[I'm not sure if there is another thread about this, I looked and failed after a few pages so I decided to create a new one]
For those of you who don't know our little family: I have a (female) Pomeranian (d.o.b. 02/01/08) (spayed at 11 months). She goes pee 4-6 times on average in a day and poop 2-3 times. My boyfriend and I both work 8am - 6pm. I go home on lunch break to let Kayla outside. We will be moving in May/June and I'm not sure if letting her out on lunch will be an option anymore (due to distance from work). House training took a long time and was a real pain due to our families inconsistancy. Kayla understands that grass = bathroom, and won't pee anywhere else unless she's desperate or mistakes someone's carpet for the toilet (ooppss). Pomeranians are known for their tough house breaking; but Kayla is fine as long as we let her outside often. Well "often" may no longer be able to happen, can you help us?
I've decided to give potty pads a shot. I decided (1) teach Kayla to pee on "command" kind of like a trick. When you say "sit" for example she sits, so I'd like to say "bathroom" and she'll pee. My sheltie knew "go the bathroom" so I know dogs are capable of doing it (2) after going the bathroom outside, praising & teaching "bathroom", I would then try to take it inside. (3) picking the correct type of pad for her
Problems? Kayla likes to walk around when she pees. Tends to mark a lot. If I stood there at a potty pad she'd sit down and look at me like "what?... why are we standing here?"
The potty pads will not become an "alternative" to letting our dog outside but instead more of an "accident proof" technique. If we are gone for too long we know she'll just go pee on the pad. She will continue to poop outside and be let out as often as possible.
So as you can see I need some helpful ideas or tips... I never thought I'd be teaching my dog to pee INSIDE haha.
Thank you in advance!