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Originally Posted by ambocken  Anyone with ideas on how to break this habit?
We are trying to be full on crate training mode right now but it gets frustrating! She has only enough room to turn around and nothing more. We feed her in the crate and she sleeps in there too. |
I got a 6 yr old a few months ago, that was pad trained only she wouldn't go on the pad but on my carpet for like the first 6 weeks.We started crateing her when we're not home or sleeping, or even out of the room. If I was watching tv and had to leave the room (bathroom, answer phone, etc) I took her with me, never giving the chance for another "accident" on the floor. The crate had her bed and a small pee pad in it. She would hold it overnight sometimes and others not. When I would leave the house and be gone 20 minutes, she would pee in it, even after a pee break outside prior to putting her in there. I knew she was capable of holding it for up to 7-8 hrs, and I really didn't care for the pad situation anyway. My others go outside through doggy dogs. I reduced the size of her area, just big enough for the bed only, removed all pee pads from everywhere, Stopped her access to water at night two hours before bedtime, and give her a small ice cube in her area at bedtime. I take her outside every two hours when I'm home and I wait for the poop (morning & night)before I take her back inside, she had this habit of peeing outside then coming over and laying down, so I'd take her inside and 5 minutes later, she'd poop in the house. Now, I wait an adiitional 5-10 minutes, she'll pee then lay down and sure enough 5 minutes later will poop. It has been 6 days now and we are pad free and accident free so far. It is hard, I feel your pain, but hang in there and stick to your guns, they are stubborn little creatures!
