There are some things you are going to have to sacrifice if you want a housebroken puppy.
1. You may have to move his x-pen out into the living room where all the activity is and he can see you. Make sure he has things to keep him occupied in the x-pen.
2. Since he is in it all day while you are at work, you need to limit the time he is in there while you are home. You need to give up some "me" time and spend it instead watching his every move.
3. Read a book? Until he is fully trained you are going to have to put off book reading until your puppy has been put to bed for the night and you are going to bed.
4. You are just going to have to restructure your life to accomodate your puppy, friends included.
Puppies are a lot of work. You have to pay attention to them every waking moment. You need to be focused on his training and make that the priority in your and his life.
Please understand, that this is only temporary. But training includes many other things beside just housebreaking. Your puppy has to be trained to behave, to wait for things to accept his x-pen, to have proper manners. If you ignor these things right off you are going to have problems for the rest of your life. BUT if you make the sacrifice now, you will have a lovely companion that you can truely enjoy by the time he is 1 or 2 years old. |