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Potty Training!! HELP!! Hi All! Gunner is my 3 month old parti yorkie, who for a month now I have been trying to housebreak and potty train. We take him out as much as possible, after naps, feeding, and play time. However, when we are at work during the week that isn't possible. We have him gated off in the kitchen with his toys & bed, and we leave a potty pad and a floor mat for him to use it on. By luck, he sometimes goes on the rug but NEVER the pad. We are on day 4 or 5 with the pad and no luck whatsoever. Soaked the pad with previous urine and nothing works. When we say "potty" he runs to the pad but lays on it and thinks it is his bed!!! We have tried to crate train him and he escaped as well as throws himself towards each side of the crate to get out. When we do take him outside and say potty potty potty, he goes right away to the exact same spots as always. Should I continue trying the pads? Stick to outside? WE DO praise him when he uses it outside, and we cover the urine smell in enymatic cleaner after he has an accident inside. He has gone in MULTIPLE spots throughout the house before we can even catch him sometimes. HELLLPPPP :confused::animal-pa:confused::animal-pa |
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Hang in there. Keep doing what you're doing, but definitely pull up all rugs as this is clearly confusing him. I don't know if he could hold it all day, so I'm not sure outside only would work for him...? I don't do crates either as all mine just hate the crate so much. |
A smaller area for your pup while you are gone might help. A puppy play pen that will fit a feeding area, a bed, plus a puppy pad in a secure frame will help him to know how where he should go. Get the puppy pads that have the hormone on them that attracts the pup to pee on them. It is a huge help during training. My Gracie went right to them. Many throw rugs have a sort of rubber backing that has an odor that attracts pups and cats to pee on them. I got rid of mine long ago. The larger the area you give your pup to roam the more the chance of an accident. They only develop the ability to hold back urine at about 16 weeks so keeping them close to the potty is really important. If you give too much roam area too soon the training often goes backward. |
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