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She probably potties on the floor when you let her out in the house because she gets overly excited. My dog gets so excited that she pees when my dad gets home from work everyday, and this has been happening for 2 years. The reason it's not fixed is that my dad won't ignore her so he makes it seem like a very exciting experience and gives my dog lots of attention. This could be the same for your dog, so don't let her out in an excited state, and keep her on a leash for a while until she calms down. As for going potty on the porch if you don't go out with her, maybe she thinks she'll only get a treat if you come out with her. Start cutting back to only giving her a treat every few times you accompany her outside and give her praise when you don't have a treat. If she goes potty on the porch, don't scold her or anything, but don't give her any treats or praise either. Eventually she will figure out that going in the grass is the only way she'll get positive attention. Remember, dogs are like kids, negative attention is still better than no attention, so try your best to refrain from yelling at her if she goes potty in the wrong place.
You could also try crate training her. I've found that many of the dogs that get adopted from the humane society I work at do extremely well when they get crate trained. Here's an excellent website about how to do it: <a href="http://dogs.about.com/cs/basictraining/p/crate_training.htm">http://dogs.about.com/cs/basictraining/p/crate_training.htm</a>
The only requirements for crates are they need to be big enough for your dog to sit, stand, lie down, and turn around. Because your puppy will grow into a larger sized dog, I would recommend getting a bigger crate with a dividing panel so you can let your puppy only use part of it for now, but you won't have to purchase another one down the line. You don't want the puppy to have enough room to potty on one side of the kennel and lay on the other.
Good luck! Hope this works out for you! |
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