Shake Trainer Reviews

[Chuckles]

Hello everyone! I have an 11 week black pug named Charlie, he's so sweet but I can't seem to get him to pee outside!!!!! We live in a basement apartment and every time he wakes up or eats, or after play time we take him out, he'll pee 3-4 times in a few mins, we will praise him and bring him in, with in 15 mins, he pees in the house! I don't know how to train him to walk over to the stairs to let us know when he needs to pee! Please help, I can't seem to figure this little guy out, I heard that shake trainer is 100% human and effective, I'd like to buy it but wanted some reviews on it first! Thanks guys!

[Spud]

I didn't get Spud until he was like 10 or 11 weeks but it took quite a while to get him completely house broke. I have read house breaking pugs isn't the easiest task to do.

[Tinker's mom]

Tinker is 5yrs and she still doesn't run to the door. She will go and sit by the door but if you're not paying attention you'll miss it. We found the best thing to do was to set regular times to go for 2 walks and to let her out in the backyard at regular times.Your little guy is still so young and will need to go out every 3-4 hours. Be patient and consistent, praise and treat. He'll catch on.

[pugaddiction]

11 weeks is very young to be house broken. Give it some time you'll get there. Pugs are one the most difficult to get to use the outdoors to go to the bathroom. Mostly because they are stubborn. It took us 1 year to get Zoey completely house trained. When he does go outside to pee, keep up the praise, but also maybe offer him a small treat of somekind right after she pees or poops. Good luck, and have patience.

[Wally 'n' Leto]

I agree that he'll eventually get it but pugs can be slow ... we also hung bells at the door and rang then every time we took Wally out (graduating eventually to taking his paw and helping him to touch the bells). He's smart... it wasn't long before he learned to ring the bells not just when he needed to pee, but also when he's bored and wants a change of scenery!!! Leto can't figure out the bells, so Wally rings them for him (really!!!)

[ayleash]

What is the "shake trainer" reference, please?

[Chuckles]

shakeTrainer | Stops Your Dog's Unwanted Behavior In Minutes.

There is the website! Let me know what you think

[Wally 'n' Leto]

Save yourself some money.... Take a plastic jar, put a bunch of pennies in it, and shake that.

Honestly, your dog is SO young, I would not be using any kind of punishing method for potty training. His body is still growing and he is still learning its signals. He may be too busy to notice that 'gotta pee' tingle. Please keep up with the positive methods. Take him out as frequently as you can, every hour while you are home if need be, praise and treat for going in the right place at the right time. Clean up messes indoors with no fuss or comment. He WILL get it. When he's had all his shots, take him to a puppy preschool and start basic training using positive techniques. This will really help.

To put it in perspective.... would you expect a human infant you just brought home to be toilet trained in less than a month? That's what you are asking him to do, and puppies are born more underdeveloped than people. While dogs do develop quickly, and learn quickly, he will probably not be completely reliable for a year.

Although they say the shaker is a humane method, I can tell you that we are using the penny jar method on Wally (2.5 years old) ONLY because we are expecting a baby in 4 months and he's a barker in the house. When he SEES the jar he tucks tail and runs because he hates the noise so much, but he's old enough to have a really solid relationship with us and he comes back in a minute or so, no harm done. I didn't think you want that kind of relationship with your baby, who is just getting to know you. We are also pairing it with very strong positive reinforcement for good behaviour, which he understands because of his obedience training.

Hang in there, and please don't try any quick fixes. It may be more of a bother now, but you will appreciate it in the long run.

[ayleash]

aah.. I wanted to be sure someone was not saying that shaking the dog was humane...

I agree... (a) save the dough, (b) it's early yet.. and (c) "startling" the behavior away is only good for a few "hits" - what I mean is the dog learns "she has the rattle in her hand, I am going to behave.. oh, look, she doesn't (it's in the other room still), the world is all mine!"