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Originally Posted by IamYorkie  More comfortable than defecating where on the floor. Theoretically, the most comfortable is allowing your pup to go wherever and wherever he wants, which I'm assuming you allow...you know, for the sake of comfort? 
Thanks for all the info guys! I'll have someone home around 1-2PM so I'll try and have a combo of peepads/outside for the time being. |
Actually no...while puppies will potty anywhere...as will human babies, dog will evebtually as bowel control is gained only potty in areas they deem appropriate.
Dog hace a natural instinct to not potty on their bed, by their food and water and actually use all potty to mark territory and in strategic to dog areas.
There are of course acceptions, my opup mill rescue was one he was so used to being caged hed potty on his bed and lay there next to it. He refused to potty outside the first year...he was actually terrified of grass.
Scoobers was litter trained and the potty pad trained and the transitioned to pottying outside.
Its best to have breaks in the day...if a dog is left to train themselves they will, we just might not like the result.