PUPPY TRAINING! Should I Let My Puppy Out To The Toilet Night

[@whowantstoknow2617]

My husband toilets our Kangal pup before we go to bed at about 11pm, then I was toileting the pup again between 3-4am, and then hubby let him out for the morning in our yard at 7am. It wasn't long before I noticed that our puppy was really unwilling to get up out of his crate at 3am, and so I left him to sleep, and he sleeps through the night now :) He is 16 weeks.

[@louiselouise8133]

I don't have a husband to share it with and have to do it all myself- after 3 weeks of no sleep I am a zombie :,(

[@dreamlife2351]

@@louiselouise8133 it’s training for when you have a baby. Lol

[@Silverbeardedsurfer]

If I leave my cocker puppy alone she has a fear response and does the toilet. But if keep her near me she almost immediately settles all night and goes in the morning. Win some, lose some.

[@stephenjacobsen4616]

Wise reply on the 2'nd question. Starts at 3:30 - Thank you Will.

[@joda7771]

When my puppy was 15-16 weeks I thought that she shouldn’t socialize to much as I wanted her to be a guard dog. I even looked for ways how to train the guardian skills better. Oh dear, how wrong I was! I changed my mind in a week. The mastiffs do have their guardian skills built in already. Socialization as much as you can is the most important. 😊

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

So true!

[@samkillfinny7541]

So pleased to here your “gaurd” dog/puppy being too socialised reply. As an X-postlady far too many people accept their dog going loopy at people coming to their door as they think it’s the dogs job to protect the house. I’ve had an X-racing greyhound growl at a person who came to check my electric meter, she NEVER did this, most sociable dog I’ve ever had! I was quiet keen for said chap to read the meter & clear off, as in my mind, if he made Gem go on the offensive there was something not quite right about him.

[@ZephrusPrime]

My first Husky was so stubborn with the food that she actually started to fall over from not eating for days! Got her checked out to find nothing wrong with her and turns out she was holding out for the apples we previously gave her. This pup was the most head strong I've ever had. I've got a Black Lab now, OMG talk about cruse control.

[@judymiller5154]

who doesn't love a black lab ❤️❤️❤️, well, really, any color lab? 🤣😂🤣 Ours is just 15 weeks - of course, very bouncy in spurts, and we take long free-running and leashed walks, but SO smart and will do anything for a kibble. 👍Recall at hundreds of feet is excellent! 👏👏👏 Potty got training off to a bad start due to 2 weeks of storms, so we do use pee pads and she rarely "signals" to go out to potty, but I am better trained now 😁 and it will get better as she matures. Good luck with your pup

[@marcuslueke2790]

100% righr. A dog is a dog and you have to train the right way!

[@franceslothian1319]

I like the comment about removing the food if the dog won't eat it. My late dog Jack would come back from staying with Grandma all of a sudden picky over his food. I would just pick it up. End of. Feed him next day as normal and he would eat no problem. Very healthy dog that lived to be 16

[@judymiller5154]

I learned during child raising that "hunger is the best sauce". 👍

[@a.x.4101]

I like your ‘black country’ accent. My cane corso, Cromwell, is excellent. That said, I took extra care to socialise him properly. Thank you for your videos. 👏👏👏

[@ryanmalone2681]

My Cane is a companion, but I do formal defensive training just for fun and to give him a job and mental stimulation.

[@Eddit1000]

Getting my new puppy in 7 weeks... so excited 😍 Your video’s really come in handy ! Thank you so much

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Good luck!!

[@vickielovesrandy]

We do take up the water at 7pm. Puppies last ouside trip is at 10pm then into a covered crate. He usually makes it to about 5 or 6 am now at 12 weeks. I HATE THE WONTER MONTHS! By the way, your wife is so cute:) Thanks for all you guys do! Vickie in Oregon USA

[@zenofwater]

As always wonderful words of wisdom. I have a rescue Pressa Canaria Jaxx and an English Mastiff/Newfoundland mix Hazel. Your channel has given me wonderful advise that I use with my dogs. They know I am the leader and listen to me. We are not at a 100% perfect yet but we’ve gone from 65% to 90% in a few months. I constantly receive compliments on how well behaved they are and how do I do it. I always give them your KZbin channel. Thank you!

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Sounds great!

[@poliscikosis3187]

Will, can you do a video talking about appropriate expectations for training at various ages of puppy? (obv depending on breed). I have my second Akita pup and she is now 9 weeks old, starting to answer to her name, and knows a good sit. Having a lot of confusion about "lay down" though. obv I am not expecting her to retain 'release' and 'stay' yet. But I want her training to be structured, stimulating, but also effective and possible.

