[Kirby's Dad]

Okay, Kirby is house broken but I would really like him to learn to use a pee pad and/or litter box either with or without litter. (right now I just have a pee pad in a litter box).

When I first got him he wasn't house broken and I made the mistake of outside training him first now he absolutley won't go in the house. I've kept him inside all day before so we can have a 'training moment' by trying to catch him going so I can put him in the litter box while he's having the "accident". But the poor little guy can hold it FOREVER, Ive kept him inside for almost 12 hours before and I know he has to go sooooo bad that it breaks my heart and I just take him outside and boy does he go immediately and for a long time.

I've introduced him to the litter box with treats and saying 'litter box', now when ever I say litter box he jumps in it expecting a treat. I also say 'go potty' and he gets all excited thinking he's going to go outside but I put him in the litter box and say go potty and he just jumps out and doesn't get it.

Now I'm taking the litter box with us outside and as soon as he starts to go I pick him up and put him in the litter box and he just stops and jumps out and looks at me like "what the hell are you doing, I was going PEE for gods sake!"

I've done this 3 or 4 times now and I'm afraid that I'm confusing the heck out of him so I stopped doing it. Should I stick with it and he'll catch on pretty soon or is this cruel and unusual doggy treatment??

Any suggestions?