Training can be hard no matter how you go about doing it.
I have a little boy - and he has full run of the house. But when he's running around the house, he wears a belly band -so, he can't pee and do any damage.
When I go to work - my pup is in the kitchen with a pee pad (and everthing else he needs) and uses it most of the time.
When I'm home and he's running around the house, I check his belly band often - and remove it and take him to his pee pad at least every hour. If he hasn't gone for a long time - I shut him in a small room with his pee pad --which he'll use if he has to go to the bathroom.
Because my pup wears a belly band a lot - I can tell every time he pees (on or off the pad) - and I have learned a couple things doing this. I have learned that sometimes he will pee three or four times in an hour and other times he will go 4 to 5 hours without peeing. He is almost 6 months and as he has gotten older, he is definitely going longer periods of time without peeing.
My belly bands are just little washcloths that I wrap around him and pin. I have dozens of these and they go right into my wash.
As soon as it gets warmer - we're going to spend more time outside. I want my pup to use the pee pad inside and go outside also.
PS: Even with his belly band on - I'll catch him starting to pee on the carpet once in a while. I jump up and tell him no no - pull his belly band off and run and take him to his pee pad.. Often I get him in time - and he uses his pee pad after all.
Isn't training fun fun fun!!!!
Also - don't worry about a diaper rash - my pup is never left wet.. he is constantly checked.
Carol Jean |