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Location: Dogsey and Worcestershire
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Originally Posted by
SomersetWestie
Thanks to all the good advice on Dogsey our seven month old westie seemed to have 'got it' at last but now seems to have regressed!
We make sure we watched for all the signs and time everything right
to let her out into the garden at the right time and she has been really good and gets lots of praise for weeing and pooing outside. Two or three times though I would let her out and wait ages and ages for her to wee and she would just stand there and do nothing. Eventually she would have to come back inside. Straight after coming back in though she would make a puddle!!
Suggestions please? Thanks!
Hi Robin
are you going out with her and
staying with her every time, do you take her a short walk to an area frequented by other dogs to stimulate her to go.
Giving a high value treat like a tiny piece of chicken or cheese and lots of praise whenever she relieves herself will make it a rewarding experience for her and one she will wish to repeat. Once she is clean give the treats randomly then not at all but always give praise. You can also add a prompt word
when she is in the middle of relieving herself so that she associates the word with the action, I say 'beclean'. Then when she goes treat/praise and
once learnt this word can be used to prompt her to go.
Is she spayed, has she been in season , if not she be coming in season. This can cause her to urinate more frequently or there is a slight possibility she could have a urinary tract infection (this would make her go more frequently usually small amounts of urine at a time ).