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Originally Posted by hae07c  Hi all - Chloe is doing really well! We're getting better every day with potty training and better every night with staying in her kennel without crying..
She has learned that if she rings the bell she gets to go outside....and usually she just wants to lay out...she doesn't have to potty lol 
However, here is my delimma: I give her a treat every time she goes potty outside. Well in her kennel there's a pee pad on one side so that if there is an emergency she can go there - which she has learned to do instead of going on the carpet. I noticed the other day Chloe would start squatting, but not peeing and come over to me for a treat...of course I thought this was hilarous and told her she had to actually potty to get the treat.
Well now she'll squat, pee, get a treat....and five minutes later squat and pee again so she can get another treat. Is she making herself pee so she can get a treat? Or is there an issue that's more serious??
Chloe goes to the vet on Friday for her second round of boosters...so I'll ask, but I just wanted your opinion!
Other than the peeing, she is acting normal.
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It doesn't seem serious to me but you might still take her to the vet to get checked out if it will give you peace of mind. It sounds like she's learned how to work things! Toki used to ring our bells just so she could go outside and play so we just had to learn her usual potty times and ignore her bell ringing the other times. Now she uses her bells just for bathroom breaks.
And the trainer in my puppy class said that when you reward with treats for potty training, you're supposed to give treats sporadically (like a treat once every 3 or 4 potties...not a set treat schedule that they can figure out) just so they don't expect a treat each time they squat. Of course you should still praise them with love and enthusiasm when they potty correctly!