Smeraglia's Doodle Forum

Great to hear! We couldn't be happier with our goldendoodle, Charlie!!! Good luck with your pup!!! (We still can't get over how seamless the housebreaking was, compared with other dogs we have had.)

When to start housetraining??? — psychlgst, Wed Jun 13 16:19

Please help me out here. All my dog books say that puppies aren't ready for housetraining until 12 weeks or so, but our puppy will only be 8 weeks when he arrives. So what do we do in the meantime?... more
- housetraining — skm10924, Sun Jun 24 19:25
  
  Smerglia kept Pearl for her 2 weeks Puppy Prep School - it was worth every penny to us . When she came home, we put her little crate near the door with her bell. We followed our instructions they... more
- - Housetraining — Dedra, Sat Aug 4 11:29
    
    I have trained schnoodle, poodle s, and schnauzer. All with great results. At first they must all go out on schedule about every 2 hours. Reward verbally and perhaps with a very small bit of training ... more
- housebreaking — robinalps58, Fri Jun 15 13:42
  
  Hi, We got our goldendoodle at 9 weeks old and we started taking him outside as soon as we got him. He was housebroken within a month. (These dogs are smart!) Some tips: (1) if he drinks water, take... more
- - Housebreaking — Tgiacobbe, Mon Jun 18 07:50
    
    Hi, from another fellow psychlgst! We got Captain 2 days ago, He has not had an accident in the house yet! We are doing bell training also. Have it on doorknob. First got him to ring it by rubbing... more
  - - housebreaking — robinalps58, Mon Jun 18 08:15
  - Re: housebreaking — Greta Pollack, Sat Jun 16 12:30
    
    Robin's note was right---Start right away. I would use the crate if you are away for long periods.I made the mistake of giving in to crying one night and I could not get her back in. our "noodles" is ... more
  - housebreaking — debbie (F1B mini "Tally"), Sat Jun 16 07:10
    
    I thought it was best for many reasons to crate train, especially bc our puppy came to us at 9 weeks already having begun to transition to a crate. We understood that puppies seldom pottied where... more
- Potty — Daniel Z, Thu Jun 14 08:18
  
  All the books I have read say otherwise. Two great books, "b4 and after getting your puppy" Ian Dunbar "The Power of Positive Dog Training" Pat Miller Trust w me when I say the dog will ruined if you ... more

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