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soccbydo · 02-07-2008, 01:39 AM

When he arrived I proceeded to let him have the whole wash room with pee pad and newspapers. That didnt work out well. so I encouraged him to go to the patio, mind you I took him there, and he did it each time he went there. Now he has graduated to the outdoors, where he may go at times, but still will go in the house and where ever he feels even after doing it outdoors, ignoring the pee pads and the paper. So I have started back confining him to the crate for longer periods, rather than the washroom, am I doing this wrong?

I mean he is holding for long periods SOMETIMES , and once out of the crate he gets a nice long walk and potty time. Most times he wont go, but will like the walk, so no pee no poo back in the crate after the for an hour to two, then I try again. Is this bad for me to to this? If I only let him loose in the confined wash room after coming back in when he has not done it in hours, he proceeds to pee or poop not on the paper or pad but anyplace but that.

Is confining him for a couple to a few hours at a time bad? He makes a stink but then settles down and becomes quiet. I have tried to give him freedom everytime he does both at the same time. then he earns up to 4 to 5 hours freedom in the washroom with lots of toy and meat bones etc and his buddy.

All I want to know is this, am I doning this wrong or right? He is not a tiny baby so every 30 minutes is not an option as he wont go. I dont have a closed in yard so I must take him out each time on leash and wait, come rain, shine, hail or wind or freezing temps. At first I was doing the every hour and that is not doing anything as he just looks at me and wants to play and do nothing, apparently he is able to hold for several hours. Yesterday he downgraded from holding long to 3.5 hours, I noted this. So now I have an idea he may go every 3 hours now, that is WHEN uncrated. So I am now crating him for 2 to 3 hours at a time, then back out again. Am I wrong to do this? I just cant trust he wont pee and poop on the floor soon as I turn my back.

If you read the above post you will see what he did yesterday, he did it and then came back and proceeded to do it again, so I have decided to just crate him once he is back in if there was nothing done. But then he did something and still did it a short while afterwards. So what am I to do?
Crate or dont crate and let him just do it as he pleases?

House training has got to be a dog owner's most stressful time

02-07-2008, 01:39 AM	#36
soccbydo YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: EU Posts: 820	When he arrived I proceeded to let him have the whole wash room with pee pad and newspapers. That didnt work out well. so I encouraged him to go to the patio, mind you I took him there, and he did it each time he went there. Now he has graduated to the outdoors, where he may go at times, but still will go in the house and where ever he feels even after doing it outdoors, ignoring the pee pads and the paper. So I have started back confining him to the crate for longer periods, rather than the washroom, am I doing this wrong? I mean he is holding for long periods SOMETIMES , and once out of the crate he gets a nice long walk and potty time. Most times he wont go, but will like the walk, so no pee no poo back in the crate after the for an hour to two, then I try again. Is this bad for me to to this? If I only let him loose in the confined wash room after coming back in when he has not done it in hours, he proceeds to pee or poop not on the paper or pad but anyplace but that. Is confining him for a couple to a few hours at a time bad? He makes a stink but then settles down and becomes quiet. I have tried to give him freedom everytime he does both at the same time. then he earns up to 4 to 5 hours freedom in the washroom with lots of toy and meat bones etc and his buddy. All I want to know is this, am I doning this wrong or right? He is not a tiny baby so every 30 minutes is not an option as he wont go. I dont have a closed in yard so I must take him out each time on leash and wait, come rain, shine, hail or wind or freezing temps. At first I was doing the every hour and that is not doing anything as he just looks at me and wants to play and do nothing, apparently he is able to hold for several hours. Yesterday he downgraded from holding long to 3.5 hours, I noted this. So now I have an idea he may go every 3 hours now, that is WHEN uncrated. So I am now crating him for 2 to 3 hours at a time, then back out again. Am I wrong to do this? I just cant trust he wont pee and poop on the floor soon as I turn my back. If you read the above post you will see what he did yesterday, he did it and then came back and proceeded to do it again, so I have decided to just crate him once he is back in if there was nothing done. But then he did something and still did it a short while afterwards. So what am I to do? Crate or dont crate and let him just do it as he pleases? House training has got to be a dog owner's most stressful time Last edited by soccbydo; 02-07-2008 at 01:40 AM.