Thank you, thank you for the replies. I'm actually a little surprised that more people haven't commented. Anyway, I'm glad you did...ok first, Maximo...you are definitely right about her not going while I'm hovering, so what I have been doing the past 2 days is leash her, place her on the pad, and put the other end of the leash under this little storage chest I have so she only has enough room to wander the pad. This seemed to work because when I walk away, she barks to let me know she's done. But again this morning, 6am I let her out, placed her on the pad, rewarded and unleashed after she relieved herself, let her stretch her legs for a bit and crated her when it was time to wake the kids and get them off to school. Maybe 10 minutes later my daughter tells me "Lola pooped in her crate" Needless to say she was covered in it. I'm not going to sit here and say I don't get mad, I'm human of course it frustrates me, however I can't reprimand her unless I catch her in the act. Perfect example for u right now...she ate about an hour ago, she's on the pad just sitting there. I've tried keeping her on the leash and walking away, as well as sitting there with her unleashed redirecting her every two seconds. I know she has to go and as soon as I unleash her and put her back in the crate she will. I'm at a loss, lol. I didn't forget you Sunnydayz, we tried the crate without the divider and when I told the vet and my niece who's a trainer, they said to make it smaller. It's comfy, she has her fluffy little mat, couple of chew toys, bones, etc. She goes in fine, curls up and sleeps, like I said, I'm at a loss. |