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Originally Posted by RoxyLuv  Our Roxy (now 5 mo) has done that on occasion. I figured she was testing us or something unknown to us upset her. She had been doing so well. We keep a pee pad in a corner by the patio door & one in the bedroom by that patio door. Having the two hasn't seemed to confuse her at all. One day she started going anywhere she wanted. DH got furious & yelled at her, which only made it worse. I calmly reminded him that yelling & screaming just creates fear & confusion. When he stopped, she got better.
However, what really helped get her back on track after that was placing a wooden baby gate propped with a chair against the corner pee pad is in & a small cabinet on the opposite side. Sometimes if I just propped the gate with my foot & waited, she wouldn't to go. Using the chair & walking away helped. About 5 min later I'd go back & she had gone potty & got a reward, & life went on. I had to prop the gate with a chair because the cabinet is smaller than the pee pad & can't get the gate to lock in like normal. A day or two of that & she got the point. It was funny cuz 2-3 times when I just stood there & waited, she would just sorta fidget like she wasn't going to bother doing her job. Then all of a sudden she'd just sort of do an obvious 'Oh I give up' do her job & be done with it like she understood I wasn't going to give up until she did it.  Cracked me up!
Now when I tell her to go potty, she will march right over there & do it, but I usually don't even have to tell her. She just does it on her own. However now that the weather is getting to be decent enough to be outside will be a whole new story. So far when I've had her out, telling her to go potty doesn't even register. As soon as my new pee pad trays get here, I'll be taking those outside hoping this will help the idea transfer over. Hopefully it will work.
Keep trying! Good luck! |
I am sure now that it is ME that needs the training, I gave Harley free run of the house too soon! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I need to be more aware of his behavior, and make sure I get him to his potty place more often! I will be home for the summer so that will help, when I am gone for work for 6 hours a day he stays in the x-pen with a potty pad on one side and does fine. Accidents happen when he is out and we are unaware. So that is the key!!! I need to be more aware!!!!
