i am taking a dog.i want to know how to train the dog?(german shepherd)?

Be patient and consistent. Take him outside regularly - at least once every couple of hours and always after he has eaten, immediately after he wakes up and after he has been playing. Don't just put him outside, go out and stay with him. Always use the same command "Hurry up" - or whatever you want to use. When he does go, praise him to the skies and bring him back in. It can take a while for him to cotton on and don't be surprised if he holds it until he gets back indoors and then goes - if he does, pick him up and put him straight back outside. When he does have a mistake indoors, don't shout at him, definitely don't rub his nose in it. Just put him out of sight while you clean it up. Make sure get rid of every trace of smell or he'll keep going back to that spot.

He'll catch on pretty quickly during the day but while he's so young, he simply won't be able to hold onto it all night, so expect that to take a little longer.

Don't bother with wee pads or newspaper - that's just teaching him it's OK to go indoors and then you have to re-teach him that it's not OK!

Crate training works wonders. Buy a crate that is only big enough for the dog to stand up, sit down, and turn around in. Whenever you aren't able to supervise the dogs every move crate him, when you take him out the crate, take him outside immediately. This method works because dogs won't go in there crate, because they think of it as a den. Make sure the crate is not too big, because the dog will end up going in the corner, but make sure its not too small because the dog will not want to go in. Soon, if you follow these instrunctions, the dog will associate going outside to going to the bathroom. Make sure you praise and give a treat whenever he goes outside. But know that accidents do and will happen, just keep with the method, and you will see less and less accidents.

First off, confine him when you can't supervise. I can't stress enough the importance of this. For potty training, use a crate that is only big enough for her/him to comfortably stand, lie, and turn around in. He should not be able to potty in one end and lie down in the other. Make sure he's not confined for too long -- generally the age in months plus one hours (so 5 hours for a 4 month old pup).

Every time you take him out of his crate take him outside. He should be on a leash. You should go through the same door every time. Take him to where you want him to potty and start repeating his potty command until he finishes. Then treat him and let him play or go for a walk.

Put food and water on a schedule. Give 20 minutes to eat and then pick food up until next scheduled meal. Give water every hour (or when he's obviously thirsty.) By scheduling meals and water, you are able to predict when he will need to relieve himself. Put him on leash and take him out.

Watch for behaviors that tell you he needs to go out: circling, squatting, sniffing,crouching, ....

I have clients who tell me their puppies won't go while they are outside, only to come inside and make a mess on the floor! If you find this to be a problem, give him a reasonable amount of time outside and if he doesn't go confine him for 15 minutes when you come back inside. At the end of that time, take him back out. Repeat this process until he goes. By doing this, you are teaching him that he will earn his freedom by pottying where it's appropriate.

Lastly, basic obedience training really can help. It clarifies leadership for your dog (and sometimes for the owners as well :) )

patience it takes time meanwhile have a plentiful supply of kitchen roll and dettol as he is bound to have accidents take him outside and tell him to do his poop using a command such as "be quick" when he does it praise him and give him a small reward, you need to take him out after each meal, when he first wakes up after sleeping and every couple of hours go outside with him so that you can tell him his command to go pee or whatever and reward him when he gets it right if he has an accident do not say anything to him just take him outside to do it if you catch him in time and clean up he has got to learn so accidents will happen that's part of puppy owning if he goes on a carpet clean it using biological washing powder (test on a small area of carpet in an inconspicuous place to ensure it dont wreak the carpet) as this will eliminate any doggy smells

Crate train him, take him outside often, Praise him when he goes outside.

my dog was the same.try putting news paper in a room closest to the door outside and dont let your dog go anywhere else other than that room he should piss on it then if he pissis on it move it closer to the door outside and closer everytime he pissis then put it outside and heel go outside to piss then.

Get a book.

POTTY TRAINING

Questions You Must Answer:

1. Where do you want your puppy or dog to eliminate?

2. Where do you want your puppy or dog to live all of the time that you can’t supervise him? Limit their freedom. Where you go, the puppy goes. Or put the puppy behind a baby gate, safe room, playpen, in their crate, or on a leash attached to you.

Important Facts to Know

Fact 1. Crating or otherwise confining a dog does not teach him bladder and bowel control. This is a normal developmental process that occurs on its own.

Confining a dog in a small area such as a crate or playpen when he cannot be supervised supplements his natural tendency to move away from the ‘nest’ or ‘den’ to eliminate, but it does not create the tendency.

The statement-a dog won’t soil his crate is a myth. If left too long a dog will soil his resting area.

Fact 2: Learn what your dog is trying to tell you when he has the urge to go.

Barking, whining, growling, sniffing, squatting, turning in a circle are things to watch out for.

Tip 2: Keep track of his/her intake of water.

Drink after meals, during and after play. Allow him to drink his fill whenever water is offered. If you have to leave him alone while you are at work, leave ice cubes in his bowl. Don’t expect him to hold his bladder that long if he is not at least 5 or 6 months old.

Tip 3: Premium food is your best choice. Why?

Feeding a better quality food will be more digestible which means smaller stool volume and better nutrition.

Avoid changing your dog’s diet while working on potty training unless you are changing to a better quality food. Digestive upsets may occur. Gradually switch food over a 5-7-day span.

No table food. A dog’s digestive system isn’t designed to handle the same things yours is. Don’t blame your dog for potty training setbacks because you shared your food with him.

Tip 4: Scheduled feeding works best for puppies during this process. If you want to “free choice”, you will have to be especially looking out for your puppy for signs that he needs to go potty. If your puppy has special needs, check with your veterinarian.

Where To Feed Your Puppy

Place his bowl in the same place. If you have a working or guard group breed dog, place the dishes in more of an open space.

