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October 22nd, 2014, 03:58 PM
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Please help! Housebreaking issues w/ a "housebroken" dog
Hello,
I just adopted a 1.5yr old pit mix and have had her for almost 3 weeks now. I was told that she was housebroken by the foster that she was living w/ for 3 months and that she never had an accident in the house. Well, that was not the case when I got her home. I thought it might just be the transition period and that once we established she cannot pee/poo in OUR home it would not be an issue. Wrong!
So, I take her outside every 2-3 hours (I work from home). She sleeps through the night (phew!) and doesn't have any accidents at night except the first night we had her. I've caught her "in the act" about 4-5 times now and said "no" sternly to which she stops and cowers. I then take her outside immediately and give treats when she pees/poops outside. So, I've gotten her to not have any accidents in the house while I am watching her. I keep her in the office w/ me during the day and crate her anytime I leave, no problems. But, if I am not watching her for a minute and she sneaks into another room she will pee. This is even if I just took her outside a 1/2 hour before. If I can never reprimand her when I am not watching her, how will she learn that she can't pee in the house even when I am not in the same room with her? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Katy
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October 25th, 2014, 08:46 AM
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