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04-17-2017, 01:08 PM | #1 |
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| Shifting from pads to outdoor Since I sarted outdoor training for my 4 month old yorkie to shift her from pee pads, she started to have more accidents in the house.Is this normal or is she confused. I did not remove the pee pads as I am trying to make her potty outside but still use the pads when its cold or late at night if we can't go outside. (as we live in an apartment) |
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04-18-2017, 12:57 PM | #2 |
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| At 4 months, you need to keep her in a restricted area with the pee pad. If you give her free access to your home before she has learned to potty only on the pads (or outdoors), then you will inevitably get accidents. Only let her roam freely after you have seen her potty, whether on the pad or outdoors. She needs a strict potty schedule too. If she still has accidents, it means that she doesn't get relieved enough or you've given her too much access. You'll want to keep up with the strict schedule and limited access for a good few months until you see no accidents.
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04-19-2017, 10:02 AM | #3 |
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| I only give her access to rooms where already one of us is there, however my children sometimes forget and leave her unattended in their rooms. But I was wondering, is it possible to train dogs to go inside as well as outside? But still prefer outside pottying and use pee pads only when we can't let her out. e.g. 12 at night or when it's raining. I try to tell her when she is heading to the pad let's go outside joyfully without telling her no.Is this the right way? But I am afraid she might understand she is not supposed to use the pads, that's why she had a few accidents. |
04-19-2017, 10:54 AM | #4 |
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| My Scottie (boy) has been trained to potty only outdoors via crate training. When I got Casie (girl), she was more difficult to crate train for outdoor only, but she had already knew how to use the pad. So now, she actually goes on both the pad and outdoors. She'll pee on the pad when I'm away from home. But she'll potty when I take her outside at the same time every day. From my experience, it's possible for Casie to do both. To prevent accidents, your baby needs to learn that the pad is always in the same spot and that's where she should go potty. So, if she's heading to the pad, I'd let her. If you catch her using the pad, always celebrate and tell her "good girl!!!". It's also important that her potty pad is close enough in the area she's in so that she can reach it in time when she needs to go. That's why it's best to restrict their access to the rest of your home. Otherwise, to them, it might be like a child being in a huge mansion with ONE toilet and you don't know where it is. Then, take her out for scheduled daily walks (i.e. I do 630am, 4pm, 8pm, and 10pm walks because Scottie only potties outside). If she potties outdoors, always do the same celebratory "good girl!!!!". Eventually, she'll learn that pottying indoors on the pad and outside are both 'good'. Granted, my neighborhood has A LOT of dogs (i.e. lot of dog 'smells'). So it wasn't difficult for my babies to catch on that the great outdoors is nature's dog toilet. If your baby is still 4 months, have some patience. It'll take some time, maybe a few months for her to 'get it' and for her to develop the ability to 'hold it'. Always keep her tethered to you an hour or two before her next scheduled potty break (i.e. if it's almost time for their walk, I keep them on the couch with me, because I know they won't soil the couch). If you or your kids ever catch her in the act of an accident, do a very firm "NO!!", pick her up, and quickly take her to the potty pad. Oh and feeding at a regular schedule helps to regulate their potty schedule too. Just be aware that even at the 1 year old mark, she may still have the occasional accident after she 'gets' it. Just make sure you always clean up all accidents with products like Nature's Miracle. Good luck!!
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04-19-2017, 11:23 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Egypt
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| Thank's for your reply. It's good to get some good advice when needed and hear about other's experience. Make's me feel I am not alone |
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