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Originally Posted by mychico4  I went out and purchased grass pads yesterday after reading about them in another forum. My Chico still hasn't went potty yet while on any pads. But I guess this is just the beginning since I've only had him for a week now and he's 14wks. I heard you should only make them potty for like 15mins. But the past few days I will sit there with him for an hour and he still won't go. I don't know what else to do besides playing this waiting game. Any other advice is welcome!!!!!!!!! |
I can relate with your frustration of waiting (for what seems like an eternity!) for them to do their potty. Toby used to go 3 - 4 hours and i would sometimes get up and there he goes off the pad when i turn around.
I haven't used the grass pads but maybe you can try to limit his space first for a couple of days then limit the size of the pad or increase the non-padded area.
I tried to go back to basics with Toby. I reduced his x-pen space to accommodate his bed, and placed a large pad around the area. So far so good. I also noticed that he would now eat and drink and go potty in 15-30 minutes and he poops and pees approximately a foot apart and never on the same spot. I also changed my strategy in coaxing him to potty. Now i would say.. "good boy Toby..time to potty" and wierd thing is that he does go after a few minutes
Next week will be the moment of truth.. i plan to increase his x-pen area with more non-padded areas.
Hang in there.. try to stay positive with Chico.
You guys should work as a team. We're all here so you can let some steam off when it just starts to get to you.
