HELP PLEASE!!!!!! 2MONTH OLD BABY COCKERSPANIEL!!!!?
1.How many times can i give my puppy a bath?
2.How do i potty train my puppy???? he pees everywhere, and anywhere!!!
Only bath the dog if it actually gets filthy. An 8 week old dog should not be going outside so it will not be getting dirty and therefore will not need a bath. Try to avoid bathing as much as possible because it removes the natural oils of the dog’s skin, which they require to remain naturally clean and with naturally good skin and glossy coats. Also, never bath as a flea treatment, even in flea shampoo, it’s useless!
At this age, take your dog out to wee and poo every couple of hours. Give him lots of praise when he goes outside. Keep and eye on him and learn to recognise the signs that he’s about to go – sniffing around, stopping playing and especially squatting! If you see these occuring, pop him outside quick! If he does have ‘accidents’ (and it’s inevitable at this age) do NOT scold him in any way – he’s not behaving badly, he’s just learning. Just clear away the mess without saying anything. He could possibly be potty trained by 16 weeks of age, it can take longer though.
For some further free info! – puppies need to be given flea treatment preventatively, this can happen from 8 weeks of age. Regular worming is very important as puppies are so prone to them and are usually born with them – they require worming at least monthly until 6 months of age. NEVER use flea and worm treatments from a pet store, they don’t work and some are dangerous. Use veterinary treatments only.
Chalice1 – You should never bath any dog too often, it takes the natural oils out of their fur, and can be detrimental to their coat and skin. Different breeds have different grooming needs, ask your vet or breeder, I am guessing that since yours is long haired and not house trained you feel the need to bath him more often!
You can "spot" clean him with flannels and a mild solution of puppy shampoo to avoid a total bath – I do this in between baths if I need to and then give a good brush!
2 First off he is a pup, and you can’t potty train him!
You need to use newspaper or puppy training pads which are better but more expensive. You get them from the pet shop.
They are like nappy material, but contain a chemical that draws the dog to it, and encourages it to wee there instead of your carpet.
NEVER smack him for messing, or rub his nose in it, this is wrong. Pick him up mid wee or poo (they usually stop!) and place him on the pad or paper.
Do this every time you catch him messing, and he will get the message.Praise him and make a fuss of him when he has finished.
If he goes to it himself, praise him as well.
Gradually move it closer to the back door each time until after a couple of weeks its right by the back door.
You can also start placing him outside when he starts to wee, or poo, so that he begins to understand that is where you prefer him to do his business if you have a yard or garden. Let him out at regular intervals, and as soon as he starts to relieve himself praise him. Start asking if he wants a wee each time you let him out, and he will begin to associate this action with the back door, and will start to go to it.
My dog jumps up the back door and knocks the key with her paw to let me know she wants a wee!
Get a book on training, and read it cover to cover! Ask your vet to recommend something, and puppy training classes will also be a good idea if you have never trained a dog.You don’t want to bathe a dog more than once a month, if that often. A dog produces natural oils to keep his skin and fur from drying out. When you bathe them you take those natural oils away causing dry skin and other problems.
Potty training – Put your puppy out every 1/2 hour and after he eats, sleeps & plays hard. Praise him for doing well when he poos/wees outside and give treats. Puppies have immature bladders and sometimes no matter how diligent you are about getting them out on a schedule, they will have accidents. Once the dog matures, he will be able to "hold it" for longer periods of time and you will notice the tell tale signs of him "having to go".Dogs only need to be bathed a few times a year. Too much dries out their skin and will make them uncomfortable, just like when your skin dries out. My dog gets groomed whenever he starts to stink, which is usually every three or four months or so. Use baby shampoo and keep it out of his face, and dont get his head too wet to avoid getting water in his ears. A 2 month old, unless it got into something, probably hasn’t been alive long enough to require a bath just yet. So don’t worry about it for a few more months.
There are a couple different methods of potty training. I typically use a combination of a potty schedule and crate training. The idea of crate training is that dogs are clean animals and will not relieve themselves where they have to lay down. So you leave the dog in a comfortable crate just large enough for it to lay down comfortably, and take it out every once in a while to go to the bathroom, and then upon coming inside put it back in the crate. This teaches the dog that outside is the place to go to the bathroom and that he must hold it until he gets there, and you can gradually increase the area of confinement (from a crate to a bathroom, from a bathroom to a bedroom, etc) to get him used to the idea that YOUR HOUSE is also a den not to be soiled on. But a young dog’s bladder is small and they wont be able to hold it for too long, so accidents are inevitable, particularly if you wait too long to take him out. Just be patient and he’ll get it.
Another option you can use by itself or, as I would recommend, in combination is to keep a notebook for your dogs feeding and bathroom schedule. Write down what time you feed him, and take him outside a half hour to an hour later and stay outside until he goes to the bathroom, then give him a treat for reward and bring him back in. Dogs will establish a natural rhythm and will get hungry and have to go to the bathroom at around the same time every day, and by keeping track of when these times are you can help the dog settle into his schedule, alter it somewhat if you need to, and help cut down on accidents. This is what we do for my dog. He is already potty trained but old and blind and can no longer ask to be let out. So he and I both know he gets fed at 8, 12, and 6, and he goes to the bathroom at around 9, 2, and 7:30 every day. Sometimes he’ll have to go out extra if he’s drank a lot of water or run around a lot, but if you can at least establish a baseline you’ll be part of the way there. He will eventually find a way to tell you he needs to go out. Some dogs will run back and forth between you and the door, some will scratch the door or bark, my dog used to run up and down the blinds to make noise, or you can even do something called "bell training" with your dog to teach him to ring a bell when he wants to go outside. It’s up to you. 
