My guy Lick is 10 months old and is trained to go outside exclusively. Actually like some of your pups, he made the choice himself. I do have pee pads laying around the house for Pinot, my Maltese (she is 5 months old) so he has access, but he will hold it for the walks. He has held it for 12 hours before (girlfirend "forgot" to take him out before she left for work on several occassions, which I gave her the dickens for) and he never went in his crate, although I keep a little food and water in the little clip on dished that attach to the crate. It took a long time for him to catch on to the concept though, and I did go through two area rugs before he was housetrained. If I am home he goes out every 4 to 6 hours, and on workdays he routinely holds it up to 8 hours. My Maltese is now able to hold it for about 8 hours at night, but she has acess to her pee pad if I am at work. These guys are very smart, but they are also stubborn and if they don't get it you can't force them too. Just keep reapeating the process, either outside or pee pad until they get it, or pick one. |