Help!!!! My puppy wont stop peeing inside:(

Hi my puppy is almost 9 weeks and is with me for more than 3 weeks now and im doing all that i can but he doesnt stop peeing inside
I always take him out when he wakes up or eats or plays or sniffs etc but even then he keeps weeing inside and dont even tries to signal anything to me like crying etc. I tried white vinegar for clearing out mistakes but that doesn't seem to work either please let me know what i am doing wrong or how can i potty train him correctly. Also what can i use to clean my tiled floor from his mistakes

 

You need to restrict him to a small area inside to begin with. His bed and a little bit more. He needs to learn that inside is his den, because their instinct is to not wee in the den. But if it's too big an area, they can go to the toilet far enough away from their bed to not consider it their den. By restricting him to a small space at first, you can make sure you take him out really regularly (every 30 minutes, plus after food, play and sleep) and praise him loads when he goes outside. You may be waiting out there for 20 minutes or more, but don't come in until he goes. Then lots of fuss and treats. When he's clean in that small area, you can extend it a little. Keep doing the same, taking him out really regularly and extending, little by little.

You can use an enzymatic cleaner like Simple Solution to clean the floor to remove all traces of the smell of wee, which we can't smell but dogs can. If they smell it, they'll recognise it as a toilet area and go there again.

 

Ok thanks i'll try this
One more thing - he sleeps during the day and stays awake during night - how can i correct this????

 

Are you crating your puppy? If not you should consider it. It will help with the potty training, the sleeping problems, and more.

 

There will be lots of help in articles on this site or in The Happy Puppy Handbook. Make sure you read up on crating before you use it for training as you should not leave a puppy for long in the crate either. It sounds like your puppy doesn't have somewhere to wee or doesn't know where it is. You have to take the puppy every 15 minutes to start with, for a wee. You have to watch such a young puppy all of the time and not be distracted by other people or the TV etc.
To clean the floor I used 'Simple Solution'.

 

Hello there

You've asked this question before:

Has your puppy had his shots now and is able to get out for short walks? If so, you could consider trying to take him outside to wee - although this will be many times a days, unless your balcony is very large, it might be a problem for him. What kind of outside space does he have access to in order to have a wee?

 

His shots are not yet completed so i cant take him down to the park area and earlier someone suggested me to not give him free access to his toilet area so keeping the balcony closed now. He knows where to wee and poo as he always makes noises to go out when he needed to poo and whenever i call and take him out he does wee/poop but then he comes inside and in few hours do it inside also. This is what is confusing me that if he makes noises to go to poop outside then why not for wee??its my first time and m all confused.
Tried crate but he always used to cry to come out in day and even in night so i have stopped using crate.

 

Hi there, I'm a little confusd about your questions in terms of the set-up you have there, but I will try to give some general comments.

Puppies are a massive amount of work, there is just no way around it. The whole toilet training process takes dedication and a lot of time spent by the owner for it to work. You are basically "tied" to your pup 24/7, or someone else is! As Julie has said, taking your pup out regularly (every 20-30 minutes), massive praise and treats when he does his toilet in the spot where you want him to go, and restricting his space inside (as snowbunny says) are all vital components to making toilet training a success.

The crate is a sanity saver. Have you read the articles on the main site on crate training? You have to make it a happy place for them, so that they will settle in there without a fuss. Again, this takes time and dedication on your part, but it is so worth it.

I have never had a dog in an apartment, so not sure of exactly how to toilet train in this circumstance, but the general principles as we have explained here would still stand.

Don't worry, you will get there if you keep persevering. And as to your question about why your pup doesn't cry to be let out before weeing, it's because he hasn't learned yet that the place where he is weeing (inside) is his "place" that he should not wee in. Also pups have small bladders and not much bladder control, like babies. He is till figuring this all out too. You can help him do that by the frequent trips outside, the praise when he goes in the right spot, and the restriction of space inside.

Good luck, and keep asking questions. We are here to help!

 

Thank you so much for your detailed reply.

