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Originally Posted by MollysMommy13  Thanks you for the positive comments. For those that may be skeptical about my question,I wasn't planning on beating my puppy. I was just asking for some extra help with the situation. I do scold her if its in the wrong spot and I praise her when she gets it right. I always give her a treat when she potty's on her pad. Like I said before, she rarely does this and I guess I was wondering if I wasn't doing something I should or if its just that she couldn't make it to her pad. I fully understand that she's a baby and if she were a toddler I wouldn't punish her. This is all new to me and I was trying to get info to help make it easier on her and I both. Thanks again everyone!! |
Glad we're clear on that... words can be easily misinterpreted on a forum! I can't 'punish' mine, they are clueless! I focus strongly on rewarding the correct behaviors... they aim to please and understand a treat. Two of mine were from the shelter and had abuse issues, so when I say 'Come here.... I'm going to beat your butt!' They come running over to me and I pat their butts, then it becomes a petting/lick fest! My goal here was to desensitize them from rough treatment, and it's working.
Whenever Sapphire made a mis-pee, I would say 'Oh Sapphire' and she would look up at me (mid stream) with the cutest head tilt and a look on her face as if to say, 'Oh Mommie, you want me? Okay Mommie, I'm coming, just as soon as I get done peeing...' so ,no, scolding, punishment, whatever went right out the window! BTW, now she is very good using the pad, and she is a poop-walker and has learned to get it all on the pad.... another whole issue in itself!
In short... reward the good, ignore the bad....
