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Old 08-18-2013, 05:41 PM   #24
MollysMommy13
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Originally Posted by gracielove View Post
Your puppy is still really young. It's great that she is dong as well as she is. I would say that it is possible that she is getting too far away from her potty at times. They really don't have the ability to hold it that long at her age. Really they only develop the ability to hold back their urine at about 16 weeks of age so your girl is doing really well.

I never disciplined Gracie about potty mistakes. I only rewarded her when she got it right. If she seemed to go off training once in a while I would start giving her treats every time she got it right until she was back to being pretty steady about it again. Then just praise.

For now you might want to keep her as close to the potty as possible. Gracie has always slept with me at night so I kept a potty pad in my bedroom for a while. When she was old enough not to need it anymore I gradually moved it out to where her regular pad is was and then eliminated it.
Thanks for the encouragement. I currently keep pee pads in my living room,den and her bedroom. Maybe that's some of what's wrong. I let her roam into too many rooms. If I keep her contained to one room (like my living room) and then just her bedroom for when we are gone and at bedtime that might make a difference too. At least till she's older.
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