We have been trying to potty train our mini poo for three months and it's not working. We decided to use pee pads for a variety of reasons. We live in an apartment and getting outside is somewhat of a process, we live in a city so going out during the day means 100 people stop to pet our adorable puppy and so it takes an hour for him to not be distracted and taking him out at night is frankly a little sketchy.
Anyways, he has a little plastic tray and we put training pads on the tray. We take him to the "potty" immediately after he is let out of the crate, after naps, and pretty regularly in the hours between. He usually pees on the pad by myself, but sometimes will pee next to it. But, he does not want to poop on the pad. This morning he "peed" in one corner of the living room. When I saw him squatting, I ran over with the nature's miracle. No pee was actually on the floor but I sprayed the area and wiped it anyways. This took maybe 45 seconds but when I turned around he was pooping in the other corner of the living room. I undertanding that this sounds crazy but I'm pretty sure he fake peed to distract me so that he could poop on the floor!
I guess my question is, any suggestions for making this training more successful? Should we switch from pads to some kind of litter? Or one of those fake grass patches? Or, should I give up and start re-training him to go outside? Any advice would be MUCH appreciated -- I want to be able to put the bottle of nature miracle away finally.
Anyways, he has a little plastic tray and we put training pads on the tray. We take him to the "potty" immediately after he is let out of the crate, after naps, and pretty regularly in the hours between. He usually pees on the pad by myself, but sometimes will pee next to it. But, he does not want to poop on the pad. This morning he "peed" in one corner of the living room. When I saw him squatting, I ran over with the nature's miracle. No pee was actually on the floor but I sprayed the area and wiped it anyways. This took maybe 45 seconds but when I turned around he was pooping in the other corner of the living room. I undertanding that this sounds crazy but I'm pretty sure he fake peed to distract me so that he could poop on the floor!
I guess my question is, any suggestions for making this training more successful? Should we switch from pads to some kind of litter? Or one of those fake grass patches? Or, should I give up and start re-training him to go outside? Any advice would be MUCH appreciated -- I want to be able to put the bottle of nature miracle away finally.