Submitted by Debra Shattuck (not verified) on April 17, 2012 - 12:58pm.
Thank you very much for your help. I have started the new training today the way that you suggested, but I have a few questions to make sure that I am doing this correctly. I fed her at 10 a.m. and then took her outside at 10:30 a.m. I stayed with her for the 10 minutes and she did not go, so I brought her back in and put her in her crate for 10 minutes, then back outside 10 minutes after that. I repeated these steps every 10 minutes for 1 hour and she never went potty. I began to think that she didn't have to go, so the last time I brought her inside I let her play, and she went potty in the house. I know that this training will take time before she understands it, but I am not sure how long I should do the 10 minute in and out routine? Should I do it continuously until she goes potty, no matter how long it takes her? Or should I do it for a certain amount of time and then take a break? My biggest worry is that while she is potty training this way is I am constantly taking her in and out when does she eat?
Thank you very much for your
Thank you very much for your help. I have started the new training today the way that you suggested, but I have a few questions to make sure that I am doing this correctly. I fed her at 10 a.m. and then took her outside at 10:30 a.m. I stayed with her for the 10 minutes and she did not go, so I brought her back in and put her in her crate for 10 minutes, then back outside 10 minutes after that. I repeated these steps every 10 minutes for 1 hour and she never went potty. I began to think that she didn't have to go, so the last time I brought her inside I let her play, and she went potty in the house. I know that this training will take time before she understands it, but I am not sure how long I should do the 10 minute in and out routine? Should I do it continuously until she goes potty, no matter how long it takes her? Or should I do it for a certain amount of time and then take a break? My biggest worry is that while she is potty training this way is I am constantly taking her in and out when does she eat?