Good luck!With a good quality dog shampoo (that should not strip too much of the dogs natural oils) around once a week is ok, but as you have an 8 week old pup you shouldn’t need to have bathed him more than once! All puppies can smell a little but dogs generally do… Make sure you let your puppy out regularly, around once an hour, and praise him when he goes outside- with a treat sometimes. The most important thing with toilet training puppies is never to punish accidents. This can make them worried about going to the toilet and can lead to them not going when you want them to outside through fear of being told off. Also telling them off for going inside can make them go off and hide to go to the toilet (where you may not find it for a while). Crate training is good, there is lots of information available on this. Basically they go in the crate when you can’t watch them- they don’t want to toilet in a confined area- they don’t toilet inside. You also need to spot the signs like circling and sniffing and swiftly escort your puppy outside. If you catch him part way through the act, calmly carry him outside. It can help to name it- for example when your puppy goes outside, tell him ‘wee wees’ or ‘hurry up’ and then he will learn what you want him to do.I would try not to bath the puppy too much as the oils on the coat clean them! That’s happens in the wild! Get him used to water by putting him in the bath and pouring luke warm water on him, but don’t wash him too much!!!!!! Unless he has problem skin, but your vet will explain on that one!
I use the pads for potty training,they are great to start off with. I suggest that you set an alarm for every 3 to 4 hours and take him outside, you may be there for a while,and just after he has eaten and woken up, but when he does wee, tell him what a good boy he is and give him a treat and make a fuss every time he does it, and after a while it should get better, but you’ll be in for some long nights!!!!!
Hope this was of help, and good luck!!!!!!!!!Alright first off CALM DOWN!
Secondly unless your pup is filthy he only needs a bath every few months.
Secondly you need to crate train your puppy. Get a crate that is big enough for your pup to sit, stand, and turn around…. but no bigger. Otherwise the pup will use one corner for a bathroom and another for a bed. After you pup eats every meal put him in the crate for 20 min. then take him outside. If he goes to the bathroom then praise him and let him wander the house (supervised). If he doesn’t go then he goes back in the crate for another 20 min. Also remember your pup has a very small bladder he needs to go out frequently. And accidents happen its not your pups fault its yours.
If you have any questions let me know.generally once a month is sufficient number of baths – though clearly if he gets into some major dirt between you can bath in between- too much bathing though dries his skin
Housebreaking – start by taking him outside when he first wake up form a nap and after eating. STAY with him & PRAISE when he pees outside. watch him in the house & when he starts sniffing around looking for a place to pee take him outside. Confine him to a crate (or at least a single easy to clean room) when you can’t watch him….so your cocker has a smell and you think he is dirty well take him to the vet to have ear hair pulled and cleaned he mostly like has an ear infection from a build up of hair in his ears long haired dogs grow hair in there ears and in cockers and other breeds that have hanging ears get this issue all the time something that the breeder didn’t tell you or the rescues didn’t tell you i love it they just hand you a puupy and send you on your way well this breed will need grooming every two week and they will bath them after clipping them they have conditioners that help restore the oils in there skin a coat so don’t worry about that your pup should eat about three times a day right now and they have to go to the bathroom 30 min 1 hour after eating and drinking don’t let any water or food out for them have all the time feed and water at same time as much as they want and as soon as they lose interest remove the food and water take him out for one hour do the same thing over and over at the same time until he gets better and then i would also get a timer when your home to remind you to take him out every 1/2 hour and ween him up to 1 hour and then 1 1/2 hours and so on i did this with my german shepherd and it worked wounders and i also told my friend who has a pug and it also worked wound for heri have an 8 week old spaniel too, she was peeing a lot, i started to crate train and she is doing sooooo much better, the only problem i have is when she gets TO the door she wants to pee so i now carry her till we get outside, it takes time and being consistant, i was taking her outside every hour durning the day and every 2 durning the night,, she can now go 2-3 hours in the day, and i only get up once through the night, she has finally taken pride in her "home" and doesnt want to mess in it. as for the bathing, my pup would sit in her mess, i called the vet they said to only bath her every 4-6 weeks, if she needs to be cleaned up just use water, dont soap her every timeThat was also my worry when I first had a puppy. Luckily, I found this site, dogtime.com/bathing.html, and got a lot of tips when it comes to giving him a bath. I suggest that you visit this link, dogtime.com/housetraining-for-pup… to learn more about potty training a puppy. First you change only get your puppy a bath every 2 weeks if you don’t you are going to dry out your puppy’s oil and then he will start itching alot second take your dog out every 2 hours or three and night take him out as soon as you are about to go to sleep for about 10 mins Good luckAn 8 week old puppy is not an 8 week old baby.
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