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I think scolding actually works! When Zeedo was a bit younger and decided the piano leg was his new pee area, we did something similar to what you did. Pointed to the spot, stern "no-no", scolded and placed him on his pee pad. He knew we were upset. He actually stopped. He was trained pretty easily though because his breeder had done a good job. He will go outside or on his pee pads if he just has to....My previous Tzu was very hard to train. But Zeedo is smart and seems to understand. We also had him in puppy class very early so he tends to follow commands (except come- we have to say

My puppies also chewed up Potty Pads and I had them in some sort of holders. I also had a Potty Patch already, so put that in their play pen when they were little. They did get used to using the Potty Patch pretty easy. One thing I found with it that was VERY useful to me was to put a potty pad underneath the grate to absorb the urine. That made it SO MUCH EASIER to clean up. I'd just change the potty pad as necessary. Most of my guys were relatively easy to potty train using the doggie door. My male is a marker though and has to wear a band all the time he's free in the house. You

ohhhhh, Vicki, i LOVE your set up!!! man...i wish we had that kind of space!! we have a LOT of space, but its just not easily accessible because of the split level!! grrr....our next house will most definitely be a ranch style!! on a positive note (and i know that i'm cursing myself here! ha!), we have been two days poop-eating free!! of course....i've been on them like a duck on a june bug!! also, started something called "potty mouth"...a different version of Deter I guess. They were out of the other brands. so....we will see how it goes!! as ive been watching more clos

The second you add another puppy to the mix you have just increased your house-training headaches by about 100-fold. Unless you are willing to house-train then individually (literally) you are in for a loooooooooooooong process. I used-to try to house-train litters of puppies. HA! Now I don't bother until I'm down to the one I'm keeping and if I decide to keep two it takes forever. People always say, "Well, if I can't take the puppy home until s/he's 12 weeks old will you have him/her all house-trained then?" There was a time when I tried to be gentle on this one but now I just laugh and

What I'd do if one of them has an accident is use the absorbent side of a pad to soak up just a little of it, and then leave that pad out so it's got a scent to attract them back.

I'm so sorry to hear about this sweet pup....How can someone neglect those sweethearts. May he rest in peace...

I have both a Sun Room and and exercise pen attached outside my doggie door so that my dogs can't get to the whole back yard (and pool). There are pictures somewhere in that thread of how it looks from outside. Here's a photo of the entire setup: Initially my Ebony and Panda refused to go outside when it was raining, so the sunroom came into existance. So they have a place outside to go potty and NOT get wet. (I live in Washinton State!) Vicki