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Originally Posted by Rachael1983  It's only 2 of us in the house. My daughter and I. Troy makes us a Trio. I think because I'm firm with my daughter and firm with him, he knows I'm the alpha. If I say something to him and my daughter says the exact same thing, he'll listen to me over her.
^ This is so in our home too, I AM the Pack Leader and that goes for the humans in the house also ! It did take some time for our newest Ruby to figure it out. She challenged me and the other three dogs every chance she got. But I think we have that under controle.
When it comes to potty accidents , Troy has them and goes in the same spot. In my daughter's room, under the bed. He does it when he can't get out to potty and doesn't want anyone to know. So it was up to both me and my daughter to be on our game and ensure we had him on a schedule and take advantage of crate training. |
I cage trained all four of mine and until I knew that they were accident free they were not left alone in the house. If we left they were caged, if we got busy doing other things where our attention was not focused on them they went to their cage. The less change they are left unsupervised the less change they have to potty in your home.
From what I read of your previous post your dog runs your home and that is the worse thing that you can do. You must be the pack leader in your home. I think you need to have more discipline with him if you ever expect him to stop the potty issues. It all ties in together... be the pack leader and take control and you will see a change in him. It may get worse before it gets better but its worth it in the long run.
You may benefit from leash training also. It worth a try ... You can find tips on cage and leash training on my site below: