Gal, what do you do with her during the time that you are not at home?
When we first got each one of our two little dogs we put ourselves on a doggie
schedule. We took them out often (very often, every 30 minutes to an hour). Also
we never just let them out. We stayed outside with them and told them to pottie
(our word for them to go) over and over. When they went we told them how good
they were and petted them, and then took them back inside.
We also kept a very close eye on them when they were in the house and if they
started to go on the floor we immediately grabbed them and ran them outside so
they could finish there. Like the others have said, we made sure we told them
how good they were and petted them when they went. Then we took them back inside.
If they had an accident in the house, we told them no very firmly and took them
outside and told them they were suppose to go out there, repeating it over and
over and telling them to pottie. After giving them a few minutes outside, we took them back in.
Any time we had to leave the house, we penned them up. We had a box just big
enough for them to have a bed and put one of the girl's old baby blankets in it.
This kept them from messing up the floor and it also made them want to keep
their bed dry. We also put them in this at night. We took them out the last
thing before we went to bed, put them to bed and then took them out when we got
up the next morning. They soon learned to hold it all night or when we were
gone, because they didn't want to wet or mess in their bed.
One main thing like LaFille said, you have to get rid of the scent where they
have gone even if you have to clean or mop everything with something that will
kill their scent. If they can get even the slightes scent of where they have
been they will go there again.
Good luck. I know it can get frustrating.
Shan <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
