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Ahoo · 07-02-2009, 11:58 AM

Hello folks,

Our almost 3 month old female pup doesn't go number 1 or 2 in her crate but she'll go anywhere in the house. I know potty training takes time but my question is in the crate she'll hold both pee and poo for up to 4 hours but when out she can pee every 40min to an hour when in the house. I know it's not a good idea to take her out every 40 minutes so she can learn to hold it but these accidents are getting real annoying when they're on the couch, carpet, and pillows. Should I only keep her outside of the crate for 30min after pee than back to crate to avoid these accidents? She had plenty accidents and plenty times during which she heard us tell her no no no and we take her out right away afterward but doesn't seem to teach her a thing. She also growls, bites, and attacks our hands and arms on top of it instead of playing with her ton of toys. Should we have some sort of a punishment for her like putting her by herself in a basket for 10 minutes after accidents and bad behavior? Someone recommended getting a cowbell and shaking it before taking her out so she can learn to touch the cowbell when she needs to go, is this recommended? We read some books and asked around but we feel stuck whatever we try. We had her now for 3 weeks and 2 days and feel we have been pretty consistent.

07-02-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
Ahoo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 15	Potty Training Nightmare, about to give up Hello folks, Our almost 3 month old female pup doesn't go number 1 or 2 in her crate but she'll go anywhere in the house. I know potty training takes time but my question is in the crate she'll hold both pee and poo for up to 4 hours but when out she can pee every 40min to an hour when in the house. I know it's not a good idea to take her out every 40 minutes so she can learn to hold it but these accidents are getting real annoying when they're on the couch, carpet, and pillows. Should I only keep her outside of the crate for 30min after pee than back to crate to avoid these accidents? She had plenty accidents and plenty times during which she heard us tell her no no no and we take her out right away afterward but doesn't seem to teach her a thing. She also growls, bites, and attacks our hands and arms on top of it instead of playing with her ton of toys. Should we have some sort of a punishment for her like putting her by herself in a basket for 10 minutes after accidents and bad behavior? Someone recommended getting a cowbell and shaking it before taking her out so she can learn to touch the cowbell when she needs to go, is this recommended? We read some books and asked around but we feel stuck whatever we try. We had her now for 3 weeks and 2 days and feel we have been pretty consistent.