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Ok so my husband and i just rescued a beautiful red-bone bloodhound about a month ago who was seized from uncaring money hungry breeders. She is an amazing dog and great with our kids.. the only issue that im having is that she is so much harder to potty train than our APBT who is now six months old. The two of them get along great and he loves his new play pal but somehow she is just not catching on to the outside potty thing. She can be out back for over an hour and as soon as she comes in the house she finds a spot and pee's however...she never poops in the house? what should i do?

She's probably been punished for going potty in front of people before so with you being there watching her outside, she's uncomfortable and won't go. Call it "stage fright" if you want to. Put her on a long line, turn your back, and see what happens. Treat LAVISHLY for successes outside and ignore (I know it's hard) mistakes in the house.
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Well i know she wasnt...her story is as follows... Two non experienced people decided to buy bloodhounds to breed most likely just for the money involved. Bred the two as soon as the mom came into her first heat, had no clue what they were doing and weaned the puppies at two weeks and threw both parents outside of the house...Bella(my girl) is the only puppy out of a ten puppy litter that survived she was seized and fostered by an amazing woman who bottle fed her until she was eight weeks old which is when we got her. She is now twelve weeks old and i am having the pre-mentioned problem with her. This is my first bloodhound or dog anywhere near this breed all of my others have always been bully breeds and her "big brother" is a blue nosed APBT... So im at a loss as to what to do with her other than that she is absolutely amazing i just dont want to have to keep her outside so that she doesnt mess in the house because unfortunately its just a rental and my landlord would go bezerk if there were puppy stains...

She's only 12 weeks old, give her time. Hounds are not the easiest puppies to housebreak. Are you cleaning up where she pees with a good enzymatic cleaner. something like Nature's Miracle? If she can smell where she pees, she'll go there again. Also go outside with her and praise her when she pees outside. Use a word like "go potty" and stay out with her. She'll learn eventually, she's very young yet. It seems like when they get to be around 5 months old they have more control. Good luck!
staffordmom

I have a bloodhound I got at 7 weeks. You are describing my dog. I would take him out every 10 minutes to let him pee, he would pee, come in side and pee again. I got so frustrated and even thought there was something medically wrong with him. By the time he was 5 months it seemed like overnight he just "got it" He never pees in the house any more and he NEVER pooped in the house. He is now 6 months old. I did start putting him in a crate for long periods which I think helped him learn how to hold it. They say a dog should be able to hold it for 1 hour for every month they are, so at 2 months he should only be able to hold it for 2 hours. I think at a certain point (6-8 months) they can hold it longer. Just be patient and consistent.