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Originally Posted by LAL3961  I trained him this summer while I was off. That's the thing... It's like reversed. He would cry at door when needed to go out and use pads when I was out. |
Well I am not sure I understand your post. This summer, well is now. He is only 18wks old so you can't be referring to last summer or last year?
I will say this, if a dog learns to walk in their poo, and becomes accustomed to this, it is a very hard thing to break.
If you are away 12-13 hours I would suggest a dog walker, or day care for your puppy.
Think about exercising in the morning before you go to work. Don't feed in the am, so there should not be any need to defecate once you are gone. Then your dog walker can feed the pup at lunch time and take him out for a walk and pee/poo