chloe92us
Well-known member
I had a big problem with accidents when Ollie was around 6 months and it was due to my not watching him enough. I went back to the basics...he was IN HIS CRATE if I could not watch him exclusively- even if he JUST went outside!!!!! So, if I was making dinner, he was in the crate. If I was giving my son a bath, he was in the crate, etc. If your dog likes the crate at night, he/she won't mind it during the day either.
You need to start using the crate as a training tool and not just for confinement if you can't keep your eyes on your puppy at all times. It is not torture and he/she will not hate it! I promise!
Ollie, now almost 9 mos, still has the occasional accident but, again, when it happens I always say "shoot! i knew i should have taken him out!!!" I wasn't watching him OR the clock.
My other Cavalier, Casey, took a full year to fully train. Now she has the bladder of steel and refuses to step foot out of the house until she eats breakfast! And at night, she goes out around 8 and will NOT go out again. So she, by choice, goes 12 hours between her night potty and morning potty. Go figure!
You need to start using the crate as a training tool and not just for confinement if you can't keep your eyes on your puppy at all times. It is not torture and he/she will not hate it! I promise!
Ollie, now almost 9 mos, still has the occasional accident but, again, when it happens I always say "shoot! i knew i should have taken him out!!!" I wasn't watching him OR the clock.
My other Cavalier, Casey, took a full year to fully train. Now she has the bladder of steel and refuses to step foot out of the house until she eats breakfast! And at night, she goes out around 8 and will NOT go out again. So she, by choice, goes 12 hours between her night potty and morning potty. Go figure!