After 2 weeks of intense potty training, Nathan has finally made the connection that when he pees (mainly when marking territory on walks), he gets a kibble. Now when he does a little squirt, he looks up at me for his kibble. In the last few days, he's even walked onto our front lawn (when we take them out for quick potty runs) and done a small pee pee, not marking territory. I think he can feel when his bladder is full now. But, he can't feel to know when it's empty. Hoping that with enough training, I can give the pee pee command and make him go enough times to empty the bladder. Its a tall order, but he a good learner and very food motivated.
He's been walking pretty well this last 10 days. We walked 3/4 mile last night and he was not ready to stop. At the last visit, the acupuncturist put him on yet another herbal - Jai Bing Fang. Sounds like a Star Wars character to me.
We use the same "treat" plan when potty training a new pup. Pretty soon he'll just "assume the position" and expect a treat! :o)
ReplyDeleteGlad your making the connection Nathan, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you! Keep it up!
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