How To Get Your Jack Russell Terrier To Stop Peeing Inside (My Top 9 Tips) 

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i have had jacks for over 50 years at least 2 at a time and as many as 6 at a time. Having 2 is highly recommended so they can tire each other out. In the many years having these guys, two great things that happened. First, I was while mowing one day and I ran over a ground hornets nest. I was stung many times while running across the yard. I called my jacks in the house, all came but one, he went and sat on the nest to protect me !!!! The 2nd great thing, was having a seizure in my living room while my wife was sleeping and one of my jacks ran into the bedroom and woke my wife up, I credit him for saving my life!!!!! I LOVE MY JACKS !!!!!!

I've own six other breeds of dog. The JRT is the most challenging breed I have owned.

I crate trained my JRTS. I never took one home from the breeder before 9 weeks old. They need a little extra maturation. As new pups I never let their feet touch the floor first thing in the morning. I carried them to outside , set them down in the grass and off they went to pee. Fortunately it worked for both Jack's and we never had an issue. They rarely had a pee pee accident and never a number 2 accident. If there was a pee slip up they were mortified. Best dogs ever. I miss them everyday.

I used a timer when she was a baby. Every 30 minutes to an hour and i took her outside. I didn't use puppy pads. I took her straight outside.

Love this video. Such a good sense of humor and clearly adores his pup.

Thank you for saying that it will get better. It's great to hear breed specific information. Very helpful! Thank you!

Hey Josh, Love your videos... I have a JRT rescue, and can relate to everything you post. I was fortunate enough to work in the Doggie Defense Unit when I was doing my national service for a year, training defense force dogs. I ended up in the Puppy Breeding unit for 8 months - One of the most special times in my life. Commenting on your points, #1 JRT's need, and drink a-lot of water, therefore they pee a-lot. As with all dogs, they need an immediate routine and timed pees to get them potty trained. JRT's seem to drink a-lot more water than other breeds which makes this so important. Positive reinforcement can be purely verbal, and/or treats. #2 Exercise for these highly energetic pups is so important. They really need 45 mins twice a day as a rule. They are at their best in big open spaces and are born killers. Killers of rats, cats, snakes or birds.., (Anything that moves). Their courage is incredible and are readily prepared to fight to protect their humans to the death. Their hunting instinct has been bred into them to kill foxes, et. al., and that is exactly what you are going to get. They are trained by instinct to snap the spine of their prey on first contact. They don't hunt for food, they hunt to please their owners and will proudly bring their hunt to you (Much to our disgrace at times). We can't shout them down for this, they do it to please us. #3 Like all dogs, it's all about routine and consistency. Going potty, feeding times and your own routine, they don't miss a trick. #4 Punishment - This is an absolute NO in all regards. Dogs are all about training, if they fail, you have failed them. They are not to blame. If you want a pet to live in fear, it will perhaps work, but they will never be a pet. If you want a lover to live in fear, the same principle applies. #5 Big open spaces and always access to a yard. These dogs are not meant to live in confined spaces - no apartment living. #6 Once a dog has maked a spot to pee, they will return, so make sure to clean very well #7 Re-affirm and re-apply consistency, Dogs like us, are social animals, and need affirmations on their actions. #8. Don't think you can out smart a JRT, you will lose. They will test you every day to determine your limits. It's one of their prime talents! And we love them for all of the above... Love to Luna!

I got a male JRT two weeks ago. He is 3 months old. We are working daily (hourly) on consistent workouts and peeing outside. Thank you for this video.... I know I'm on the right track with Leo but I needed to be reassured that this will work...eventually.

I'm used to larger breeds (specifically American Staffordshire terriers) training routines are different for all breeds and all dogs. My roommate has a jack Russell and your videos have been very helpful. Thanks so much!

Thank you for your teaching and wisdom. I just got 2. Jack Russell/Shih Tzu mix. I had no idea how many times to go pee. It’s reassuring to hear your guidance. Thank you

Thank you, your advice is much appreciated ❤

So grateful for your help.

