mudpuppy
Posted : 7/14/2006 1:44:21 PM
1) get an enzymatic cleaner and spot-clean the carpet. Spray it on wherever there has been an accident, it will kill the smell.
2) are you on a regular feeding and exercise schedule?
3) Generally puppies who potty in the house aren't being watched carefully enough. When are these accidents happening? The puppy should be either locked up or in direct observation by someone at all times. A crate is an option. We use a room with a hard, easily cleaned floor. Dogs don't like to piddle on non-absorbent surfaces. While watching the puppy, if the puppy shows any sign of needing to go, out you go. If the pup actually starts to go, say "uhoh, outside", scoop up pup, and out you go.
4)I'm wondering if you go out too often. Do you always stay out until the dog piddles? if so, this dog is piddling an awful lot and you may need to visit your vet. We take puppy out to the potty area, and we stand there being boring until the pup goes, then we praise, and then we have a fun game of some kind before going back in--often puppies who are immediately dragged back inside after piddling learn to not-piddle-outside because they don't want the fun to end. A pup your age should be able to hold it for at least four hours, and definitely overnight while sleeping, so that would be a morning trip, a noon trip, an evening trip, and a right-before-bed trip. Eventually you cut out the noon trip.