I have been told by numerous people that crate training is an excellent way to potty train a dog. I am hear to tell you that this whole theory of crate training is a crock of you know what. With Enzo, this is how we have been trying to potty train him but he seems to think its cute to continue to poop and pee in his crate. I'm happy to say that he is getting much better and now sleeps through the whole entire night.
When he gets excited he whittles. A few weeks ago while I was trying to recover from being sick, I decided to take some cough syrup with codine. This puts me right to sleep. The puppy was taking a nap so I thought I should since I was falling asleep anyways. I woke up because Enzo got up quickly and ran to the door. I was trying to clear my haze when Enzo ran back to the carpet and started to pee. Then, he ran around the living room while peeing because he saw me get up and knew he was in trouble. I put him right outside and crawled along the living room floor following is stream of pee. Not a fun thing to do when your sinuses feel like they are going to explode. We seem to have better luck with Enzo when we lock him in the laundry room. He does not go to the bathroom as much so we've started to try that out.
In other news:
I was finally offered a full-time job. It's doing the same exact thign I've been doing now just get benefits and paid time off.
My body responded to the clomid as my blood tests showed that I ovulated. No pregnancy this month but its probably for the best since I've been taking cold medicene and cough syprup for about 3 weeks. Today is the first day where I actually am not coughing like crazy and have not taken any medication.
I passed my illness to Joe Joe and my dad....sorry guys :(
Is the crate too big? Crate training is one of the most successful ways to train a dog! :) Take it from the lady who's worked at the pet store for 12 years. LOL Also, puppies around 5-8 months often start having accidents because their bladder hasn't caught up to the amount of pee they are generating. Now if its poop, he's being a pill. :)
ReplyDeleteWOOT for the clomid doing its job! Its in the right direction! I am glad it worked through part one. Are you using fertility friend or something similar to help gain any favors you can???? wink wink
The crate is actually just the right size. We blocked off the crate when he was smaller but now its just big enough where he can stand up and turn around. He's only 5 months so I thinku that's part of the problem.
ReplyDeleteI'm stoked the clomid worked. We are just keeping to the schedule that the doctor has put me on. The nurse actually told us that the fertility strips may not be quite as effective but we are still going to use them this time around.
CM is also a good indicator-kind of gross, but effective for a lot of people. :)
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