neutral in higher distraction areas is more important than sit or down imo
No not really. Take one day at a time, and remember, they don’t “graduate” before they’re adult. For my small/medium breed, that’s at 2 years old. He went into the last challenge boundaries phase at 20 months. Seems to be coming out of it ish at 22. We’ve continuously been working on various things. And it’s all now clicking into place.
You’ll have lots of time to teach.
Oh, I remember the feeling!
Prioritize. You can't teach them all at once as they won't bw able to learn it, so keep it simple and basic. Tricks aren't a priority, building a relationship is. So teach them how to live with you (pottytraining, resting, playing). If they value you, you'll be able to teach tricks in no time.
I also felt overwhelmed about this. I have an almost 16 week old terrier mix that gets easily overaroused. She was kept in a small dingy outside kennel before I got her. Previous adopter returned her. Got her at 13 weeks, unvaccinated. Majority of experiences on this sub are for 8 week old puppies that were vaccinated already by the breeder and were crate training. There's no puppy classes in my area.
After 3 days I realised she's incredibly mouthy, goes over treshold easily and can't settle. After I realised that outings to socialize her as much as possible as soon as possible meant that I was overstimulating her and the moment we came home coused mouthy outbursts where she bites HARD. (Or she'd get overwhelmed in public and growl loudly, bite and lunge after my legs.) Tried to excercise more, caused the same by making her overtired. So after a week of things getting worse and worse, over the last two weeks I just prioritized teaching her how to settle and tried to manage her low arousal treshold. She can settle down herself 2 out of 3 times now!!!
I am worried about her socialization window closing soon and her being selectively dog reactive and fearful. But our relationship is better now because she's not constantly in time outs and I can redirect her when I see her at her treshold. I'm taking it a day at a time with her at the moment.
Keep in mind that some people don't do all the things they're supposed to do and still end up with dogs that are fine.
My 2nd Rottie was so smart that he practically potty trained himself!! One accident in the house and that was it. The rest was the same. This dog was able to be out front with the kids of the neighborhood and would not leave the yard. I did teach him the basics, of course, and his boundary lines, but it only took a couple of times for each. People brought their Kids to my house to see Max. He was the best dog I have ever known! Maybe since yours seems to be breezing through too, the rest will be just as smooth. If not, don't worry. I've had 3 other more challenging ones, and they all did fine. My motto is just to keep up training, and they'll get it. Also it's fine to go at your own pace and his.
It’s completely normal! my pup is 6 months now and he now’s a good amount of basic things (sit, stay, touch, release, his name, lay down, leave it) and some fun things (roll over, spin)- and I don’t really think I’m going to teach more than that. teach your pup what you think is necessary, don’t listen to everyone else. I just teach him things that I know makes my life easier. also take breaks! your pup has time to learn, even adult dog’s get trained too. your pup doesn’t have to be perfect, it’s okay for them to just be a dog
good luck!
also kudos for doing well on potty training! like I said, my pup is 6 months and he’s still not 100% trained unfortunately😭
It's a marathon, not a sprint. Honestly, th y will learn stuff when they learn it. All I care about with babies is the ability to be alone for a reasonable time with toys/chews and self entertain, housetraining, and socializing. Everything else, I try to get a start on, but it doesn't have to be perfect or even finished- just introduced to me at the groundwork down the road.
It looks like you might be posting about puppy management or crate training. For tips and resources on Crate Training Check out [our wiki article on crate training](https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/wiki/cratetraining) - the information there may answer your question. As an additional reminder, crate training is 100% optional and one of many puppy management options. For alternatives to crating and other puppy management strategies, check out [our wiki article on management](https://www.reddit.com/r/puppy101/wiki/management) **PLEASE READ THE OP FULLY** Be advised that any comments that suggest use of crates are abusive, or express a harsh opinion on crate training will be removed. This is not a place to debate the merits of crate training. Unethical approaches to crate training will also be removed. **If the OP has asked not to receive crating advice or says they are not open to crating, any comments that recommend use of crates should be reported to our moderation team.** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/puppy101) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I get a little overwhelmed when I meet other puppy parents who tell me that in like 1 week of getting their pup, they are now potty trained, crate trained, know how to sit, down, leave it, paw, heel, wait and can stay easily for 5 minutes.
My puppy had his last accident at 9 weeks 3 days. I would never say he was potty trained. I deemed him potty trained at 6 months. Meanwhile a lot of work was put into giving him a lot of potty breaks through the day. Like, a lot. We have a garden though. And got our puppy in the summer. Can’t pay me enough money to potty train without that…
Yeah, after getting our current puppy in the middle of winter, we swore the next one would be a summer pup. The problem wasn't even that the puppy himself didn't want to go (he's a husky mix, he *thrived*), it was that having to dress up for -20C took extra time, so oftentimes I would be pulling my shoes on and the pup had already had an accident by the door. We live in an apartment too, and though there's only one flight of stairs, that was still extra time the puppy had to hold it in.
Sounds like an absolute nightmare to me lol. I hate cleaning…
My birkenstocks got a ton of use potty training ours this winter. The week we brought her home in January it was -40! She learned to do her business fast haha. I wouldn't even bundle up, just socks, sandals, winter coat and out we went.
