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Xena, our seven year old adopted sweetie, is paper trained from the breeder, but I think she was paper trained on a large area that was also the only area she really had access to. We currently have her paper in the gated off kitchen/dining room area. She is pretty good (meaning most of the time) about going on the paper when we are in there with her. It's not consistently always on the paper, but enough of the time when we are in there also. However, two issues:
1. When we are not in the kitchen/dining room with her (like when we aren't home), she really doesn't consistently go on the paper at all. She just stops & squats. I've tried the puppy spray, but that didn't seem to make a difference. I don't see how I can limit the space she has in there, nor do we have the space to have a larger crate for her. (She just has her little crate for sleeping.) She DOES hold it while in her crate at night & she doesn't have to get up from sleeping (like when we are watching t.v.) to go- it's just in her alone time.
2. The more problemsome issue is that she will also pee whereever she is. Xena follows me everywhere and as I don't have a peepee pad attached to me & I'm not always in the area with the paper, this isn't a great thing. I really think it's that she is used to going, won't leave my side to go to her paper, and/or doesn't quite get that she is only supposed to go on the paper! With lots of potty breaks we surely eliminate the number of accidents, but she also seems to be going just a little bit lately (could be related to her recent spaying).
I always say, "find your paper" and "potty on the paper" to her, give her treats and loving when she does go on the paper, but what else can I do to one) limit the not in the paper area accidents and two) encourage the use of the paper? Any tips or suggestions?
TIA! Deanne
Xena, our seven year old adopted sweetie, is paper trained from the breeder, but I think she was paper trained on a large area that was also the only area she really had access to. We currently have her paper in the gated off kitchen/dining room area. She is pretty good (meaning most of the time) about going on the paper when we are in there with her. It's not consistently always on the paper, but enough of the time when we are in there also. However, two issues:
1. When we are not in the kitchen/dining room with her (like when we aren't home), she really doesn't consistently go on the paper at all. She just stops & squats. I've tried the puppy spray, but that didn't seem to make a difference. I don't see how I can limit the space she has in there, nor do we have the space to have a larger crate for her. (She just has her little crate for sleeping.) She DOES hold it while in her crate at night & she doesn't have to get up from sleeping (like when we are watching t.v.) to go- it's just in her alone time.
2. The more problemsome issue is that she will also pee whereever she is. Xena follows me everywhere and as I don't have a peepee pad attached to me & I'm not always in the area with the paper, this isn't a great thing. I really think it's that she is used to going, won't leave my side to go to her paper, and/or doesn't quite get that she is only supposed to go on the paper! With lots of potty breaks we surely eliminate the number of accidents, but she also seems to be going just a little bit lately (could be related to her recent spaying).
I always say, "find your paper" and "potty on the paper" to her, give her treats and loving when she does go on the paper, but what else can I do to one) limit the not in the paper area accidents and two) encourage the use of the paper? Any tips or suggestions?
TIA! Deanne