Need help training a 2 yr old toy poodle?

It's great that you rescued this dog. He needs a good and loving home. Poodles are smart dogs and they learn fast. The most important thing to remember is to keep your dog on a schedule. Take him outside at the same times if possible everyday. Take him out first thing in the morning, then after he eats and at night before bed time. Your dog will learn that this is when it's time to use the bathroom and will try to hold it. There will be times when your dog may need to go, so make sure you always keep some pee pads or the litter pan in an area familiar to your dog. My only concern is that the litter pan might be too small of an area if your dog has to pee and poo, because some dogs won't do both in the same spot. You can work with him, and if he learns to use the pan, that's great.

Your dog will learn his name. It just takes time and patience. Every time you talk to him, call him, or teaching him commands and such always say his name. Even when you are petting him, feeding him, bathing him, talk to him and say his name. Your dog may have been called by a different name so it will just take time for him to learn his new name.

Keep your dog on a schedule, be patient and persistent and your dog will learn. Dogs are creatures of habit. They like schedules, because they know when it's time to go out, time to eat and such, and your dog will feel more secure knowing that he has a home. Poodles are great dogs. They are beautiful, smart and loving dogs.

Best of luck with your dog. Hope I helped.

You could consider yelling his name before commands (as people do with other people) to get him used to that. Also consider actually putting the chew-toy in his mouth by hand and playing with him using the toy.

Sometimes, unfortunately, hiring a trainer is the only way to get around these things. Sometimes you've just got to persevere and other times you have to just try a new way of getting the message across.

For example, in a school, the teacher can give the kids textbooks and diagrams to learn from, but some kids won't pick this up. That's why teachers also use videos, physical demonstrations, lectures and other methods of relaying information. Trying other methods of putting the message across when it comes to chew toys (or trying a different style of toy) may really help. (I wouldn't recommend creating a diagram on the matter though).

With name calling, Just yell it, say come here, and point, when you are in visible range. He'll hear you yell, look, and inspect what you're pointing at, most likely. You can always put treats where you're pointing, and then over time replace treats with other items you'd like him to use (such as the chew toy).

Hope that helps, but it may not work. If you have the money, consider a trainer.

You have too much stuff going on here.

Chewing - If he's chewing on things he shouldn't be, puppy proof the house.

Toys - If he doesn't like the chew toy you are redirecting with, then buy more until you find one he likes.

Potty - If you want him to use the fake grass, then you need to train him to that immediately. There's no reason to get him used to a litter box just to then have to retrain him to the grass.

Commands - Work on commands right now, but only as an adjunct to what you are doing. No 'tricks'. If he's sitting, you can say "GOOD SIT!!" with lots of fanfare and treats, but you should't be working on sitting on command right now. It's too soon.

Name - It will take time for him to learn his name. Make sure you are using it in a positive manner only.

Potty training will be done just like any other dog. Constant Supervision, Consistancy, Praise/Reward, and NO punishment.

No litter box, pee pads, paper etc. They teach a dog that it is okay to mess in the house.

Training a dog . of any age, to go outside is initially very time consuming. that is why so many don't get trained.

A dog is a creature of habit.

Whatever it does over and over again becomes a habit for the dog.

So how do you make going outside a habit?

You take it outside every hour until the dog starts showing you in some way that it wants to go outside.

How long this takes depends on the dog.

I take mine to the same spot outside where he smells the pee. I say ' "hurry up" - or some cue word

Now, whenever I say ' Hurry up ", he goes.

There may sometimes when dog comes in and pees - especially in the winter_ but you stick to the plan.

The plan sometimes fails because owners are in too big a hurry to get inside.

Walking fast down a block will also cause a dog to poo/pee.

Put the litter pan by the door. When he heads in that direction let him outside to go do his business. You could also go buy those white mats instead of a litter pan. (They are made of paper and you can find them at Wal-Mart.) That way when you want to change litter pans/mats you won't confuse him. You should be a little more patient with his training since he is is still just a puppy.

Google NILIF and start using this at home......basically he needs you to be a strong pack leader, provider of all his resources, once you establish that he will settle very quickly and not be anxious.

Toilet training, treat him like a puppy, toilet after eating, after playing or exercise and on waking and start using the fake grass now ( why teach twice, litter tray then fake grass) he needs to get out twice daily on his lead walking so he starts to learn about the world around him, as you say poodles are smart and without the correct exercise and training his smartness will become destructiveness...on one of your walks go and find the butchers and get him a raw bone to chew on once or twice a week and lift the toys he will be more interested in them if they are not available to him.....remember your are provider of all his resources, and if those resources are all over the floor, why would he need to come to you.

Set him up to win, put him on a lead in the apt and let it trail, when you want him step on the lead pick it up, THEN tell him come and pull him gently to you, praise him and tell him free and let him go, you can practice this lots of times and he will never fail to obey and so gets praised and is learning what you want him to do.

convey her over there while she has to pass to the bathing room, i might say... make beneficial she someway is conscious that she has to pass to the bathing room, possibly positioned a fave toy or some thing interior the newspaper sq. or in spite of. reward her while she does her shtuff there. :D desire I helped. Oh, by utilising the way, i presumed it replaced into in the previous each little thing "How do I destroy my a million 12 months previous toy poodle" i replaced into like D: and then examine it back. XD

Obedience training is about much more than 'sit' and 'down.' It's about learning how to communicate your wishes to your dog in a way he can understand. And despite the adage about old dogs and new tricks, dogs of any age are perfectly capable of learning.

Go to a trainer..

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