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Miley has been having potty training issues and is peeing everywhere BUT the potty pad. I was told that it was because she had free run of my room so I restricted her to just her play pen. She is asleep now, thank god, but she has been in there for 2 hours now. HOW LONG am I supposed to leave her in there? I know she's supposed to stay in there when I am gone but when I'm home when is it okay for her to come out? Please someone help before she wakes up. She barked and cried for an hour straight :( I am going to make her sleep in her play pen tonight mainly because she did pee in my bed today and I was highly upset about it. She's only 13 weeks so I don't expect her to be a pro but she has to understand where she's supposed to be going before I let her run free again.

I'm sorry you're having so many troubles >_<

She should stay in an area near potty pads until you've seen her pee. Only then is it safe for her to run around out of the pen for a little while.

My mom wants me to "wait another week to confine her to her play pen" I think thats absolutely ridiculous and in that week that she wants me waiting Miley will have already gone on the pad numerous times!

Even if she cries and barks do I just leave her in there until she has gone?

If you want her to have more freedom which is hard when so lityle try tethering her. Put on her harness then attach her leash to you. This way you can watch for her signs of potty. My 15 week old has a blocked off section in my room with his bed and pee pad completly covering carpet this way near me but restricted freedom.

I've seen her signs and put her on her pad and she just lays down then literally 5 seconds later she will get off the pad and go pee on the carpet :mad::mad::mad: She also barks like crazy when "near me" but not ON me. Tonight is going to be hell trying to get her to sleep in her pen.

Hi, when she starts sniffing around carry her to the potty pad, or outside. My pup sleeps with me on the bed inside his crate, when I get up I carry him out or to the pad, he goes by himself now on the pad. I'm sure you will get more advice. It takes a little time but she will learn .

Hello! I have tried that and she sits on the pad and then lays on it as if its her bed. I let her off about 3 minutes later and within 5 seconds she pee's on the carpet.

Ok, take a deep breath and try to relax. You are now restricting her movements and that's the right thing to do but you don't want to leave her in her crate all the time. I bet you're glad to hear that. LOL Your current goal with your pup is to encourage her to go potty in the correct area (pad/outside) so I would suggest that you put her on her leash and fix the hand end to you in some fashion. You can loosely tie it to a belt loop on your pants or something like that. This will keep her very close to you so you can supervise her. When you see/think she needs to go potty, take her to her potty spot and give her tons of praise when she does it right. Never yell or scold her when she makes a mistake. My mother used to tell me "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar." What she was saying is that if you are sweet, you will get sweet (or good behavior) from someone else or in this case, your pup. Dogs respond much better to positive reinforcement than scolding.

You do want to keep her in her pen when you are away but not all the time. I hope this makes sense. Sorry for the long post.

Courtney, I never put Teeka or Tatiana in a kennel to potty train. I know some do and it works for them. Tatiana is pad trained & also goes outside to potty. First of all your baby is only 13 weeks old and such a baby, yet. You should not expect it to be potty trained already. When I started training to the pad, I would take her after eating, after she wakes and after play time. You have to be diligent and watch them closely for signs that they have to potty....like getting nervous, sniffing for a place or starting to squat. Quickly take her to her pad and say "potty" if she tries to leave take her back and repeat until she goes.....praise her and say good girl go potty. If you are consistent, she will get the idea. She will have accidents and forget, just because she is a baby! Watch her constantly....if you can't then keep her in a small area with her pad. I am a stay at home grandma, so maybe it was easier because I am always here. Tatiana is almost 6 months and pretty well trained! She has had no accidents for the last month except this week. She has been sick with vomiting & diarrhea and is not always able to get to the pad on time. I can tell she feels bad when she has an accident. It will get easier! :)

after her nap she will have to pee, once she goes on the pad then get her out of the pen. That will be part of her reward for using it.

Not long at all. Very helpful! It's just hard to monitor her all the time because I do work. This weekend I am off and I do plan on being really strict with potty training. I told her "No Potty!" when she went in my bed. I then put her in her crate and pointed to where I wanted her to potty and said "Go Potty!" she just looked at me. I think my dog might be an exception to that "responding to niceness" part haha.

Okay it's also approaching bed time. (it's almost 8pm here) so after that should I put her back in her pen? I really want her to sleep IN HER bed tonight and not mine.

Take her back to the pad....give the command to potty.....repeat until she goes! I know it is frustrating but she will get it. She is just not understanding what you want her to do on the pad. She will eventually go....then praise, praise, praise!!!

Okay so is she just coming off of the bad then just because she doesn't know what it's used for? At the breeder she used washable pads and we use disposable here.

Be sure to wear her out with playtime, then when she's nice and tired put her in her bed. She'll probably cry and whine but eventually should calm down. It's really about not giving into the crying which can be hard :/. Just make sure she has a blankie and some toys to make her feel better