Mellissa
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Jul 14, 2007, 6:16 PM
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I got a Maltese-Poodle puppy two days ago, and have been trying to housebreak her because we live in an apartment and she's an indoor dog. The pet shop owners used to take her home every night and they mentioned that she is fine using housebreaking pads, so I bought a bag to use as well. The first day I put the pads in my toilet. I fed her, and then waited and waited and waited for her to poop, but nothing. I kept bringing her to the pads but she just walked away after I turned my back. I also tried sitting in the toilet with her for over an hour (!!) and she just sat on the pad and stared at me. She peed on the carpet when I wasn't looking, and I just cleaned it up without saying anything, but she got the message that I wasn't happy cause she looked quite guilty after that. I caught her the next time she tried peeing on the carpet, and I rushed her to the pad where she finished there. Praised her a lot too :) However when I play with her in the hall, she still pees on the carpet. At first I thought it was because she didn't know where the toilet was (it's an ensuite bathroom connected to my room), so I let it go and I just kept walking her there (guiding her while she walked by herself). She peed there once by herself and I was so proud of her, hahaha. Everytime after her meal I lock her in my bedroom with the bathroom door open so I can monitor her, and scoop her up the instant she looks like she's gonna poop or pee. She sleeps on the floor beside my bed (after one night I managed to teach her not to jump on the bed, she's quite smart!) with the toilet door open for her to do her business there, but she'd rather do it on the carpet in my bedroom! I woke up today with quite a bit of poop and pee to clean up too. I know she's still young (4 and a half months) and she's still getting used to her surroundings so I'm being patient, but is there anything else I should be doing, or am I doing something wrong? - peace love and joy -
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