Quote:
Originally Posted by watisgood  How do i go about potty training? |
Well this is what I have been doing and it works wonderfully, if you stay right on top of it. =)
I don't work right now, but if you do.. I think the weekend would be a great time to start this so you guys have a solid 2 days together.
7:00 am - Let Mckenzie out of crate. Bring her directly to her pee pad ( I usually pick her up and put her on it). I sit beside her and when she walks off of it, I put her back and say "go potty".
Usually first thing in the morning she will go no problem. As soon as she squats to pee or poop I say GOOOOD POOOOTTTY with as much energy as I can and treat immediately.
7:15 am - She eats breakfast.
7:35 am - Back to the potty pad (I wait 15 minutes) if she doesn't go I put her back in the crate for a half an hour and repeat the process.
If you free feed like I do, you will want to watch for any times that she eats or drinks and take her out about 20-30 minutes after that.
I bought a timer that has a clip on it, and I clip it to myself and set it for every hour. I take her outside at this point to potty. ( I only use pee pads for in case accidents and middle of the night potties, but if you are only training on pee pads you would take her back to the pee pad).
I repeat doing this cycle all day (every hour when she is not eating and every 20 minutes when she ate or drank).
During the night, if she whines I will let her out in the bedroom to potty on the pads, then she will go back into the crate.
I hope I'm not being confusing
. The puppy doesn't have to be in the crate all day.. only when you cannot watch her like a hawk.
The more accidents she has, the harder it is for them to realize that the house is NOT the place to potty. So anytime you can prevent an accident (by watching closely) is the best thing to do.
Never yell at or reprimand your puppy if she has an accident. If you catch her in the act, simply clap your hands or so no no, outside!
If you find an accident after the fact, don't punish the puppy. I read somewhere they only remember what they did for 5 seconds after the fact.. so the puppy won't know what it is being corrected for.
Good luck! It is tough and I am having a heck of a time with my 2 pups, but it's all in consistency and schedule, so as long as you're dedicated to this.. they will get it.
Mckenzie has only been on this strict schedule for 3 days and she's already getting it. This morning she ran all the way into the bedroom to her pad to do a poop. I was SO excited because it just proves she's getting there
.