I have a 4 month JRT. (NEED I SAY MORE)

His energy is off the grid. OK, I can accept that because of his breed, but I'm having difficulty  house training him. He knows he's done wrong when it happens. I've tried everything but the crate because I don't like the crate idea. I have other pets and I wouldn't  want to jail anyone of them.
If anyone has any suggestions for house training AND OTHER TRAINING for my ADD dog please post.

Thanks...........................

As you already know, JR's are terrors. LOL   Sweet and lovable, but definitely with a mind of their own.

House breaking is taught the same as any other dog - be consistent, be watchful, and be fast.  The crate is a FABULOUS tool for training. It is not cruel - in fact, it is kind, since they start to see it as their cave, and a safe comfort area.  Our dogs will go into their crates at night on their own, if we stay up too late. I used to hate crates, until I tried them.  :o)

Find a puppy class nearby, if you can, and enroll in it. Socialization is terribly important with this breed.

A friend of mine breaks down in tears and anger on a regular basis because of her JRT, I guess he's very high energy and always doing something bad. She said getting him was the worse thing she ever did.

Crates arn't as bad as you might think. I had the same feelings you did on them until a friend gave us their crate to help train our puppy. I was very nervous about it. We kept him in there the first few nights right beside our bed with the door locked. After the first week and he just goes right in anytime he wants to sleep. I think now it's a place of comfort for him. We have some toys in there and a dog mat, he seems to really like it.

Well all I can say is how I did it for my crew they went out just about every hour on the hour. praise for first week and then every two  hrs for a month  during the day except at night just once like from midnight to 6 am if they were at least 4 months of age. Feeding watering, pooing all on a schedule I wrote down to watch when say I fed at 12 and 6 they pooed or peed at 2 and 8 or whatever the case. I use a crate open kind to train and keep them safe from wires and such until I learn their habits and what to expect.  they were only in it when I couldn't watch them. Now  on occasion when the crates  are up they go in on there own because they like it .  I keep them acclimated incase need would arise such as fire, flood, travel, vet emergency, it may not be as stressful when they are caged at vets and so forth. I am a very very loving owner but believe a companion needs to be trained as a child would of that same age! babies are in cribs, do not roam un attended in streets or unsafe areas neither should dogs. maybe that would make it easier for you to see what I mean. Crating for long hours can be cruel especially to a young dog but training is the best thing you can possibly do to keep you and your dog happy and safe. I have trained not using a crate but find it much easier especially when I need to sleep and want my dog safe.

After a long walk  the puppy may want a place to rest he feels is cozy and his, dogs were den animals. I put something of mine that cannot hurt them in with them. I spend time getting them used to crate open door at first, treats and so forth until it is comfortable for them. Then short periods of time 3 minutes, 10 minutes until finally an hour.

All I can suggest is what I have done for many many years, I hope things work out well for you both. Exercise and puppy social skills are the best you can give him, a bored JR as you know is a handful! Puppy classes are great as is any socialization with other dogs, children, cats, bikes, car rides, long walks.

First, thank you all  for the reply's.  As I said, yes I don't like the crate idea, but if I truly thought it would work, of course I'd run like hell to buy one. But I know it wouldn't work with my JRT. He'd wine and bark if confined. I put him on a chain on the porch with the door open. He can see me, hear everything going on and even able to reach into the house a couple of feet and he still wines because he cannot run around like a maniac. I do not work so I'm home most of the time. I walk and run with him so lack of exercise is not the issue. The timing of food and water, I do this. But his timing of pooing and peeing is not in sync. He cannot possibly be bored there are toys from one end of the house to the other, truly an obstacle course for everyone (If a burglar breaks in we'd here a squeak). We also have another dog and a cat. My other dog is a rat terrier that truly hates the JRT. The cat scratches and bites him and then jumps up high where he cannot be reached. He jumps and bites on everyone in the house (me less of course), but my four year old daughter he taunts, because of her size he's not intimidated by her.

I can go on and on but you all get the idea. And yes I also break down with anger and tears and apologize to my other pets for getting the ADD dog, but I love him and would not part with him. Sedatives? (for the both of us)


Anyway, thanks you guys.
Paula