you need to put a leash on her, right when you get home from class and carry her outside. put her in the area you want her to go potty. give her the command and then prepare yourself to stay out there until she goes. I did this with morgan when i first got her home. we stayed outside in the heat, in the sun, in the rain, and in the dark for however long it took her to go. in a few days she realized that if she goes potty right when we get outside then she either gets play time outside or play time inside.
i say to put the leash on her because you don't want her to be able to walk around the whole yard or large area outside. you want to stand in one spot and only give her the 6 foot range around you to go. don't move until she goes. yes she will try all sorts of things to get you to cave and go back inside but you need to stick it out.
I think morgan got the picture when i made her stand out there in the rain for 20 minutes until she went. LOL
If your pup has accidents whenever you leave the room because you think she's holding it until your not there then either take her with you in the bathroom or put her in her crate. whenever you cannot watch her, even for a minute, put her in the crate. then when you come back, if you think she needs to go, immediately bring her outside.
Oh also, if you've been standing outside with her for a long time and she still hasn't gone, then take her back inside and put her in teh crate for 5 minutes. then take her back outside and start over.
the process is long but you'll be happy when she finally gets it and it sticks.
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