Another Pee/Poop problem

[PriscillasMom]

My 10 1/2 week old Papillon is 100% puppy pad trained when confined to the kitchen (which is where she spends about 22 hours a day). Luckily my computer is in there and I work at home, so I'm with her a lot of the time. My problem is that when I let her out of the kitchen, even when I'm watching closely, she won't walk to the kitchen and go on the pads. The living room is only about 15 feet away but she'd rather go on the rug. I try to scoop her up and take her to the kitchen, but she's very fast. I don't know if I should put a puppy pad in the living room or if that would just confuse her. She's very smart and is already learning tricks, but of course housebreaking is the most important trick I want her to learn! Any suggestions?

[Hugo]

here is the key words-10 1/2 week old. that is still very much a baby and she is just not got the whole wee wee pad thing yet. at this age, they still dont have great control over their bladder and bowels. when you let her out of her area, take her back to the wee wee pads every few minutes to show her and encourage her to go there. she will eventually get that the safe potty place is in the kitchen. but it will take time for her to learn this. consistancy is the key!

you could put a pad in the living room, but honestly i would think it would just teach her to pee whereever instead of just one area of the house. you will just have to experiement to see what works in your household. good luck
shellie~

[gilda25]

I agree -- besides the fact that she is still very young, putting a training pad would just make her think that its ok to go in that spot. I had a similar situation with my dog (who is 12 weeks old). We put paper in his pen, but when we let him out he started going in other areas of the house so we figured we'd put paper there (more than anything, it was b/c we have carpet!) but then we saw that he started associating those areas with going potty.
Not only did we stop putting paper there, but we also went ahead and blocked that area off. Anything you can do to prevent her from thinking that that's "the spot to go" ...
There are times too when I think that my dog is starting to be potty trained, but then when he has accidents it makes me realize that its not the case but he is still young so I cant expect him to pick up on this right away either. Its funny though b/c I could be watching him closely, and i turn my head for a second and he's already going!!! it happens so fast so i knwo what you mean! Good luck. Be patient and consistent. I know it sounds easier than it actually is, but I can tell you personally that it works