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Rat Terrier not potty trained
I have 3 rat terriers. 2 are 9 yrs old and the 3rd, Maggie is 1 yr old.
When we got Maggie, I thought for sure that she would be potty trained instantly because my other dogs are trained to go outside every time. A year later, Maggie still is not trained. We will take her outside sometimes for almost an hour. She might pee and then play the rest of the time. When she comes in the house, she will neak away and poop in the same spot of the dining room. Other days, she will sneak under the kids beds and pee and poop under their beds. We will be moving into a new home in a month and we can't afford to have the new carpets destroyed. My wife is ready to take her to the pound unless I potty train her. Mggie is nuetered recently. I was going to try placng the puppy pads in the area where she poops and little by little move the pads toward the back door. Is there anything else that will work? We are desperate to potty train her asap. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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"ucme4dk" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: When she comes in the house, she will neak away and poop in the same spot of the dining room. Other days, she will sneak under the kids beds and pee and poop under their beds. Don't let her do that. That wasn't a flippant answer. Dogs learn many things by repetition, including things we don't want them to do. The easiest part of training is to simply *not* let them do the thing we don't want them to do. In my opinion, you should go back to treating Maggie like a new puppy. Check out the many recent threads on housetraining and crate training, including "Puddle in a trouble!" By the way, she's not "sneaking" off to pee and poo. It sounds like she's learned to not eliminate when a human is around. This could be a hindrance in further housetraining. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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