 Potty Training
I thought some might be interested in our solution to potty training. I was getting frustrated trying the crate method and taking Gracie in and out, until I noticed her in her crate looking out the window in our patio door. It was obvious she was interested in the outdoors.
We opened the side door to her crate and pushed it up against the open patio door which was blocked so it would not open further, where she could go out as she pleased, but she could not access the inside of the house. It did not take long to accomplish potty training this way.
Some breeders are kind in trying to introduce puppies to puppy pads, but this tells their feet that this is the surface (substrate) they need to adapt to and trying to get them to switch to going outside on a grass surface can be a test in patience.
I believe I have an article somewhere written by a vet that supports this opinion.
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