Wish you'd had your videos around when I had a JRT that died 10 yrs ago at 19 yrs old. JRTs are indeed great dogs!

Great stuff. Thanks!

Thanks for this helpful information 👍

Great video!!!

Yours is a real cutie she's a lot like my little girl. I've had dogs since I was four years old and of course Angel is the best (aren't they always ?) . Seriously though, they are a special type of dog. So affectionate and protective and incredibly loyal, I'm lucky to have found her.

Thank you these are helpful. I got Jack by trickery at the groomers. They had two corrals full of “ Morkies!” that they were selling at the groomers. I took the smallest puppy in the corral. Which turned out to be a Jack Russell 3 pounds, barely taken away from his mom and siblings way too early. So training is going very slow because he’s really too young. I’ve had him two months, and he still barely 8 weeks! The two issues I have is house training, and nipping. I don’t wanna punish him. For the nipping anytime that happens, everything stops. I have everything the crate, the trees, the leash harness the gates. This Jack doesn’t like the leash and HATES the harness. It’s the lightest harness, I could find, made out of like shoelaces, so light, not tight, and he just refuses to walk with the harness on. With the leash on you guys to make a loop and carry the leash partially in his mouth I don’t blame him. It probably hurts his neck so I can’t let him run free. He’s way too little 5 pounds now. Any advice from anybody I would love to have. Being taken away from his siblings and mom, this early, I have to keep my eyes on him all the time it’s taking up my life. He is the cutest little thing, and I want him to be a well-adjusted little loved guy.

I just got a miniture Jack Russell wired hair, and this was helpful.

Trained my jack right off the bat, runs out pees, runs right back into the house, my neighbors are amazed at his skills.

They are full of energy & are quick learners. Mine will either bark when in his crate or go to the door and ring the bells(he learned bells mean outside) he's only 5 month old so still has accidents. But You are on the ball. Positive reinforcement & treats go a long way.

I adopted Harry from a shelter. Although they told me he’s a chihuahua, he’s clearly too tall and too athletic. Everyone tells me he’s a Jack Russell or a Jack-Cha. I love watching your video, because he is so much like Luna. Always underfoot or in my lap, bouncing against my legs or aggressively chewing on a toy. He’s wonderful, but I need to assert some authority. This is a helpful and fun watch. I’m going to get some of those tiny treats and accompany him even more than I already do. Thank you❤️

I've been following your advice thank you I have a Jack Russell he's 5 months old and yes you're right having a lot of problems training him not to go in the carpet because he peed in the car bed but he do his other things on the blue pads but he will not go in the blue pads to pee having a lot of problems thank you for this video maybe that will help cuz I don't know what to do anymore I love him to death his name is spotty I will keep watching your channe because he's helping me a lot thank you.

Totes will rub belly!! 🥰🥰🥰 She is such a sweetie

Here here I just lost my JT and about to get another one. I have had dogs all my life but Tiff was my world. I am now very ill for past 14 years and Tiff was by my side the whole time. Knew when I would have a seizure, collapse or pass out. She was amazing.

Haha oh I do love your videos, so informative in a fun way. You remind me of my son who moved to Texas from the UK to marry the girl of his dreams.they now have a son & four yorkies. I'm planning on getting a Russell pup in the spring. Always had dogs and I miss not having one since my beloved staffyy died of cushings disease last easter time.

Thank you, I have a 3 mo. old little Banshee. Love,hate,love her.

They are amazing dogs and extremely intelligent. I bought one for daughter when she was 4, thought he's just a small dog what can go wrong . Big mistake, he caused so much trouble. He just passed away 11 days ago and was almost 19. He would escape and the Dog catcher would chase him. He never got caught, seen him swim across the creek and walk up and down looking at the dog catcher. I got so many warnings but no fines because he couldn't catch him. He would steal bones from the Rottweilers even when he was very sick . 3 days before he passed away we had a thunder storm. Rottweilers were at the back door scared . He went out the cat flap and stole their food eating it in the rain . He knows they won't come after him. Wasn't a day he didn't work out a scheme and always up to no good . Would always come to see if I'm ok no matter what. On camping trips he was a perfect dog , at home he was a little gangster . Miss him so much that I just got another Jack Russell pup. Hes best friends with the Rottweilers, all 3 are at the gate barking at everything. He's close to the male Rottweiler, they're the odd couple . This time I'm training him, don't want another gangster .

