> > The situation is that the puppy is about 14 weeks old, and is piddling > and pooping in her expen (that part is okay), or in her crate or the floor. > She's also stepping and/or dancing in poo and spreading it about the ex- > pen, or sometimes will lie in the piddle or poo. And <sigh> she's also > eating it sometimes. Background info would include that the puppies >
Sandra, I have a new puppy that is now housebroken, so I'll just tell you what I did and maybe it will help your puppy buyers. I decided to keep him in his crate rather than an x-pen (at my vet's advice) until he was completely housebroken. My vet said that if I wanted him to learn to potty *only* outside that this was the way to do it, and since it was only temporary it wasn't cruel. This has worked great for us! A couple of times, Nick did potty in his crate. I realized this was my fault, and I started making absolutely sure that he had peed and pooped *both* before I put him in his crate. Nick also ate poop, and I got some Forbid to sprinkle on both his and Madeleine's food, and this has taken care of the problem. This should not be used on the food of a dog with heart problems though. Finally, there is an excellent book called, "The Evans Guide to Housetraining Your Dog," by Michael Job Evans. This can be found on amazon.com. I hope this will help. I know each puppy is different, and my Madeleine was extremely hard to housetrain. Nick has been by far the easiest! I think the owner has a lot to do with it. I did everything wrong with Madeleine, and I believe I did most everything right with Nick. Just one more thing, the couple of times Nick pottied in his crate, I wiped it out with Nature's Miracle, and put a little Nature's Miracle in the washing machine to get the smell out. Also, as others have said, scoop scoop scoop to keep the area clean! Carol Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edi ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
