New addition!

[haole]

We have a new 10 week old female and hasn't pooped inside since we got her. The peeing is harder to break because its hard for the young ones to hold it for any great length of time. Don't fill there water dish cause there going to try and drink it all because its there. When I let her out of her crate in the morning she dribbles all the way out the door ,then squats and gets rid of what little if any that's left. It does get better and Johns words of wisdom are true and praise goes a long way in accomplishing the task at hand. Try feeding last meal at bedtime, very little water and small contained bedding area to begin with cause they really don't like to poop or pee where they sleep......Ken

The general rule is they can hold it for one hour for every month old they are up to twelve hours.

Another trick is to use a piddle pad. Get them used to peeing on that rather than just anywhere. Eventually move it outside and they'll do it out there.

Having males fixed at an early age will help prevent them from getting into the habit of marking. Our oldest (5 yo) was fixed at an early age and he rarely hikes a leg. The second wasn't fixed until he was two and he has to mark everything.