Buster24

I have been taking her outside every hour or so and then bring her in for an hour or so. Every time she does it inside and it's not on her mat, I say no firmly, and take her outside, at night time, as she is only a very small dog and I don't want her to freeze out there, I say a firm no and take her to her mat again. When she does go on her mat, I give her a treat, but usually when she goes on her mat she gets it all around the mat and only a drop on it! When she goes outside and I see her do it, I also give her a treat then. She is 19 weeks old now As for the mistakes, I say a firm no to her, I don't punish her, I dont rub her nose in it, I just show her where she's done it and say no, and take her to her mat or outside if it's day time. She doesnt get told off for toiletting inside, she gets shown it and told no. And no, she has also tried to eat her faeces while inside too, on the odd occasion. Yes, I am trying to teach her to toilet outside, but as she is so small, I don't feel it's fair to have her outside of a night time to go to the toilet, she is a miniature dog, and she also freaks out in the dark. The kitty litter tray is in the laundry for the cats to use, however as the back door is only accessible via the laundry, I am trying to teach her to go through the laundry without going near the litter tray, as she does need to learn. There is nothing I can do about where the kitty litter tray is placed, I cannot move it. She has received nothing but attention since she got here, even though we have three other animals, to help her settle in, but I feel that she is now using this to her advantage. I do agree on the mat thing, but I felt it might help her to ease into toilet training, and I am concerned about putting her outside of a night time. I do love having this dog, and have gone through the whole training rigmarole with her previously, and she has learnt it. However I do have to work as well, and I cannot be here every second of the day to praise her for going outside, I cannot take the five hours out of my day as I previously have to train her for god knows how long until she learns again! I am not looking for a quick fix, but I am frustrated, as my job is long hours and albeit long hours from home, it is my own business and I will start to lose business if I try this again.

Hi there Just wondering if anyone has had this problem, as we are at the end of our tether, well and truly. Our pup has been trained using puppy training mats, was using them very well until about two weeks after she moved in here, now, for the last nearly two months, she has been peeing and pooing all over the house. She goes outside too, when she is put outside, but will then turn around and eat it, as well as trying to get into the kitty litter constantly!!!!!! It appears like she's either being lazy or doing it for attention, as she does it on the cats beds, OUR DOONA, on the cat's scratching play toy, under the tv cabinet and under the dining room table, it's like she can't be bothered to move, to go and use the pad. Of a night time, she sleeps in our bedroom, and will walk to the pad which is about 5 metres down the hallway, and always manages it overnight! Please, can anyone help? I am at breaking point on this topic! We are feeding her good food as well, so not sure why she is trying to eat a whole variety of poo! Also, our other dog, who is over a year old now, and has only once tried to eat cat poo before, when he was a very small pup, is now trying to eat cat poo again too, she is teaching him VERY bad habits!