Well, here goes another Crede pee story...
Today, my husband was taking Crede out every 3-4 hours. Everything was going well, he was doing everything outside, not inside... So he decided to take a shower around 5pm (you know, with a 10-month old son, you have to do it when you can). As soon as he got out of the shower and walked into the bedroom, he slipped in a big puddle of pee. A BIG puddle. And it wasn't there before he went into the shower. Crede had just been out 1 hour and 15 minutes before this. He was already in the living room, curled up in a corner (he knew he'd done wrong). We have only been giving him two cups of water at a time. Usually when he comes in from a walk, he'll get two cups.Â
So, it's obvious that he CAN hold it. But sometimes he WON'T.
Another really strange thing...his entire stomach was wet with pee, so he either peed and then lied down in it, or lied down and peed on himself. THAT IS SO WEIRD.
No worries, we're going to do whatever it takes to make this work, but we are frustrated. We've been concentrating so much on giving him only positive reinforcement, and simply ignoring any bad behaviour. And to be completely honest, this peeing thing is the only thing he does wrong. (Knock on wood.) He doesn't chew, dig, bark, whine...nothin g. But we need to find a remedy for this soon, because 1) it's not safe for the baby to be on the floors with so much dog urine having been there and 2) we don't own, we rent, and what if we ruin the hardwood floors?
With the baby, my husband simply cannot take Crede out every hour. It's just not feasible.Â
{{sigh}}...just frustrated and venting...and looking for some advice...