Thank you thank you! I will constantly watch yall! I have a HUGE HUGE HUGE problem of barking at everyone around! I use leash, husband doesn't (which is a big no no here) and she will run and back at them till she reaches them. Some ladies walking are totally terrified. We know our dog, they don't, how can I teach her to be friendly? She doesn't bite

Hello my name is Margarita Berryman, we just rescue a 3 month old puppy and watching your videos made us realize we have a jack puppy but we think is mix with Pit, not sure till her vet appointment, thank you for your videos, we just resent lost our Bella Luna, this is our first time with Jack's wish us luck, Maggie Mae is absolutely adorable and we are so I love with her ❤️

We have a pet flap but with my JRT’s in winter we still get the odd accident. We have trained them, gone out with them, walk them, etc. They just have the rain so occasionally we find an accident when it’s cold & wet. We do clean up the pee with urine destroyer. It’s never in the same place twice. They are fine most of the year but they seem to hate it when it’s both cold & wet. We even got a specialist trainer in. Even though we have tried every trick in the book & we still get the odd accident. JRT’s are just sooooo stubborn no matter how much we reward them for going outside.

It’s like they have to play before they’re even thinking about peeing. Jrt’s are so stubborn.

She’s a beautiful dog.

Hey Josh, Your videos have been so helpful to me. I adopted my first Jack Russell two months ago. Boy you’re not kidding about testing the patients as a puppy. My one question to you is the puppy nipping. She is five months old and still nips. Any recommendations? Thanks Joan

Fantastic advice- Don't punish your puppy or adult Dog, any breed - it's advice not just for Jack Russell's but please for all dogs, "be consistent"!❣thank you Josh 👍👍💞🐶

Your dog Luna is so sweet and cute:)

My little girl is so switched on, all she has to do is come to me with her tail wagging with that puppy dog smile and I just know what she needs, we are so connected it's wonderful.. When we found each other we were both in need, I had lost my Eddie a Maltese Poodle after 17 years of a close bond and she was rescued from a cruel scumbag master.so we clicked and we were meant to be together..

My JRT Riva likes her privacy and will look for nooks and crannies (if at all possible) to hide and do her “things”! She is very clean - she’s 15 months old, and hadn’t peed inside for months and only broke the rule last week but she had a difficult night vomiting and she wasn’t well. She’s back to her normal routine and asks to go outside and she holds her pee a long time! She is a fantastic dog ❤!

I have a little over a month with my JRT and she is almost 3months in two days, I have been trying to do what I can but haven’t done treta when she does pee outside so I will start to do that

hello josh, hope ur having a good day, but at what age should you crate train a dog

I love my jack russel just like child o

My love Jack Russell Violet is just turn 1yr old I love ur videos ur pup is gorgeous. My pup loves attention 💕 but she gets excited n starts with her getting to excited n her teeth are sharp I know she doesn't mean to hurt me but she gets to excited at times she loves to play.

Had a 6.5 year old JRT. Love of my life. Lost her 2.5 years ago. I brought home a tiny terrorist this past weekend. 2.8 pounds of attitude. We will be watching a lot of videos.

Question, I’m trying to brake mine from doing the number 2 in the house, we take him outside. If we let him run the house it happens so he stays with one of us in our bedroom and that’s what I found so far that works

I am trying to acquire my 2nd JR. They seem to be a rare commodity here in Sydney Australia. I made the decision months ago I've yet to see one ... Only one is all I/we (Fergus my other JR) and I eagerly await positive indication they are still out there at a realistic price. Even a home for one who needs anr. Home !!!!

6:24 wanting cuddles. She loves you, and feels that you love her and understands and respect her as a dog.

Mine loves doing that army crawl. Hahaha

We have had a Jack for 18 years. She passed away in March of 2024. We now have a new Jack pup and she will NOT stop biting and peeing in the house.

