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chchCharlie · 10-20-2016, 08:26 AM

Hi all!

Charlie is 6 months old and I moved from my parents house to an upstairs apartment with no balcony. Charlie was never peeped trained and learned to go out to the backyard of my parents house on his own and do his business. Now that I am living on my own the problem is that I work 8 hour days 3 days a week (M-T-TH). I was planning on coming home during my lunch break to let him out to go potty down stairs but for convenience sake I think it's almost better if i teach him to us a peepad as well as being able to take him outside in case while i'm gone he needs to go potty. He understands what "go potty" means but it's always been such a no-no to go inside the house i think he's confused.

He pooped on the couch this morning before I left for work even though I put 3 peepads down around the front door.

Has anyone ever had luck doing so? How do I go about this? He is not crate trained and sleeps with me on my bed and rarely goes into his crate on his own. When i put toys in there he just picks them up and brings them out. Is it too late to teach him?? He's never been on his own- as at my parents house there was always someone there.

10-20-2016, 08:26 AM	#1
chchCharlie Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: California Posts: 10	Outdoor Potty Training to Indoor? Hi all! Charlie is 6 months old and I moved from my parents house to an upstairs apartment with no balcony. Charlie was never peeped trained and learned to go out to the backyard of my parents house on his own and do his business. Now that I am living on my own the problem is that I work 8 hour days 3 days a week (M-T-TH). I was planning on coming home during my lunch break to let him out to go potty down stairs but for convenience sake I think it's almost better if i teach him to us a peepad as well as being able to take him outside in case while i'm gone he needs to go potty. He understands what "go potty" means but it's always been such a no-no to go inside the house i think he's confused. He pooped on the couch this morning before I left for work even though I put 3 peepads down around the front door. Has anyone ever had luck doing so? How do I go about this? He is not crate trained and sleeps with me on my bed and rarely goes into his crate on his own. When i put toys in there he just picks them up and brings them out. Is it too late to teach him?? He's never been on his own- as at my parents house there was always someone there.