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Originally Posted by thelittleyorkie  How would I accustom the pup to going on the pad only at night (as opposed to taking him outside in the middle of the night), until the pup's bladder gets large enough for him/her to "hold it"? I would give him/her a potty break before bedtime (I usually sleep at about 10:30, 11 pm) and would take him/her out again at around 7:00 am. So for through the night: I'm planning on using an exercise pen, with the floor covered with newspaper, put the crate in one end, leave the door open, and put a puppy/pee pad near the door. Would that work?
For those of you wondering: "Why don't you just take him out?", our neighborhood can be a bit scary at night. |
Our yard is very scary at night, so I understand! I do think it will be difficult, although not impossible, to train your pup to potty indoors on the pad only at night.
Puppies learn that there is a designated area for potty. I would not cover the entire floor of the pen with newspaper. Use the disposable potty pads with the scent infused in them.
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Originally Posted by SophieKatesMom Sophie Kate is both pad and outdoor trained, it was a lot of work.
She finally was trained with the "go potty" command and once that was mastered the pads went down and we started using the command with placing her on the pad.
I would suggest if you do use a pad keep it down all the time and in the same place (moving them confused her). Also Sophie Kate does not like a dirty pad so we change our once they are dirty once (I know some people use the same pad all day, I can't).
I use washable pad from T Bumpkins, they are the best quality pads and they last forever. We have a rather large variety to chose from (that is for my pleasure, Sophie Kate is not picky on the pattern). |
