QUOTE(mtee7 @ May 31 2010, 02:44 PM)
My almost 4 month old MS, Poppy have been home with me for a week plus now. I just want to ask, how long does it take usually to toilet train a puppy?
I've done all the methods stated here (read from 1st page) but she still refuse to do it on the pee pad. She will just walk freely and do it wherever. The problem with Poppy is, everytime I try to catch the "timing", she will stop doing her business or pee. For and example, if she starts to turn and take her dump, I'll quickly carry her up to her pee pad but she'll then stop doing her business. When she pee, its the same.
Its very tiring to be watching her 24 hours because I only keep her indoors and dun want my house to be filled with pee / shit without my knowledge.
Another thing is, she doesn't like to be fenced (I've made a fence so that i dun have to lock her up in the cage) when I'm out for work. Any ways to make them better while we're at work? I was thinking of getting a small music player and play soft music while Im away.
Poppy is almost due for her 3rd vaccine already. Can't wait to bring her out to the park to play and meet other dogs etc. Let me know if there's a gathering coming up.
potty training is nvr an easy task, gotta have lotsa patience and soon she'll learn.
it took me around 2 weeks to toilet train Ramses. I wake up at around 6.30am everyday, feed him his food and water, then i'll bring him to the spot where i want him to do his business. and when i see he is gonna do it, i just keep saying toilet, toilet, toilet, toilet, toilet then praise him once he is done. then my maid will bring him out one more time before lunch, then once during lunch, and once after lunch. then when i get home, i'll feed him and repeat the process, and one more time before his bed time. consistency and patience is the key here

as they get older, their timing will be more accurate and less frequent.