I am a firm believer of crate training.... I have used it for the last 4 puppies I have had ( over 17 years ) .... You have to keep them in the crate except while eating , play time etc,.,, then put them in the crate.,.,,.. as soon as they wake up , or time to get out of the crate take them either outside of pad and tell them to potty. then play, eat, potty then crate again... My babies go to their crate even with the door open now... that is like their own space and room,,,, they have a no ones allowed sign on the door,,,, ( not really ) but their crate is their own,. I have a puppy ( Yorkie ) I just got 3 weeks ago and he is doing great.... as I am typing this he is in his crate ( door open now ) and chewing on a toy... It really does work... when they do potty on the paper you need to praise them excessively.... and give a treat..,, You need to teach them to potty on command... always use the same command we say tee tee potty on the paper.... or tee tee potty outside .... stay with them until they do ... if they walk off go get them and bring them back to the paper and say it again..... keep on until they respond ... they will not potty in the crate so they will need to go as soon as they get out usually... Good luck.... we are having very very few accidents with my 3 1/2 month old, when we have it is always my fault ... I fell down on the job and got busy with something else.... with kids and furbabies.,, the main thing they need to make you extremely proud of them is consistency,,, |