Tanya
03-06-2006, 11:07 PM
I started Peaches' litter box training yesterday. It went pretty well. We started out by practicing in an empty box in the kitchen. I used treats to lure her in the box and when she'd start to get in, I said BOX! Then we progressed to where I'd say box and she'd get in the box. Then she got the treat.
Finally then we moved into the bathroom where her real box is. She was more hesitant with her real box, but we made some progress. I've stopped picking her up and placing her box. I'm not going to do that at all anymore.
Now, I use a treat to lead her into the bathroom and tell her box and make her get in on her own, sometimes with a little bit of a nudge if she is being stubborn!
It's not all sunshine though! This morning she got three legs into the box and as I was encouraging her to get all the way in, she peed Lake Peaches on the floor. :mad: I told her BAD and placed her in the box and told her that's where she should potty. Also, she had accidents on the floor while we were at work today, but I wasn't expecting an overnight transformation.
Tonight we did the box training and it ended on a really good note. We were practicing getting in her box, and next thing you know she pooped in the box! :banana: You'd have thought she laid the golden egg the way I celebrated with her. We ended training with that as it couldn't get any better.
I am going to keep up with all this until I am certain she can handle it on her own...meaning no peeing on the floor next to the box when I am not looking!
Finally then we moved into the bathroom where her real box is. She was more hesitant with her real box, but we made some progress. I've stopped picking her up and placing her box. I'm not going to do that at all anymore.
Now, I use a treat to lead her into the bathroom and tell her box and make her get in on her own, sometimes with a little bit of a nudge if she is being stubborn!
It's not all sunshine though! This morning she got three legs into the box and as I was encouraging her to get all the way in, she peed Lake Peaches on the floor. :mad: I told her BAD and placed her in the box and told her that's where she should potty. Also, she had accidents on the floor while we were at work today, but I wasn't expecting an overnight transformation.
Tonight we did the box training and it ended on a really good note. We were practicing getting in her box, and next thing you know she pooped in the box! :banana: You'd have thought she laid the golden egg the way I celebrated with her. We ended training with that as it couldn't get any better.
I am going to keep up with all this until I am certain she can handle it on her own...meaning no peeing on the floor next to the box when I am not looking!