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ancora_imparo · 06-20-2012, 12:10 PM

Jaeger is 6 months old and not 100% potty trained. Today, I noticed him sniffing around, so I asked if he had to go potty. He looked at me then walked away, aloof. He kept sniffing, so I kept asking to no avail. He kept trying to go off on his own, so i'd call him over and tell him to "stay with mommy."

When I was done in the kitchen, I brought him with me into the bedroom, grabbed his potty bells from the backdoor and put them on the inside of the bedroom door. He starts sniffing in the bedroom, so I direct him to use the bells if he had to potty. He rang them, so I opened the door and he took off. After retrieving him, I picked him up, put him in the grass, and told him to go potty. He went to the door and barked to go inside. I decided I'd wait outside til he potted, but 20 minutes later I was dying from the heat, so I picked him up, put him in the bedroom, and he immediately went for the bells. I scooped him up, put him in the grass. He went straight to the door and barked. We did this, seriously, like 6-8 times. I was exhausted.

He finally peed and went to the back door. I lavished him with praise when he went to the door, got him a treat, and took him to the bedroom. He went into the living room and started sniffing again. I put him in the bed room with me, shut the door, and he went straight for the potty bells. Repeat above scenario about 4-6 MORE times. He finally pooped, I lavished with praise and gave him a treat.

He won't go if I'm looking at him, if the grass is wet, will STOP going if I praise him while he is going....And we seriously did this test of wills thing in the georgia heat for 4 hours.

Someone please tell me he'll get the hang of things soon.

06-20-2012, 12:10 PM	#1
ancora_imparo YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Douglasville, GA USA Posts: 354	Prude puppy? Jaeger is 6 months old and not 100% potty trained. Today, I noticed him sniffing around, so I asked if he had to go potty. He looked at me then walked away, aloof. He kept sniffing, so I kept asking to no avail. He kept trying to go off on his own, so i'd call him over and tell him to "stay with mommy." When I was done in the kitchen, I brought him with me into the bedroom, grabbed his potty bells from the backdoor and put them on the inside of the bedroom door. He starts sniffing in the bedroom, so I direct him to use the bells if he had to potty. He rang them, so I opened the door and he took off. After retrieving him, I picked him up, put him in the grass, and told him to go potty. He went to the door and barked to go inside. I decided I'd wait outside til he potted, but 20 minutes later I was dying from the heat, so I picked him up, put him in the bedroom, and he immediately went for the bells. I scooped him up, put him in the grass. He went straight to the door and barked. We did this, seriously, like 6-8 times. I was exhausted. He finally peed and went to the back door. I lavished him with praise when he went to the door, got him a treat, and took him to the bedroom. He went into the living room and started sniffing again. I put him in the bed room with me, shut the door, and he went straight for the potty bells. Repeat above scenario about 4-6 MORE times. He finally pooped, I lavished with praise and gave him a treat. He won't go if I'm looking at him, if the grass is wet, will STOP going if I praise him while he is going....And we seriously did this test of wills thing in the georgia heat for 4 hours. Someone please tell me he'll get the hang of things soon.