[ketters12]

I used the crate training method with tobey and he learned VERY quickly but the key is consistency. the idea behind the crate method is that they won't go to the bathroom where they sleep. so don't put a potty pad in there with him. you'll need to take him out every hour and take him immediately to where you want him to potty (mine uses a potty pad inside- always in the same place). say go potty! after he does his business he can play for awhile but you have to keepyour eye on him so if he does go potty somewhere else, you can catch him in the act- yell NO! and take him to the potty place. AFter playing for awhile, then take him potty again and back into the crate. Then you just repeat the process over and over and over. It can be REALLY exhausting, but mine was potty trained in about 2 weeks (around 10 weeks old). Now he just goes potty on his own, on his pad, whenever he needs to. he never even needs to go in his crate anymore. IF you are going to be gone for more than and hour or two, you should leave him in a bathroom or kitchen with his crate,blanket, water and food at one end and a potty pad at the other end. that way he can go potty while you are gone if he needs to. Good LUCK!