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megansmomma · 10-20-2010, 05:56 PM

If you are not home 8 hrs a day, gating him in your kitchen, using newpaper and he only potties sometimes on the newspaper you will not be able to train him to potty outside. It will be a forever struggle.

My suggestion would be to make is space smaller with an Xpen and use pee pads instead of newspaper. With an Xpen you can put a pee pad in the Xpen and he will be able to use it while you are gone and still be able to move around.

I really didn't use a crate for potty training but I was not gone for 8 hrs a day like you are. I'd think it would be very hard to do and accomplish 100% potty training. Good luck.

10-20-2010, 05:56 PM	#2
megansmomma Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL Posts: 12,235	If you are not home 8 hrs a day, gating him in your kitchen, using newpaper and he only potties sometimes on the newspaper you will not be able to train him to potty outside. It will be a forever struggle. My suggestion would be to make is space smaller with an Xpen and use pee pads instead of newspaper. With an Xpen you can put a pee pad in the Xpen and he will be able to use it while you are gone and still be able to move around. I really didn't use a crate for potty training but I was not gone for 8 hrs a day like you are. I'd think it would be very hard to do and accomplish 100% potty training. Good luck. __________________ “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” Mark Twain Last edited by megansmomma; 10-20-2010 at 05:57 PM.