[@bluehoseok]

9:12 Thank you so much for steering me here from my question on this topic on a different video. Your insights have been amazing in helping us be good owners for Braddy!

[@thelastminmom5251]

Thank goodness you explained to the person who wanted a “guard dog”

[@faukerconsulting835]

💁🏻‍♀️My 11 year old American Staffordshire had bladder stones&uti a couple of years ago for a ~3-4 months and we were up at all hours of the night with her whether she could void or not and she still wakes me up once a night to go out...luckily I have severe insomnia so my husband does the 8am morning and I get the 2am night🤷🏻‍♀️

[@fionag9468]

Late comment but just to agree with the planned, pre-emptive toilet trips, have done that with both of ours alongside crate training to fast results, weaning off from 3 trips, to 2, to 1 then an earlier morning. I see clients at our club who use pads and they're still struggling at 6 months, after using this technique they often resolved it in a couple of weeks

[@MintBlueJelly]

At what age did you wean off from 3 trips to 2 please? Got a 9 week old and happy it's no longer 4 trips a night but still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks!

[@MrsFeda1510]

@@MintBlueJelly I got my puppy when she was 9 weeks old. I think we only took her out 1 time during the night for the first few nights and then she slept through the night, she has never gone to the toilet in her crate/bed ever. She is almost 15 weeks now and she still sleeps through the night.

[@kingagrabinski8849]

I did the getting up during the night by setting the alarm for all my dogs over the years and it did go perfectly. Of you course you are exhausted for a month or two but it is like with human babies. It is the same commitment.

[@eyemallears2647]

Your wife is awesome and hilarious. Great couple.

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Thanks 👍

[@angelh8262]

First, I would like to congratulate you on this series which I think is excellent and has helped me enormously. There’s just this one issue where I disagree with your advice. My 12 week old Whippet Lurcher cross sleeps in a crate in my bedroom. From day one I put her out to wee prior to bed at 9pm. The first month she woke twice in the night approx 1am and then 5am to have a wee before going back to sleep ‘till 7am- 8am. At 18 weeks she was sleeping from 9pm - 7am every night, then, going out for a wee and poo and straight back to bed until 8am. She wakes me up when she needs to go out. I don’t agree with waking a puppy up to go to the toilet in the night as your training your puppy to wake you up in the middle of the night - why would you do that? Waking me up when she needs the toilet has not resulted in her crying for attention. Also, how would you know when your puppy would go through the night if you keep waking it up ?! I don’t give her anything to eat or drink after 7pm.

[@catherinetremerryn]

Great advice - so plsd re what you said about getting up in the night, have been doing this.

[@yuliiakuznietsova6062]

Hi! These are great videos dedicated to everyday questions from non-professional dog owners! Thank you very very much for them! My cane corso is 3,5 months old now and we strugle to find a right way for handling those toilet issues at night... For us it's not an option to ignore a puppy until 06:00. If we do that (of course, we tried) then he's peeing, crying for some time in his cage because of discomfort, then doing a bigger toilet thing, you know...and then we, anyway, are washing cage, dog, floor, bathroom in the middle of the night...So...it's really better for all of us to let him out. But we're doing it once he "asked for it". In opposite way - I mean waking him up at 01:00, 04:00 etc..he will be so sleepy - you'll need partially drag him and partially bring outside on your hands. And he, anyway, will just look at you with his sleepy, surprised and a bit scared eyes...like asking "Why did you break my sweet dream? What are we doing in this dark scary street?"..and no peeing. Just looking...)) So the best working option for us now is to let him out when he "asks for it". Without any emotions - just quickly go outside and back. Let's see if it works further. But we just do not see any other working solutions for now...

[@thejudeness]

I SUPER LOVE YOUR METHODS to raising dogs! Especially the "old-school" ways...that was kind of funny 😁... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

[@scotishcovenanters]

Wonderful to meet Rachel (Rachael). Love your accent, Rachel, and from this side of the camera it looks like your adorable little ones, the two youngest, look just like their Mum! :-) Thank you for this video.

[@fubuh8r]

My 11 week old puppy, from 4 to 6 weeks all I gave him was kids milk replacer. After 6 weeks, I've been giving him replacer for breakfast. I leave a bowl of kibble as well, but he doesn't touch it until lunch, and then I feed him kibble at night. Guess the replacer is like cereal to him.

