Welcome to you and your little girl. I feel so sorry for any animal treated like that..I also want to say this-your baby does NOT know when she does something wrong ie: bathrooming in the house. She has no idea that it is wrong. We have a tendency to project human emotions and mannerisms onto our animals. That is human and sometimes it is true. If you come in up-beat and smiling and praising that baby AND, have a pocketfull of Cheerios or something as small--darn, the treat I buy just left my mind!--- and come in, tell her she is mommie's good girl and you have missed her. Walk around and look for the accidents while you are praising her. Then, just clean it up and spray the site..If you want her to go outside for potty, keep her confined in a space that has NO carpet like the kitchen..DO NOT CLOSE HER UP IN A ROOM but use a large crate or X pen. Is she home alone for long periods of time??
I had a rescue who was probably the same age and she was deathly afraid of everything. I decided my objective was to get her to let us hold her and pet her and not pee in fear. Then, her potty training started. She died last year as a well-adjusted girl at the old age of 14-15 1/2 yrs. She was a perfect pet for my grand-daughter..They grew and bonded beyond my wildest dreams. |