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Originally Posted by miababyjeff  Thank you so much to everyone for the advice! I guess my only question is how can I train her to go outside to pee and poop if I leave her in the xpen with a puppy pad to pee on. That would work if I wanted to teach her to go on potty pads, but I want to train her to ring the bell and go outside. It seems like she would never really learn to "hold it" and then when I do take her outside she won't need to go. Does that make sense? The whole idea of the crate is to teach her to hold it til you can take her out where you want her to go, but that won't work either if she will just pee in it. Her crate I was using is super tiny and we blocked half of it off so she could just turn around and she still peed and pooped in it. |
Ok maybe this will help you.
It is said that a puppy can hold it's bladder for 1hr for every month of it's
age. So if you puppy is 12wks you can not expect your puppy to hold
it's bladder for longer than 1 1/2 hrs. Does that help.
Also, IF there is water available in her crate even that won't work.
I think your expecting just too much too soon. Of course
offer her water and if she drinks back out 20-25 mins later.
If your home you need to get her out every 20mins for a couple of days.
I took a week off and went up and down 15 steps every 20-25mins with a
14wk old to get him use to going outside. Treat, treat, treat. Give a treat,
only a special one that is used to potty outdoors. Something she loves and
looks forward too. Like a small piece of chicken, a lick of peanut butter
immediately after she pees or poops and then do a happy dance.
They understand when they do something good. She can not be in her
crate for longer than an hr after doing potting outside or she will have an
accident.
Hope that helps.