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BLEU BOY BARBER · 03-06-2008, 07:48 AM

Here is our schedule to help~

Hubby gets up

at 6:00 am and takes Bleu out to potty and pooh.
I feed him at 7:30 Hand feed and water... I take him out right before I leave for work at 8:00 am the he is in crate till lunch time .... If we are home he stays out with belly band on fulltime (NO ACCIDENTS)

Mark or I or both of us are at home for lunch and he drinks water and gets kibble right before we leave him again he goes potty and pooh.

We are home daily by 500 He eats dinner around 6-7 and goes potty pooh 730 and then we PLAY AND TRAIN (TRICKS) EVERY NIGHT between 8-9 We take him out right before we go to bed last night it was 11 pm and he sleeps all night long till we wake up...

I will add when we are home he is out.. His house (crate) door is open constantly and you will FIND HIM in there as that is his comfort zone....

When I first got Bleu I used this same schedule and always when he would go outside I associated the same words...

OUTSIDE (he was excited) then we would go to the door same door same time same everything cause that is how a dog associates his lifestyle (REPETITION)

He would be outside and I would say (GO POTTY) and when he did I never gave him a treat I would run and swoop him up and hug and kiss him and say GOOD POTTY.....

I only give treats on commands during training. He earns them...

My husband and I do the exact t same thing so it does not confuse him.. You should hear and see my hubby (HE IS TRAINED TOO

)

He is now potty trained fully in the house and crate and will be 8 months on the 23rd. He has been potty trained though since he was 5 months old...

PERSISTENCE CONSISTENCE PATIENCE AND REPETITION is the majic words...

Hugs
Vicki

03-06-2008, 07:48 AM	#10
BLEU BOY BARBER Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,935	Here is our schedule to help~ Hubby gets up at 6:00 am and takes Bleu out to potty and pooh. I feed him at 7:30 Hand feed and water... I take him out right before I leave for work at 8:00 am the he is in crate till lunch time .... If we are home he stays out with belly band on fulltime (NO ACCIDENTS) Mark or I or both of us are at home for lunch and he drinks water and gets kibble right before we leave him again he goes potty and pooh. We are home daily by 500 He eats dinner around 6-7 and goes potty pooh 730 and then we PLAY AND TRAIN (TRICKS) EVERY NIGHT between 8-9 We take him out right before we go to bed last night it was 11 pm and he sleeps all night long till we wake up... I will add when we are home he is out.. His house (crate) door is open constantly and you will FIND HIM in there as that is his comfort zone.... When I first got Bleu I used this same schedule and always when he would go outside I associated the same words... OUTSIDE (he was excited) then we would go to the door same door same time same everything cause that is how a dog associates his lifestyle (REPETITION) He would be outside and I would say (GO POTTY) and when he did I never gave him a treat I would run and swoop him up and hug and kiss him and say GOOD POTTY..... I only give treats on commands during training. He earns them... My husband and I do the exact t same thing so it does not confuse him.. You should hear and see my hubby (HE IS TRAINED TOO ) He is now potty trained fully in the house and crate and will be 8 months on the 23rd. He has been potty trained though since he was 5 months old... PERSISTENCE CONSISTENCE PATIENCE AND REPETITION is the majic words... Hugs Vicki __________________ *Spoiled Rotten Mama's Boy* *Bleu Boy 's Sophie* We Are Wrapped Around Your Little Paws Bleu Boy Barber Dedicated Atlanto Axial Subluxation Paw Parents Last edited by BLEU BOY BARBER; 03-06-2008 at 07:52 AM.