Been trying this with our miniature JRT since we brought him home on September 10th but he is very inconsistent. Mostly he is doing something when we take him out but he is still using his puppy pads and the carpets which is really annoying. He gets treats but he is not a foodie! We will keep training but he can go 3 or 4 times in the space of 10 minutes!

what name/brand of collar Luna wearing? looks tough

She is gorgeus😍😍😍😍😍

You may have already done this or love a video on the how to get her to stop jumping on people and nipping at them when they come to my door. Ie my friends and family she gets so excited to see them❤

Does Luna go nuts with any tools, power tools, vacuums, garden tools? My two go CRAZY and I have to put them in the house or in a separate room. Josiah is not as bad as Jesse-- she is a KILLER!! Josiah hates tv. Rants everytime its turned on (I'm glad keeps the idiot box off haha). I am going to make them an obstacle course this coming spring in our back yard. 😊

My new jack is 2 years old but she don’t like the chihuahua and has tried to bite him do u have any advice.thank joyce

So we got a Jack Russell Mix puppy when she was only 2 lb I was told she was 8 weeks old she was the runt, unfortunately I live in a very cold climate and it was the wrong time to get a dog going into the winter she was tiny and shivered all the time and now she's 5 months old and it's still winter with hopefully heading into spring soon but yeah she trained on the pee pee pad which I don't like but she uses it she knows if she has an accident that she runs right back to the pad like oops but I'm hoping that once the good weather comes I'll be able to stop that all at once I do try to take her out consistently at the same time every day or if she goes to the door often it's just too damn cold to be out there for very long do you think it will be easy to transition her to just go outside once the weather is nicer?

having one arrive in the morning.,

I will see later full video

Been their done that. Lots of walks, lots of pee pads! Done!

Awesome videos

This part of training is frustrating for sure but keep things consistent you have to teach them in a way they understand watch youtube videos and take them out every hour atleast if they have a huge drink 5-10 mins after they need to go

Hi. My name is Kay. I have a jack russell named Diesel. He is 2 years old. He has never been trained from day one. He gets very aggressive when it comes to bath time. Cannot touch him. Wants to bite. Loves water. Cannot muzzel as well. Wants to bite. Any tips to give him a bath as a normal dog. Txs🐶🙏

I don't punish my JRTs. They are disciplined dogs. They are easy to train. They are loving, if they make an accident wee before I even see it they already felt bad.

Looking for the link to the little tiny treats for training, can’t find that anywhere. Can someone please help

My Jack is 18mths old is outside nearly all day and still poops and pees in my loungeroom please HELP. Love your videos.

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Oh I hope this helps my friends jack russell…aka Dasha the urinata….hopefully not much longer 😀🐶🐶🐾🐾

If a dog pees or poops on the floor right after everyone leaves the house without them for a very short time (I know you recommend crate training) is that an expression of anxiety/anger or something else?

Hi, how old is your dog now ?

Me and the misses are looking forward to a JR pup after a 30 year gap, had cats but can’t wait, been seeing a few vids of Jack Russells .

I have a little JRT right now my uncle gave me i dont know how old and she keeps peeing anywhere

How do I get my 9r Jack Russell to stop attacking other dogs while he's on a leash? He's a rescue. I've only had him for 4 months. Live in condo complex with lots of owners out walking their dogs PLEASE HELP!

What Do I do when there is no treats

I lost my sooperpup due to my inattention and stupidity. That same day I looked for another jack russell, that's how big the hole in my, and my family's, hearts were. Our new superpup is now house trained. Thanks to God.

Please let me know what treats you use

Link for your recommended treats.

I have only had my 10 week Jack Russell terrier for 1 week. It is extremely cold where I live and he refuses to go to the bathroom outside. We will stand outside for a decent amount of time and he cries and climbs up my leg and I don’t want to leave him out too long when it is very cold. I put a puppy pad by the door and he does decently well with going on that right next to the door and I always reward him when he goes on the pad. When it warms up is it going to challenging to transition to outside? You’re videos have made me feel so much better especially about crate training! Thank you!!

