| Oh boy with 4 dogs this is going to be long.. with Raven we did not crate train and it was a mistake.. she was very hard to potty train.. did the whole wee wee pads..newspaper treats bit.. and still accidents up to a year.. then with Spirit we got a crate and he was potty trained in 2 weeks..he would go outside and see raven go and then he would go... Great.. Gypsy was also crate trained but she was a very sick puppy and potty train was a real problem.. she had to have 3 and 4 baths every day.. Iris was pretty easy to potty train.. only took a couple of days of watching the other dogs as she was all ready use to going outside to potty.. As for a sign.. Raven as a strange woof that she only does when she has to go outside.. Spirit.. will come up to you with something in his mouth.. does not matter what it is.. a shoe, a toy, pillow, a piece of lint but it has to be something before he will go outside.. Gypsy will just come and stare at you and wag her tail.. Iris goes and tells Spirit and he comes and tells me..
Iris still sleeps in her crate.. she loves it.. the other 3 sleep on large pillows in the kitchen togetherat night.. during the day when we are gone.. it is just where ever they happen to be..none of the dogs sleep with us as we have a waterbed and also the cats sleep with us..plus can you just see us in a bed with 4 dogs and 2 cats..lol..Gypsy is the only one who will only go potty at her own house.. she will not go when we are out for a walk... as for accidents.. they are dogs and dogs have accidents.. I figure it is my fault because I did not listen to them when they told me they had to go out or they are sick... |