I worked when I got my Jilly and I bought a larger crate than she needed and created a puppy apartment within that crate so that she had a separate end of the crate to toilet in and a clean end to eat, sleep, play in. She quickly adapted to the area for pottying and eventually, as she gained control of her bladder/bowel, began to hold it until I got hom, preferring to hold it so she could potty outside. She still had access to her potty portion of the puppy apartment crate but she herself decided not to potty there any more and make her toilet outside, like canines have been doing for centuries. It is just more natural for them if they get a chance to toilet outside.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |