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I was wondering about different potty training methods, and behavior/temperament/ and personalities of Jack Russell and Toy/Rat Terriers. I have a 9 week old Jack Russell/Rat Terrier cross female, named Bailee. (I also have a 1 1/2 year old unnuetered male possible terrier cross, Brodee.) But, I'm more curious in different potty training methods, and behavior/temperament/ and personalities of Jack Russell and Toy/Rat Terriers, for Bailee, because she refuses to use puppy training pads, and she will only sometimes urinate outside. And when scolded and put in her crate for time out, she screams bloody murder and relieves herself inside the crate. I was just wondering what I can do to get her to stop going potty all over the house (and this is my first time with her type of hybrid.) Thank you!
Brittny

Answer
Brittny

First off, it would be highly unusual for a 9 week old pup to be house trained.  I recommend the following and omitting pee pads entirely....

Take her out the very minute you get up in the morning. Take her out 10 minutes after you give her breakfast. Take her out every hour that you are home, 10 minutes after her dinner and again before bedtime.

When you are not home, crate her.

Every single time she potties outside, give her lots of praise and 2 or 3 tiny pieces of cheese or meat (1/2 the size of a pencil eraser). A trainer friend of mine calls it "having a party."   String cheese is what I use.

Make sure you clean her accidents with an enzyme cleaner, as the others do not get the pheromones that we can't smell off the surfaces. The brand I prefer is Get Serious.

You need to make the event of her pottying outside so enjoyable for her that she actually looks forward to it.  Scolding her will do no good because she does not understand why doing that is wrong, and you can't teach a dog that way....

It's like having a dog get loose from you - you finally catch it and yell at it. All the dog learned was that it gets in trouble for being caught - Talk about not helping you get what you want from the dog !

The trick is to catch a dog doing the right thing, reward that, and then the dog is more likely to do that behavior again... Punishing things you don't like doesn't really work out ....

Good luck, and remember she's still a baby...

-Beth