Category: Animal House
I've had a sheltie and a chiguagua in the pass but I had to give them away because I could not housebreak them. I'm thinking of adopting a dog. I have not tried this but I read that dogs can be trained to go in a dog litter box. Would that be easier for me and has anyone trained there dog to go in a litter box?
I have just successfully house broken a puppy. I kennal trained him. So he was in the kennal and before I let him play in the house he has to take care of all his business. Then about every 15 minutes I bring him out to make sure he doesn't have to go. You just have to keep a close eye on them til they get to the point where they can let you know they have to go. Its not easy but I don't necessiaryly think thats a blind thing I just think its hard to potty train a puppy. Puppies are pretty hard work with the whole potty training and chewing and them constantly wanting to get in to all your stuff, but their so so cute lol.
That's partly why I prefer kitties LOL. Mind you I got lucky since Max was already litter trained when I got him.
I have a friend that says that to train them, you can get a puppy pad. It attracts their scent to use it.
We tried those when we had a Cocker Spaniel puppy when I was in grade school. They worked most of the time but he still left little treasures on the floor. Then again he did have a kidney problem as we later discovered so it wasn't entirely his fault. Unfortunatel he wasn't with us long as a result of that and the Anemia he developed from te fleas we had. I don't know if it still holds true but back at tat time (this was 1991 or so), Southern California or at least the Military bases there really had flea problems.
Hehe, don't remind me. Sure, paying attention and constantly bringing them to where they should go, whether they need to go or not, is the only way I think. But prepare for the occasional mushy surprise underfoot. They did say mine was papertrained... um, I don't think so... One of his favorite past-times was, and still is, ripping up paper. That's all there is too it. :) I got my golden housebroken, perhaps not as quickly as a sighted person would have, but I did it.