We (my boyfriend and I) allowed Tigger to sleep with us from day one. We put his little bed between our pillows and made it our goal to whenever he would move, we would take him outside and tell him "outside potty."
Then we got him a collor and a leash so we got an industrial strength paper clip and clipped it to our headboard (with enough slack that he could get to the end of his bed but no further.) We continued to stick to our taking him out regime (sp). Yes, he has pottied (numero uno) on our bed a few times, but that's because we didn't limit the water intake before bed. I found the main thing to do to prevent this is to limit the water intake and make sure he does his business outside before calling it a night.
Also.... whenever he would potty inside we would point his nose in the direction of his mess and gently tap his bum and say firmly "NO! Potty on the pad!" then we would take him to the pad and say "Potty here!" or "Potty on the pad." We would never put his nose directly in the mess or rub his nose in it. We would point his nose in the general direction close enough for him to see what he did. I, too, should mention that if we were home and he had an accident, we would do the above stated but instead of saying "potty on the pad" we would take him outside and say "Potty outside."
Tigger is now six months old and sleeps throughout the night (no longer on his leash, usually in the middle of my boyfriend and I) hardly has accidents in bed, potties on the pad (for the most part. sometimes he goes poopie elsewhere. and lately so we don't find out we think he's eating it.) and he whines at the door or will sit by it or look out the kitchen window while whining to let us know to take him outside.
It took persistence and hard work but it paid off big. |