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  hi, i am new to this forum as well.    I was having BIG problems training my dog, punishing seemed to only make it worse.  I was told to go back to crate training and only possitive reinforcement.   It totally worked like a dream.  We also work full time.  when we are gone she is in the kennel.  and when we are home we take her out on a leash to see forselves that she has done her jobs.  sometimes when we would let our out she would not do her job, come in and 2 minutes later have an accident.   Try to go back to basic training, trust me it really works.  |