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Originally Posted by pixiepoo  I know there's 500 posts on the subject, but I need to vent.
I have a 7mnth old little girl, who just isn't getting this potty thing. She sleeps in her crate all night and can hold it. She's never messed in her crate. SO, I know she can do it!
I'll tell her "Lets go pee-pee potty!" She"ll go straight to the door to be let out. Sometimes she goes and sometimes she waits, until she comes in. Now she is sneaky, so she'll go hide and do it. Or she'll wait until I'm not paying attention to go off and do it. It's not just in one spot. It's here there and everywhere. She'll poop in the same spot, so at least I know where to find her tootsie-rolls.
I can't get the smell out no matter what. I can't get her to go outside or tell me when she needs to go. I let her out all the time, but she still piddles on the floor.
IM GOING NUTS!
Help!!!
Thanks-
Sherrie & Pixie aka...pee pot |
Dogs aren't word oriented, your words are a bunch of mumble jumble to them, and it's best to use only one or two words. First thing in the morning take her out of her crate, and carry her outside, she stay outside until she goes pee. Pick a one or two word phrase, like "go potty", but don't repeat it too much. After she pees say, GOOD GIRL, and give a treat. Dogs can hold it longer at night, urine production cuts more than half, but during the day, you might want to take her out every two hours. Some people keep the dog in the crate during this training period, and just take them out every two hours, and after they pee outside they get supervised playtime outside their crate, then another two hours in the crate. You have to train her to tell you to go outside and you can train her to bark or ring a bell, but all this takes training, and she hasn't even been trained to go outside yet. Most people make the mistake of talking too much. You need to use an enzyme cleaner such as Nature's miracle to remove all traces of urine from carpet, or she will think carpet is a pee pad. This is a good site, and has step by step directions for house breaking. You need to get in your mind exactly how to do it, (there are several ways) and be very consistent in your training, never punish for mistakes or she will just pee when you aren't looking. So ignore mistakes and praise success.
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