Yeah, that part was kind of a sad story. My brother's girlfriend,Tammy, had a yorkie that got pregant with the neighbor's terrier. When the puppies were born I was promise the girl in the small litter. I thought i would have to wait a while before the puppies could be separated from the mama but when the pups were 5 weeks old Tammy's Dad left the front door open and the mama got out. They looked everywhere but never found her. They think one of the neighbors took her. Luckily the pups had been on dog food for a week so they told me I could take the puppy. I wanted to get Xena as soon as they okayed it because I was afraid they would sell her to someone else.
I think she is being stubborn. It really feels like she's in her terrible 2's stage. She did good the other day but yesterday and today she did it again. It's been kind of random. Sometime me or my sister or someone would be in the room with her. Other times she would be alone. I have noticed it is in the same spot almost every time. The first time I caught her i told her 'no' picked her up mid pee and put her on her pad, but she whimpered when I lifted her and she didn't pee again to finish for a while so I felt kind of bad for it. Usually I give her a firm no and then clean up the mess. I am starting to think maybe I should put newspaper down in that spot. If I move the pad 6 inches over I think she might pee on the floor where the pad was. She did that once when she had dragged he pad to the other end of the room.
I do praise her if Im in the room when she potties in the right spot. Most of the time I'll tell her 'good girl' and pet her little head. Im not sure how effective that is. |