(03-06-2011, 11:58 PM)Infinity Wrote: Not necessarily, it's just easier to train them at a younger age.

(05-11-2011, 08:03 AM)KoBE Wrote: I have two pit bulls, one female and one male.. the way I trained both of them not to piss everywhere was that: Anytime they are running around the house you need to be watching them.. and the SECOND they start pissing snatch them up and throw them outside (or on the piss pad for you). When you go to stop them from peeing, clap your hands or yell.. just something to let them know that what they are doing is bad. Anytime you are not going to be around them in the house, they should be in a crate or outside.

Also, anytime they do piss in the CORRECT place.. make sure you pet them and all kinds of stuff to let them know it was a good job. Both of my dogs were potty trained within a week.

The first step is to get the dog to realize that it is not supposed to piss anywhere but on the pad. Once you can tell they know it's wrong (they'll cower down or try to run away when in trouble) that's when you can give out some harsher punishment. It doesn't do any good to beat a dog that doesn't know why it's getting in trouble.

Hope this helps.