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Originally Posted by kalina82  i don't know what the book says that your reading but i was very strict with Morgan when she was a baby. She had a crate and an ex-pen. The crate was for when i was at work or when we were sleeping. the expen was for when i was home but couldn't watch her for whatever reason. She was on a strict food/potty/play schedule. First thing in the morning when i woke up i took her outside. When we came back in it was breakfast time. I fed her in her ex-pen and then left her in there for 15-20 minutes. After that time period we went outside again to potty. I always took her out on a leash so she knew we were on a mission instead of a play date. I took her to one area, said go potty, and then waited for her to do her stuff. I'd stand there for as long as it took, sometimes 30 minutes in the pouring rain, but we did it (with the aid of an umbrella). After she did her business she was allowed 30-60 minutes free roam play time. After a rigorous play she'd need to go back outside to pee usually. Then i'd put her in her pen for a nap. when she woke up it was back outside, then play or eat, depending on the time. that how the day went until bed time. i'd take her out right before i went to sleep and she'd sleep a good amount of time. Usually she'd wake me up at 4-5am to potty. I'd take her out for a quick potty without really talking to her (besides go potty and good girl) or getting her excited. After she pottied it was back in her crate to sleep some more. Then when i woke up we'd start the whole process all over again.
after a while i eliminated the crate and she'd sleep in her ex-pen. I only eliminated the crate when she was able to hold it all night long and not mess in her crate when i was at work. I used the ex-pen for at least a year and a half when i was out and at night time. Eventually i took the ex-pen down and put her crate back out. Now she has her crate/den available to her whenever she wants and she has free reign when i'm not home. she's 100% potty trained and only very rarely has an accident when she's sick. |
We are doing a strict schedule like that and I was wondering how long it took to get Morgan house trained? We are about 4 days into the really really strict schedule where she is in her crate even when we are home at night.