This describes me and my pup exactly as well. I've had Mia since December have the puppy owner guilt as well. During the day when I'm at work she's in her larger pen area, at night the smaller play pen. When I'm home she is let out, but one of the things I worry about is having a half trained dog. In the pen areas she uses her pads wonderfully. When I let her out I restrict her to one room at a time. These rooms are typically small as well and I'm always with her in them as we play and spend time together....but in these small rooms she forgets about the pads completely! I constantly remind her to "go potty" and show her the pad, but it never fails. So this is some of the guilt I feel. Does anybody else have a pup that does this as well?
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