[@user-pg4eb6uw6l]

The rule for potty training is every hour on the poppy but for how do you keep them outside? We take our 10 week old staffy out on the hour for 20 minutes he doesn't end up going when we bring him in is when he decides to go.

[@ClintonSiegel]

Cute couple and great knowledge sharing! Thank you!

[@philiproberts6947]

Hi Will and Rachel, Reference to the night time toilet routine! We are due to collect our Rottweiler puppy in the next 3-4 weeks. I have already purchased your puppy course and boot camp course and have been going through thus with my family so we can hit the ground running when the puppy arrives. Our puppy will be 8-9 weeks old when we collect him. What i would like advice on is that we fortunate enough to have a dog door into our secure garden. Do we start training with the dog door for toileting from the very start and leave the dog door open during the night with the hope that he will soon associate the door with the toilet and take himself out in the night time or do we close the door at night for his own safety due to him been so young. With our past dog which was a rescue Husky we trained her by teasing her through the pet door with food and then making the worlds biggest fuss when she went the toilet, she only had a couple of accidents in the kitchen and got to grips with the pet door very fast but she was a full grown Husky when we got her. This will be our first puppy so we're slightly unsure if starting with the pet door from day one is wise. Thanks, Phil

[@MagnusFXT]

How did it go? 😊

[@historyfreak6591]

I still take my 7 month pup outside at night but I choose the time, like Will said. I take him out, he does his thing, we go back inside ( him to his crate and me to bed)

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Thank you - always enjoying the Q & A's with Rachel :-)

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marleneclough3173]

One thing I quickly learnt when taking the pup out at night for last wee is not to take pup inside immediately as then he will hold it so I let him sniff a bit more then took him inside. No more trouble after that

[@stephaniebuzzella1]

Bahaha I love this. DOGS ARE DOGS! Absolutely. 😂 such a shock to some people and I don't understand how

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

3:00 yes! thank you! I'm dead tired of telling people exactly that. Dogs ARE DOGS.

[@sagittariusmoon1043]

My English bull terrier died of massive kidney infection at 10 he was a nob head but he was the loyalist living thing I've ever known! I'd definitely say yes to letting the puppy out after the guilt of my last dog, I maxed out all my credit cards before hand trying to save him and he just didn't get better xx broke my heart and my bank I was so sure I'd get him to 12 😥. Getting puppy next week or two, it's took me 2 years to get strength to get one. I've picked a heinz 57 this time. part Shar pei part bull dog and a bit of staff obviously 😂 xx dunno what his Gunna grow up like but I did well with my bullys temperament Ps, I did also get bit at my friends house as a child by a retired police alsatian xx

[@asprywrites]

For my 1st 2 months (her 2nd and 3rd), I kept her to sleep in a room across the house because her random cries were keeping me awake. I simply set my alarm to wake me up every 4 hours to take her outside. It worked like a charm. It was tough on my sleeping, but at least I got to sleep without random distraction.

[@lynneperry7454]

My spaniels are not trained as guard dogs (of course). However an intruder got into my hime 18 months ago and they switched into Guard Dog mode immediately! I was amazed, they seemed to grow in size and Snarl like I’d never seen before. They chased this guy right out of the house. So I guess your Mastiff would be there if it were necessary.

[@AnaSilva-xe4cn]

Hi Will! I'll get a puppy in 6 weeks and your videos are amazing thanks! What would you recommend for toilet puppy training? I could try both methods you mentioned, but what do you think is best?

[@canislunaticus]

My mum said all she did was tire them out during the morning and at night they'd be in the crate, then first thing in the morning they are let outside to pee, little to no accidents inside and I don't think she ever had to wake up at night, and she's done this with all her dogs, and she's never had the same breed twice, all completely different dogs x)

[@judymiller5154]

tips on tiring out a 4 mo lab puppy?

[@SoSouthernGirl]

Help. Crate training my Golden Doodle puppy. She’s 16 weeks. Sleeping in Crate fine. However she has started pooping at night inside of crate. I get up every 3 hours. She goes poop more at night than during the day. I’m retired and have her with me all day. We take 3-4 walks each day. What can I do Will.

[@LM-hq8cg]

We have a 9 week old pup, I have been getting up with him a couple of times which I don’t mind doing. But is he old enough to go from 10pm-6pm?

[@SelkaAndHorses]

@willanthetoncaninetraning I will have a standars poodle puppy and will bring him home at 11 weeks. I will than have 4 weeks off from work. After those 4 weeks he will have to stay at home (crate traning from day one) for 8 hours during the day. I don't want him to "feel bad" for peeing in his crate (around 100x60x60cm and there wiil be space with pads) and it is natural. Should I than let him cry in the night and make a decision to pee in the crate or takie him out overy few hours during the night? I just don't want him to suffer when he needs to pee and I'm not around.

