Hi All,
I think I may have made an error in my wee wee pad training of Axle and im hoping its not too late to fix it.
We started with the wee wee pads in what is now the "dog area" which is a 1.2m or approx 4ft square alcove off our kitchen. Bed and food is at one end and wee wee pads at the other but they are still close - thought this was good for a little puppy getting up in the night so he didn't have to go so far.
Then he kept leaving poos totally up the other end of our open plan living area. I kept trying to reinforce that the pads in the dog area were the place to go (praise for going there and ignoring and thorough clean up and deodorizing of poos outside this area) but he only went on the pads in the dog area when I supervised.
So as not to have poo all over the house we gave in and put pads where he wanted to go and now he does it there about 95% of the time (he does a sneaky one elsewhere about once a week, he pees on the pads at both ends of the house). I wonder if the pads in the dog area were just too close to his bed for his liking? Or have I just given in and let him get away with going where he wants? I would love to contain all the mess to one spot in the house. Is it too late to remove the 2nd wee wee pad spot?
Sorry for the long post but I would love to find a solution. Also has anyone had success in adding in some outside toilet stops after wee wee pad training is firmly established, at this might limit some of the mess.
I think I may have made an error in my wee wee pad training of Axle and im hoping its not too late to fix it.
We started with the wee wee pads in what is now the "dog area" which is a 1.2m or approx 4ft square alcove off our kitchen. Bed and food is at one end and wee wee pads at the other but they are still close - thought this was good for a little puppy getting up in the night so he didn't have to go so far.
Then he kept leaving poos totally up the other end of our open plan living area. I kept trying to reinforce that the pads in the dog area were the place to go (praise for going there and ignoring and thorough clean up and deodorizing of poos outside this area) but he only went on the pads in the dog area when I supervised.
So as not to have poo all over the house we gave in and put pads where he wanted to go and now he does it there about 95% of the time (he does a sneaky one elsewhere about once a week, he pees on the pads at both ends of the house). I wonder if the pads in the dog area were just too close to his bed for his liking? Or have I just given in and let him get away with going where he wants? I would love to contain all the mess to one spot in the house. Is it too late to remove the 2nd wee wee pad spot?
Sorry for the long post but I would love to find a solution. Also has anyone had success in adding in some outside toilet stops after wee wee pad training is firmly established, at this might limit some of the mess.