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Snickerdoodle Latte

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Hello Fellow Havanese Fans! This is Snickerdoodle Latte (named by my 11-year-old daughter) and his big brother, Auggie.
 

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Snickerdoodle is 15 weeks old. We adopted him at 8 weeks. I'm wondering how long it typically takes folks to house train their Havanese puppies? Snicckerdoodle knows to go potty when we go outside, but he doesn't seem to know not to go when we're inside or how to tell me he needs to go when we're outside. He's almost always under supervision and we take him out every 30 minutes probably, but the minute we look away inside he sneaks off to potty. We know about keeping him nearby and on a leash and he did well when we were at my parents' cottage and outside most of the day, but now that we're back home in 90 degree weather and can't be outside all day, he's having an accident a day. He can hold it through the night. I just want to know what a reasonable amount of time to expect it will take to really get it and of course any ideas. Think we'll put a bell on the door and give him treats for pottying outside again. Thanks for sharing your potty training duration and tips!
 
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They are both adorable!!!!!!!! Do they play together? Would love to see more pics!

My Sophie was super easy to housebreak, she probably peed in the house maybe 5 times between when I brought her home at 3 months to when she was trained at about 5-6 months. I work from home and was super diligent to never let her out of my sight so she could have an accident. Which sounds like you are doing a great job with that! You are doing the right things!
 
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I agree with Dee Dee. Havanese are not particularly troublesome to potty train IF you don't let them have accidents to start with, and IF the breeder has done a good job starting their potty training.

Supervising the puppy "almost all the time" is not enough. The puppy MUST either have EYES ON supervision or be confined. No exceptions. People who do this find that they train pretty fast. People who let them "sneak away" and potty somewhere in the house can find that they are very, very difficult to train. Some people let it go for so long that it is almost impossible to train them not to.

And you are right, it's much easier to teach puppy where it SI Ok to go than to teach him where NOT to go. That's why it takes total supervision and/or confinement.

My older boy was fully reliable by about 6 months... it probably took us longer because he was our first dog. Our second girl trained so fast that I hardly know when it happened.

Our puppy was doing really well, then had two UTI's, which resulted in a LOT of accidents that she just couldn't help. (she was peeing every couple of minutes, poor thing!) That did set her back, and we had to go back to very close supervision and confinement again. She is now 9 months old, I can't remember when she last had an accident, but she is still always closely supervised except in the rooms where she has proven herself reliable. (kitchen, my office, her ex-pen or our bedroom) We are JUST starting to allow her supervised freedom in other parts of the house, right after we know she has potted, and still supervised. As she continues to show her ability to use these spaces appropriately (and that doesn't just mean not peeing... it means not chewing on oriental rug fringe, furniture, etc. ;) ) she'll be allowed more freedom.

I think she's REALLY close. By mistake, the other day, someone put her in her ex-pen when we went out, and we came back to find that the ex-pen gate had not been latched, and she had been loose for 4 hours! She had been a very good girl, and had not gotten into any trouble. She asked to go out immediately, so I know she didn't potty anywhere while we were gone either! I still wouldn't purposely leave her loose at this age, though. (I don't even leave the adult dogs loose when we're not home... they get gated in my office)
 
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Really cute picture. How old is Auggie, and what type of dog is he? I agree with all the potty training advice being given. Really limit SDL's access to the house until he has proven to you that he knows to potty only outside. When Shama was young, we had to take her out every hour. Now we'll take her out every 2-3 hours or when she indicates that she has to go. She is able to sleep in her crate within her 2x6 ex pen all night without needing to go. She's been doing that for a long time. Good luck!
 
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I must say I am a failure at house training. But I also have a bichon frise. And they don't really house train. Usually they figure it out by four years… Or when you get a dog door that's the most helpful.
But this time I have a vengeful pee-er. If I am going to long somebody pees on my bed. So again I am a failure.
But welcome to Snickerdoodle Latte and all Auggie too!
I recommend being very very consistent on the potty training so that you do not have to invest in white vinegar like I do. [emoji24]

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