[s13silviagirl]

Originally Posted by gcook

I had to be vigilent about taking the puppy to the pad periodically. I never had a problem with her running away from me, so it made it easier. Every 1 or 2 hours I would put her on the pad and tell her to "hurry up", and then when she went I would give her a treat and encourage her with praise. The point is YOU have to put the puppy on the Pad every hour or so. If you miss, then they will miss. We crated her at night with a pad, but in the day she was out and not crated. You have to be structure and repeatedive. Also always put them on the paper when they come out of the crate and before they go into the crate. Sometimes you'll put her on the pad and she won't go, but remember pyschology 100, you are trying to condition her. Once they go then you feed her like pavlov's dog and the bell. Instead of the bell/food it is pee/food. That is how I did it.

That is really good advice!