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Originally Posted by wemple2  Okay, I don't want you to be discouraged...Get an x-pen...and some of the washable, not disposable peepads...a few safe toys...her food and water. Take her out to potty first thing in the morning, make sure she pottys, you may have to wait her out...but she will eventually go...then tons of praise and treats to let her know that's what you want...take her inside and feed her while you prepare for work, then before you leave take her out again...she may or may not go the second time...but give her plenty of time, if she does again praise her and I mean really praise her. Put her in the xpen for the day...I still think it would be great if someone could do this same routine at lunch time...but circumstances may not allow for this. When you get home from work...immediately take her out again...wait, give her time to go...throw a potty party!!! Then back inside...watch her, don't give too much freedom or any chance to potty inside...feed her dinner...then out again...wait again...praise again. Only after she's done her duty outside can she be allowed to run and play inside. Bless her little heart, I'm sure she doesn't know how hard this will be for you. Then every hour or so...outide...same thing...over and over again, until it's bedtime. Always take her out one last time before lights out. Does she sleep with you in bed? How is she thru the night? Once they know where you want them to go potty, they'll do it for praise and out of habit. It's just that long period of time that you're away at work...how long do you think she can hold it...Does she make it thru the night without accidents? My boy Winston was a breeze to train and he can hold it all night...so 8 or 9 hours. He literally never has an accident, lucky me!!! But is you use the washable pads in the xpen at least she won't be shredding them up. I know a lot of breeders use them just for that reason alone plus you won't have the expense of buying disposables. Hopefully if you use a schedule and are always persistent and consistent she'll learn...let us all know how your Co Co does, these are very intelligent dogs, they can and will learn, unfortunately they are small so yes they do have small bladders and have to pee more frequently. Best of
luck to you...I only wish you were able to have taught her at an earlier age...but they're never to old to learn!!! |
Hi! I will certainly look into the pen. I have never seen washable pee pads. Where do you purchase them and what are they like in comparison to the disposable type? Coco shredded the disposable ones.
to answer your question, she does not sleep with me in bed. it is hit or miss with her and overnight accidents. she doesnt cry to go potty. sometimes she just did it in her bed which was in the crate, i have now as of today removed the bed / towels from the crate. until there are no accidents i won't give it back. just the plastic pan. we'll see!
you were very encouraging. to be honest if coco is holding it overnight for 8/9 hours i think she can do it while i'm at work. and once she doesnt show any signs of accidents, for how long must that continue before i would be able to let her roam the house? that is the goal. i want her to be all about the house and be a happy girl.
another question for everyone. coco is always excited. running about, jumping on the couch, jumping down, and that's fine with me. i assumed it was puppy behavior a girlrfriend of mine has a yorkie as well and came over today. she said to me 'do you really think you can deal with this for the rest of her life'? my feelings were hurt. she said her dog never did this. is this normal? we are addressing her behaviors like jumping on visitors and my cat during the training. but is coco's behavior really bad?