How do you house break a two year old toy poodle?

I have a two year old toy poodle who is very smart, however, I have not been able to house break him. We take him out side fairly often but he doesn't seem to get it. He is not crated at night, which I suppose is an option. I need suggestions.How do you house break a two year old toy poodle?House training isn't really rocket science.

Take the dog out to the same spot about every two hours. WAIT, do not expect the dog to understand what you want right away it may take him several times to get it.

Give a command - find a spot, go potty, etc. PRAISE when he goes.

While cleaning the accident make it known this is not acceptable by saying bad dog stuff.

Use white vinegar to neutralize the odor of urine after cleaning the area, including poop spots. Most household cleaners contain ammonia - same smell as urine. The odor acts as a sign to the dog telling it here's the bathroom.

If you are consistent the dog should be trained within a week or so.

I've used this same technique with all my dogs - 3 month cocker took 4 days. When I brought home my GSD she'd been living inside with her litter mates and using the house as a bathroom. I figured I'd have major probs house training because she'd taught it was ok to go in the house. Using that method she had one accident inside. She's now almost 7/How do you house break a two year old toy poodle?The trick is not getting them to go outside, it's getting them to understand when you go outside for this that that is their 'job' for the moment. The dog will learn to approach the potty run with the same sense of purpose that you do. If you wait for them to do it while out there for play time, walks, off-leash free time in the yard, or whatever, they will never figure out what you're outside for and will continue to do it whenever they get around to it, inside or not.

If you make the potty run a unique and specific mission, the dog will know what is expected of them. No need to go outside constantly. Monitor the dog for 1-2 hours after meals then get them out within that first hour or so. Also first thing in the morning and last thing before bed time. Other than that, every couple hours as needed depending on how often you see them go. Make separate trips just for this. If the dog won't go because they're waiting for walk time or play time, don't wait all day and don't indulge that. Back inside, wait 20 minutes while watching closely, and repeat. Once they go potty then they can receive rewards and praise and be allowed to do other stuff.

In the training phase, don't mingle potty runs with the walk. It means you're out for a walk, not to do #1 and #2. It becomes a territory-marking exercise, and indulging that habit almost guarentees that the dog won't empty itself without being walked a good distance so they can hit up a few good spots for #1 and sniff out that really perfect spot for #2. They will condition themselves to hold pee in and let it out in spurts as they see desirable spots. They will condition themselves to hold poop and wait for it until they're away from their own turf that they've already marked. Will they be totally done when you finally get back to the front door? Maybe, maybe not. They sometimes need to walk to work up a good poop. Pace in the area you've designated as the spot or walk a short distance up the street and come back.

In the training phase, don't let the dog out the door on its own, wait 20 minutes, then let them back in. They will probably play, roll in the grass, sniff and eyeball various things, then come back in and go in the house once there's nothing to distract them and make them postpone it. In the training phase, don't try to wait the dog out all day if they don't go immediately. Give it 10,15 minutes and repeat. They need to develop a sense of urgency to get it all done. The longer you wait, the more opportunities they have to concentrate more on surrounding distractions than on the task at hand. They need to know when you go on a potty run it's time to get it done and move on and they won't be rewarded with free time outside if they hold it.

The dog should not be out of your sight until you get a sense that they 'get it.' Be ready to catch in the act, surprise with a loud noise, then drag them outside immediately. Each time they go in the house unsupervised is a lost opportunity to correct them. If they get away without being immediately corrected sometimes but get scolded well after the fact other times they will start trying to figure out which place in the house is the correct spot.