If your dog isn't corrected when he's having an accident, going potty on your carpet will feel just as good as
going in his potty area.
Not exact matches
She understand when she has to
go to the bathroom and
goes by herself (
potty is still
in the play
area).
One of my concerns for infants was that while
in the Juppy, if they
went potty, their diaper might leak because of the pressure on the diaper
area.
I would say just talk to them about the
potty read up on babycenter about the different things to help the process along because even if they are not talking that much they still may give off many non verbal clues of having to
go potty.However if they are really not ready try
potty training keep a onesie on
in the day time with their clothing and a blanket sleeper on at night that way they hopefully won't be able to get to the dirty diaper before you.My dd is 19 months as well and I have been training her sort of by letting her sit on the
potty I have only let her use the one that
goes on the big toilet but she peed
in it once and she often will say she has to pee when
in the bathroom but will sit and not do anything and get little pieces of tissue off the roll and push it into toilet this is her renditon of wiping even though the tissue does not really come
in contact with any
areas that need to be wiped I have slacked off on the training because she can not pull her pants up and down which is on the list of things kids need to be able to do to
go by themseleves.Maybe just get them a few books and videos and a
potty chair and talk to your dd's and see what happens you may be surpised.HTH
I recommend they create a small contained
area with access to a litter box or
potty area until they're old enough to hold their bladder and bowels for longer
in a crate or learn to notify you when they need to
go.
You can also help prevent accidents by keeping your dog away from the
area they have been
going potty in.
Dogs do not like to defecate
in their
area of sleep, so putting her on a schedule to
go out to relieve herself and come back to the crate helps develop a
potty schedule.
Say «
go potty,» and wait so he can do his business
in the designated
area.
Each time he
goes potty in the designated
area, even if you had to bring him there or stop him from making a mistake, immediately lavish him with praise and give him a treat.
Take your dog out to
potty in the same
area (more about this later) and tell him to «
go potty.»
Once your dog
goes # 2, leave it
in that
area so your dog will pick up on his scent and think «Oh yes, this is where I
go potty.»
Do not play with him
in the yard, or take him for a walk, until after he
goes potty in his designated
area.
First,
in regards to crate training taking her out immediately and getting her to the chosen elimination
area reinforces the
potty training message but conflicts with «once we
go to bed we are done.»
During the day, we leave him
in his PTPA Playpen
area with his PTPA and he uses the bathroom section whenever he has to
go potty.
The goal of this training method is to train the puppy to
go potty only on paper placed
in selected
areas of the home for easy clean up.
I tell people that they have to treat even older dogs like young puppies that you are strictly
potty training and kind of start over with
potty training - use a small crate where she can not urinate
in it and then lay somewhere else, take her out every hour or so, praise good behavior, only discourage bad behavior if you catch her
in the act of
going, limit her access to
areas where she urinates, if someone isn't right with her at all times, she needs to be
in her crate, etc..
Training your dog to
potty on a leash from the outset will save you much time and hassle
in the future and having one
area where your dog can
go for that purpose will save you time
in cleanup.
However, when you do need to be
gone and no one else is available to help with puppy
potty training, you can lay down puppy pads
in the
area where your puppy is confined
in the den or crate.
What would you suggest, as far as moving her «
potty area» to a different location, as well as getting her used to just the pads as opposed to
going potty in the Pack - N - Play?
We leave
potty pads down and she uses those (or close too them and spills just off the side of the pad), and the other half of the time she
goes somewhere
in the play
area.
The poor boy will likely wait for a moment when he can sneak off alone to pee behind the couch where nobody can see him — or he may start
going potty when left alone
in his crate or confinement
area.
He'll
go potty while
in his outdoor
area, so be sure it's a spot you don't mind him using as a toilet!
If your pup doesn't have sufficient opportunities to
go potty in the right
area, accidents
in the wrong
areas are inevitable.
When you are outside, try to stand
in one general
area and give your dog the cue (
Go Potty!).
He'll start to associate those words with
going potty in the right
area and you'll have him
going on command!
Just keep giving your pup opportunities to
go to her
potty area, and keep an eagle eye on her so when she finally does
go, it doesn't end up being
in the wrong place!
If you play your cards right, you probably won't even need corrections, since the best way to
potty train a puppy is to prevent the pup from having opportunities to have accidents indoors so she becomes conditioned to
going potty only
in her designated
potty area.
Most dogs and puppies will instinctively avoid
going potty when they're enclosed
in a small
area, and we can use this to our advantage for housebreaking.
You'll get up
in the morning and take him outside to the
area where you want him to
potty — preferably an out - of - the - way corner of the yard, or the grassy
area closest to your front door if you're
going to be taking him out for a walk.
We're
going to give your dog 2 minutes
in his
potty area.
It's not unusual for IG owners to have a sheltered
area in the yard so their dogs can
go potty on rainy days without getting their feet wet.
For instance, if you are traveling with your dog, you may find it helpful when you stop
in a relief
area, or if it's cold outside, you may wish not to turn into a snowman by the time your dog is done
going potty.
When the puppy was old enough I shoved the Ppartment
potty area up against the doggy door with the crate door open so he could
go potty in the
potty area of the crate or
go outside (where I put up a penned
area with puppy pads)-- this way I got him to move it outside.
If we
go on a road trip vacation where I need them to have a
potty area I put the divider back
in for travel (just
in case - of course making
potty stops for outside as well).
The puppy smelled his
potty area but did not want to
go inside the crate because he disliked being closed
in it.
Provide an
area large enough so that if your puppy has to
potty when you are
gone, he can do it
in a space that is separate from his sleeping
area.
The way to do this is to stay
in his
potty area for only a minute or two to see if he has to
go.
Some dogs, especially young puppies, are so sleepy when you take them out that they just lay down
in the
potty area and try to
go back to sleep.
And remember to play it safe... even if your dog hasn't engaged
in any of these activities and it's not time for him to
go out at his regular interval, if you notice any signs that he may need to do his thing, get him to his designated
potty area as soon as possible.
If he doesn't
go within that period, take him back inside or away from his indoor
potty area (supervise him carefully to prevent accidents) or put him back
in his crate, then wait for a bit and give it another try.
He can be
in a safe
area where he's allowed to
go potty (fenced yard, dog run, indoor
potty area).
And when you walk her, say «
go potty» or «
go to the bathroom» as you walk her
in the same
areas so she starts to become familiar with where she is outside and why she's there.
This is the inspiration photo for the double gate that will be between the side yard patio (at the end of the new steps) and the backyard, as a way to keep our dogs corralled
in the patio
area in muddy weather (there will also be an enclosed dog
potty area accessible from the side yard so they can
go in and out without running all over the entire yard), or vice versa as a way to keep them safe
in the backyard if we are loading things from the driveway into the house.