potty training a puppy
ive had my new puppy now for 3 weeks(purebred german shep), he'll be 9 weeks old on sunday.
ive been raised with dogs in my house since i was a baby, and my parents have had dogs since they were kids.
but this dog i got is the son of the devil...
last week he was scratching at the door to go outside to go pee, we'd take him out, he'd pee/poop, then he'd run inside. every now and then he'd have a few accidents in the house, but it wasn't often.
this week he wont even attempt to go to the door, he'll just walk off and pee/poop in a hallway or kitchen/etc... we'll take him out, stand outside for up to 20 minutes with him (even at 2am...4am...6am) and he wont do anything, yet he'll come inside, run to a hallway and squat...
ive never had a puppy be so hard to train >.<
any tips as to what i could do here? as is, i take him out every hour, or if hes sleeping, i take him out right after he wakes up. if he eats or drinks, i'll take him out within a few minutes of finishing up his food/water.
during the day when its just me at home, he has no accidents what so ever. he sleeps, plays with my other dog, eats/drinks, yet once my parents get home, its like he just says fuck it and will do his buisness wherever he wants...
any tips here to put this puppy in line and teach him without hitting the lil bugger?
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