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Originally Posted by Christinee  Definitely praise. It's funny because I was afraid to praise him while he was going because I didn't want to distract him.. . lol 
But I did afterwards.
What are some good treats. I have those pre-packaged treats you buy from petco, but was wondering if there are anything else he would enjoy better that is still good for him. Is cheese ok, I know dogs love cheese, just not sure how good it is to give them. I just want him to feel rewarded when he does good so he wants to keep doing good. |
Yes Cheese is fine...that is what I use...my furkids LOVE it...I have a 6 month old Harley and he is doing so well now at letting me know he has to potty, that he has full run of the house now "when I'm home" and has graduated to the big bed at night with DH, Bella and I...no accidents YAY!!
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What I did when I first got him at 12 weeks old...I kept him confined in a play yard...with potty pads on one end and his food/water/bed/toys at the other end...My babies are outside trained I live in Florida, it rarely ever drops below freezing here
I took him outside every 1 1/2 - 2 hours I set my timer on my stove to remind me...I have my cheese already cut up and in a baggy in the refrig so all I have to do is grab it on my way out...I still do this with my 2 1/2 year old too Bella...and out we go...once everyone has done there business I throw a potty party and hand out treats...when we go back in I let Harley play for a few minutes with me keeping an eagles eye on him...if I could not watch him at all times I put him back in his play yard...if he didn't do his business outside no treat and right back in the play yard and I sit and watched him to make sure he didn't use the potty pad..I only had the pads in there for night and when I was gone. I would wait 10 to 20 minutes or if he started to go on the pad, back out we went until he did his business...I never gave him full run of the house tho...I set him up for success and I never gave him a chance to fail and success starts with you
. I take Harley out now at 6 mos old every 3 to 4 hours but most of the time Harley lets me know he has to potty...Good luck with your potty training, he will get it if you are consistent with him.
and this is the play yard I still use if I have to leave the house for a few hours. I love it..and the reason I like this one is cause it has a floor in it in case he has an accident and it has a mesh top that zips up if you have a climber which I do, Harley has already scaled it..easy fix tho, just zip the top closed....you can only get them online...I ordered mine off Ebay..dog play yards/xpens.