I got Pixie 4 weeks ago and she was 13 months old and had soent her life in a 2 x18 foot run in the breeders basement where she ran her business. SHe was use to going on newspaper but that also meant she was use to going wherever she was all day. The first 2 days I thought I had made a big mistake and that I would never get her trained. I had newspaper all over my room. Then on the great advice from Yt people I switched to pee pads since Cali was using them also. I started out with 12 down and I watched her like a hawk. If I couldn;t watch her she was crated. She took to the Jump Start pads right away and she is real easy to see when she has to go as she sniffs for awhile. When she would use the pad I would clap and get real excited and we would run to the kitchen and get a special treat ( a tiny piece of a salerno butter cookie. Since I started this on day 3 she has only had 3 accidents in 4 weeks. She is now beter trained than my other 2. So my advice is to confine to a samll space and watch her carefully. This is my first time getting an older dog and she does learn quickly. Good luck. |