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"Kelly Neville" wrote:

Between 9:00 and 6:00 his schedules varies depending on him. At 9:00 he is
let out to go, if he goes he is praised and given free rein of the house for
two hours and then one hour in his crate. Assuming he went every time I
took him out his schedule would look like this

It sounds like you aren't going out WITH him. Does he know what he's
being praised FOR (in other words, he may think he's being praised for
coming back in the house). You need to be right there WITH him.

Why the 2 hour/1 hour thing?

Puppies get free reign with me from day one. Attached to me if needed,
gated/shut into a room if needed (neither one generally is, but I am
very good at keeping an eagle eye on a puppy), but WITH me, not shut
away for periods of time. The more a puppy lives in the house, the more
they learn to respect it.

You DO have 2 breeds in the mix that are notoriously difficult to
housebreak, which means you need to be extra vigilant.


If he didn't go during one of his outings he would be put back in his crate
and let out on the hour every hour until he went.

Too long. 5-10 minutes and keep trying. Yes, it's a lot of work, but
the payoff is worth it.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com