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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 |
Yes it is surely enough to drive one to frustration. When I bought my first yorkie I accepted the fact that these little dogs often are never fully trained so that helped me.
At this point your going to have to start over as if she has never had any training. That means using a crate when you cannot keep your eyes on her, keep the crate near you. If she doesn't go potty while outside then straight into the crate when you bring her back in, wait 20 minutes then try again.
You say you "let" her out. Do you actually go out with her while she goes? This is SO important because she needs immediate praise for going. And it will help you because you will know if she went or not.
Also, buy a poochie bell
Welcome To Poochie Bells and teach her how to use that, it is very easy and most dogs catch right on.
Training to use poochie-bells and
training example/video You can adjust them so they hang closer to the floor for small dogs and puppies.
Since she seems to have a lot of her pee scent all over your carpet I would have it professionally cleaned. They have products they use to get rid of the pet odor, down deep. OR, get rid of the carpet and put down wood, or laminated wood flooring.
My sister has bamboo floors, I sure wish I had gotten that. I hate my laminated flooring, it is damaged in some areas, and is supposed to handle pee and water but it doesn't and I spent A LOT! We spent $5,000.00 on 3 rooms and a hall for that stuff, Armstrong even! Carpet is way to high maintenance and I am glad it's gone. Our bedrooms still have carpet and is terribly stained from pee.. So the bedrooms are next to get replaced.
Then once you have it cleaned you can spot clean when needed, but again, you HAVE to get down deep into the carpets padding and floor for it to do any good.
I hope that helps.. I am still dealing with accidents but it is getting better.