Potty Training
Two female Dachshund's. Sisters. 7 months old. Use a leash outside and only one outside at a time. They want to play and explore instead of taking care of business. We do allow them to roam and play i...
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Charlie D. wrote:
Fed morning and late afternoon with a dog biscuit for lunch.
They are active even on a leash. Always pulling to smell something and chasing anything that moves.
Think I will try the bell. The alarm system verbally tells us which door is open when we go outside. When one of us returns they recognize that and head for the door.
The two times a day is good. Now watch and note when the bowel movements happen. When you know that, you can time your walks accordingly. After a meal, take them out to pee and play. Then at the appropriate time (that you have determined), take them out to do the full job and don't come back until they do.
As you use a pee pad, you could take that outside when it's time to do the full job. The "problem child" is used to pooping on it, so it might speed things up a bit. Once she starts doing it on the pee pad outside, it's time to stop having one inside - that will teach her that she is expected to poop outside no exceptions. Pee pads are good for little baby puppies and dogs with continence issues, but once they hit 6 months and don't have health reasons, the pads really just tell the dog "it's OK to do your business in the house". Why go outside when there's a spot inside in the warmth.
