diddy wrote:
Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply spoke
these words of wisdom in :

She gets food twice a day just like our other dogs.
that probably isn't enough for such a small dog.

I have searched all over the internet and have not found anywhere that a
dog past six months needs to be fed more than twice a day. (She also
gets an obedience session in the mid to late afternoon where she gets
bunches of treats; does that count?)

I had a Jack Russell terrier once that took me 3 months to reliably
housebreak. I was dedicated to the task. Morning noon and all night.
Tethering, regular food cycles, exercise, match sticks, crates, .. Some
dogs just take longer than others.

That's encouraging news. I read the one site that said ANY dog could be
house trained in two weeks, and I couldn't figure out what I was doing
wrong.

If you can't make the commitment to do what this takes, then this is going
to take much longer and be more difficult. Your physical abilities as
well as your schedule is not the dog's fault (putting this into
perspective) And if you can't manage this, I suggested hiring a dog
walker, who can.

What kind of commitment are you talking about?

OK, my bad. I thought you wanted this individual to be like your two
other dogs. And didn't read the part about wanting her to have potty
habits like the two other dogs.

Yes she can be. But you know what? i can't potty on demand. I think it's
unrealistic to ask my dog to do that. I think in terms more of their
needs than my convenience.

My goal for her or any of our other dogs has been that she can either
hold it for the approximaely-every-four-hours supervised outdoor breaks
(two or three of which include a walk at the end of the outdoor break)
all our dogs get or that she let me know if she needs to go before then.
Is that unreasonable? I don't think so.


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