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Permalink Reply by Brittany Nelson on May 31, 2010 at 4:21am

I kept my dog in the room closet to the door for the first week she was here. When she had to go pee she laid by the door. But after awhile I let her go in all the other rooms and she keeps going to that one door. I think your Corgi is simply marking his territory.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on May 31, 2010 at 10:15am

Because no dogs can really "master" potty training until the age of 1 or 2, when I say "master" - that means no accident / relapse for half a year. A lot of dog owners claim their dog is potty trained in only a few months, but they don't understand the biological and hormonal factors that prevent theirs dogs from succeeding.

Biologically - dog's bladder system is not fully develop until 9 months, the bladder is not fully developed to hold that long until that age. Also it requires a gradual increase in time to build up that time tolerance. You can read more in the FAQ

Hormonally - dogs go through the teenage years like humans do, they forget and get distracted, talk back and continue to push the envelope. I'll say some dogs are more mature by the age of 2.

The most important thing is a set schedule, confine their space and clean up properly. Dog's sense of smell is 40 time better than human, if she continue to have accidents in same place, that means the area was not clean properly. You can read more about it in the FAQ.

Don't worry, Skye will eventually get there, we've all been through it. Dogs potty train much faster than human :) Keep it positive!

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Permalink Reply by Carla on May 31, 2010 at 10:21am

It looks like she's about 6 months old, which is doggy "adolescents" as they say. A lot of dogs will start "forgetting" their training or reverting back to old habits during this time. You really have to be consistent with training, focus your energy on housebreaking again (back to treats every time she goes outside) and you probably want to reduce her freedom a bit.

Also make sure that there isn't any health issue's that could be causing the accidents.

Casey was great up until 6 or 7 months, then we had some pee accidents. My theory about housetraining is, when there is an accident in the house, we start back from square one: crating all the time when no one can monitor. Once she's gone 2-3 weeks accident free, she's given a bit more space (a small section of the living room or kitchen, say). Then, once she's proven herself trustworthy again, she can have more space, and so on. It's a slow and painful process, but it seems to work well. Also remember too, that they probably aren't really trustworthy to not chew on things or go to the bathroom until around 1-2 years of age.

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