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Old 04-06-2007, 05:51 AM   #8
pepe mint
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just wanted to welcome you to YT. if there is a place to get help...it is right here

the only advice i can give on this is consistency. show your pup that you are the boss and be very VERY consistent. that is the only way they learn is by learning what your routine is, learning what is acceptable. the way to accomplish that is being consistent. if you have to set a timer to remember to take her out every 1/2 hour, set a timer. i did not have to do that, we put bells on our back door and every time maggie would ring the bells, even when she just wanted to play with them, she had to go outside. i remember one day sitting by the door and she would ring the bells, i would put her out (we have a fenced yard), she would come back in, ring the bells and go right back out. she finally (after a couple of hours of this) figured out that ringing those bells means going outside. it was kinda cold out and she knew that the only way i would let her come in is if she went potty. so she started putting the pieces together and now we have a 6 month old angel in our house. she never has accidents anymore. if we go somewhere that they do not have bells on the door, she will go to the door and pretend there are bells there she has it all figured out. that is one idea. some people love the idea and some don't care for it. but it has worked for us. we were just consistent.

good luck hun! you have picked an amazing breed
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