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lilgidget · 06-11-2016, 04:51 AM

Gidget is now 4 mos + and we're having a slight issue with her wee wee pad training. She does really well most of the time but I'm beginning to see a pattern to her habits. I change the pad usually once a day (first thing in the morning). This morning we got up, we went to the kitchen/dining area where her pad is located, I put my coffee on to perk. When I looked around she had pooped on the pad. I praised her for it and picked the poop up. Had not as yet put down a clean pad. When I looked around again, she had walked 2 feet way from the pad and peed on the floor. Is it because the pad was needing to be changed. There wasn't a whole lot of unused space on the pad. It didn't seem to bother her to poop on the used pad, but peeing seemed to be an issue. I've also noticed at other times that she will pee on the hard wood floors before going back to her pad which is less than 8 feet away from where she's standing. Any ideas or suggestions?

06-11-2016, 04:51 AM	#3
lilgidget YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: stanley nc Posts: 1,152	Wee Wee Pad Issues Gidget is now 4 mos + and we're having a slight issue with her wee wee pad training. She does really well most of the time but I'm beginning to see a pattern to her habits. I change the pad usually once a day (first thing in the morning). This morning we got up, we went to the kitchen/dining area where her pad is located, I put my coffee on to perk. When I looked around she had pooped on the pad. I praised her for it and picked the poop up. Had not as yet put down a clean pad. When I looked around again, she had walked 2 feet way from the pad and peed on the floor. Is it because the pad was needing to be changed. There wasn't a whole lot of unused space on the pad. It didn't seem to bother her to poop on the used pad, but peeing seemed to be an issue. I've also noticed at other times that she will pee on the hard wood floors before going back to her pad which is less than 8 feet away from where she's standing. Any ideas or suggestions?