 House Training Lulu
Hi. My wife (hairhome) and I are going back and forth on the best way to train Lulu. As she stated we are at work for most of the day and are unable to come home at lunch time, and so on, to let the dog out. We are reading the threads and wrestling with the best way to proceed with training. We have puppy pads, a crate and a kennel and have enclosed Lulu in the kitchen with gates and laminate flooring. But right now it's a crap shoot (excuse the pun) as the best way. From what I've read these dogs are hard to train and for her size, she will never be able to hold her urine all. She will pee on the pad and occasionally poop outside but for the most part she reverts to the pad for peeing and pooping. She never pees outside. We're considering a play pen as a long term solution which would be big enough to contain a pee pad. That way we won't have to block off the kitchen with gates. We discussed crate training but are not in agreement as to the appropriate size (please see attached photo). I hate the thought of leaving Lulu in a small confined space for 8 hrs and my wife says that approach would require a hired dog walker. I would like to get some more feedback on our situation and will continue reading the forums for training etc. |