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Originally Posted by harleyyorkie  I have a 6 yr old (rehomed to me 2 months ago) that is supposed to be pad trained. She thinks my wall to wall carpeting is a big pee pad! I am trying to break her of that so she will use the doggy doors to go outside like the rest of them.She is now confined when I am not there. I had her in her gated area when she is not supervised, and it had her bed and a pad in it, (just in case). She has held it all night long many times, but when I go to work and return two hours later, she's peed & pooped the pad. I own my own business and work only 1 mile from home so I go home and let her out every two hours.I treat & praise as well with her outdoor potty. I'm starting to think it's a separation thing, what do you guys think? So, beginning this morning I've made her gated area just big enough to hold only her bed. She has room to stand up, lay down and turn around in/on her bed, but nothing else. I am hoping this will work to teach her to hold it for outside. I mean, if she can physically hold it all night (11pm till 7 am), why can't she hold it during the day for 2 hours? I would appreciate any suggestions or anyone's experience with this same sort of situation. |
Well, three days after making her area smaller, we've had no pee or poop episodes, not even when I was gone for a couple of hours! Yippee!
So, the light finally has been shed about what I've heard all along about having the area or crate just big enough for them to stand up, lay down and turn around. I'm a slow learner!
