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Originally Posted by cdra  Hello everyone. I need some advice on this topic. I've only had my puppy for a week. I've been at home with her since and although she's had a few accidents she has been doing pretty well going outside. Now my situation has changed. I just found out I'm having my 3rd baby. I'm already 12 weeks along. This means I need to go back to work until November. This means she will spend about 6 hrs alone at home. I'm thinking of getting her a bigger create, putting a dog litter box on one end and her bed on the other end. I'm going to do this exclusively (to avoid confusion) until I can be home full time in November then moving on to outdoor potty training.
This brings another issue. I live in Chicago where the weather can be brutal in the winter. So would it be best to keep her litter box trained or will she be able to handle chicago's winter weather? And if I litter train her permanently, how will this effect my already housebroken 5 yr old dog. I don't want him to think it's ok to do it in the house cause she can do it. Anyone been in a similar situation? Sorry for the long post. I just want to make it all work out. |
Thats my dilemma too! I am also in Chicago and after today's morning rain, I realized its going to be harder when the snow hits so now I am trying to decide on how to get her trained for the pads in the home. I have an enclosed back porch and I could section off the area for her to do her pad using. I am just nervous that she will start going on the carpet in the living room if I convert her to pad training. Any suggestions on how to ease this transition or making both the inside and outside work? I'd actually prefer to do one over the other instead of doing both! LOL