Levi is such a ham! So when we brought home Levi, we were pretty surprised to find that he already preferred to use potty pads instead of the floor. Sure, he had a couple of accidents here and there, but he still would always go to the pad if the pad was available. Anyways, whenever he went on his potty pad, we would always praise him by telling him that he was a good boy, using the baby voice, and petting him. He ate up the praise like it was no tomorrow and didn't even need any sort of food reward to reinforce the behavior. In fact, not only does he eat up the praise, he desires it! In Levi's kennel downstairs, his potty pad is out of view from where my bed is.. so I cannot see him when he does the deed. While I know that most dogs need praise right after the behavior to reinforce it, this does not seem to ring true with Levi. You see, lately, whenever Levi goes pee or poop on his pad without me seeing, he does everything he can to let me know what he did after he finishes. He'll jump up on the bars, pace around and stare at me, or even straight run into the bars to get my attention. Once I come over and he sees me see the pad he gets all excited because he KNOWS he is going to get praised! I swear he is the exact opposite of the guilty dogs people always see on youtube! It's hilarious! Anybody else have similar experiences? :) |
Awwww, how cute is he!!?? And so smart too. It's great that he gets so much satisfaction from praise bc this will make training a dream. He just sounds like a doll. I kinda have something similar. I have pee pads in our house. Up in the TV loft, I used to give a tiny treat after they peed right on the pad. So, Marcel then started to 'fake pee' ALL THE TIME. He'd run over to the pad, lift his leg, do nothing, then run over to me for his treat (which I wouldn't give unless he actually peed). Then, he'd do it all over again, and keep trying to get that treat. |
Levi is a good boy, and very funny! Sounds like you are working perfectly together on potty training. My boys love the praise too. Teddy does the scratching, leg kicking dance after using the pad. We cheer him on and he loves performing. Then he does a running dash to the kitchen for his kibble reward. :) |
It's so cute how these little dogs make such a big show out of things to get our attention. :) |
That is so cute. It has been way too cold to bring Galen out so I put down a pad. When Galen poops he barks like crazy. He does not like poop on the pad lol |
Zoey runs and get all excited when she poops on her pad. I can be reading or watching tv and she will come jump on me and bark. I then ask her if she went poo poo and she dances around. Then I say let me see and I get up and sure enough there is poop on the pad. Then I tell her in a high pitched voice what a good girl she is and she is very happy. No treats, just praise. Works every time. I think the "fake pee" to get a treat is hilarious. |
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