HI Peggy...this is perfect..just what I was wondering...how to outstubborn him. I'm going to print it out. He just did it to me again...when I came back in from 4 hours in the barn. My bad. Until a minute ago I thought he had just peed but I just found poop on the corner of the rug. It feels like he just threw down the gauntlet so now I'm really determined to get this done! I KNOW he KNOWS what I want him to do. I actually am quite impressed by his smarts and determination - just not enough to let him get away with it.LOL
--- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > > I redid these postings so I can keep track of each step that you are doing. > Try to use this one with follow ups. > It looks like this morning went almost pretty good. After the nap, not so > good. He knew why he was put on the pad. When you put him on the pad use a > signal word, like pad time, potty, or go, whatever you want. As you put him > on the pad say, ''Potty, good boy". If he doesn't go within 15 minutes, walk > him on the leash and back in the crate. Wait another 5-15 minutes and walk > him again to the pad. If he doesn't go, then walk him back to the crate > again. Don't say anything to him each time you walk him back to the crate. > Even if you have to do that 5 times, in a row, he will eventually go when > YOU want him to. If you should catch him again when he makes a mistake, > yell out ''NO!'' and then show him the pad for a minute or two and then walk > him back to the crate. Try not to be to verbal, just use the command words, > and don't use his name to scold him. You only want to use his name when it > is for a good thing, that way any dog will always come to you when you call > him and not associate his name as a bad thing. > The only time you praise him, is after he has done his business on the pad. > The only time you let him free is after he has done his business on the pad. > The first couple of days are the hardest, but believe me he understands > what you want and is just being stubborn and you have to be more stubborn > then he is, to win. You may want to loop the leash around your waist for the > first couple of days, so that it is always handy, when he is free. > > > > > > So - after his nap we put on our leash and went to the potty pad where we > stayed and stayed and stayed...we did nothing so we walked around trying to > figure out how we could ditch mom and this neck thing and do what we wanted. > where we wanted. Hmmmmph! > We went back to the pad and stayed and stayed...it was clear that he really > needed to go..but he held it and held it. Finally, took the leash off to let > him walk for a minute (before trying again) which he did..and peed on the > family room rug. a few minutes later I saw him about to poop next to that > spot on the rug (which I had immediately drenched with Nature's M.)I scooped > him up - took him to the pad where he finished his business and then tried > to eat the little bit he'd done there...he wasn't worried about the big one > on the rug. As soon as he was on the pad I was praising him up and down so I > was surprised that he was trying to clean up the stuff on the pad. > I'm not discouraged but he sure is a stubborn little booger.Anything I'm > missing here? Do we need chi therapy? > What do you all think? > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________ > OK - so last night, in preparation for our big new morning schedule, I > removed the pad from Valken's xpen and mushed the pen around so it was just > big enough for his bed. > Before we went to bed I tried to get him to pee..but he didn't do anything. > Put him to bed hoping for the best.. > This morning, he was waiting patiently and calmly in his bed. I took him to > the pad (which is moved to the kitchen).I didn't leash him (will do it next > time). He peed on the pad & got a good boy. I kept him there for a little > bit & he seemed done. A couple of minutes later I saw him preparing to poop > on the rug a few feet away. I almost got him in time..it didn't hit the rub > but dropped to the floor on the way to the pad (they are really fast!). > Then I fed him breakfast. He ate and is napping next to me on the couch. So > - he's not needing to poop right after eating this morning but maybe that > will start as we get going on our schedule. For now I'm planning on putting > him in his pen/crate for awhile and walking him to the pad when I get him > back out. > I really consider this morning a great start for us. He was alot calmer in > the small space and if I'd had him on the leash and had him stay on the pad > for a couple of minutes longer, he would have pooped there as well... > I did buy a crate last night. I'm gonna swap it out for the pen today since > he did so well last night. I like the idea of being able to take his crate > to other rooms so if I have to do work in the office etc. it'll make it > easier to have him up there with me. > Thanks so much for all the info and tips!! > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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