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Old 08-02-2012, 09:45 PM   #3
yorkietalkjilly
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You are just going to have to leave them outside until they pee there, however long it takes. The 20 minutes is too easy for them to hold it. In their minds, for some reason, they have the idea the x-pen or inside the house is the place to go. You have got to change that and the ONLY way to do it is wait them out outside - stay there until they do. Period. Over time, they will start to go outside sooner and sooner as they get comfortable going outside. Eventually they will prefer to go outside, as that is the natural place for a dog to go and they love to leave their scent out there for the world to get to smell!!! After a while, outside potty dogs usually go first thing as soon as they are let outside.

So, take your patient pill after you get home and sit outside with them until they go. Then praise each one and give him a little treat and bring them in. Watch them like hawks and be prepared to stop them with a "no" or "uh oh" should they immediately go to their pee spot in the x-pen or floor and try to go again as they think that is what they are supposed to do, so even though the finally went outside, they still will think the place to "go" is inside and will keep trying it for a while as you teach them that is not the thing to do. So be prepared to watch them very closely and if they squat, say "no", scoop them up and take them outside without any anger or upset as they are mixed up about where they should go and upset by you will just confuse them. They won't really need to "go" again when you rush them outside but by taking them out again, you have sent a message that squatting to "go" is only to be done outside and if they try it indoors, they get a "no", and rushed outside and put in the place they have peed/pottied. In time, they will "get it" and begin to understand trying to go inside makes you say "no" and they don't get to actually go there so they will stop trying to eventually.

Once a dog gets it into its head it can wait you out when outdoors and that in only 20 mins., it will get to go inside where for some reason it thinks it should go, all you can do it wait with it outside until it absolutely HAS to go and does go. Then it gets a nice praise and a treat and a "no" should it try to go inside and immediately taken out again. Eventually it will get the right idea and get with the program - go potty outside right after taken out and don't try it in the house and momma will be happy with me! And you will!
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