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Comment by Zoe'sMom on September 24, 2008 at 5:09pm

Very good advice...thank you so much :) Cute baby!!!

Comment by FuzzyButt on September 24, 2008 at 5:05pm

We are having the same problem with Banzai. He is 4 months old today. We are stuck with guessing when he has to go. He might show slight signs of needing to go potty but either won't go, or goes suddenly with no sign at all.

Corgis are smart there is no doubt about that. But they have a tenancy to be stubborn about potty training. Eventually they'll get it worked out. Most of the time it's knowing when to take them out. I find that if you think they need to go it is best to take them out. Don't second guess yourself.

Comment by Colleen on September 24, 2008 at 4:29pm

Well first of all Welcome! Beckett is still in the process of becoming 100% potty trained- but what we found worked was rewarding him with a small piece of a treat and verbal praise (like our breeder said praise him as if he just invented electricity!!) every time he went to the bathroom outside. It took about a day for him to pee and the look up at me like "hey mom wheres the treat" but he did really really well!

Comment by Madog on September 24, 2008 at 4:27pm

Madog is short of 4 months but at 13 weeks he was all over the place with his peeing.

I have been working with the "Go Pee" and "Go Poop" as I am working on getting him to go on command. It really seems to be working. The go pee one anyways the go poop is still a work in progress. I am taking him out 7 to 8 times per day.

We still have accidents in the office but the building is big and every dog in the ARK-LA-TX has peed in here.

Comment by Ginny and Diggory on September 24, 2008 at 3:50pm

We had a little problem in the beginning too. We would think that just because she had been outside for the last hour she *must* have gone potty. But then we would let her in, and like clockwork, she would potty inside. The trick was to go out with her every time and praise her and give her treats when she went potty. Using a verbal comman like "go potty" and they start to associate that we are outside for a reason and if they want that cookie, they need to go potty. Until it becomes more routine, I agree that crating along with frequent opportunities to go outside should help.

Comment by Kelly on September 24, 2008 at 3:46pm

Gibson's 12 weeks old, and an adorable little brat ;) Try maybe saying "go potty" every time you want her to go to the bathroom and say good potty! when she goes. I do that with Gibson and he pretty much knows when it's potty time and when it's play time outside :)

Comment by Zoe'sMom on September 24, 2008 at 3:36pm

Thanks..I'll give that a try. I think she's being a bit stubborn, as we women can be sometimes. Shippo is beautiful, too!!!

Comment by Zoe'sMom on September 24, 2008 at 3:34pm

I do use Simple Solutions which works very well and she knows the word "treat"..wonder why she doesn't know 'potty' yet...hmmm..LOL. Gibson is SOO cute! How old is he?

Comment by Shippo & Koga Corgis on September 24, 2008 at 3:33pm

One method would be this:
If she goes out and doesn't potty, she should come in and go in her crate for like 10 minutes, so it helps prevent her from having an accident. Then, try taking her out again and see if she potties. If not, she goes back into the crate for another 10 minutes.

That's just what I did with Shippo during times when he would be a bit stubborn about pottying outside.

Comment by Kelly on September 24, 2008 at 3:28pm

My best advice is to always watch her closely, and when you can't, keep her in a crate. If you catch her starting to go, pick her up and take her outside to finish, while someone else cleans up the mess (and use a cleaner made specifically for pet messes). Always reward her for going outside with an excited, "good girl!" and a treat :)

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