If you are giving Bentley the run of the house while you are away from home, that might be a problem. When we got our Bella four weeks ago (8 weeks of age), we kept her in her crate (pet carrier) most of the time, letting her out once to potty on a pad, eat, and drink, plus 15 minutes play time per hour. The pad was in a pen exactly the same size as the pad so she HAD to go on the pad. We praised her effusively every time she pottied. As time went by, we gave her longer periods outside her crate, and we opened the pen holding her potty pad so should could walk in on her own. Now, four weeks later, she spends most of the day outside her crate, and goes into her potty enclosure on her own. We still praise her every time we see her use the facilities. She's had very few accidents. At night, we keep her in her crate by the side of the bed and take her out to potty when she whines in the middle of the night. She is now 12 weeks old and almost completely potty trained. I will consider her completely trained when she can hold it all night and not have to go in the middle of the night, but at least she does not potty inside her crate. |