Congrats on your new baby!
I've been using a command word for mine & this has helped. Mine would walk in circles if he had to go & then I would direct him to his pee pad and say 'hurry' (be sure to not say it over & over in a row). When he was done, I would say hurry again, praise him & give him just one cheerio. I keep the Cheerio bowl right by his pad site, so that it is instant gratification. This has worked wonders for me. Snickers isn't perfect, but he's only 5 months & he's getting there.
I agree to not letting him have the run of the house. Just to hard to know when he's going. Snicker's actually injured himself just jumping off the couch & has had to be confined to a cage for the past 5 weeks (one more to go). I will say that his potty training has greatly improved since he is either in his cage, on my lap, or on his leash (he's not allowed to run or jump yet & so has to be on his leash when playing or walking around with me). No more finding left pee spots!
Good Luck! |