[y0rkiesR0ck]

sorry for posting here. this is more of a training question, but it is also very general... and most people view the general forum...

anyway, i'm also sorry that i'm posting a new thread, but when i tried to search for my question, i get an error message...

so here goes... how old was your puppy when he/she finally stopped having accidents in the house? or started being able to "tell" you when they have to go to the bathroom?

Kash is almost 12 weeks old, and he still just goes to the bathroom whenever and wherever he wants. most of the time, i'll catch him sniffing around, and that'll give me a clue that he's about to "go," but i want him to either come to me and whine or go to the door and whine or give me some kind of sign! lol.

like this morning, i was in the bathroom with him getting ready for work, and i turn around and he's pooping. i didn't get mad, but i did take "it" and him outside right afterwards to show him that poop belongs outside... but i don't think he understands.

also, i leave him in the kitchen at home during the day and i'm only able to come home once at lunch to let him out. more often than not, there's a puddle of pee waiting for me. i definitely don't get mad about that because i don't expect him to hold his urine for that long at this age, but do you think by allowing him to pee in the kitchen with no consequence is making him think it's okay, and thus delaying his training?

is 12 weeks too soon to be expecting him to be trained?

thanks everyone!