House training a puppy in winter

Mazzg
Well I did use puppy pads I put one by the back door and one by the dining room doors then when she connected with them
We progress to moving it closer to the back door where it joined the other one it didn't take long for the penny to drop and jess does not pee in anyone's else's house and she was clean with in two weeks.
What you do need is perseverance and let her out in the garden a lot and of course praise and rewards. I've had 3 + the one we have now, BC all of them.

Iam64

Puppy pads are imo, a waste of money. Dogs don’t want to toilet where they live. Consistent, positive toilet training is easy, effective and quick.

My whippet has a little bit of garden sectioned off for her use. I always know when she has a bad tummy ( she gets intermittent diahorrea) because she’ll go out into the garden and desperately try to get through into the other part of the garden and gets very distressed. Probably why some dogs won’t go in their own gardens at all and have to be walked.

The old training method that I remember from childhood, with our dogs, and neighbour's, was to spread thick layers of newspaper over the floor, and the puppy would obligingly wee on that when tiny. Gradually the amount of newpaper was reduced until there was one thick pile by the door, then the sheet was put outside. It always seemed to work - dogs aim to please.

Critical not hypocritical

I think puppy pads are fine. My son used them for his pups and then weaned them off them. It worked for him. We shouldn’t be hypocritical or smug if we didn’t use them.

Puppy pads are imo, a waste of money. Dogs don’t want to toilet where they live. Consistent, positive toilet training is easy, effective and quick.

There’s nothing wrong with puppy pads. They are impregnated with a scent that invites the dog to use them It’s a complete myth that the dog will think it can pee anywhere indoors. They are to train your dog to be clean!
It’s actually dangerous to take a very young puppy out in freezing weather They can’t regulate their own temperature at a young age. Risk of pneumonia or worse.
Use the puppy pads. It’s what they are designed for. To housetrain a puppy to be clean

Ten weeks in not suicidal .. typo!

I am just in the early days of training my whippet puppy. What have I learned from my mistakes? I used puppy pads all over the place … no! Have them down by the door to the outside only. I’m suicidal weeks in and she understands what I want her to do and does go outside…but inside also if I’m not alert. Alertness to her every move and her typical toilet pacing pre wee or poo is critical at this stage .. if she does it inside it’s my fault for not noticing! She still needs to go out at 4 am and 6 am but when she was 8 weeks old it was 2 am and 4 am then 6. Still they’re not like this for ever! If you can shut doors that enter rooms with carpets as a general rule you’ll save yourself the trouble .. hard floors are much easier to mop! Hope this helps. Ps she now takes great delight in shredding the puppy pads so I bought 2 x washable ones and put a towel under it and they are much better .. and cheaper!

twiglet77

Why on earth are you getting a dog if you don’t want to take it out in the rain? Poor puppy. Dachshunds are hounds, not lap dogs, and will be noisy and destructive if not adequately exercised and trained. Get a coat and wellies and get on with it, or stick to a cuddly toy.

She’s concerned for the dog, not herself.

And invest in two or three correctly measured Equafleece dachsie jumpers, nothing else comes close.

Why on earth are you getting a dog if you don’t want to take it out in the rain? Poor puppy. Dachshunds are hounds, not lap dogs, and will be noisy and destructive if not adequately exercised and trained. Get a coat and wellies and get on with it, or stick to a cuddly toy.

Great ideas from May bee 🙂🩷

When we had our last puppy, a chocolate lab, it took a while to encourage him to get on the puppy mat. When he got the idea eventually, he sat on the mat proudly, wagging his tail and soaking up the praise, then immediatly jumped off the mat and made a puddle on the floor

Another winter whippet puppy owner here. As Maybee 70 has written for her own experiences, every word describes my own experiences - including ringing the bell to go out. Now 3, our dog's routine is well worn. Wonderful dogs.

