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luvdorkyyorkies · 02-07-2005, 05:58 PM

Hi Dewdrop,
This is just my opinion.........if you are gonna be gone all day I wouldnt crate her all day.........what I would do is leave her crate door open for her safe sleep nest and partition an area with a wee wee pad (i use newspaper) in it so she can have an area to play with a toy in there too.
After playing with her and feeding her put her in her area in about 10 minutes after she eats and she will prolly go! Then take her out.
If you have easy access to the outside and the weather isnt bad I would start outside training after work, but I dont know your homelife, whether she will be exclusively indoors or if you want to train her to outside.
For night time I would just leave the crate door open with the play area and all just like it is for consistancy. SHe will learn this is her own area and she will feel safe there........that is of course if she doesnt end up in your bed with you which is what will probably happen!.............LOL
Hope that helps give ya some ideas................potty training is all about consistant scheduling.........I think if you have the oppurtunity to train her outside in the evening she will be easy to outside train exclusively later if thats what you want .

02-07-2005, 05:58 PM	#2
luvdorkyyorkies BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,681	Hi Dewdrop, This is just my opinion.........if you are gonna be gone all day I wouldnt crate her all day.........what I would do is leave her crate door open for her safe sleep nest and partition an area with a wee wee pad (i use newspaper) in it so she can have an area to play with a toy in there too. After playing with her and feeding her put her in her area in about 10 minutes after she eats and she will prolly go! Then take her out. If you have easy access to the outside and the weather isnt bad I would start outside training after work, but I dont know your homelife, whether she will be exclusively indoors or if you want to train her to outside. For night time I would just leave the crate door open with the play area and all just like it is for consistancy. SHe will learn this is her own area and she will feel safe there........that is of course if she doesnt end up in your bed with you which is what will probably happen!.............LOL Hope that helps give ya some ideas................potty training is all about consistant scheduling.........I think if you have the oppurtunity to train her outside in the evening she will be easy to outside train exclusively later if thats what you want . Last edited by luvdorkyyorkies; 02-07-2005 at 06:05 PM.