Well, I'm almost at my wits end. I love my girl but she is driving me crazy with housebreaking problems. Before I got a Vizsla I read that they could be hard to housebreak. Well, she's six months old and is still having sporadic accidents in the house.
I've trained her on the bell at the back door and we seem to understand that when the bell gets rung, the door magically opens. I still praise and reward her for going. I'm to the point where I now wonder if I've praised her too much or something because she really doesn't seem to want to go unless I come out with her. Ridiculous.
She won't pee in her bed and makes it through the night without problems. But, if she is left alone for a few minutes (especially when I take trash to the curb or walk outside to check the mail) I come back to find a tinkle spot. She screams bloody murder when I leave her in the house and I can only attribute her urination as some form of stress.
She seems to be particularly BAD when the weather is crummy (raising a puppy in winter sucks). It's freezing rain out tonight and about twenty minutes ago, she just up and decided to poop on the carpet! She hates getting wet.
How long does it take to housetrain most vizslas?
I just had to vent.
I've trained her on the bell at the back door and we seem to understand that when the bell gets rung, the door magically opens. I still praise and reward her for going. I'm to the point where I now wonder if I've praised her too much or something because she really doesn't seem to want to go unless I come out with her. Ridiculous.
She won't pee in her bed and makes it through the night without problems. But, if she is left alone for a few minutes (especially when I take trash to the curb or walk outside to check the mail) I come back to find a tinkle spot. She screams bloody murder when I leave her in the house and I can only attribute her urination as some form of stress.
She seems to be particularly BAD when the weather is crummy (raising a puppy in winter sucks). It's freezing rain out tonight and about twenty minutes ago, she just up and decided to poop on the carpet! She hates getting wet.
How long does it take to housetrain most vizslas?
I just had to vent.