[spiritwings1202]

Pixie is 7 months old and fully pad trained. This is what I did.........
When I brought her home I had an ex-pen set up in the living room and I had it set up the elongated way. I put a plastic runner underneath for accidents. I put her bed in the far end of the crate food and water in the middle and at the end of the crate I put her pee pad.

I would let her out of her pen to play for about an hour and put her back in her pen and tell her to go pee pee. when she would go I would say good girl and get all excited and let her out to play. Then repeat in another hr. If she didn't go I did not let her out until she peed, or if I wanted to play with her I would watch her like a hawk and if she sniffed I would pick her up and put her in her pen and tell her to do pee pee.
I also gated off the living room and that was the only room she had full run of. When she was playing I would always leave the gate open in case she wanted to go in and pee.

At night I had a crate with her bed in it and some food and water. I kept it by my bed so I could hear her if she had to go, she would whine. I would pick her up and bring her to her pen and shut the door and tell her to go pee pee. Sometimes she would take her dilly dally time. I would wait until she went, and at night I would give her a cheerio so she would go sooner. Then back in her crate till morning. First thing in the morning I would pick her up and bring her right to her pad.

She started having a few accident behind my husbands recliner so I said ok I will fix you and I put a pad tray there and she started using it.

Don't get discouraged I think it is really persistence. I was home a lot too which I think made a huge difference in the success.

Eventually she started going in her pen or on the other pad when she had to pee. when she gained my trust I started letting her have more run of the house. The poop took a little longer, but she eventually did that as well. If I started to see her squat to poop on the floor I would pick her up and put her on her pad.

It has been over a month or so since we have not had an accident. When she gets excited bc someone comes over I have to say Pixie go pee pee. She is like.........oh yeah and runs to her pad like a lil kid running to the bathroom! lol

If you need any more help just pm me I will try the best I can to give you advice. Hang in there it will happen........ just don't give up!!~Joyce