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The key is to not just leave her with door open - go out with her and reward her when she toilets outside- ideally teach her a toilet command.
When she is in with you keep her in the room with you, and take her out regulalry so there isnt the opportunity to have accidents- its the only way you will crack this.
 
SusieT said:
The key is to not just leave her with door open - go out with her and reward her when she toilets outside- ideally teach her a toilet command.
When she is in with you keep her in the room with you, and take her out regulalry so there isnt the opportunity to have accidents- its the only way you will crack this.
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^ this!
I had a 2yo rescue who came untrained. She is a BIG dog so lots of wee especially. She was delighted to meet a carpet for the first time in her life and immediately decided this was an excellent location to wee. It did take a bit longer than with a new pup, but she got there in end with lots of rewarded. We went through a phase where she would ask to go out, pretend to wee (squat) in hope of a treat, then trot back inside and wee on the carpet ...
 
You could try this...it's worked really well for me in the past when I've had the same problem as you - I think everyone with a dog has had the problem at some stage! One part white vinegar to one part water. Dogs don't like the smell of acetic acid. It not only puts them off but also cleans the carpet too! I had tried various shop bought concoctions that didn't help too much but someone put me on to vinegar. I've also had the " if I go into the garden and pretend to wee I'll get a treat!" bit too! they're not daft are they? Haha. You're doing great so hang on in there! My daughter had the right idea with her pup. She has laminate everywhere and when her dog was house trained she put the rug back down.
 
Best thing for eliminating smell (to the dog) is biological washing detergent - and far cheaper than all the potions you buy at pet stores.

Dont just leave a door open and assume she will know to go outside for the toilet - you need to go with her, and use a command word when you notice her showing signs of going and whilst she actually goes. Then lots of praise and a treat. If she hasnt been and you think she needs to go then dont allow her free roam access to the house, keep her on a lead or in a crate until you take her outside again.

Its time consuming and rather tedious but it does work extremely well at avoiding accidents and therefore aiding house training
 
Jenni D . didn't it make your house smell like the local chippy !

She seems determined to hang on to her poo and wee when we are out, 3 walks so far today and nothing.I think shes convinced inside is the only place !

Im seeing the vet about her teeth tomorrow, I think she may lose most of them, they have grey calculus covering the whole tooth all down one side, god knows whats underneath. I seem to have a real talent for taking on the old and frail .
 
I knew someone would think my house smelled like a chippy! Haha! very slightly vinegary but a damn sight better than Poo!.....but tbh I wouldn't dip my chips in it! I wonder what goes on in their minds? You can take me on! I'm old and frail. But haven't started peeing on the carpet yet! :)
 
Don’t despair about the teeth Penny Less. I have just collected our 9 yr old greyhound/whippet from the Vet. Her teeth were just as you describe and I was sure she would lose many . However, they all cleaned up a treat and she had none removed.
 
Penny Less said:
Jenni D . didn't it make your house smell like the local chippy !

She seems determined to hang on to her poo and wee when we are out, 3 walks so far today and nothing.I think shes convinced inside is the only place !

Im seeing the vet about her teeth tomorrow, I think she may lose most of them, they have grey calculus covering the whole tooth all down one side, god knows whats underneath. I seem to have a real talent for taking on the old and frail .
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She has proably never pooed or weed outside and finds the outdoors a very scary place. Dogs are vulnerable when pooinng so she may well hold on until she gets where she is safe, as in indoors. Your persistence has to out do hers, as Kimberleigh said, do not give her the opportunity to go indoors.
 
also, my last little bitch would not go while on the lead-ever, and afaik she had a normal upbringing. She would always go off to a bush or somewhere (on walks or in garden) for a bit of privacy-in 5 months that I had her she never went while on a lead. Obviously you dont want to let her off yet but could you let her in the garden after your walks?
 
Chiffy said:
Don’t despair about the teeth Penny Less. I have just collected our 9 yr old greyhound/whippet from the Vet. Her teeth were just as you describe and I was sure she would lose many . However, they all cleaned up a treat and she had none removed.
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Dogs teeth sometimes look worse than they are. My last greyhound's teeth were full of plaque but the vet used to sedate her and clean them beautifully. Admittedly as she got older a few were taken out but it never stopped her from eating or enjoying life. You can only do what you can do considering the circumstances that the poor creatures lived in. So I wholeheartedly agree with Chiffy, don't despair. It will all get sorted...after all she's only been with you for a couple of days. She'll soon get the idea I'm sure.
 
