 shredding the potty pad!!!!
OK, Uno is 5 months and he is not fully house trained yet. I am training him by using a petyard XT the breeder recommended (I use 5 of the 6 panels) and have his food/water, potty pad, toys, bed/blankie in there with him.
Well, he had been shredding his potty pad now and then which I thought "ok, he's a puppy, exploring" and brushed it off. But he has done it the past THREE days and 1) it's a waste of money 2) it's a pain in the BUTT to clean up 3) I need to figure out how to change this behavior.
I keep his potty pad in there just in case, (My mom is at work, and I go to college and he is alone usually no more than 4 hours at a time). He hasn't peed on his pad for maybe two weeks now, and I'm afraid to take it out...But do you think that I should take his potty pad out and start to see if he won't soil his bedding? I don't know how to get him to stop ripping the potty pad without taking it out. I have tried to stop him as soon as he pulls it off (I could even hear him bringing it to his bed this morning, and I caught it before it got bad).
Last week I walked him 3 miles daily for about 5/7 days and he didn't get any walks this weekend or yesterday due to rain/me being busy. Today he walked for 3 miles. Walking has helped his behavior a little bit but I think it's due mostly to his separation anxiety?...Like he's pissed off when we leave the house so he is naughty....Has anyone had this problem? Sorry it's so long winded, but how did you stop the problem? Did your babies grow out of it?
oh- also we have given him run of the living room when we know he has just gone potty/poop outside, (NOT the whole house yet) so I think he's used to having that freedom and doesn't want to be in the pen anymore...any words or wisdom or encouragement??? |