I will follow this all

One more question- my pup bit me yesterday and i got a scratch and a drop of blood afterwards that too when i pressed it too hard -- do i need to worry or do i need some medical attention???

 

You'll be fine. If we had to go and get medical attention every time a Lab puppy drew blood, we'd be living in the emergency room! Most Labradors puppies do bite. A lot. They go through what we call the "crocopup" phase. Here's an article that may help you out. Worth reading it now before it starts in earnest! http://www.thelabradorsite.com/how-to-cope-when-your-labrador-puppy-bites/

 

Emergency room thanks dear m much relieved will read the article for sure....just one more thing - he keeps waking up during the night and sleeps mostly during day....i was giving him 5 meals a day 5:30, 10,6,10 but yesterday i gave him just 4 meals last meal at 9pm and he slept better than daily - so how many times should i feed him and what should be the gap and at what time i should feed him his day's last meal??
I mean i have read that last mean should be 3 hours before bed time but is it ok to leave puppy without food overnight for like 12hrs or so???

 

Couldn't edit my post so correcting here - 5 meals were 5:30am,10am,2pm,6pm,10pm
And 4 meals yesterday was 6am, 11:30am, 4pm and last at 9pm

 

When my puppy arrived at 9 weeks she was on 4 meals a day. I used to feed her at 7am, 11am, 3pm and 7pm. These times suited me best and Mabel was absolutely fine. I'd also save a little bit of food allowance to put in a kong as a treat if she was a bit crocodogish at night. Always make sure there is plenty of fresh clean drinking water available. I would highly recommend you buy Pippa's The happy puppy handbook. I found it invaluable.
Good luck and enjoy your little puppy, they grow so quick.

 

Ok will keep him to 4 meals a day then hope he gets better sleepy nights ahead

 

Twiglet is nine weeks old and is fed at 7:30am 11am 3pm and 7:30pm.

She will move to three meals at 12 weeks then two meals at six months

 

Oh 3 meals at 12weeks only i didn't know that!!
Wow m so grateful I found this site and forum and getting all the answers from such experienced people im very careful with Charlie thats why keep asking questions here and will keep on doing so I guess;-)
Charlie and me we both thank you all with all our hearts

 

I feel exactly the same I've been given some invaluable advice recently too. I'd be lost without it at times xx

 

Hi i have started giving him treats when he does his job on the right place and now whenever he needs to go he goes towards my balcony and if he finds it open he goes but if he found gates closed then he doesnt make noise to try and open the gate but just wees there near gate only -- how can i make him to create noises when he finds that door closed??

 

You need to be watching your puppy all the time, so you can take him out when he needs to wee. He won't make a noise to go out until after he is completely toilet trained.

Don't worry too mch about it, just be super vigilant for a few more weeks and it'll be fine. How are you getting on with other things? How is his socialisation going? When will his shots be done so he can start going out etc?

 

Yes, like Julie says, it really does need you to watch him like a hawk! My most difficult thing was when I was cooking, which I love to do, so spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Willow would sit watching me but, because a) the door to outside was a long way away and b) she didn't want to leave me because there were lovely smells that might be coming her way, she'd just suddenly stand and squat with no warning. So, when I was cooking, I would take her outside every 15 minutes, which was disruptive but only lasted a few weeks. She was a lot slower than others on here to fully toilet train, so I think they all go at their own pace. As long as you're persistent and doing the right things, he'll get there.

You said that he goes and wees outside if the gate is open; it's best not to leave it open at this stage, because he won't learn to ask if it's closed, and will just go by it, as you've found. Every time he approaches the gate, let him out. You'll probably find he starts sitting there when he wants to go out - Willow was never noisy when asking to go out, but she would (and still does) sit and look wistfully through the door. Once he has the basic behaviour of going to the gate to ask to go out, then as his bladder strengthens, he'll be able to hold it a few seconds longer and longer until you don't have to watch him all the time, or drop everything immediately to get to him. It can take a long time, though, so don't expect miracles overnight.