I was in the same boat you were in. Cooper was neutered at 6 mo. and in an x-pen or crate most of the time but my DH got sick and couldn't help me watch/train him and things went south real fast. we has to sell our house and move to a mobile home so I could care for my hubby and the house. ( I had a 15 room farm house and 4 acres to mow)
I was apalled when we moved the furniture and found all the spots Cooper had marked on the rugs. Embarrassed to say the least. I was able to clean it up but I vowed he wouldn't do it at the new place.
He gets a lot of attention and walked around the neighborhood morning and night. he is put on the chain about every 3 hours ( it was more often but he is starting to go to the door on his own so it let him stretch it out)
I keep a belly band on him the rest of the time. I get the satiny ones from HandicappedPets.com they are not expensive and wash and dry great. I have 4 and wash them every day. Cooper is a "Teapot" and weighs about 10 lbs so I buy him a size small then I buy walmart brand Poise pads so they are for urine. cit them in half and your good to go. I always wash him in between. It is just like I did when I had my kids. LOL. some ppl use baby wipes I Just use washclothes. I bought packs of 18 for like 4.00 and they were real soft. I use the same color for the dog.
Hope this helps some hang in there I think everyone is right they are slow to train. |