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Originally Posted by Brijan

Well....I just went through this last summer. I am sure I did not do everything right, but I am happy w/ the results. She is now 1 year old and has never peed or pooped on my rugs. She has full run of the house now.
First of all they need lots of confinement when they are little. I do not know how big Lola is, but Cuddles was only 1.7 pds. Can you imagine the size of their bladder. Maybe a grape or smaller. Well, Cuddles peed every 15 minutes to 1/2 hour. What I did is I kept her in the kitchen when she was being watched very closely and where the mess could be cleaned up really good. If you leave the smell on your rugs they will go back their and pee again. When I could not watch her she went in her crate. You take them out like I said every 15 min to 1/2 hour and when she goes you praise her ....say "good girl" and get excited. It is definitely a full time job, I was so exhausted while training her that I almost got rid of her. If it was not for my girls who just loved her, I hate to say it but she would be gone and I am so thankful I did not because she is just a wonder in our home. You just have to watch her constantly if she is out. I do not think their is anything wrong w/ crating them, infact i do believe in crating all night. They are safe and I do believe they feel safe.
Discipline is another issue. Watch the Dog Whisperer w/ Ceasar, he is awesome. A dog needs a leader, you need to be in charge. She need to see she is not in charge. You need to make her listen or she will take advantage of you. You need to make her do what she is told to do or crate her and say bad girl. Watch the dog whisperer, I learned alot....

HTH

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