WEST_SIDE_MAMI:  Go to your nearest grocery store and buy wee wee pads. they work for my dogs
2006-11-06 20:48:46

Merry X-Mas:  You have to try to have them be outside when they need to go, so they get used to going outside and they'll eventually sit by door and wait till you let them out for pee party.
2006-11-06 20:49:54

Rachel:  mkay, well, some dogs can be crazy. My own dog just had babies and it keeps on stepping on the puppies and not taking care of them.I think you should have a pet trainer 4 your dog's sake.
2006-11-06 20:50:20

urbancoyote:  YES you need separate crates (like porta-kennels, those plastic crates with wire "doors" used to take dogs into the cargo area of airliners).

Each dog has its own crate. Use the crate method of training (link below). Reward your puppies extravagently for relieving themselves outside. KEEP A LOG UNTIL BOTH ARE TRAINED.

What's happening right now is that the little puppy is corrupting the training formerly given the big puppy. Buy those porta-kennels TODAY and get started!
2006-11-06 20:51:36

Jessica B:  Well first off beagles and basset hounds aren't indoor dogs, second you have a male and a female... territory issues there. Next the puppy needs to be in the cage when you aren't home and keep a close eye on it at all times. You should try using treats as rewards for going potty outside. Are either of them fixed? That could calm both of them down... but you might have to wait until they are older. Good luck! Its going to be hard I can say that. My best friend has a older lab and a beagle mix... totally messed up the entire house... its a shame. Oh and be strong when saying No to the dogs...
2006-11-06 20:51:58

MegaNerd:  Just for some background, I am a former AKC kennel owner (until I got a divorce :P), professional obedience, tracking, and area/personal protection trainer. I have also been a show handler with multiple AKC obedience titles to my dogs' credit. I am a founding member, former Chairman of the National Association of Professional Canine Trainers and Handlers (NAPCaTH) and certified Canine Behaviorist. I have also trained Search and Rescue dogs which have worked around the world. I'm not just spouting something I heard from Uncle Jake, saw posted in a forum on the internet, or saw on "The Dog Whisperer". (shudder)

A puppy can be successfully housebroken starting at the age of 6 weeks, but it is a serious responsibility and requires constant attention. The time it takes to housebreak a puppy in my home is 2-5 days. If it's taking longer than that then YOU are doing something wrong.

I'm going to use the term "poo" to cover both urine and feces.

Here is the recipe for successful housebreaking:

#1 Get on a schedule. ? Bring him outside often (about every 2-4 hours) for the first week or so. Stay outside until he does his business. If you can't dedicate yourself to going outside with your puppy for 15 minutes every 4 hours for a few days then please take the puppy to a shelter and get a cat. Also, he should make a potty run every time he wakes up from a nap and about 5-15 minutes after he eats. NEVER withhold water from any animal without specific directions to do so from a veterinarian. Dehydration can happen _very_ quickly in a puppy and it?s known in most states as ?animal abuse?, ?cruelty to animals?, or ?criminal neglect? (usually a FELONY) if an animal suffers because its owner is too lazy to get off their butt and take them outside.

#2 Praise early, praise often. - Make a BIG pleasant deal about what a wonderful thing it is that he has done his business outside **as soon** as he has done so. If you wait until a puppy wanders up to you to praise him, then he thinks you are praising him for coming to you and has forgotten all about the big stinky load he dropped a few minutes before. Your praise to correction ratio should be about 20:1. That means that you should be telling him that he is good for doing all kinds of little things about 20 times more often than you are scolding him for doing something wrong. This will teach him very quickly the boundaries of what acceptable behavior is and what is not.

#3 DO NOT RUB THE DOG'S NOSE IN POO! A dog has no way of getting the poo off of his nose except by licking it off. If he does this then before you know it, you have a poo eating dog on your hands b/c he has developed a taste for it! Instead, remember that a dog's nose is at least 150 times more powerful than your own (depending upon the breed) and use that to your advantage. Make the dog down-stay (lay down and stay there) in position for 1 minute per month of age very near but not in the poo. If your dog is 3 months old, then he stays with his nose next to the poo for 3 minutes while you clean it up. He will very soon associate pooing in the house with having to lay still for (what seems like to a puppy) a VERY long time and will instead wait for his next regularly scheduled potty break.

#4 Be consistent. The pup needs to know that if he poos in the house that there are consequences and, more importantly, that if he does it outside that there will be praise.

#5 NEVER call a dog to you for punishment. When you find the dog has dropped a load, go get him, pull him carefully but firmly to the site of the poo, and then scold him. If you call a dog to you for punishment then you are, in the dog's mind, punishing him for coming to you when you call him b/c that's the last thing he did before you lit into him with your loud, scolding mommy (or daddy) voice. If the dog's nose is filled with the aroma of his own poo, then it's pretty clear to him what you are bent out of shape about. If I had a dollar for every time someone has called me up and can't figure out why their dog doesn't come when he's called but yet they call the dog before they punish him, I'd be a VERY rich man. :D

The most important thing to remember with canine behavior:
Dogs LOVE praise. They LIVE for praise. If your pup knows that he will be praised for good behavior then he will do absolutely ANYTHING that will earn him "good luvins".

Good luck and please feel free to email me if you have any further questions.
2006-11-06 20:52:04

KattyoOo...:  Umm, train them to use newspaper?
2006-11-06 20:56:20

Melon:  I would suggest seperate crates for them. They are of different ages and sizes, so it would be safe for now. Later you may be able to crate them together tho.

If your dogs are treat receptive, I might suggest trying for clicker training. I did this with my Border Collie puppy. I first taught her that the clicker meant a reward, click then treat, click then treat. Once she got that, then I began clicking her for going potty outside as she should. If I caught her in the act inside, I said "outside" in a loud stern voice and took her out to finish the job. Worked great!
2006-11-06 20:56:20

ChelZ:  there is a product called nature's miracle itg will get rid of stains and incourege them not to go there anymore. or you can wash your sheets with bleach and they dont go there anymore. it works the same way with the pavement. if you want them to pee on the grass just wash the pavement down with bleach then rinse it away. works every time
2006-11-06 20:56:33

dee:  You have two puppies, neither one is old enough to be reliably housetrained yet. Eight months for puppies is the equalivant of a toddler in humans...some may be potty trained, but many aren't...and the ones that are potty trained still have accidents often. The nine week old pup is still an infant developmentally and you should expect to need to take it outside every 15 minutes to half hour when it's awake for the next couple of months.
2006-11-06 20:58:59