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I'm wondering how do they catch on to the fact that they are to go outside and not inside?
We are using a crate for Duffy (he is 9.5 weeks old). When we take him out of the crate, we take him right outside. Treats and praise - he usually pees and/or poops immediately.
We take him outside after every nap, after eating, after playing, all the right moves on our part, I'm sure. And every time he goes out, he goes right to his 'pee place' and relieves himself.
However, there are times when he goes into the kitchen for a drink and later on we will see a pee puddle in there. He is a stealth pee'er - he doesn't do it in front of us, will usually escape to the kitchen for a second and does the deed.
He is not unsupervised, he is with us in the living room when we are watching tv in the evening, etc., but has the freedom to get water. Now it doesn't happen every single time he goes in there, but just occasionally.
However, I have no doubt that if we were not vigilant in taking him outside every hour, he would have no problem peeing inside.
My question is - how long before they finally realize that they are NOT to do their business in the house. And how do they learn this? I never scold him when I find the puddle, I understand that unless we catch him in the act it is pointless to scold him. So what will make him catch on? Or is this just something that will finally happen??
And (not that I'm impatient), but at about what age?
THanks for encouragement or advice.
Kris
PS - we just decided to do the bell training - hung some bells alongside the back door and we jingle them when we say 'want to go out?' and before we open the door, but he seems afraid of the sound and backs up!
We are using a crate for Duffy (he is 9.5 weeks old). When we take him out of the crate, we take him right outside. Treats and praise - he usually pees and/or poops immediately.
We take him outside after every nap, after eating, after playing, all the right moves on our part, I'm sure. And every time he goes out, he goes right to his 'pee place' and relieves himself.
However, there are times when he goes into the kitchen for a drink and later on we will see a pee puddle in there. He is a stealth pee'er - he doesn't do it in front of us, will usually escape to the kitchen for a second and does the deed.
He is not unsupervised, he is with us in the living room when we are watching tv in the evening, etc., but has the freedom to get water. Now it doesn't happen every single time he goes in there, but just occasionally.
However, I have no doubt that if we were not vigilant in taking him outside every hour, he would have no problem peeing inside.
My question is - how long before they finally realize that they are NOT to do their business in the house. And how do they learn this? I never scold him when I find the puddle, I understand that unless we catch him in the act it is pointless to scold him. So what will make him catch on? Or is this just something that will finally happen??
And (not that I'm impatient), but at about what age?
THanks for encouragement or advice.
Kris
PS - we just decided to do the bell training - hung some bells alongside the back door and we jingle them when we say 'want to go out?' and before we open the door, but he seems afraid of the sound and backs up!