How to feed your puppy/dog

Tip 6: Allow 20 minutes to eat it. Take it away if they leave their bowl and do not offer him more until his next feeding time. Unless you are free feeding you can leave it down. Measure out their food and keep track how much the puppy is eating during the day, as you don’t want to over feed.

When To Go Out

Make out a chart on your puppy’s progress. Be more concerned about the improvements, not the mistakes that he makes. Routine is very important in the potty training process.

After Eating and drinking water

Before play and exercise.

After waking up in the morning and from a nap

Sometimes even after eating a treat

If he stops chewing on a bone or toy and walks away

Any other time that he acts like he needs to go

Removal from confinement

Teaching Your Puppy/Dog To Let You Know That He Has To Go Outside.

1. Barks

2. By ringing a bell at the door

3. Pushing a doorbell to go out or back in. “Home Depot” sells doorbells that can easily be attached to the door.

Turn any signal into wanting to go outside. They bark at you, take the dog outside. If they bark, take them outside. Take them immediately. Take them to the same place to go potty. You must watch to see if your puppy goes. Supervising your puppy is important.

Teach Them to Potty on Command

Pick out your phrase that you will always use. It is important that everyone in the household is consistent in saying the same thing. Use phrases like, “Better Go Now”, “Do Your Business”, or “Go Potty”, etc. “Do your little potty”, “Do your big potty”. They use two different muscle groups during the potty process, so use two different phrases. So what I do is go out and ask them to Look for their potty. I tell them to LOOK for their little potty, and if I feel like they need to, to find their big potty. If I am not sure they don’t have to go, I will just tell them to LOOK for their potty. The way they will do this, is to have their nose to the ground sniffing for it. If I tell them to FIND it, be sure that you are willing to stay out there as long as it takes until they go, because you told them to do something.

Put your puppy in a body harness and leash. Take him to the spot that you have picked out for his potty area. Ask him to look for his little potty. Try to not over do the talking though as some dogs will get too distracted by that. When he starts to sniff the ground, praise him by saying “There you go looking for your little potty”. Then keep repeating your phrase, “Looking for little potty”. If he gets distracted by something, or wanting to go out of the potty area, just use your leash and do a little tug back into the area. When he does his little potty, verbally praise him and go briefly and pet his head. “That’s your little potty, good boy”. Then I will tell him to go look for his big potty. When he finishes, bring him between your legs, bringing up his head and praise him well, talking about how he did his big potty Anytime he does his big, we go on a walk in the neighborhood for an added reward.

The goal is to be able to take him anywhere and ask him to do his little and big potty, so that you are not waiting around forever for him to go. So I am able to ask my dog to go and he will at any moment that I ask him or her to do so.

Chart to see how long after eating does he need to do his big potty. Morning time, after waking up, how long after his meals, etc. Normally if they pee a couple of times they don’t have to do big potty. If they do their big potty, there will always be their little potty. Sometimes you can be outside with them for quite awhile so be patient and consistent. The more consistent you work on the process, the faster they will get it. I will use time-out if they are out there and refusing to go, even though you know they need to go potty.

Where in the yard, one spot or all over?

My dogs have a space 5’x6’. So it doesn’t have to be a large space. We put down drainage rock on the bottom, then I laid shade cloth down, and then mulch on top of that. Put a little poop on it to give them an idea where you want them to go.

If you have a small or very young puppy you may have to carry outside. Always praise your puppy for going in the correct spot. Verbally praise well. If you play with him outside afterward, take him to another area in the yard, but only after we eliminate first.

What Do I Do If He Messes On the Floor?

People thought they could correct a dog for house training lapses no matter how long ago those lapses occurred. Many of those same people also thought that rubbing the offending pooch’s nose in his poop or pee would further help him understand that doing his biz in the house was not a good thing to do. First, dogs don’t remember their housetraining mistakes. They don’t feel bad for doing what comes naturally. And they don’t connect having to eyeball their waste with having deposited that waste in the wrong place a few minutes or hours earlier.

All that will happen is the trust that you are building with your dog goes away.

If you come upon a puddle or pile inside your house, it’s too late to do anything but clean it up. Shame on you for not watching him! Do that, resolve to prevent future accidents and consign the nose-rubbing.

If you can’t watch him, place him into his crate or outside!

When your dog uses his potty in one particular space in your house, simply eliminating the odor of urine and then marking the area with a different scent can get the dog going in the right rest room again. Once the area is odor-free and clean, sit down on the carpet with your dog and a paperback and spend a little time each day there. In just a few days, that place will smell like a living room instead of a toilet to your pup.

Give the treat at the time we went potty, not after we have come in from outside.

Once our dogs are no longer puppies, we seem to have some sense of entitlement that grown-up dogs should go outside, because “they should know better”. But if they’re to the bathroom in the house, you can either get upset about it and put on a threat display as any agitated primate would-scaring the heck out of your dog in the process- or you can get over it and give him a treat for going outside. Trust me, the latter works a lot better.

He looks guilty!

Your dog’s failure to meet your gaze does not result from guilt. His low-hanging ears and tail do not reflect remorse. His body language does not reflect any feelings he has from peeing on your rug. Before you walked in the door, he was probably taking a nap and wasn’t thinking at all about how the rug got that stinky yellow stain. Only when you sent that menacing glance his way did he realize that he might be in trouble. And he responded accordingly: with body language that says, “I don’t know why you’re upset, but I’ll do anything it takes to make you feel better”.

Dogs don’t know the meaning of guilt. Your dog has no idea that you’re angry, because he used your Oriental rug as a potty. He doesn’t even remember having done so. He understands only that you’re unhappy, and he’s responding in the only way that he knows how.

Remember: Success depends on how consistent you are with him. You are setting yourself up for failure by failing to stick to the schedule.