Charlie is a cutie!!
My 2 dogs are complete opposites. Cooper took to potty training very quickly and since had only 2 "accidents" that I can remember. The first one was the day we brought Max home. Max squatted on the floor and Cooper figured that was acceptable behavior
The other time was when I refused to let him out at 3am (this became habit, and he was playing not pottying) and he peed right there in the bedroom. I'm pretty sure he stuck his tongue at me and went back to bed.
Max is a struggle still and what makes him even more difficult is the fact that he schemes. He enjoys eating poop but doesn't eat it outside. It almost seems like he'll wait for me to be on the phone or to be preoccupied and he will go hide in a room and go potty. I think Crystal summed it up perfectly. Sometimes he'll be so nonchalant about it, as if to run an errand. But sometimes I'll catch him and he'll be laying on his back rolling beside it because he doesn't want to get yelled at. I'll even find him sitting in his kennel after the deed is done because he knows he's wrong.
I'm home all day and we have a very strict potty routine many times throughout the day. I'd say that Max is about 80% trained. He goes like clockwork every morning after breakfast, but every morning he runs to the living room. I say "come outside to potty Max" and he follows me outside with no problem.
It's frustrating but really no big deal. I clean it up. It is unacceptable to let my boys potty in the house but sometimes it's much easier said than done.
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Originally Posted by Ellie May  lol. This is exactly what she does if nobody catches her or she thinks you aren't watching. She likes to do it in a bedroom. Then she trots back out to the family like she just had to go run a quick errand. lmbo. So annoying, but she is such an innocent lil thing. |