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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  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. |
Those are the best though! Why wouldn't you want a FREE, housebroken, teacup puppy, guaranteed adult weight of 2 lbs and all you have to do is wire the money for the shipping from Cameroon? What a steal!
My definition of housebroken is the same as yours.
I also agree that ignoring the mistakes and praising the success is the best way to housebreak a puppy. It worked well on Rory. Lane (our puppymill rescue) has been with us for 2.5 years, and she is the queen of the quarter sized marking spots, but full accidents aren't all that uncommon. You'd think she has won Westminster with the celebration we throw everytime she uses her pad. She is so proud of herself too - she'll run head and tail up prancing to the kitchen cabinet where all their treats are! I just love to see her feeling confident about herself!
I have found if I catch her in the act, and do the ah, ah, ah sound. She'll usually stop and look at me, at which point I have her finish on the pad. I'm not sure if she's made the connection there or not - we like to joke she is the "pretty" one.
