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OK I just ordered both books. I hope they come in before the van from the mental institution comes to get me. I've got the puppy pad about 3 feet in front of Little Bit's crate. When I take her out of the crate. I sit down on the floor, put her on the paper and she crawls up in my lap (sooo sweet), I put her back on the paper and she crawls back in my lap. This goes on forever until my attention wanders just a bit and she runs over & pees right in front of the chair where my husband sits (he's at work so its just an empty chair) I pick her up put her on the paper and then put her back in her crate. I can't give her a treat because she hasn't gone on the paper. Should I just put a pad right in front of my husband's chair with his feet in the middle of it when he's home? She loves her pads, she will take her food there & eat it, pile all her toys up on it & just generally make herself at home. The only thing she won't do on it is pee. Please help.

I know it's frustrating, but I think that Gia is so young, that maybe you might be expecting too much. Keep praising her and giving treats when she uses the pad (or goes outside) and she will catch on. Are you taking her out in the middle of the night? She may be crying to let you know she has to go. If she's on the bed and can't get down, she's probably crying because she has to go.

Best of luck to you.

I believe you are expecting too much too soon. Since your entire apt is carpeted, how about getting an x pen and putting a tarp under it. Put her food and bed and a pee pad in it.

Not sure what the trainer is going to accomplish in an hour, she may not even have to potty in the hour that he is there. House training takes many many many months. It is usually a gradual thing, does not happen in an hour or a day or a week or a month.

I'd call and cancel the trainer and spend my money on an x pen.

She has no clue what you want her to do on the pad. if she doesn't go within 2 to 3 minutes then let it go for another 10 and try again. You can even leash her to you so she cannot wander off.

Anytime you are not able to give her 100% of yhour attention, she should be confined to a small area like an x pen or a crate. I personally do not like crates except at night, but a lot of people swear by them.

Are you introducing a go potty command? We use 'go toilet',but it can be anything-a friend uses' quickly'. Say it whenever you want her to go and praise,praise!
It takes many months to toilet train! My pup is 9 months and pretty good -unless its raining! But we still find the odd 'present'. Persevere..the x-pen was our item of choice for when I couldn't watch her.It was in the kitchen,so she didn't feel isolated,but I have a large kitchen.The tarp. in the x-pen with a pad,sounds like a good idea. Good luck.

We trained Baby Blessing to use the pee pads. When we first got her we placed the pee pad at one end of her porta crib, her blankie and water at the other end, we would always take her out after she ate or drank cause she would usely do her jobs then and there on the pee pad, then at first it was short play time, gradually increasing the time she could be out and about and at the same time we confined her to a small area while I was there and then put her back in the crib, this was on going for awhile but she learnt to use the pads. I gradually let her have a bit more freedom by allowing a larger area for her to be out. She does great, I have one pee pad at the end of the living room and one at the other end of the house so she knows they are there and will run to them. I guess I must admit that we are the ones doing great cause we still really keep a close eye on her where abouts as she is still quite young. Very interesting with her, she is everywhere through out the house but never gets on the furniture, we put her in bed with us but she won't jump off, she just never learned too and she always turns around for us to pick her up and put her down. I am kinda glad cause I worried many a times with Cassie that she would get hurt she would fly off the top of the sofa :( we held our breath many a time. in my opinion I really don't think it is a good idea to put the pads all over the area as you mentioned that you are doing. Also praise is so important, they love to be praised when they go potty or whatever they have done that is pleasing to you.Your baby will learn, it takes a lot of patience and yes a lot of time in training them. How old is your little one? I would love to train ours to go outdoors but we live in the mountains and even though we have a beautiful lawn the wild rabbits love it too :( however this is working out fine for us. Baby Blessing is so funny though she has now decided when she uses her pee pad in the crib, she folds it up like as if say, gone and done it so get this out of here. She sometimes even runs to her crib and barks to use the pad, she just turned ten months today. I know you are going to enjoy your baby so much just keep working with her, you have many wonderful times ahead together. I find myself now sometimes spelling to hubby when I don't want her to know what I am saying, LOL. Gee, does anyone else do that? LOL.
Patti and Jack and Baby Blessing

Thank You guys for all the wonderful support, the trainer came on Wednesday and he basically developed a schedule for us to be able to pinpoint when she has to go potty. Gia now eats three times a day rather than leaving her food out all day (8:30 -8:20, 12:30-1:00, 5:30-6:00) with this schedule we can now know within about an hour after she eats she going to have to go so now we know o take her to her potty area. At night we put her to sleep at 10 so her last potty time is at 9:30 we put her in her potty area for 30 minutes just so she has the opportunity to go before the night. Once we put her in her crate she usually sleeps during the night and wakes up around 7am to use the potty. things are going better but Ms.Gia is still stubborn she'll hold it while we have her in her potty area and then will wait until we take her out because she doesn't want to go but then soon as she's out then will go on the carpet. She pooped on my mom's bed again this morning I guess I took her out of her potty area too soon. Hopefully we'll see changes soon. I know I'm expecting a lot of her, but I think Gia kind of knows where she's supposed to go she just doesn't want to go there. the trainer explained to me that yorkies are very stubborn and sometimes you have to show them who's the boss (not by hitting or yelling) but by constant reassurance,disiciple, and crate training. He said when she goes potty in the wrong place to put her in her carte for about 5 minutes while I clean up the mess & talk to her tell her where she's supposed to go & not sound happy (but don't yell). What do you guys think? Was he worth the 60 bucks?

They say that when they smell around before going potty, is that they are looking for a spot they have gone potty before.

So, yes I would put a wee wee pad on all her favorite potty spots.

Also, you can try dabbing some of her pee on a wee wee pad, so she can sell her pee there and pee there again.

My Buffy will not pee on a pad that has more then 2 pees on it already..lol

If all fails, she can come and pee in my house all she wants. Just PM Me!...LOL;)