Both of mine are trained to the pee pad, which I put in a box. Chachi, the male actually does better then Ollie does, and he is 6 weeks younger.
My advice would be to confine him to a small area, do not give him the run of the house. Take him out more often, if he does not go within the first few minutes, then evidenty he does not know what he is out there for.
When you catch him peeing, either inside or outside, say pee pee pee, so he associates the word with the action. then when you take him out and say pee, he will know what you want.
But most of all Patience patience patience. 5 weeks is not a very long time.
Different things work for different dogs, you just have to find what works for yours. We've all been through the frustration. You are not alone.
Buy I definitely would not allow him free run of the house. I keep mine confined to the kitchen or fenced in patio outside. I only allow them in on the carpet when I can watch their every move, and As soon as they strt to nose around, I take them outside.
There is also Weekend Bootcamp, where you keep the dog leashed to you at all times during the day and watch his every move, then you can keep an eye on him and learn his signals, and he can't wander away to pee.
Those are all just suggestions, try one and if that doesn't work try something else. |