My Betty is 19 weeks old and also cannot have the 'run of the house'. I let her do that more when I first got her because I brought her outside to potty about every 20 minutes...and she would go. BUT, I realized afterwards, that she would go inside too! I just couldn't find the hidden spots all the time. So, I had to regroup and bought an Xpen. Sometimes, she whines like she's being murdered (!) but she is getting used to it too. I'm trying to break up her 'potty day' by having her spend some time in the Xpen, some play time with me in the den...I have to actually get on the floor with her to play (or rather to let her bite me LOL) and watch her like a hawk! Then outside for potty time, meals, a little time in her sleeping pen (she loves her sleep area), etc. What I am doing is trying not to confine her for real long periods in her xpen...by breaking it up I am hoping that she doesn't feel isolated in there and at the same time, I am trying to get her to learn where to potty and where NOT to potty! We'll see... |