Amy,
I read the horror stories too and found that my Rusty was the easiest furbaby to paer train! I started at 8 weeks and by 10 weeks he was seeking his pee pad, and this is amazing because he comes to work with me and has to learn where the pee pads are at 2 places: work and home! But he did it easily. I think each pet parent and baby have their own 'understanding' and the baby will 'get it' the more he/she understands what is expected of them and that going in the wrong place makes Mommie unhappy. They strive to please and don't like to be fussed at or make Mommie unhappy! With mine, we had one day of his being stubborn in that he would tinkle as soon as I took him out of his playpen at work and used the floor. His reward for this was being fussed at "BADD BOY" and putback in the playpen for 20 minutes. After the third time of being put back in the pen, he figured out that as long as he used the pads, he could stay out of the pen and play in the floor. He is now 4 months old and a champion pee pad user! So, just establish an understanding with your baby that going in the wrong place is unacceptable. They catch on quickly. I now use Wizdogs with pads inside and have no problems. I do occasionally remind him to " use the potty" if he is busily playing or whatever, but even if he is playing with a customer, he will leave the game, use the potty and return all by himself. So work with your baby one on one! They quickly learn words and once they learn what going to potty means, most will easily. |