Im sure it will, if she has to go gummy Im sure she will cope ! She sure can hold her wee etc nothing today since the carpet this morning.
Good job its still a bit warm to stand outside with her. I must admit I do find the house training bit the worst aspect with a dog, only ever had to do it once with our very first dog, all the others (rescues) were clean. My friends are aghast that Ive taken on another one with problems, but even if we only have a short time I will enjoy it. Getting on myself with various problems so I could shuffle off first :D
 
When I got my final greyhound (I've had three!) everyone that knew me thought I'd lost the plot and needed to be committed, but I went with my gut. We got there in the end and had a good few years together and everyone loved her. Where we lived then, on the North West coast of Scotland gale force winds were the norm for most of the winter and every morning I had to take her out and wait, otherwise she'd do a circuit of the garden and streak back through the kitchen door in a flash. But we also had a pub, and she was the 'meet and greet' committee. She didn't have a bad bone in her body. Have you got a name for her yet?
 
Your final greyhound JenniD? Surely there can never be a final one :D

Pennyless your little girl sounds an absolute poppet, I’m so pleased you have given her a chance of a happy life :) house training is a necessary evil of any new dog I feel, and some cotton on quicker than others - as an ex puppy farm bitch she will be very very institutionalised and will probably need more time and patience than an average rescue, I’m sure she will get there :)
 
My younger one had a pretty perfect early life but does not like toileting on the lead and it took about two weeks for him to go in the garden after years of being walked for his toileting. He prefers a good stretch of the legs/gallop first and to go somewhere private.
Which is great, but I'm a standing in the doorway in my PJs kinda gal :p

Both mine toilet in exactly the same place (their own place each) in the garden, he prefers behind some trees in the front garden and the other one along the fence out the back.
 
Glad to hear you found a needy oldie to give a great home to PL. she sounds like a very sweet old lady. Housetraining is a bit tedious but if you take her out regularly and praise/reward for going she’ll get there eventually.
 
Worrying news. Possibility this dog may be stolen. Microchip details not adding up. waiting for vet to come back to me, they are trying to contact the address on the chip. If I have to give this dog up Im not going down the road of another.
 
Foster lady told me dog was microchipped but not registered. However on taking to vets she was registered, to someone other than the lady I got her from. I dont believe this lady stole her. Vet says she is obliged to check it out,. but dog not coming up as stolen or missing on website.Vet says people often don't report as they think the fact that the pet is chipped is enough !
Im worried because if she has come from a puppy farm they would not have bothered microchipping her would they. It was only done when the law came into being. Sleepless night ahead waiting for information
 
Don't panic - if stolen it normally comes up. Most of the time its just a crap first owner hasn't changed the detials when they abandoned the dog - mind you the foster lady should have sorted this all out
 
Try not to panic. Lots of people seem to forget to update the microchip details if a pet is passed on. I’m sure if she were stolen it would be flagged up.
 
Ah try not to worry, I'm sure its just someone hasnt bothered updating chip details.

Very lax of foster lady to have not had it sorted though if dog was with her for 12months! And if she fostered through a rescue then they should've had the chip registered to themselves anyway before fostering her out
 
The travelling community are involved so this may complicate things. If I want to change the chip info and they wont agree I cant do it.
I don't have a receipt for the dog as this was from a private person, but she would probably give me one if I asked. I do have the copies of the for sale advert. Hopefully it will be OK still waiting to hear if the vet has found out anything. Hope its OK as she is a lovely little girl
 
Celebrating ! she is not stolen. The microchip is registered to her breeder. Theres something wrong with the whole thing though. The chip was reg. in April 2016, and she apparently sold her on to a good home, that only leaves 2 years till now and the lady I bought her from had her about a year.She was definitely not a puppy farmer ! So if she was at a puppy farm, it wasn't for long, but how did her teeth get in such an appalling state in a year or so? Anyway, water under the bridge. She's mine and I hope to have her for a good while, she is about 7 and a half and settling in better every day. Im back to capacity with two dogs, two horses. Sorted !
 
Oh, that is good news. I am happy for you both and hope you have many years together.

Some dogs just have poor teeth. All of mine were fed the same, most had excellent teeth, my lurcher who died in December had perfect teeth. On the other hand one of my other dogs had horrible teeth no matter what I did (and I tried all sorts of toothpaste, Plaque Off and so on) she had to have her teeth cleaned under anaesthetic on more than one occasion. I think it is to do with the oral microbiome of the individual dog.
 
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