cavscatsncode
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Hi there, so glad I found this community! My family brought home our little guy just yesterday and he is just eight weeks old. It is our first time owning a cavalier and we absolutely love him.
However... we are having some issues with the pee pad and potty training.
For starters, he doesn't seem to ever go to the bathroom in front of us. We put him on the pee pad immediately after he eats but he doesn't use it. We've tried to take him outside in our backyard after meals as well (using a teeny harness and leash) but he cries and wants to go back inside.
We've set up a 4-sided pen in the kitchen with a pee pad, bed, food and water bowl, toys, etc. This is where the puppy sleeps at night (he slept in a crate in the kitchen of our breeder's house, only he had his siblings with him) but he cries when I put him inside and it is just gut wrenching to me. I brought along a couple blankets to rub on his mother when we went to pick him up, but I'm not sure if her scent is fading. I would love the puppy to sleep upstairs with the humans but our rooms are all heavily carpeted, and I think we need to get the potty training under control first. I'm hoping this pen set up will help, since it is supposed to invoke the puppy's "denning" instincts, although so far he has pooped in the pen but not on the pad (at least he didn't go in the bed!)
I'm not really sure what to do. I've tried placing him on the pad multiple times after meals but have not been successful, he just sweetly wanders off. I also tried moving the pad into the living room with me when I was spending time with the puppy after dinner (didn't want to make a mad dash to the kitchen pen if he started to pee or poo) but even that didn't help. He just never goes to the bathroom when any of us are around, doesn't yet understand the pee pad and won't go outside.
Not really sure what to do, any advice would be very appreciated.
However... we are having some issues with the pee pad and potty training.
For starters, he doesn't seem to ever go to the bathroom in front of us. We put him on the pee pad immediately after he eats but he doesn't use it. We've tried to take him outside in our backyard after meals as well (using a teeny harness and leash) but he cries and wants to go back inside.
We've set up a 4-sided pen in the kitchen with a pee pad, bed, food and water bowl, toys, etc. This is where the puppy sleeps at night (he slept in a crate in the kitchen of our breeder's house, only he had his siblings with him) but he cries when I put him inside and it is just gut wrenching to me. I brought along a couple blankets to rub on his mother when we went to pick him up, but I'm not sure if her scent is fading. I would love the puppy to sleep upstairs with the humans but our rooms are all heavily carpeted, and I think we need to get the potty training under control first. I'm hoping this pen set up will help, since it is supposed to invoke the puppy's "denning" instincts, although so far he has pooped in the pen but not on the pad (at least he didn't go in the bed!)
I'm not really sure what to do. I've tried placing him on the pad multiple times after meals but have not been successful, he just sweetly wanders off. I also tried moving the pad into the living room with me when I was spending time with the puppy after dinner (didn't want to make a mad dash to the kitchen pen if he started to pee or poo) but even that didn't help. He just never goes to the bathroom when any of us are around, doesn't yet understand the pee pad and won't go outside.
Not really sure what to do, any advice would be very appreciated.