Whenever W is away over night I end up puppy sitting and when I have him I try to get him to use the litter box when necessary. He hates to stand on the special dog litter though and will not use the box. When I brought him home last night I set up the litter box and then put a layer of pine straw on top of it. (When W generally takes him outside she takes him to a pine straw covered area) It did not take him long to leave a deposit in the apartment so I picked it up and put it in the box on top of the pine straw then made him smell it and then praised him and petted him telling him that was good. Well this morning after my shower I notice another deposit inside the doggie litter box. Of course there was a lot more praise and petting for that.
Training him in the litter box not only will be a big plus for me in her eyes, but will be a good feeling for me as well. There will likely be more setbacks in this area as well but with patience I can do this too. Seems like everything in life that is worthwhile takes patience and dedication.
