Pee Pad Training We puppy sit a female Morkie who is about 3 months old. The owner lives on the top floor of an apt complex so the dog is being pee pad trained. I have never trained a dog to use pads, so this is new to me. Here's the problem she will sometimes use the pad, sometimes not. We don't know why she does this she is better at home. She seems to make a decision that sometimes she's just going to use the carpet. She will walk over there then go on the floor beside it or in another area of the room. I know she doesn't always know where the edge is so I put a holder on the pee pad which has helped her hit the pad but when she decides not to use the pad what do we do? I used to tell her no and she'd stop and I'd put her on the pad. Now I tell her no and she keeps going. I give her treats when she goes on the pad and no treat when she goes on the carpet. Does she just act up at grandma's? |
When we first got our furbaby and he was using pads inside, we were told that he might not understand the difference between the pad and the carpet (both being soft). We got a suggestion from a trainer to put some sod/grass inside a litter box and put that inside so he could feel the difference between the carpet and where he was supposed to go. We were also told that grass in a box inside would help him learn to go outside as well since the grass outside would feel the same as inside. |
She tends to hold it outside till she gets inside. I didn't think of that the grass is such a mess now due to the weather. We weren't putting the pads in a box just on the floor. Hmmmmmmmmmm........ |
Sophie mostly goes outside, but the pee pad is "back up" that she uses sometimes. (It came in veeerrrry handy this week when I was miserably sick with the flu and couldn't get her out as much as she needed.) I put the pee pad on a plastic "tray" that is actually a shoe/boot tray. I bought one to put just inside the front door for my wet shoes and rain boots, but the trays were sold two to a pack. At the time I didn't know what on earth I'd do with another shoe/boot tray, but I stuck it in the closet and figured I'd find a use for it. Well, turns out it's perfect for the pee pad! I do have to fold the pad sides under a little bit because the tray is narrower than the pee pad, but having to step into the tray seems to have helped Sophie realize when she's going on the pad/tray and when she's just on the carpet. Her "aim" has improved CONSIDERABLY!! :D |
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