[kennesha35]

Originally Posted by Zoes_Mommy

Hi...I'm new to the site. I have a 5 month old female. I got her when she was 8 weeks old and have tried from day one to potty train her. Basically she has no problem going outside, but she still doesnt get that she is not suppose to go inside. I took a week off from work last month and stayed home during my vacation to see if i could get her going. For the week it seemed great. However as soon as I had to go back to work I started our routine of taking her to my Moms. Unfortunately my Mom does not have the time to watch her like a hawk whenever she is out of her crate, like I would during the first week. By the time I make it to pick her up she has Pee'd inside everytime she's left alone for more than 5 minutes. We tried crate training but my Mom feels guilty keeping her in her crate most of the day. As well as she takes over and hour to eat her bowl of food. So that would mean putting her back in her crate without eating or leaving her to roam with no direct supervision and she uses that time to pee and poop inside as she pleases (even though she has already done both outside). I have given up in the last month feeling like my poor baby will never get it. And I will just have to deal with a life of cleaning up after her. Please can anyone give me some tips or tell me what I'm doing wrong. Because I dont want to give up on my baby

Hi Zoes_Mommy, wow I truly understand your pain here. I went through the same thing when it comes to potty training my baby-girl yorkie. I did not potty train Shelldenae’ to go outside. She is strictly and indoor girl unless otherwise. She only uses her potty pads unless we are out of the house on walks or over other family members house but then I have a doggie bag with everything I need…training pads, food, water, etc. She would only bowl if we go for long walks and always urinate when we get home from our walks or out for the days (but like a said I have a doggie bag with me on those times).

I love using Ouch training pads or Hartz training pads (I am sure there are a lot of other brands out there). I started by watching her like a hound after each meals. I learned from a book I read to give her meals then timed her how long it takes to use the bathroom. Once I got that down I started to move her to the training pad area (which is one spot only…for me it was easier to use one area until she got it down. This didn’t happen right away trust me but soon after she started to use it by herself as long the pads are there. I also, purchased the “Out! Stain & Odor Remover one for carpets and one for tiles” This helped as well because once I sprayed it she did go back and used the same area I call them mistakes (which they are considering she is being trained).

She would sniff around first which indicates to me that she wanted to use the bathroom. The training pad has a scent on them which helps as well and guides her to use the bathroom on it. Also, I don’t free feed her either. I use to feed her certain times a day give her 15-20 minutes to eat then move the food and water away. Some may say this is cruel but a lot of trainers and books I read stated its okay as well. It’s truly up to each owner how to feed and the like…I believe no owner is wrong unless you’re starving you little one which I am sure you won’t…by feeding her certain times a day it also helped me to be prepared on when she needed to use the bathroom as well. I purchased Shelldenae’ at four months and fed her three times a day but now she is a year old she feeds twice a day and I still give her 15-20 to eat and move her food and water. I have no health issues with her and she is fine. This is what I have done with my baby girl yokie…I know its hard but try not to give up which I know you will not. Good luck!