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snowbird · 02-28-2011, 11:12 AM

I am getting really frustrated with Miss Bella. She is 8 months old and I am a stay at home mom. She never poopies in the house but pee yes. It seems like she is playing and just forgets and pees on the fly. I praise her and treat her ever time she goes outside. She will go to the door and do her dance but sometimes it's like she is playing and just goes. I remember when my son was young I would watch him from the window playing and he would be doing the pee dance and I would say to him,come inside and go potty and he would always say, no Mom I don't have to, and then you all know what would happen. I think maybe that is what is going on with Bella. She is having so much fun she can't be bothered to take the time. I have noticed lately also that if I scold her for something else, like chewing on the leg of the sofa, another bad habit, she will just go and pee. I think it could be defiance especially if all the attention is not on her. I really need help. She makes mistakes every day almost, yet she will go to bed at 9 and sleep until 7. She has done that since she was 12 weeks old. I know she knows that she has to go outside, I think she just chooses not to. What can I do? She doesn't have a UTI. We are in Florida now and she drinks about 1cup and a half a water a day, but it is warm here now. It also depends on how active she is. If we take her out with us to dinner or to a friends house, she is fine. When she pees on the floor, I scold her, then take her outside. If she goes I praise, bring her back in, give her a treat. I have started to put her in her kennel after that, so I can clean her mess up, because she thinks it is a [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]game[/COLOR][/COLOR] and tries to take the paper towels. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I thought by now she would be better than this, especially with all the time I spend with her. I love her so much and she is so good other than the potty training.
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02-28-2011, 11:12 AM	#1
snowbird Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tide Head NB Canada Posts: 175	problems with potty training I am getting really frustrated with Miss Bella. She is 8 months old and I am a stay at home mom. She never poopies in the house but pee yes. It seems like she is playing and just forgets and pees on the fly. I praise her and treat her ever time she goes outside. She will go to the door and do her dance but sometimes it's like she is playing and just goes. I remember when my son was young I would watch him from the window playing and he would be doing the pee dance and I would say to him,come inside and go potty and he would always say, no Mom I don't have to, and then you all know what would happen. I think maybe that is what is going on with Bella. She is having so much fun she can't be bothered to take the time. I have noticed lately also that if I scold her for something else, like chewing on the leg of the sofa, another bad habit, she will just go and pee. I think it could be defiance especially if all the attention is not on her. I really need help. She makes mistakes every day almost, yet she will go to bed at 9 and sleep until 7. She has done that since she was 12 weeks old. I know she knows that she has to go outside, I think she just chooses not to. What can I do? She doesn't have a UTI. We are in Florida now and she drinks about 1cup and a half a water a day, but it is warm here now. It also depends on how active she is. If we take her out with us to dinner or to a friends house, she is fine. When she pees on the floor, I scold her, then take her outside. If she goes I praise, bring her back in, give her a treat. I have started to put her in her kennel after that, so I can clean her mess up, because she thinks it is a [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]game[/COLOR][/COLOR] and tries to take the paper towels. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I thought by now she would be better than this, especially with all the time I spend with her. I love her so much and she is so good other than the potty training. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...ser_online.gif http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...ons/report.gif