How should I fix this?

[Anonymous]

i have a puppy he goes outside but will play he sometimes goes pee and poop out there but often i will stand for 5-10 mins and he doesn’t go so i go back in and he poops or pees in the floor and i get so annoyed i yelled at him and felt bad i have done it only a few times but i also have the issue of he is teething and bit me and my nephew so i spanked him on the butt he did it again and grabbed my throat lightly it didn’t hurt but i stopped him again and he did it again and again and the final time he actually bite down and his tooth cut my skin so i pinned his head down and told him to stop he stopped but after i feel guilty and bad cause he is so nice but he keeps not listening and how else can i correct him cause he won’t listen otherwise and i am sad rn will my puppy still love me

[Anonymous]

First of all, stop abusing your dog like that. It's not right. He's too young to understand that he's doing something wrong. The best way to potty train a puppy is with puppy pads. It's gonna take some time and you should do a bit of research on this.

Start off with puppy pads near the door you use for his bathroom area. When he goes on the pads, bring him over to it, point it out to him, and give him a treat. Every single time. If you can catch him in the act that's even better. When he goes poop on the floor, take the poop and move it over to the pad. It sounds gross and it's kinda nasty but animals follow scents. If he sees/smells his own scent on the pad, he will be more likely to use that spot next time. This will take a couple weeks at minimum. After he's trained on the pads you can start training him to go to the door or to bark when he needs to go potty and then immediately take him outside. If he starts showing signs of needing to go, just take him outside and wait until he does go. Always give him a treat when he goes. This is positive reinforcement.

To get him to stop biting, bite him back. Don't get rough about it but you know, do it hard enough to make them understand that biting equals pain. They will stop. Honestly I've done this with aggressive dogs before and they never bit me again after that unless they were very angry at me specifically. You also need to stop playing with him in a way that shows it's okay to bite. Don't rough house or put your hand/arm in his mouth. Just use toys instead. This trains the dog to teeth on the toys and not on humans. Also buy him hard bones that he can teethe on. Depending on the dog and the type of bone, many dogs prefer to chew up bones so just start buying him some of those. It'll help a lot.

[mark000h]

Please don't hurt that puppy.

You have to have more patience with him. Puppies need a regular schedule to go out usually every 2 hours to the same spot. When he goes pee or poop outside in his spot, use kind words and give him a treat.

Never hit him or hurt him. It will traumatize him and make it worse. He'll be afraid and won't learn.

Regular going out to the same spot and praise for doing good going outside will make him learn.

If you don't have the patience, you don't deserve him.

[Asker]

i do but i had him going out regularly but he keeps going inside when he goes out he plays then comes in and poops it is so frustrating sometimes i wait outside for 5-20 mins and he doesn’t go but as soon as he gets in he goes