Forgive my ignorance, but what is an expen? I have all the rooms closed and the hall and kitchen gated off so he is pretty much confined to the living room, which is pretty small, I live in a condo. he sleeps in his kennel (crate) at night and doesn't mind that at all, untill he wakes up in the morning, he pretty much whines until I let him out.
Then I put him on his pad and say 'go potty', but he won't go. I intentionally keep him inside in the mornings so I can train him to go on the pad. but today he didn't go at all, I let him out of the crate around 6:30am but he didn't go potty all morning until we went outside around noon and he went immediately upon getting on the grass and peed for quite a long time, so I know he did have to go but he was holding it in the house, which is a good sign I guess, for outdoor training.
I think he understands that peeing on the carpet is bad but he hasn't made the connection that its okay to go on the pad, the pad is in the breakfeast nook which has a tile floor.
Also, when he has an accident on the carpet I dab a little of his pee on the pad so he can smell it and maybe help with the connection. |