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Am I slowing down the house training?



 
 
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Old July 9th 04, 01:31 PM
Kevin
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Default Am I slowing down the house training?

I have a 20 week old Toy Fox Terrier that is getting there when it
comes to house training (unfortuneately we didn't get her until she
was 13 weeks old, also unfortunately it was from a pet store, so those
two things may not be helping). She knows her spot to go outside, and
will basically go #1 on command, not really with #2 but it seems like
she may be getting it. When we can't keep a close eye on her we have
her leashed near the doorwall to the patio (inside the door we use to
take her to her spot) with about 4 feet of slack, a few toys, her bed
and her food. She doesn't have a problem not going when she is
leashed like this. She also sleeps like this, quite well, all night.

The question is this: by leashing her like that is it slowing down her
learning to "ask" to go outside by going to the door or whining?

Obviously she can't go to the door if she is already leashed there,
but we try and give her freedom throughout the house as often as
possible and at times like these she never goes to the door, and this
is when she has her accidents (about 2 times a week). It seems like if
it wasn't for us taking her out constantly by watching for the signs
she would be having even more accidents(and her sniffing around the
house to investigate looks a lot like the potty dance) . Should we
find a new place for her to be leashed or is it not a big deal? We
like it there because she likes to look outside. Should we just be
using a crate when we can't watch her? We use a crate when we are not
home.

Thanks for helping a couple of first time dog owners.

Kevin
 




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