[Francie]

Originally Posted by MyTrixie143

Don't worry it will all come together soon!!! Just takes alot of time and patience. Don't keep her outside for more than 10 minutes, if you keep her out longer she will forget what she is suppose to do and will just play and do anything and everything else. I take mine out to go, give them their command and wait 10 minutes. If they don't go, I pick them up and they go straight back into their crate, without touching the floor so they don't have an opportunity to go on the carpet. And in 10 minutes I'll try again and keep repeating until they go, I don't give them even a second on the floor until they go. Then if they go, I will praise them and give them what they want most, play time, a walk, whatever it is. A walk seems to be great, they love going on walks so it is a huge reward for going to the bathroom. They know that they don't get to play or go on walks until they go. Keeping track of their bathroom habits helps alot too. It will take a few days or even a week to determine this. If you feed them the same time every day, take them out the same time every day, you will see how often they have to go and how long they can hold it and how many times they do both pee and poop or do just one of them. It can be frustrating, but it is alot of work and it all pays off in the end!!!

That sounds like a Good Plan! They only associate you putting them outside with "down to business" before they can play! I'm going to write that one down! hahaha



Francie