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Originally Posted by sheamusmom
Hi Jules, and welcome,
I'm in total agreement with Lindamarie, housetraining is only delayed if you use newspaper and pee pads. By all means use your crate and get a crate divider. When you are home with the dog during the first few crucial days, tether her to you, and at the first sign of a squat or circling, pick 'em up and quickly bring them out the door to the yard designated "pee spot". And then lots of praise. I used the phrase "lets do business" when putting the dog out, and when they were successful, heaped lots of praising, and "good business". Your doodle is so smart, it won't take long at all.
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I agree with you both that papers or pee pads delay housebreaking, but did you read her original post in another thread?
"Thanks for all who sent replies and pics! I was sick for the past week and didn't get back on the internet until today. I loved seeing all of the pics! My week of illness seems to have set us back as far as housetraining goes, and Pyewacket has been going in her crate, as well as in the house. I am concerned because in the week since we have brought her home, our job situations have changed dramatically. My fiance starts a 3 week training period away from home before embarking on an over-the-road driving job which will keep him away for 11 to 14 days at a time. At the same time, I will be starting a month long training program which will effectively keep me out of the house for 12 hours a day. I am extremely concerned about the effects this will have on housetraining. We don't have close-by neighbors or family, can't afford a pet sitter on a daily basis, and have coyotes in the area, so we are afraid to set up a kennel outside where she'd be alone. Any suggestionsd? My training starts on 5/4"
this puppy is going to be alone each day for 12 hours! A puppy can't hold it for 12 hours at that age, and there isn't really time to housebreak the puppy in the way that you recommend, so I was trying to recommend a 'less than ideal' solution based on their current situation.