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Question by eatyourself666: OLD dog litter training, can i teach an old dog new tricks? o-0?
got a very old dog in an apt housing, he’s been at a house all his life and is used to going through a doggy door, im wanting to train him to use a litter box, any tips for helping this to happen? i have a cat too, should i give them seperate boxes? is it possible to train a dog that has to “walk it out” to use a confined area like that to go? can he learn to do it while being still? he’s old and i love him but im tired of the smell, if i can teach him i’d like to try, cant stand walking him with my busy schedule and even when i do he messes anyway because he cant even last my work hours without going… more description he’s um about 14 yrs old in human years, nearly blind, nearly deaf, not quite completely either, he’s a mutt, midsized, maybe 13 pds, pointers would be great, or any contact nfo2 people that work with pets would be awsome, thanks
p.s. i’ve read a bit of pet pads, any of them work good? odor attraction type pads i mean, im interested but skeptical, any success stories?
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Answer by Jeny
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Put a pee pad where he likes to mess (or if you can stand it put some mess on the pad) and praise him when he goes there. Then gradually move it where you want him to go. Make sure that it is not too close to where he sleeps and plays and to keep it clean so that he will be more willing to go there. Good Luck!
Your dog is too old to be trained to do his business anywhere but where he is used to. Litter training is only effective with small dogs (under 10 pounds) like shizhu’s, chihuahua’s etc. If you are too busy to walk your dog, you need to find someone who will walk your dog for you. There are individuals who will do this for a small fee. Otherwise, you are being unjust and unfair to your dog. A dog needs regular exercise, and 14 is too old to be trained to use a paper inside the apartment.
ohhh…. Its a hard question… But I’m glad to help…..
I have a succesful story that I will share to you…
I have a dog.. His name is “fudgee” and his 10 years old. I have a busy schedule also. Just a matter of luck, My office is near a dog hotel. When I gonna go already to my office, I will have a walk with him ( about 1 kilometer long).. When we are near already in the dog hotel, Im checking him in and after that I will go to my office already.. It becames our habit.. When it is morning, he is the one already waking me up to go to my office.. (Until now we are doing it, it is retty expensive but we can afford it when you do dual job.). For me its a trick to walk a 1 kilometer long highway when you are a blind dog… ^^ (Gets now what tricks I told him?).. Even though he is blind, He is familiarize in the road and he himself can wake me up… ^^
2 years later I realized that the personel taught my dog litter training… HOPE I HELP YOU…
Just remember, Even though your dog is blind or something, something amazing will happen that you will remember forever!
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