Of course Potty Training Issues Okay Mindy is almost 6 months old and overall she is pretty good about hitting the pee pads BUT she also likes to pee & poo on area rugs and hard wood floors. Majority of her accidents have been in the dining room which we hardly use, so she is being somewhat considerate. lol I do crate her at night but I also have a pad in the crate because it's big enough to do so and I like my sleep. I pulled up the area rug in the dining room but now she is eliminating on the floor instead and I have two pads in there and also in the family room where we spend most of our time. I guess my question is do I get a crate that's small enough for just her and start all over. Is it best to just train to go outside instead of having pads around the house? Is this confusing her. She was pee pad trained by the breeder and I wouldn't mind so much if she was only trained to go on the pads but the accidents are what's bothering me. Even if I change the pads frequently she still at times uses the floor, mostly for her poo. I don't think my hubby likes her going in the house, he says dogs are meant to go outside. I'm just worried about the winter months when the snow is flying and wet rainy days too. I am somewhat to blame because I sometimes forget to take her out and then she goes to the pad before I get a chance to take her. What has been your choice of potty training and how did you go about achieving the end result? I need to make a decision on what I'm doing and go with it. Thanks for the advice everyone. |
I love the "of course" title! ;) Coby's at 7 months, and just when I'm ready to brag, we have a setback. We do the potty pads AND outside route with both our dogs (Yorkie and Shi Tzu). That way in bad weather, we have options. Coby is just now learning this, but Reggie's (the older one) paper is in the basement. So when he has to go, he goes to the stairs and stares at us asking if he should go "downstairs" or "outside". We say which direction we want him to go, and he bolts either down the stairs or toward the door! Since Mindy is having trouble "knowing" where to potty all the time, it might be a good idea to take a few steps back. That's what we do. Coby was getting a little more freedom, but a couple of accidents later, we had to backtrack a little bit. In my opinion, most of the accidents that Coby has are my fault for being lax in watching him. But I try to make it nearly impossible for him to fail. If I can't watch him 100%, he is in the kitchen where he doesn't have accidents. We're just adding a room of freedom at a time. (We're only on room #2) I subscribe to the crate-just-big-enough-to-turn-around-in system (not everyone does, but it's worked for us). It's hard because I think it's up to us to be diligent for a few months in order to have years of carefree pottying!! Someone on here said that she actually sets a timer for an hour or so to remind her to take hers potty. I thought that was a GREAT idea, because time can get away from me! Good Luck! |
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