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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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