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Yorkiedaze · 02-04-2008, 09:34 AM

I don't have a clue when Zada and Azrael were totally trained because they never had run of the house till they were a year old, then with me on their heels gradually increasing their time till they were two years old. We still put them in the kitchen area with pads down if we can't take them. I've never had any problems with them at all. They always go on the pad or outside. I love that they do both because if were gone too long I don't have to worry about them needing to go outside to potty. Or traveling and staying in motels. Pads are a blessing when it comes to pouring rain or going out late nights or early mornings in strange places. I'm now training our new family member, Raziel, but she is difficult. I keep her in the expen and it attached to the front of her wire crate and pad down. She goes on the pad each time, but when I let her have a little play time in the kitchen area with more room and a pad down too, she will just squat whenever or wherever. Yesterday I put a towel on the counter and let her sit there to watch me cut potatoes and peel the green beans and after a couple minutes she even started to squat on the towel. She's a challange right now at 5 months old, so I'm sure she will probably be well over a year old before she's more trustworthy.

02-04-2008, 09:34 AM	#7
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	I don't have a clue when Zada and Azrael were totally trained because they never had run of the house till they were a year old, then with me on their heels gradually increasing their time till they were two years old. We still put them in the kitchen area with pads down if we can't take them. I've never had any problems with them at all. They always go on the pad or outside. I love that they do both because if were gone too long I don't have to worry about them needing to go outside to potty. Or traveling and staying in motels. Pads are a blessing when it comes to pouring rain or going out late nights or early mornings in strange places. I'm now training our new family member, Raziel, but she is difficult. I keep her in the expen and it attached to the front of her wire crate and pad down. She goes on the pad each time, but when I let her have a little play time in the kitchen area with more room and a pad down too, she will just squat whenever or wherever. Yesterday I put a towel on the counter and let her sit there to watch me cut potatoes and peel the green beans and after a couple minutes she even started to squat on the towel. She's a challange right now at 5 months old, so I'm sure she will probably be well over a year old before she's more trustworthy.