I would only add the following:
Paper the entire bathroom, when you leave her. That way she can only succeed. (she will have to use the peepad, because that is all there is). If you don't want to use peepads use newpapers. When you your puppy starts establishing an area in the bathroom that she likes to use, start removing the paper a little at a time, until you are down to one peepad. this may take up to and over a month to accomplish. If at any time, after you have removed sections of paper, she goes on the floor, you have moved to fast and must put the paper section that you removed, back and start again. (hope that makes sense)
When you are home: xpen off or barracade the area that she is to go potty (where her peepad is). Make sure that there is no open floor area in this section. Put her in this designated area during her pee times; after play, before bed time, etc. and don't let her out until she has gone. She is free to wander in the sectioned off area, but she is not free to go anywhere else. She only gets out of "prison" when she goes pee or poo. This may take up to 45 mins to a 1/2 hour the 1st few times. Eventually, she will come to understand that when you put her in this area the only way she gets out is to go potty. and of course reward her everytime she does!
In the meantime, when you are home, confine her only to one room at a time, so that you have better control of her and can catch her easier in the act and when she does go outside her potty area, pick her up, immediately and carry her over to the potty section and let her finish up. |