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Old 11-17-2006, 08:44 PM   #4
abbie's mom
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Abbie will be one year old the 1st of December, and I can say "yes", she is trained to paper. Many people use the puppy pads; but we got started with newspaper and just never switched. Now, I'm afraid to throw anything new at her! LOL Outside training, is of course, the best; but, I'm afraid to let her out alone. Too much for her to get in to in my back yard, and we do have hawks and eagles about.

I encourage you to please, please, please be patient and CONSISTENT. As many here will confirm: training takes patience, Patience, and PATIENCE. Then, when you have no more patience.....it requires even more. But, it WILL happen! From what I've read, pups don't even recognize the urge until they are around 6months.

What method are you using? Remember that praise for success is very important! We still acknowledge when Abbie goes in the right spot. "Good Girl, Abbie! You pottied on the paper!" (hugs and kisses). She hasn't had an accident in several months. But, when she did, it was both pitiful and hilarious. She would crate herself!

I can safely say she's trained, as we took her with us to a very nice B & B this past week, put paper down in the bathroom, showed her where it was and told her "go potty, here"; and she went there every time! <proud>

Many of us thought it would never happen. Just hang in there.
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