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Originally Posted by TresCutePiggies  I completely understand what you are saying. Yesterday, we were at the dog park in the small dog area, and an older lady repeatedly kept popping her shih tzu (for stealing a ball - I personally consider any of those tennis balls on the ground community property) and chihuahua on the nose (for barking AT A DOG PARK!) like it was nothing. I was horrified, and I wish I would have said more than I did.  She didn't arrive until we were almost done. Ugh, it's still bothering me.
All that being said, I can't imagine a puppy, no matter the breed or training method used, who is completely potty trained at 10 weeks, can you?  |
Have you ever read those scammer ads; they all claim their yorkies are completely potty trained at 5 weeks!
Anyway, some people define the word potty trained or housebroken differently. To me, it's when a dog actively seeks out the space where he is allowed to urinate. An outdoor trained dog will show signs of wanting to go outside. A pee pad trained dog will seek out a pee pad and go on it. Just peeing on the pad, when they are confined to an x-pen isn't "trained", but this is what some people called trained and old time breeders called it “paper trained”. It’s not the same as being housebroken, but it’s a step in the journey! Again, I believe the best long term success, is to ignore the mistakes and praise the success, it may not be the fastest form of training, but there will be the fewest adversive side effects that are even more difficult to eliminate. Submissive urination, coprophagia (poop eating), and other forms of unacceptable behavior have been correlated to poor early potty training.