Well, Ava isn't doing so well with the housetraining after all. (Ava is my longhair, 2 yr old Chi, adopted 1 month ago).
I was wondering if anyone had any advice for us.
Here's the situation:
I feed her in the morning before work - 8:15am- then take her potty. She goes.
I come home on my lunchbreak (no accidents) at 11:45 am- take her potty. She goes.
I get home from work about 5:30 (no accidents) - take her potty. She goes.
THEN the trouble begins. When I'm home, when my back is turned, when I'm in the other room - she will go on the floor. She's so quick I've only caught her in the act maybe two times total.
So, I tried getting puppy pads and putting those in her favorite spot on the carpet. She will go RIGHT BESIDE the puppy pad. Then I catch her chewing and playing with the puppy pad (so much for those working! ha!)
I haven't crated her because this is such a weird thing... she doesn't have a problem when I'm gone... it's when I'm home. She's such a wonderful dog! This is the only thing I'm having problems with.
The only thing I can think of is that she needs to have a set routine... maybe the reason she goes outside during the day is because it's such a set schedule... she knows when the potty break will be. But at night when I'm home there's not a specific set time that I take her out.
Do you think it might be helpful to set a timer while I'm at home and take her outside like clockwork? That's the only thing I can think of.
Thank You for any/all suggestions that you have!!!
~Christina
& Ava
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