What treats would you recommend for a 8 week old puppy when you bring them home?love your videos x

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If you have a rodent issue in the yard how to start training for rodent control?

I'm at my ends wit with our dog we take her out to potty constantly it seems like it's every five minutes the moment we walk in the door she poops. In desperate need of advise.

I have, We have a brendil jack/other terrier. He don't pee or poop in the house anymore. He's 6 months old and wakes me up everyday as the sun comes up. I live it. We were kennel training him bit soon stopped as we seen how willing we has to go outside, Even with the bigger dogs. Energy, energy, energy... that's what he is.... His name is BOGEY. Wish I could post pics in the comments.

I have two Jack Russell’s who are brother and sister from different litters, they were both so easy to train (within the first week). The bitch had puppies 9 weeks ago now and we decided to keep a male from her litter. We’ve now had only him for a week and we’re struggling a lot with toilet training. I think it’s because he’s been used to peeing here for so long with the litter and we allowed it (as it would be impossible to potty train 6 of them at once) so we’re just struggling to get him out of it now. We take him in the garden every two hours between naps and he just doesn’t understand that he’s allowed to pee out there, he decides to eat the grass while we’re out there, run around like a loon for an hour then come back in and pee straight away. It’s so difficult to not lose patience with him but I know we will get there. After all, it’s been a week! 😂

Luna❤

Put down puppy pads. Works for us.

I have a 6 year old Jack Russell . We drive over the road for 5 1/2 years of his life never an accident in the truck but now that we are home he poops in the house . I've done everything I can think of . He won't stop . An sometimes I think hes telling me look what I did . Help !!! It's not attention he gets lots . Other than he runs off if not on a leash he's the best dog ever .

May I add re peeing inside the house when trained to going outside. I had issues with my JRT all of a sudden peeing inside and found out from the vet it’s the way the dog is telling you it has a urinary tract infection.

how can I help my jack lift his leg when he pees lol..do I just lift his leg for him?.

It's my 1st JR , she comes in and pee in the house.

I've got a 1yo rescue, he pees inside unless I take him for a long v walk. I'm hoping these tips work even though he's older.

Good Video! We don't have this issue anymore... she's now ashamed when she has an accident... but need other tips: Example... BARKING when Favorite Person walks in? How do you stop them from Barking crazily when their Favorite Alpha Male walks into the Room? She goes NUTS! and people can hear her...Omg...do you have a video?

My back constantly barks at rabbits birds trains etc can;t stop her from barking help

List of things that have been peed upon; carpet, obviously, Japanese English dictionary, sketch pad opened to my latest work of art, now abandoned, old work jumper that I was using as a cushion on my milk crate foot stool, a table tennis paddle that was left on the floor, radio control rat controller (not the rat that he chases), my wife's slipper, and she only realised when she put her foot in it, occasinally on the bed, but only when my wife is being lazy. I installed a pet door and now he mostly goes outside to pee, mostly...

I love my Zoey baby doggie

why do they do it randomly when they are older? They are potty trained and they are let out when needed and on a routine. Its the carpet too.

We have done all these tips from the day we brought our JRT home. But he doesn’t give any indication when he has to go out. He doesn’t bark or grunt or whine. How long does this usually take? We have had him almost 2 months. He is almost 6 months old and will be neutered in November. Will that help him to be more ready to not pee in the house!! I’d appreciate any other suggestions please & thank you!!

At what age can I start walking my JR

I place mine on the mat first thing when he wakes up he starts his vax on Monday and i live in a building. Mine literally only pees when he wakes up FOR NOW.. for some reason he wont go outside but he goes on the pad.

Immediately is the word of the day. in the beginning she went out the minute she woke up, after each meal, and at least once per hour, which eventually stretched out. We Never slept through night for first 6 mo. ON A LEASH, because off leash is exploration/ play time. But always her whole life After sleep, after meals. very few accidents, those were our fault. She had US very well trained!

My puppy is pipes on kitchen floor every morning and gets excited when anyone comes up Huney is 7months old.