She's a dog! She can - and in my view, should - go out! (Same applies to humans :-) )
Definite 'no' to pads
When they were tiny there was newspaper
I leave the garden door open just a crack for our puppies (who are now 9 months old). When they need to go they nose it open. At night they go out for five minutes before bed. Unless they have upset tummies they go through the night.
Yes we still have the poo-eating - we bought something called 'Stool Repel' but it does not work. The breeder said get there double quick and spray the poo with cleaning fluid or something else they don't like, to break the habit, but I just don't make it on time. Good luck!

I only used pads at night, my pup struggled with toilet training, until we got the doorbells, they work well. Training in winter is more difficult, but only due to weather, there will always be a while of cleaning up after them.

Sausage dogs are notorious for not liking the rain (maybe because their tummy gets wet 😍). You will need to be firm from the outset otherwise she will always try to avoid going outside if the weather is bad. Wishing you many adorable times with your new pup 😍

A doesn’t need pads it needs walks rain hail and snow. My dog was a jan baby and lived in Germany at the time they do have bad weather my dog didn’t like to go out outside but it’s was the only way to teach her yes it was freezing at times but if you want a dog you have to do these things.

Our dachshound wasn't difficult to house train!

As a dog owner, you need to work out when the puppy is going to need out -just as you need to develop a sense of when a bairn is going to need the potty!

I second the gum-boot and warm jacket near the back door, and by all means make a little coat for the pup.

And lots of praise for the successful trips into the garden.

I’m on my third dog and have never used puppy pads , just regular trips outside especially after eating and drinking . It’s hard work but they get the idea . Our first puppy was in the March so still wet and cold . Our recent pup is a May puppy , so abit easier .
We also crate trained but not for punishment, for sleeping and nighttime .
Unfortunately the cold , rain and ice are part of having a dog . I’ve always had labs and to quote frozen ,” the cold doesn’t bother them anyway

I've a miniature dachshund or four, but luckily all brought home in the summer months. They are notorious for disliking the rain and would prefer to poop indoors if they could. I'd start as you mean to go on.....that means no indoor puppy pads! Maybe find an undercover part of the garden where he/she is taken out frequently (initially) on a lead for potty time. But of course only you know your set up and what works with you. They all get there in the end....don't they?? Feeding a raw foot diet? The poops will be small and firm and don't smell. Actually they are the most loving, adorable and cuddly little barkers. He/she will adore you forever, and love nothing better than to snuggle up with you 24/7 if they can. We cracked the potty training quite early on with consistancy (you will too) and it helps to offer a tiny treat as a bribe. They just love their food. Don't forget to join the Facebook groups but just don't post anything remotely controversial on there as the dachshund brigade will have your guts for garters Enjoy....their clownish antics my fellow breed friend.

Many years ago,I had to house train a puppy in winter,there was no such things as puppy pads back then,just newspaper,evertime the puppy woke up from a sleep I would put him out in the garden,when he was about 12 weeks old I heard crying in the kitchen I went to investigate and found,the puppy by the back door crying to go out,I opened the door and he ran out to do a wee,I praised him a d gave him a treat andfrom then we never looked back,

yeh, never saw the point of puppy pads. it's hard at the time, you think they are never going to 'get it' and then they do, and you forget the struggle. well, nearly. keep putting them outside. say the word...never convinced by that but understand the theory. reward when they do it. that's the surest way. and show your (oscar performance ) pleasure!

I used puppy pads to housetrain a tiny puppy. At eight weeks old he always went on the puppy pad . There is a chemical in the pad that attracts the puppy to use it. I gradually moved the puppy pad nearer to the back door and eventually I put a used puppy pad outside. It worked beautifully for me and my very small dog who was a shihtzu x chihuahua. He only weighed .75 of a kg at eight weeks ! It can actually harm a tiny puppy to take it out in the freezing cold . They can’t regulate their temperature at that age.
So make life easier for you both by using puppy pads. That is what they are for