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Originally Posted by Wallee  Thanks for the wonderful advice. Wallee was neutered at 6 months. He was pad trained as before he was fixed he was peeing very often and having the pad down was great as he would just use that whenever he wanted to go. In November I lost my job so figured while I am unemployed it was the perfect time to transition him to totally outside. In the past week I have noticed that he is only using the pad once or twice a day. The pad is near the door and sometimes he will just use that instead of asking. I was thrilled that he was asking to go outside most of the time and just told my husband that probably when this box of pads is gone he will no longer need them.
Tomorrow I am going to try taking his food away at 6ish and weather permitting, get those 2 walks a day back in. Before it got dark we always did an after supper walk which I am sure helped him sleep so well.
I just gotta keep focused on him more. I'm sure it is my fault. |
You can work this out...don't worry
I would feed him at supper time and then take him for a walk so he can go potty, if you feel he is hungry at bedtime while adjusting to his new routine then give him a small snack before bed but not another meal. What time does he normally eat? If you feed him around 6 and then nothing else all night will that be a big change for him? You might have to change the food amounts and schedule slowly rather than all at once.
The idea behind scheduled feeding is to 'predict' potty times...but...we're not so strict around here that nothing ever changes. I give them a bedtime snack sometimes and they do get a mid day snack too but they are trained and I know their schedule and behaviors...once they get on the bed at night they don't get off (even though I keep a pad on the floor just in case) but they sure make a beeline for the door in the morning!
You'll get it...hang in there!