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BentleyTheBaby · 11-03-2012, 05:39 AM

Please help =[

So we've had Bentley since April, he was born in February and since then I swear we have tried every single method and just cannot get him to stop going in the apartment. We tried the regular being him out on a schedule method, using treats and praise, limiting water intake, belly bands, strictly watching him, he's crate trained, and now we've taken to keeping him tethered 24/7. It's 9:30 AM, he's already been taken out 3 times and gone at least one time on each walk and still... we let him loose for 15 minutes and he went behind the couch.

It's so just... frustrating! He KNOWS that if he goes outside, he gets a treat. He'll jump right up at me for it right after he goes... but that doesn't stop him from going in the apartment all the time. He doesn't go in the same spots all the time, he just goes... all the time. I swear, we'll let him loose for an hour and find 3 different spots around the apartment.

We're at a complete loss. Boyfriend is losing his MIND. We've just bought a house and are moving in January and he's saying that if Bentley isn't trained by then, we have to give him away. I'm devastated. I don't know what to do. If that were to happen, I don't think I'd ever forgive BF but at the same time, I understand the frustration and I'm just at a complete loss. Help?

11-03-2012, 05:39 AM	#1
BentleyTheBaby Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 58	NEED HELP Housetraining-- He's threatening to Make Me get rid of him Please help =[ So we've had Bentley since April, he was born in February and since then I swear we have tried every single method and just cannot get him to stop going in the apartment. We tried the regular being him out on a schedule method, using treats and praise, limiting water intake, belly bands, strictly watching him, he's crate trained, and now we've taken to keeping him tethered 24/7. It's 9:30 AM, he's already been taken out 3 times and gone at least one time on each walk and still... we let him loose for 15 minutes and he went behind the couch. It's so just... frustrating! He KNOWS that if he goes outside, he gets a treat. He'll jump right up at me for it right after he goes... but that doesn't stop him from going in the apartment all the time. He doesn't go in the same spots all the time, he just goes... all the time. I swear, we'll let him loose for an hour and find 3 different spots around the apartment. We're at a complete loss. Boyfriend is losing his MIND. We've just bought a house and are moving in January and he's saying that if Bentley isn't trained by then, we have to give him away. I'm devastated. I don't know what to do. If that were to happen, I don't think I'd ever forgive BF but at the same time, I understand the frustration and I'm just at a complete loss. Help? __________________ -Jessica, momma to Bentley Last edited by BentleyTheBaby; 11-03-2012 at 05:41 AM.