Three weeks ago I adopted an abused 7 year old Maltese, a sweet little girl. She was kept in a cage for 7 years. She goes outside when I am home, but when I go out she messes. I use training pads and she uses them, but I would like to train her to hold it until I get home. Caging her is not the answer since she was used to sitting in her filth. She is an angel. Any suggestions how I could achieve this while I continue to build up her broken spirit would be appreciated.
By Dolores A
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The fact that she lived in a kennel for seven years and is being so good about poddying in appropriate places at appropriate times in such a short amount of time is absolutely amazing! Be patient and in time she might learn how to hold it, however, she is a small dog so you have to understand that the smaller the dog the more difficult it is to physically be able to hold it for long periods of time.
I say bravo that she's using the poddy pad when you're not home and really don't see why it should be an issue if she continues to do so. I also applaud you for not kenneling her because she has now tasted freedom and probably would associate kenneling as a sort of punishment because of her former jail time and that would be cruel.
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