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02-28-2011, 07:35 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tide Head NB Canada
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| Will House Training ever come? I am getting really frustrated with Miss Bella. She is 8 months old and I am a stay at home mom. She never poopies in the house but pee yes. It seems like she is playing and just forgets and pees on the fly. I praise her and treat her ever time she goes outside. She will go to the door and do her dance but sometimes it's like she is playing and just goes. I remember when my son was young I would watch him from the window playing and he would be doing the pee dance and I would say to him,come inside and go potty and he would always say, no Mom I don't have to, and then you all know what would happen. I think maybe that is what is going on with Bella. She is having so much fun she can't be bothered to take the time. I have noticed lately also that if I scold her for something else, like chewing on the leg of the sofa, another bad habit, she will just go and pee. I think it could be defiance especially if all the attention is not on her. I really need help. She makes mistakes every day almost, yet she will go to bed at 9 and sleep until 7. She has done that since she was 12 weeks old. I know she knows that she has to go outside, I think she just chooses not to. What can I do? She doesn't have a UTI. We are in Florida now and she drinks about 1cup and a half a water a day, but it is warm here now. It also depends on how active she is. If we take her out with us to dinner or to a friends house, she is fine. When she pees on the floor, I scold her, then take her outside. If she goes I praise, bring her back in, give her a treat. I have started to put her in her kennel after that, so I can clean her mess up, because she thinks it is a game and tries to take the paper towels. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I thought by now she would be better than this, especially with all the time I spend with her. I love her so much and she is so good other than the potty training. |
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03-02-2011, 06:23 AM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Schedule some potty breaks at regular intervals, every hour or two to start. Don't wait for her to indicate that she has to go. When she pees in the house, don't scold. Ignore her and clean it up, or keep her from interfering with you cleaning up. If she doesn't get attention for her accidents, she may be less likely have them.
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