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Originally Posted by zsmommy Nope, just anywhere. I covered the laundry room with pads a couple of hours ago and put a gate on the door, so tomorrow morning after I take him out of the crate, im going to put him in there and not let him out until he goes and then every 30 minutes ill be putting him in there and of course give him a treat and say good boy when he goes. He will have to go there bc hes not getting out until he goes, my house is starting to smell even though i always clean up after him and i really cant live in a stinky house. |
That is one of the best ways to train them. Mine all hated the pad, I just had to be persistent and they knew that they were not going to get out of their pen until they went. However, when you put him on the pads make sure you are there to watch him and reward him the instant he goes, if you step away and he pees, he may learn to never pee in front of you thus making housebreaking alot harder. I had this problem with my trixie for awhile. She woulden't go on the pad until I left the room meaning that she would not go to the bathroom outside because I was there. So finally I sat there and waited to where she could not hold it any longer and had to pee in front of me on the pad. I rewarded and now housetraining is easy. Also, it is good to give them a command that they will recognize in the future, such as "go potty". That way when they hear the command they will know what is expected of them and will make housetraining go alot faster and be alot easier. Oh and I have used those sprays to teach them to go and where to go and they never worked on any of my dogs, so it would be a waste of money in my opinion. Best of luck with training!!
