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Our Sweet Josie has been fabulous in every sense except potty training. She is over a year old and here comes northern Indiana Lake effect snow again!!! Last year, we were all psyched to have a new dog and would stand out in blizzards waiting for her to do her numbers.

Over the past year we have done the bell, treats, crates etc etc. She just gives us no sign. She has trained us to take her out after meals and drinks. And she will usually go outside and do her numbers. Sometimes quick, sometimes we walk for an hour and nothing. Then of course she comes in and goes.

Last winter we did some potty pads on ridiculous days and she does ok with it. Unfortuneatly, she thinks our white mats in our bathroom are potty pads , ugh.

Over the last 1.5 years we are probably 98% going outside and 2% potty pads.

With winter coming again, we are over the outside thing and want to train her on potty pads in winter and in the summer............we would do pads or outside.

I have heard some people doing Litter box training too which sounds interesting.

Anyone else been in our predicament and have any success stories?

Thanks for any help.