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Housebreaking and Using a Leash

Posted by:  Christine
Category:   House Breaking
Posted on:  December 28, 2001 at 08:20:07

Question:

We have had our (almost) 4-month old JRT for a week now. We are crate training her and trying to housebreak her. We have previously done this with a shelter-rescued hound and had no problems. This little one is giving me a problem.

First off, she has not yet had an accident in the house. We let her out frequently and I have yet to see her urinate or deficate outside. But, she keeps doing it in her crate. I feed her three times a day and let her out at the necessary times. Her last feeding is around 5:00 p.m. Some mornings she has gone in her crate, some mornings she hasn't. She doesn't necessarily go out in the yard in the morning either. Then I put her back in her crate and within the hour, she goes in her crate.

The other thing I'm TRYING to do is put her on a leash and take her to a specific spot and have her "go" there. Well, she hates the leash. As soon as I put it on, her "brakes" go on and she will not walked. I try to give her little tugs to get her moving and I just end up dragging her. I end up carrying her to the spot in the yard and she just sits there all mad.

I've not experienced this behavior before and this will be my 5th dog I've owned. What can I do for both of my problems?
Christine