[@karenmullen3210]

The more "friendlies" that your dog meets, the more able it will be to discern the needle in the haystack that is different and has malice in their heart to do evil to some member of your family - even if it is a mentally unstable person who may someday in the future be someone who will exhibit behaviors that increasingly need more watch time because they will do something unexpected someday soon. Your dog will know that if it is a protective breed. The only sure way for him to be able to pick out the bag is for him to know how good people act the variety of way good people act and the many different looks and possible equipment (canes, walkers, wheelchairs etc) of various people. That is the way you make sure that they do not react out of fear and hypervigilance which is anxiety-producing and which causes your dog to make a mistake. If you do not socialize in a multitude of different places with different people different types of people so that they can see the variety, you are sitting your dog up for failure.

[@MsDjNAS]

Hi guys, congratulations on your channel first and foremost. I’m a huge fan. I’ve got a 12 week old English bulldog puppy and I have been following your advice religiously for 2 weeks now in regards to potty training. I take him out every hour to the hour it goes very well. However I have been waking up at night and very 3 hours successfully and it works every time BUT because of work I’m over exhausted and I just wanted to ask if I can increase the time between breaks at night time from 3 hours to let’s say 4-5 hours? Thanks a ton in advance to any replies

[@braincircus6506]

such a lovely video with your wife ❤

[@katarzynaprzerada5431]

I truly admire your work, knowledge and balanced approach but if you invite somebody to cohost the episode please let them speak!!

[@soniajones1519]

It is his wife just asking questions KZbinrs are asking and he answers. Simple.

[@melscott5124]

Should one choose not to get up during the night to allow the puppy to relieve themselves. Taking a chance they will have an accident... is that teaching the dog its ok to soil the crate/ room/ etc at night or will they just learn to hold thier bladder...

[@alexovoxo]

Please don't do that to your puppy. They will hold it until they are absolutely bursting, and they don't like soiling their crate or bed. Then they will have to sit in it for the rest of the night. Cruel and lazy.

[@nolongerconfuzed]

Request.... Label questions with time stamps

[@kevinhuffman1]

How long do you recommend leaving the food down for your dog

[@1sweetlittleprincess]

10 mins. If its not gone, it comes up.

[@nightskylerj]

my dog did this with his vegetables so every day i put it in the fridge gave it back to him the next day now he eats all his food no problem

[@binkkytube]

yay raw food! My dogs eat a lot of Roo & goat. it's very easy to get meat out here. My "special" dog loves fruit, banna, pear & apple. no grapes of course. The pet shop here carries beef tendon dried. calf ears, rabbit ears. pig feet & ears. My 11 year old (ex farm dog. sheep worrier - best goat dog ever) heeler x fox terrier has great teethy for his age. only ever been to the vet for stitches. I love your channel! get a bigger horse!

[@tomjsmith000]

When you say socialising, do you mainly mean other dogs or humans?

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Dogs, humans, sounds, smells, location and textures! Hopefully our channel can help with some free training tips but we also have a Socialising Masterclass course if you're looking for a bit more detail and structure! Head over to our website for more details: www.fenrircanineleaders.co.uk/collections/training

[@jingxuanzhang8852]

So if I decide to set alarms throughout the night to take my dog out, should I end water and food before at a certain time in the evening or is that not necessary?

[@shakubob]

People fast as well. Especially in the event of NAFL.

[@BrooklynNY1979]

What the hell is NAFL?...

[@skyestoddart8242]

I have a border colly puppy who is 11 weeks and I brought him home 2 days ago, he's actually slept on my bed with me but I do want to create train him. I'm a bit confused and I want to make sure I'm doing all the right things to have positive reinforcement with him. I don't want to put a mat or teddy in as he has tried to rip everything like that apart, I want to be able to tell him to go to the crate himself and he will want to. I don't know if I should just put him in at a certain time even if he doesn't like it will that not be a negative thing for him and he won't like it and won't want to go in it or will he understands over time that it is fine cause I'd like it to be a safe place for him and whenever he naps or sleeps he goes in there willingly.

[@alexovoxo]

You can and absolutely should get up in the night for puppy bathroom breaks (no talking/playing, right to the bathroom and back). They have small bladders and need to go, that's so horrible to ignore it. Eventually, it will stop, no problem.

[@BrooklynNY1979]

Who the hell ignores it?

