[gemy]

Consistency is key; routines are life savers. which-ever one you choose stick to it.

I did have a problem with Razzle, of course it wasn't his problem it was mine. Never having tried to "indoor" potty train a dog, and the year I got him, it was freaky cold with lots of snow, and I could not stand to see him shiver outside - so I tried to "indoor" potty train him.

I did a lot of things wrong, but the key thing I did wrong was to be inconsistent!. Added onto the fact I had way way too many potty pads around. By the end of Feb almost 2mths after he came home - he still did not consistently go on the pads - my husband was livid. Small messes yes, but they were messes. And btw I do know better lots better; but hey what can I say, sometimes your brain deserts you when most needed.

So our whole routine changed. I play penned him when I could not be home; or when I needed to do housework, with a peepad inside the pen.

Then I had two peepads beside our back door, because eventually I wanted him pottying outside. Immediately after a meal, we went down to the den (where the peepads were) I placed him on his peepads, and watched - when he started to go potty - I did a little ooowee good boy. I also walked him on lead in our backyard after we had shovelled out a walkway for us. He pee'd outside I was even more excited. "usually" though in the cold of late Feb early March that did not happen too often.

Within two weeks he was not having any more accidents in the house. It also helped that his big bro and big sis were constantly going outside to potty.

The other thing you need is a good enzymatic cleaner to clean out the mistakes. That smell lingers a long time to a dog's nose. Soak the area and let the cleaner sit for the recommended time frame. Also if you get a "black light" you can see all the areas that you might have missed cleaning.

Oh and yes Razzle was crate trained with-in one wk, but I only use the crates for sleeping in and never buy one large enough that a dog feels like eliminating in.

Have patience - and get a play pen when you can't be watching him 24/7