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Originally Posted by Sunnydayz  Oh and I never ever reprimand him for any negative behavior, I completely ignore it. I do however praise him very excitedly, give him a treat and act like he's just done the most amazing thing every time he does a good behavior. He's gotten to where after he gets such praise, he hurries back to his pad to try to go again, so he can get another treat haha, of course he can never go again right away, but it doesn't deter him from trying lol. |
This worked/is working for me too. I tried crate training first, but had 2 instances where she peed in her (appropriately sized) crate after only a couple hours, so I am pausing crate training. I assembled my current approach from a bunch of tips on YT.
She hasn't had a mistake in at least a week. She also tries peeing more often though; I am pretty sure she has learned to hold her pee and pee more frequently to get more treats--in other words, she is now gaming the system...
This is my approach:
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Hartz potty pads from Costco
---I always leave a big square out made from
4 pads in the corner of the
living room. I also leave big square out of 4 of them in my bathroom (
her "room")
---When I'm home, I sit in the living room and keep her within my view
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Peepee mistake: 1) immediately show her the mistake spot & say "NO potty" (if I don't catch it within 30 seconds, I don't say anything) 2) carry her to the potty pads, place her down, pet her head and say "potty HERE" 3) clean up right away with Natures Miracle
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Poopoo mistake: I just scoop her up and put her on the potty pad over and over until she gives up and decides to just poopoo there [admittedly, I would hate if someone picked me up and carried me away over and over every time I tried to do my business lol]
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Peepee on potty pad: 1) immediately give her a treat (usually a Bil Jac "Little Jac" treat) and excitedly say "good potty!" a few times 2) replace with a fresh pad
Good luck with your furry one!