[@MrCokeguy1]

My puppy Cane Corso is 9 weeks old and I have noticed that she sometimes urinates in her sleep shortly after she has gone outside to urinate. Sometimes it is in her bed or on my lap. Is this something to worry about?

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Perhaps try and keep her outside on the last time before bed until she has gone a few times, they can sometimes get excited and not fully finish!

[@cjbots]

Thank you once again!

[@Someone-lr3zx]

my french bulldog is 11 weeks. sleeps in enclosure in laundry next to doggy door and litt e box . wakes up around 4 am and barks. I can't put him in my room as he snores. so I put him in tiny crate ( for transportation) and in a car inside of garage so noone can hear him if he cries. and so 3d night. how to make him sleep through the night and do not bother anyone with his snoring and barking?

[@JennyKenobi09]

How can I better train with my 11 week old gsd. I feel I'm doing a bad job. She keeps mouthing me and biting. I'm trying to teach her nice she's also wetting her bed (as of today I'm taking her food and water up) as I'm so tired I'm missing the alarm. She sits, lays and I'm teaching to wait when putting food/water down.

[@micahturner2306]

I have been researching this breed and talking with Danny and Paula from barbarien Boerbols

[@micahturner2306]

Can you do more on Boerbols I like this breed thank you

[@willathertoncaninetraining]

Boerboels to come in the future!

[@livinginlabuga]

I have a 4mo old Dax Gottyline, should I socialize him as well?

[@ayvahtayven]

The biggest mistakes we make as owners is we humanise our dogs but once you can understand that dog are not humans and they perceive the world differently then we do training dose become simpler

[@cassieoz1702]

Ha! Your approach to fussy eaters in dogs is the same as mine with kids 😉

[@faukerconsulting835]

☝🏻I agree...I had a fussy eater whether I fixed it or school lunch fixed it and once he figured out if he didn't have $ on his account he would get a pb&j and milk then when he learned how to fix his own if he didn't like what was for dinner he fixed his own pb&j at home with a glass of milk ~6-7 years old...you would have thought the kid would turn into a pb&j sandwich growing up 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@emmasomers6241]

Does anyone know the breed of dog that is shown at the start of the video?

[@ihaveagreene]

What are your thoughts on Great Pyrenees

[@iwashere2365]

Thanks Will... I thought my Cane Corso puppy was too friendly too 😂😂 but... in saying that, when I pretended to hit my son, he started jumping on me.

[@whiteobama3032]

"pretended"

[@JennyKenobi09]

Can a 12 week old puppy go from 12am to 7am without a toilet break?

[@makeupbylaurenhx3217]

I really need your help with my canecorso I can’t find your email anywhere💔 she’s almost perfect but for some reason is scared of walks with only one person she will refuse unless their is two people

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Do you need to go the toilet during the night sometimes ? Well that’s the answer!

[@cfrost87]

You want your dog to be friendly with people you invite into your space and home. You want your cane corso to look to you to determine whether or not they need to protect you.

[@sage6336]

Was Bruce Wayne dressed as superman when he broke in

[@zainwayne]

3652 days*. You forgot leap years

[@BrooklynNY1979]

Ugh.... this guy🙄

[@pim1234]

What a sweet wife you have ! And that is a compliment

[@РамильТатарин-о7з]

5+

[@mzeye]

How do I socialize my poodle she is 5 years old and barks at everyone

[@shadowdarottweiler6253]

👊🏼👌🏼👊🏼

[@frederikmichale9889]

Just explain to me :D why do you need a guardian dog who is not friendly these days? Are you hiding diamonds in the middle of a gang controlled neighbourhood? If you have some psychological insecurity you should probably not get any dog because it is not going to solve your problems.

[@alexovoxo]

I like your channel A LOT, but forcing your dog to eat something they don't like or else it gets taken away is cruel...just do some trial and error with foods until you find something they like. Imagine you having to eat a meal you dislike every day for the rest of your life and nothing else. A vet would never suggest that. There could be another reason too like stomach upset, gassiness or food allergies that aren't super obvious to you as a 'medical' issue.

[@Youremyproblem]

Stop putting yourself in your dogs shoes. I could say "imagine being forced to shit in public, fully nude, in front of several people", and you can make a dog taking a shit, sound cruel. Dogs will push boundaries, if you always reinforce negative behaviour, you'll simply get more of it.

[@fatgirlsdiggraves]

They literally said take your dog to the vet to rule out any allergies/ problems before being strict with it.

[@likmijnreet4542]

I caught my puppy eating pigeon droppings. I think you're overestimating your dog's taste buds.