Yoshi was pad trained almost immediately after I got that puppy spray stuff to tell him where to go. The outdoor training, however, took about til he was 6 months old for him to really catch on. I work full time with no one else in the house, also, so I would keep him in the bathroom with a babygate up and a pad down if he wanted to pee. First he would just go everywhere. Then he started figuring out he got treats and praise when he went outside (I would stand there w/ him for FOREVER). Then one day I came home at lunch (I've done that for a while to check on him) and he just stopped going on the pads and held it. Up until that point, however, at about 4 months it seemed like he didn't have a clue what was goin on.
I also didn't want to put him in belly bands that much because I didn't want him thinking that whenever he didn't have a band on that it was ok to go.
I think the key is consistency and TIME. that part sucks the most. he really really wore me out for a few months, and I had to put him away when I got too tired of constantly following him around (I just wasn't having any time to relax). You/he will eventually get it if you just keep it up. |