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Originally Posted by happy n u no it  we do spend alot of time with him outside. he doesn't have the whole house open to him. lets face it i can't watch him "like a hawk". he shows no signs of wanting to potty.
lady lavendir, ur sayin maybe 8-12 months. thats just way to long for a dog to become potty trained. r ur dogs completley potty trained?? |
You will have to adjust your life and schedule for this potty training time to fit the needs of your puppy and that allows you to be able to "watch him like a hawk". Your failure to do this will allow your puppy opportunities to potty in the house, intensify your frustration, send the puppy the wrong message and you scratching your head wondering why the puppy doesn't "get it".
Yes, Millie is 100% potty trained. She has been since about 7-8 months, reliably. (She will be 3 years old in April) I truly did not enjoy the potty training stage, but I was obsessed and adamant that I would NOT have a dog that was NOT 100% housebroken. I also wanted to do the training in the correct way, so I knew that my message of what I was expecting was coming across loud and clear. The way to do it is reinforce positive behavior, ignore the accidents (because there is nothing you can do about them after the fact, the dog just will not get why he is being punished) and to create an environment for the puppy to succeed.