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I just ordered a puppy training apt for Charlie ( he's 2) I am keeping my daughters ( female) puppy while she is in Africa for the next six months. Charlie is not happy and I feel he is getting even with me! He was housebroken and now he just goes when and wherever he wants! I bought a belly band and he just wets that constantly!!??? He is fixed so I didn't think he would be marking his territory, but that's what he seems to be doing. I feel sad for him bc I think he is jealous. I am trying my best to dote on him but I also have to dote on my daughters dog bc she doesnt understand why she lives with me now and where my daughter went. I wasnt expecting this to be so difficult?! I thought they would enjoy each other and play but they are not ...This could make for a long 6 months!!?? Any suggestions..? I am hoping the apt helps him... And me!! Thanks |
An apt -- as in an apartment? I Googled it, and the one youtube video I saw looks pretty cool. This is what I was looking at: They say that when you have setbacks in housetraining to go back to the beginning and start over. By the "beginning," the advice I like best says limiting their freedom. I did that by setting up a 10 foot x-pen, with a bed on one side and potty area on the other. It provided more space for playing and about the same amount of space as the video for pottying. My pup stayed in the x-pen at all times that I wasn't directly supervising -- in other words, overnight, when I was at work or any time I was too busy to watch her directly. I let her out at predictable times -- 5 minutes after meals, first thing in the morning and immediately before bedtime. The apartment (if that's what you're getting) looks like it could work. If not, consider giving the pooch a little more space. I personally don't like belly bands, but use them if I'm visiting someone else's house, where my male is more prone to marking. For home, I manage it with the X-pen. Good luck! |
Yes, that's what I ordered, it isn't here yet... but BOY!! I'm hoping it works! I am starting all over again with house training! NOT fun! Charlie did better today, I really think he is just jealous and not happy to share his home with Cricket, my daughter's dog!! As I said before, this may make for a LONG 6 months!!??? |
Update The puppy apartment is wonderful! If only I had bought it when Charlie was a baby!!! It has housebroken him!!! I love it!!! |
Wonderful. I am glad it worked for you |
Wonderful! I have been giving serious thought to getting this for our new baby when she comes home, so it's always great to hear someone say "IT WORKS" :) |
X-Pen I had seen those at one time. I know with Riley he was all over the place and I was afraid that would not give him a whole lot of room to play around.... and I was also afraid he would then be playing and bouncing all around in/on the pee area. So I bought him an xpen (exercise pen) from www.Petedge.com I put his bedding and toys on one side and a peepee pad with holder on the other that way he would have room to bounce around and play and then have his potty area. Worked out great!! :thumbup: :thumbup: |
I have (2) of them, they didn't work with my Emy as she chewed up the potty pad, so now she just sleeps in them, one is next to my bed and the other is in the entrty with the attached playpen that I also purchased from them...she slept in the one in our bedroom every night with the divider, she slept in the apt part and I had a t-shirt in the otherside...she loved the divider to sleep in....she kind of outgrew the divider part so now I just use the crate for her bed...good luck...make sure the potty pads are secured down in the bathroom part, or you might have shredded potty pads... |
this is realy interesting, i have never heard of them before...i want to get one for both my pups ive been kind of going crazy with 2 pups NOT potty trained, and having them in their crates so much, and such a pain letting them out when i have NO fence... |
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