 OT: more puppy stuff: housebreaking??
OK so he's "of age" to start housebreaking, he's in the wire crate, not unhappy there but would definitely prefer to be out with us.
Here's the schedule:
AM first thing: out. pee pee. poop. If he does that he gets playtime. then breakfast. back in teh kennel.
mid AM: pee and poo break. no playtime unless there's at least pee. back in the kennel.
noonish: Pee/poo. lunch, playtime, back in kennel.
repeat for mid afternoon and dinnertime (humans eat first) and at least once after dinner, probably twice.
We're not "supposed" to let him roam the backyard freely while he's trainign but we have so far, we might be crakcing down on that this week after a few days of schedule adjustment.
Anybody have any tips? Will he just "get it" eventually? How do they learn that they're supposed to "let us know" he has to go out?
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