Well, it's been a while since an update on Bandit, alais "Sir Craps alot". We have had no pee or poo episodes in the night time crate, for about 10 days now. He's going to bed at 10:30 pm following his last potty outting and sleeping until @ 5:30 am (Yuck!). I don't take him out right away when I hear him stirring@ 5:30, I wait for him to start to whine and a few times he has even growled & barked. I'm trying to teach him two things, holding it for a minute or two (that will help later on) and to give me some kind of sign when he needs to go. He's also doing better with the day time crate. No poo in there when I get home, but he is still doing the excitable pee when I get home @ 11 am and then again at 3pm. He is 5 1/2 months now so maybe when his bladder matures a little more, he'll stop with the pee pee greeting
I have also switched all five of my dogs to Royal Canine Yorkshire 28. This is all they eat at meals. It seems to have helped cut down on how many times Bandit has to poo in a 24 hour period. He is now pooing 2 x, like morning and late afternoon or early evening. I may have to stop referring to him as Sir craps alot, LOL.
I'm not doing the carrier thing on the chest anymore(did that for a few weeks) and I took the bells off his collar as he kinda whines now to alert me at night if he has to go. It's slow but steady, I see improvements every day or so. He is going much quicker when I take him out (he knows he gets a treat when he goes) and he comes running for the treat. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, I'm not there yet but, I can see it!
