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03-25-2007, 08:11 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent, england
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| potty training in a flat has anyone does this? what is the key? we live on a first floor flat, out of 3 flats, and there are two flights and a short walk to the garden. we are happy to pee pad train her in the kitchen, but wonderd if it was worth taking her outside still? how would i go about getting it into her head that she can go on her pee pads and outside? thanks for your help
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03-25-2007, 09:11 AM | #2 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| You don't. I pad trained my girls, but also took them outside every hour or so. If they need to potty while outside, they will. And when they do, you praise them. Mine are 27 & 26 months old, and if we need to leave them home, they have a pad down, when we travel and end up in a motel, we put a pad down. I don't like going outside early morning or late night in strange places. Mine know when the pad is put down, that they won't be going outside. It's wonderful to have them trained to both. |
03-25-2007, 08:35 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago
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| Jack does 100% of his business on a pad during the winter months. In the summer he knows it's ok to go while outside because I praise him when he does, but he also knows that he can continue to use his pad if indoors. Just be sure to praise when they either go outside or on the pad and they get the idea. |
03-26-2007, 07:58 AM | #4 | |
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03-26-2007, 02:29 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago
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| Good point. I trained Jack inside first and then outside. |
03-26-2007, 02:39 PM | #6 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | yes it is a very good point...with my very first puppy i tried newspaper but that did work very well because later she was doing her business on my books also...so i switch to dog litter but it was kinda too big and their tiny feet didn't look to comfortable...keke..so now i am on cat litter..
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04-02-2007, 09:21 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NC
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| I live in an apartment community on the third floor. When I got Sparky (in December) it was cold outside, and I began trying to train him to go outside. Well then he picked up worms, so the vet recommended I keep him inside until he was bigger and finished all his shots. He is now 5 months old (will be on the 12th of this month), and had begun begging and whining whenever I took my 7 year old coon hound out, so I bought a halter and began taking him out with us. He took great to walking on a leash.....I was really surprised, and thought he would freak out the first time. But he walks along like a pro. Trouble is, he has not pottied outside at all. We take walks all around the complex (sometimes out for 30-45 minutes). He holds it until we get back inside and gets a treat (I've always rewarded my dogs for going potty-even after 7 years). Then he will (sometimes) walk right over to his paper and pee. Today after the 40 minute walk, I brought both dogs in, let them drink some water, gave them both a treat and then took a piece of paper Sparky had used earlier this morning and Sparky outside with me. I put the paper on the concrete breezeway (we live at the end of the building and most everyone is gone during the day working) and we sat out there for another 30 minutes. Still nothing! [QUOTE.xxmxaxrxyxx: it is alot easier in my opinion to train them to go inside first...because going outside only comes natural][/QUOTE] I wish Sparky would pick up on the "natural" part and go outside too. Am I doing something wrong? Any pointers from the "INSIDE TO OUTSIDE" crew? |
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