JHSURF

Howdy Fellow Basset Lovers!
I have had my buddy Buddah now for about 6 months. He is just over a year old now and is one special pooch ( as Im sure they all are!). Just a fantastic animal!
I just cant seem to get him to let us know when he needs to go out. I have tried everything bells, positive re-enforcement ect...
He will use the paper by the door, but if we leave him to roam the house alone he likes to do #1 and #2 on my carpets about 50% of the time.
Does anyone have any ideas that will help me make this the pefect dog?
Thank you so much!
and Happy Holidays!
Jeff

paisleysmom

Welcome Jeff and Buddah!!! Please don't think you are on ignore... we all have had a rough couple of days and are busy kibbitzing to get ourselves back to somewhat normal.. I'm no expert and I think I am reading your Buddah is about one year old... well it took Miss Paisley about a year before the Potty Light fully turned on..... we kenneled her in the kitchen (with two gates no crate) and spent most of our time just living in the kitchen... for a time I thought I would never sit in the family room again.
One day that light turned on and there has been no looking back. Do you crate him? If not try to limit his access to cut down mistakes and praise the heck out of him when he gets it right. Bassets are slow to learn potty rules but trust me fast learners at everything else -- well everything else THEY want to do!!! No one is perfect at first Jeff and the old saying practice makes perfect rings true! Good things come to those that wait -- maybe Buddah is just making you wait!

Annie714

Welcome Jeff and Buddah!

Paisley's mom had some good pointers for ya and a few other knowledgeable folks will be around to offer more help than I can. Just wanted to say hi

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MollyMcFrecklesMom

Jeff,

Welcome to the family to you and Buddah.

I have a 10 month old boy who is the same way. We are just trying to be attentive and take him out regularly. He gives us no signs (Molly was giving us signs by his age). My husband thinks he's just too distracted and doesn't realize he has to go, then all of a sudden it's pee time...in the dining room. Good luck.

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henry'smum

Hi Jeff and Buddah! Im with the gang, constant vigilance and regular loo breaks are the way forward. Crates are useful if your not going to be there to watch for accidents, Hen has a 10x10 play pen for when we are out so he can only pee or poop where he is supposed to.
With Hen we would take him out ever 30 mins and praise and treats when he was a good boy. I would say just stick to 1 command and 1 idea, too many bells and whistles get confusing for little boy basets!

Good Luck!

bubbad

MikeyT has said that dogs become sensitive to the surface they are on, generally, like cement,carpet,tile,grass,and so they tend to want to deficate on a preferred surface.Keeping that in mind , avoid the area's you don't want him to go on,by using baby gates,to keep him from going all over the house.He should not be out of your sight for any length of time.Sometimes you need to just start over and treat him like an 8 week old puppy again taking him out evey ten min.or so.Try ,first,not letting him see you clean up his accidents and then taking the paper towel with the urine or feces out to the area you want him to go to to deficate and pee.If they smell that they have gone there before that helps trigger a responce. I may have the first part off a little but I know the rest works. It can take a while with this breed although there are those that pick it up quickly,just keep working on it. He may never learn to tell you he needs to go out but you can anticipate when he should have to go.