I have had a new puppy for about a month now, got her when she was 8 weeks old. She is (possibly, no one really knows) a boxer/lab mix. I have potty trained puppies growing up, so I’ve done this successfully before. The problem is, she does not give me any sign (clawing at door, whining, etc.) that she has to go outside. The second I put her in the grass, she goes potty. I believe she understands that when she goes outside, to use that as a bathroom, because she’ll go instantly. But I always have to take her out and guess when she has to go. When will she learn to let ME know that she has to go? I have waited to see how long she can go, and she will just squat and go on the carpet unexpected, in the middle of playing or whatever. Any ideas how to train or speed up making her tell me she has to go and I can just let her out the door? She grasps the outside potty thing, and I know the accidents she can’t help. I’m caring, I don’t get frustrated… but any tips would help!
Our Golden did this. No indication whatsoever. We would tell her "no" in a firm, but not loud, voice when we caught her going inside and took her outside right away. We gave her a treat for going outside. Eventually she started whining at the door when she needed to go out, and we would give her a treat for that, too, to encourage it. After a while, we no longer needed the treats.All in all, it took us about five months (she was about seven months old) before she finally "got it" and we no longer had to use treats for potty-training.
Good luck!
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