Success!!

After watching Louie like a hawk all day and constantly taking him outside we've had our first ever day without him messing inside.

Today is a completely different thing though. Yesterday was gorgeous sunny weather and today is cold and wet and it seems that Louie is a bit too precious to get his paws wet!! He's been taken outside a few times and each time he's stood at the door and then come inside and hid and pee'd. Oh well....can't expect miracles I guess.

Thanks for all the welcome messages and advice. Its been great and I'm feeling much more confident about house training Louie.

Michelle

I've moved this to the Puppy Chat section so people will reply more to it

Well done to you both, that's brilliant news and don't worry about his accidents because of the bad weather. Loki used to pee on the step or stand inside and aim outside when it was cold and rainy

Thanks Tara. Still trying to work out this forum. I'm more used to groups on yahoo.

Its REALLY cold outside and Louie doesn't like the cold much but I'll just keep perservering with him.

Ah, just kick him out there anyway, he'll learn. And definitely if you repeat a command so he associates the command with going to the toilet. That way when it's cold and horrible, he'll go outside, go to the toilet quickly and then be back inside in the warm house. He'll get there, he's already getting the hang of it

Thanks Tara I will be. I don't want to be standing out in the cold and rain with him lol My son put him outside when he pee'd inside and he just stood at the door and shivered. I think he'll soon get the hang of doing his business quickly when its wet and cold.

Duke does exactly the same thing with the cold! Poor puppies. Well done with no accidents inside even if it was one day I am yet to have that amazing day!

Hi kc I was despairing of that day ever happening but it finally has. Today has been different of course because of the cold but he's going to have to get used to that because it gets REALLY cold where we live and really wet!

I see that Duke was born on the same day as Louie!!!! Duke sure is a cutie.

What a random coincidence! It will be nice to see you posting and what the gorgeous Louie gets up too as they are exactly the same age!!

I'm sure the pups are extra sensitive as it was a heat wave when they were born. It has gotten a bit chilly here too! Yuk..I saw on the news the other day it snowed at the Ski Resorts here in VIC & NSW. Crazy for April!

oh and how rude of me, i got carried away with the same age thing. Louie looks adorable, one of my friends has a black staffy that could of been his puppy twin!

Aww well done Louie darcy too hates the cold wet weather but I just stand there and say 'go do your wee wee's & then we'll go in' & it's worked even now at 8 months she thinks she to posh too pee in the rain, but I just say my sentence and of she goes

Well done Otis hated the cold haha... Keep up the good work

Well done, that first full day with no mess is amazing keep at it, you'll get there!

Great news! still expect a few accidents though and dont be worried by them. sometimes they go through a brief period where they seem to have regressed back to doing it inside but soon snap out of it.
Both my two will wait untill their bladders are nearly bursting before going into the garden in the rain, and then they shoot straight under a bush. no problems going out the front door for a walk in the rain though

Well done for getting one day with no accidents indoors, every journey starts with one step, good work keep it up

Well done that is great progress

I have recently learned that dog's will hover at the door when it's raining because it affects their ears... dog's hearing is so super that the pitter patter of the rain is awesome to them, so no wonder they don't like it..

Congrats! First step is the hardest! He'll get there soon enough.

Well done with Milly's progress

Great news and glad your feeling more positive Daisy hates the rain, when I first got her it was a nightmare to get her outside and we had a few accidents because of it!!

I used to have to carry Katy out because it was raining & shut the door behind me otherwise she would run straight back in. I would tell her she had to go before we could go back inside (soon got the idea)

Woohooo! Well done to you both! Glad to hear he's getting better!

It's easy to say "they all get there in the end", but when it's your own pup's breakthrough it's fantastic news!

Thats fab well done!! im looking forward to the day when Jenson goes outside, he even holds it in when we go for a walk prefering my floors .. esp weeing in places i dont see til i walk straight through it bless him

Well done Keep up the good work.. I still have to watch Steff on rainy days as she would much prefer to sneak in the shower for a wee than to have to go out in the rain

Well done Louie!

Kylie wrote:I still have to watch Steff on rainy days as she would much prefer to sneak in the shower for a wee than to have to go out in the rain

Shower what a clever cookie! haha, better than carpet.

kc wrote:

Kylie wrote:I still have to watch Steff on rainy days as she would much prefer to sneak in the shower for a wee than to have to go out in the rain

Shower what a clever cookie! haha, better than carpet.

I know hey She has always done it, I never taught her but if she was ever stuck inside and couldn't hold it she goes in the shower

Well done Louie (and to his mum!)

Hi everyone,

sorry to take so long replying to all these.

We've had several more pee free days. Its been great. We only have the occasional accident now which is great. Louie now knows that when he goes outside he has to pee and I no longer have to stand there with him every single time. Its been bloody hard work but we are getting there.

We are starting puppy school tomorrow. Oh what fun that will be lol

That is great progress. Good luck with the classes also

Glad things are going well and good luck in school

Great news Milly! Its such a great feeling when you start to see progress!

Hope you and Louie have fun at puppy classes

Well done It is great when things finally click

I'm a bit excited about the puppy class, mainly because its really close to my house so I don't have to get up super early to get there

I'm glad we are finally have some success.

Thats great.. Let us know how you go

Well Done, Patience and persistance will result in clean floors eventually. Our Dusty still had 'accidents' for ages, but now she is nearly clean every day.