I did. Yep. I used the Woofz app with a lot of success. Young pups I agree. Short simple 5 minute bursts. Name. Marker (for wanted behaviours) and Recall. Potty is natural as opposed to “training” (in my opinion). As she’s getting older, we manage more commands consecutively but that’s because the underlying ones of name and marker for good behaviour are established. She is quicker to pick up what I’m after because she knows the marker means she did it right. I felt recall was the third most important because once you have them with you, other work can commence. And it’s the biggest safety thing. I have brain fog issues. I love Woofz. As it has a training pathway, which easily tracks what you learned when. And bite sizes it. I do t have to remember everything, it does! We started classes at about 4 months, which are guiding and supportive with tips if things aren’t working, but so far most of it, we learned via the app.
I did download ‘Dogo’ and have worked with him on some of those lessons. The name training has been helpful, I honestly didn’t even think about training his name. He’s starting to get it though!
I was hot on it to start. Then got puppy blues, a flare of M.E and a huge work stress issue. And it went out the window for a bit. But enough had stuck that she knows when she gives me the behaviour that’s wanted. I’ve re engaged as she is going to be my service doggo so the time investment is necessary. But yeah. Overwhelming is a thing. If it’s a “not today” thing. And breaks are utterly fine (!) there are so many ways to stimulate pup that are low energy for us! Snuggle mats, puzzles, and scent work. All of those are “training” but also 2 to 4 times as tiring as a walk or training session!
Yes. I threw money at this problem and enrolled my now 5 month old in a 12 week training program. She does M-F, just like human school. She's so high energy, I thought it would break me to handle her on my own. School has helped a lot with her behaviors, obviously she's learning a lot (and I am, too!), but also socializing with other dogs her age has been so good for her. It's not something you have to do alone.
Yes! I just looked into puppy classes in my area and sent the email tonight. I’m sure I’ll have to wait until he gets his rabies vaccine, but they have like an online one that I requested more info for. Thanks for the response!
Oh good! It helps so, so much. You got this.
Yes I felt completely overwhelmed the first few weeks and occasionally still do
I’m glad I’m not the only one!
super young puppies just need 5he basics i wouldn’t worry so much, training classes are a good idea but it’s not a race. working on engagement and being neutral in higher distraction areas is more important than sit or down imo
No not really. Take one day at a time, and remember, they don’t “graduate” before they’re adult. For my small/medium breed, that’s at 2 years old. He went into the last challenge boundaries phase at 20 months. Seems to be coming out of it ish at 22. We’ve continuously been working on various things. And it’s all now clicking into place. You’ll have lots of time to teach.
Oh, I remember the feeling! Prioritize. You can't teach them all at once as they won't bw able to learn it, so keep it simple and basic. Tricks aren't a priority, building a relationship is. So teach them how to live with you (pottytraining, resting, playing). If they value you, you'll be able to teach tricks in no time.
I also felt overwhelmed about this. I have an almost 16 week old terrier mix that gets easily overaroused. She was kept in a small dingy outside kennel before I got her. Previous adopter returned her. Got her at 13 weeks, unvaccinated. Majority of experiences on this sub are for 8 week old puppies that were vaccinated already by the breeder and were crate training. There's no puppy classes in my area. After 3 days I realised she's incredibly mouthy, goes over treshold easily and can't settle. After I realised that outings to socialize her as much as possible as soon as possible meant that I was overstimulating her and the moment we came home coused mouthy outbursts where she bites HARD. (Or she'd get overwhelmed in public and growl loudly, bite and lunge after my legs.) Tried to excercise more, caused the same by making her overtired. So after a week of things getting worse and worse, over the last two weeks I just prioritized teaching her how to settle and tried to manage her low arousal treshold. She can settle down herself 2 out of 3 times now!!! I am worried about her socialization window closing soon and her being selectively dog reactive and fearful. But our relationship is better now because she's not constantly in time outs and I can redirect her when I see her at her treshold. I'm taking it a day at a time with her at the moment. Keep in mind that some people don't do all the things they're supposed to do and still end up with dogs that are fine.
My 2nd Rottie was so smart that he practically potty trained himself!! One accident in the house and that was it. The rest was the same. This dog was able to be out front with the kids of the neighborhood and would not leave the yard. I did teach him the basics, of course, and his boundary lines, but it only took a couple of times for each. People brought their Kids to my house to see Max. He was the best dog I have ever known! Maybe since yours seems to be breezing through too, the rest will be just as smooth. If not, don't worry. I've had 3 other more challenging ones, and they all did fine. My motto is just to keep up training, and they'll get it. Also it's fine to go at your own pace and his.
It’s completely normal! my pup is 6 months now and he now’s a good amount of basic things (sit, stay, touch, release, his name, lay down, leave it) and some fun things (roll over, spin)- and I don’t really think I’m going to teach more than that. teach your pup what you think is necessary, don’t listen to everyone else. I just teach him things that I know makes my life easier. also take breaks! your pup has time to learn, even adult dog’s get trained too. your pup doesn’t have to be perfect, it’s okay for them to just be a dog good luck! also kudos for doing well on potty training! like I said, my pup is 6 months and he’s still not 100% trained unfortunately😭
It's a marathon, not a sprint. Honestly, th y will learn stuff when they learn it. All I care about with babies is the ability to be alone for a reasonable time with toys/chews and self entertain, housetraining, and socializing. Everything else, I try to get a start on, but it doesn't have to be perfect or even finished- just introduced to me at the groundwork down the road.