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Originally Posted by Taryn0405  With regards to hitting her with the paper. NO! BAD MOMMA! This simply teaches the dog to not potty period. The best way to deal with potty in the house is keeping her to a confined area and taking her out every hour and being CONSISTENT! If she potties in your house, like the other posters said, it's your fault. But when she does, and trust me, she will, don't make a big deal about it, and clean it up. |
The OP also runs the risk of teaching her dog NOT to potty in from of her new owner. Heavy handedness teaches dogs to hide their potty needs. The dog would rather hide their potty behind the couch, under the bed, in a dark corner, etc and never go in front of humans, even if outside. Hitting teaches them "they see me potty, I get hit" which is the opposite of what anyone wants. To some it might seem like defiance, or even that a dog might be to dumb to be potty trained, when in fact, the problem is the human taught them "not to get it."