The tricky thing with potty training is punishment doesn't really work. Dogs don't really understand things like "time out". So you can't really focus on "Bad" behavior. You have to wait until they do the RIGHT thing (like going potty outside) and praise, praise, praise them. Give treats. Do what you have to do to get them to associate going potty outside with happy times and attention.
Did you recently get the 14 week old puppy? Your 10 month old might be regressing a bit... he wants attention and is probably seeing you focus a lot of your attention on the baby. So pooping on the bed ... if he knows he's going to get a rise out of you... yeah he's gonna do it. Don't give him attention (negative or positive) if he has an accident. He's probably seeing you clean up after the baby... and to his mind that equals attention... so guess what he's gonna keep doing?
Also... the thing with pee pads is that they teach your dog to go potty in the house. It's hard to be consistent with pee pads.
Dogs have a really good sense of smell... so anywhere your babies have an accident, you have to make sure you clean REALLY well. If they smell pee in your house, they will want to go pee in your house. And if they smell pee in a spot, they'll pee there again. This is another way the pee pads kind of fall short (IMO).
Just be consistent. If he (or she) has an accident... just clean it up with very little fuss. Take them outside for LONG walks-- when he's lifting his little leg and NOTHING is coming out of him-- then and ONLY then is he ready to go back inside. It takes time and consistency and patience.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!! |