With Gizmo, i wait for him to wake up and go potty on his potty pads, even though he is younger, I am teaching him a routine with a playpen. I take him out, play for around 20 to 30 mins now, he loves fetch and tug of war, so we do a lot of that. After playtime I put him in his playpen where he immediately eats food and drinks water after playing so hard, then I cover about 3/4 of the playpen so it feels like a den to him with a blanket, signaling to him that it is nap time, he lays right down and naps . I do this all through the day, and he also sleeps the whole night through. I think if the pup will learn, repetition could work :-) |