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Originally Posted by vwill  I was totally stumped! I tried to be on a really strict routine with him too going outside after every meal, etc. When that didn't work, we tried going for long walks shortly after they ate. We walked once for about an hour with no potty, so we went home. The minute we got in the door, he peed right in the middle of the floor. I clapped my hands and said "NO!" (because I read if you startle them a little you can get them to stop peeing for a sec and get them outside). The poor guy just looked up at me with this horrified look and kept peeing...after an hour walk, he couldn't hold it anymore. 
The first time he "accidently" peed on one our walks (right in the middle of the sidewalk), he gave me that same horrified look. Except I started jumping up and down and cheering and gave him a treat. He sort of got it after that, but there were still accidents for quite a few months.  (my husband was VERY embarrassed that I was cheering over pee in front of all the neighbors) |
I still cheer outdoors, on our walks, and people look at me like I'm nuts.
We use pads in addition to outdoors and Max thought he was not supposed to potty anywhere but home. It made going anywhere difficult. He would cry to get home to his pad. When he finally pooped on one of our walks and saw how excited I was, he wanted to do it every day.