I tried this the other day: Spike went out, then had some "free time" in the kitchen with me watching. I saw him start to squat so I yelled NO and ran him outside. Well, he looked around, rolled in the grass, chewed on his leash, you name it, no poo. We went back in, he again tried to go on the floor! Same thing, I ran him outside, and he did everything but. We walked around, tried to get him to remember what he was doing, no luck. Then I put him in his crate. He cried for a few minutes, but got quiet. I took him out 15 min later, and he pooped in his crate. What am I doing wrong? What is your schedule like? How often does he need to go out? BTW- I was told he was 10weeks old when we got him. I looked over his paperwork, and he was JUST 8 weeks when we picked him up. Isn't that earlY? So, I guess he is 10weeks now.
Thanks for the advice. I've never trained a puppy this small. If we can't get it in a few weeks, we are considering puppy college
Liz