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sammer · 09-09-2008, 08:58 AM

Hi, thank you both for your replies. I think the first mistake I'm making is not confining her to a space--the house is large and her food is in the kitchen and her pack n play (and where I play with her) is about 4 rooms away.

I found the"Housebreaking Bible Forum very informative. In reading the articles, it seems I was going to go from this error to another. It says not to have a crate large enough where their bed is on one end and the papers on the other. Because this is how she learned in the pack n play at the breeders, I was going to do just that.

She will use the tray with the paper if she's in her pack n play napping and wakes from a nap. Because she does that, I thought if I got a larger crate and had the "bedroom/bathroom" situation, she would not only use it when she was shut in the crate, but perhaps would use it if the crate door is open. I've seen her circle while she's out and put her on the papers outside of her pen, but she totally ignores them---I've put her in the pack and play and she immediately used the papers in there. SO, with all this said, I am thinking if she had access (when she was out of the crate) to the one she is using, she'd use it. She is only 10 weeks and about 1.5 lbs. so she can't hold it for very long.

I know I have to limit her access to the whole house. What do you think of my idea? Am I just creating another problem or by allowing her access to the papers both when she's in the crate and out, will this work?

My partner is losing patience (he's not a patient man to begin with) and said today "she's going to ruin the hardwood floors." I'm at a loss. I think because of the way she was trained at the breeders, I'm having a hard time now.

Any thoughts are welcome.

sammer

PS I also checked out the WizDog and am kind of doing the same thing, buy without the screen thing--I have a shallow tray under the papers.

09-09-2008, 08:58 AM	#4
sammer Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: VT Posts: 32	thanks for replies, one more ? Hi, thank you both for your replies. I think the first mistake I'm making is not confining her to a space--the house is large and her food is in the kitchen and her pack n play (and where I play with her) is about 4 rooms away. I found the"Housebreaking Bible Forum very informative. In reading the articles, it seems I was going to go from this error to another. It says not to have a crate large enough where their bed is on one end and the papers on the other. Because this is how she learned in the pack n play at the breeders, I was going to do just that. She will use the tray with the paper if she's in her pack n play napping and wakes from a nap. Because she does that, I thought if I got a larger crate and had the "bedroom/bathroom" situation, she would not only use it when she was shut in the crate, but perhaps would use it if the crate door is open. I've seen her circle while she's out and put her on the papers outside of her pen, but she totally ignores them---I've put her in the pack and play and she immediately used the papers in there. SO, with all this said, I am thinking if she had access (when she was out of the crate) to the one she is using, she'd use it. She is only 10 weeks and about 1.5 lbs. so she can't hold it for very long. I know I have to limit her access to the whole house. What do you think of my idea? Am I just creating another problem or by allowing her access to the papers both when she's in the crate and out, will this work? My partner is losing patience (he's not a patient man to begin with) and said today "she's going to ruin the hardwood floors." I'm at a loss. I think because of the way she was trained at the breeders, I'm having a hard time now. Any thoughts are welcome. sammer PS I also checked out the WizDog and am kind of doing the same thing, buy without the screen thing--I have a shallow tray under the papers.