mimiretz
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Oberon is now a little over 10 weeks old. We live in an apartment, so housebreaking (apartment breaking?) means going for a walk. We take him out first thing in the morning, about 20-25 minutes after eating, after naps, after playtimes (with us or Casanova the cat), and every 2 hours, if it goes that long and none of the above have happened. We've also been bell-training him. I work at home, so it's been pretty easy to stick to this.
I'm pleased to report that he understood the bells the first day we hung them up, and is now probably about 90% housebroken - he seems to understand that he has to wait to go outside, and has very, very few accidents in the house. Of course, when he does his business outside, we make a huge deal about it, give him a treat, etc.
We don't use a crate, but have limited the area he has access to with a baby gate and closed doors. Over the last several days, the only accidents he's had have been when we haven't been able to get him out on time (like when I went to physical therapy or the grocery store and Lee was at work).
We're so proud of our baby!!!
I'm pleased to report that he understood the bells the first day we hung them up, and is now probably about 90% housebroken - he seems to understand that he has to wait to go outside, and has very, very few accidents in the house. Of course, when he does his business outside, we make a huge deal about it, give him a treat, etc.
We don't use a crate, but have limited the area he has access to with a baby gate and closed doors. Over the last several days, the only accidents he's had have been when we haven't been able to get him out on time (like when I went to physical therapy or the grocery store and Lee was at work).
We're so proud of our baby!!!
