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yorkiegirl83 · 08-23-2007, 07:32 PM

I am having troubles with a few in my home but with me, I feel it is just hard to get on a good schedule with all my dogs.

What worked well for me, and what I'm doing currently is I am putting the ones that have problems pottying in individual crates in my room. I let them out in the middle of the night to go on potty pads in the bedroom. All during the day, I set a portable clip on timer for 1 hour, and those two having the issues go out.

Once we step outside, I set the timer for 10 minutes. I don't play with them at all. I just say go potty then sit quietly with them.. if they don't potty I simply bring them back in (still on leash) and they go right back in their crates for another 30-hour.

Then we start the whole process over again. I can see that we are making progress because this eliminates the possibility for accidents and everyone is doing a lot better

Good luck!

08-23-2007, 07:32 PM	#17
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	I am having troubles with a few in my home but with me, I feel it is just hard to get on a good schedule with all my dogs. What worked well for me, and what I'm doing currently is I am putting the ones that have problems pottying in individual crates in my room. I let them out in the middle of the night to go on potty pads in the bedroom. All during the day, I set a portable clip on timer for 1 hour, and those two having the issues go out. Once we step outside, I set the timer for 10 minutes. I don't play with them at all. I just say go potty then sit quietly with them.. if they don't potty I simply bring them back in (still on leash) and they go right back in their crates for another 30-hour. Then we start the whole process over again. I can see that we are making progress because this eliminates the possibility for accidents and everyone is doing a lot better Good luck!