Log of Potty Training 10wk old puppy.

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Day 10

Osito had left a gift for us to clean up this morning. Oh well, better than being woken up at 4 am. Brought him out, he peed on the PA so we were off to a good start. Later that morning he started to go number two on the floor and quickly moved him to the paper. A lot still got on the floor so I didn’t give him his treat, but I did spend some time playing with him. He has so much energy in the mornings.

Well, the rest of the day was full of more accidents. About 4 more to be exact and only about 2 on the right spot. Jane got upset with him because he went all over the kitchen, and on the rug underneath the kitchen table. We try keeping him close, but he gets away from us sometimes.

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Day 11

Brought him out in the morning twice, and we had about 3/5 accidents. I don’t get why we are starting to go backwards. Does he not want to go on the spot anymore? I cleaned the floor and the PA area with warm water and mild soup, and then used Nature’s Miracle on the spots we don’t want him to go. We’ll see how the rest of the day goes. I am trying to keep him on his regular schedule in days, but I don’t know why he isn’t going to the paper as he used to.

I found him starting to go and made him go to the PA , he did only a little bit but played with him. While playing I realized he did pee underneath the coffee table. Later he did it right on the PA when he went number two.

The rest of they day went pretty well, 4/6 success. The two times he didn’t go on the PA was only for pee. Overall there was improvement compared to the last few days.


Day 12
Started off good, and ended pretty well. Overall about 8/11 success, so it was a much happier day. We got him a new toy, soft cloth bone, with squeaker inside, he absolutely loves it. It seems he understands that number 2 is goes on the paper, but we are still having trouble to do the same with peeing. Very good day, he received a lot of treats; I hope he doesn’t fatten up.

Sidenote: We tried using the Pedi-Paws to trim his nails, he did not like it and so weren’t able to use it today.

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Day 13

Today went great. Osito had a great start in the morning and finished off pretty good by the end of the day. He had only two pee accidents but every other time he went in the right spot. We cleaned that the living rooms, including the floor where the PA was. We also rearranged the set up a bit, so the PA was moved, but he seemed to know that where the paper is, that is where he goes. We brought out the area rug that he likes to roll around on; we are trying to be more diligent about watching him when he is out and playing on it. We went out in search of a pen but were unable to find the one we wanted, we may have to order it online and wait for delivery.

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Day 14

Took him out in the morning, we normally place him on the paper first thing, but I decided to let him try it on his own; that was a mistake. He peed on the floor, but did poo on the paper. Again, he does the poo thing right, but still has bloopers with peeing.

Before leaving today, he went to the PA on his own. He was on the area rug playing, then moved to the PA are to pee. I was very happy since we really don’t want to take the area rug away again.

When I got home, Jane told me that he had a few accidents. She also made a makeshift pen area out of some boxes. He didn’t seem to like it. We had about a 50/50 day. Not great, but not horrible.