I’m officially obsessed with Game of Thrones. I’m definitely not getting out enough. This puppy has taken over my life. So I’ve made my life about getting him potty trained and watching men fight ’til the death. The potty training isn’t going as well as Thrones binging. But I have to remember he’s only 9 weeks old and we’ve only had him for a little over a week. But it’s frustrating when he holds it for 7 hours at night then during the day, he does what he wants when it comes to urination. Not poo, just urination. He’ll go to the bathroom twice outside, then as soon as he comes inside, he goes again. Right on the carpet.
So I understand the small bladder thing, but if he can hold it for 7 hours, there’s absolutely no reason for him to let it go 5 minutes after already going. He even hopped up on the couch and pissed on a pillow right next to me. Straight up. Do you think it’s some sort of dominance thing? Or hatred for me thing? I don’t know. I don’t get it. I feel like how my parents probably felt when I was a teenager. Just at a loss for what to do. I even cried the other night out of frustration. I keep trying to listen to all the advice and be a good mom, but it feels like it’s not working. We take him out all the time, we reward him with a treat and say “good boy, potty outside” every time he does it outside. He even looks to us for a treat when he goes outside, so he knows he’s doing something right. But it doesn’t seem to be enough. Today I’m going to go get a bell for us to use every time we go out so he knows to ring it. I’m hoping that’s the miracle to all of our potty training issues.
It was funny the other day when someone said that babies come after dogs. I feel the complete opposite now. If I had questioned having a child before, there’s no way now. If I’m stressed out by a dog that pees about a tablespoon full of liquid, how could I ever handle a child? Impossible. I don’t understand how parents do it. I think I’ll just stick to trying to master raising a puppy and understanding what they are saying on Game of Thrones.
So back to that show. I’m obsessed with it, but I’m not 100% sure that I love it. It’s pretty effed up. I mean, when you kill animals and children in a show, it’s pretty bad. Adults, whatever. It happens in pretty much every show. But horses. Don’t ever kill a horse. I have to cover my eyes every time something frightening like that happens. I’m not really into death. But I’m super into the dragon girl. I can’t wait until her dragon messes some bad people up. I’m jealous of her dragons. I bet they were easily potty trained.
Easy Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
- Yield: 8-10 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup smooth almond butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips, melted
Instructions
- Place almond butter, coconut, coconut oil, honey and salt in a food processor and puree until smooth and well combined.
- Add a spoonful of the mixture into 8-10 mini muffin tins then pour melted chocolate on top of each spoonful. (no you don’t need to grease the tins)
- Place in freezer for 30+ minutes until set.
- Use a sharp knife to pop out each almond butter cup. Store in freezer and remove 5 minutes before eating to help soften the chocolate.
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Omg! These look amazing and quite simple to make. Thank you!!
My dog did the EXACT same thing to me at that age! No poops, just pisses all the time, wherever she wanted. We were all about the treats and positive reinforcement when she went outside but it didn’t finally click for her until we were clear about what she should NOT do- namely, piss in the house. After a few ‘NO!!’ And rushing her right outside, she totally got it. Problem solved.
You are too funny. I’m sure that her dragons weren’t easily potty-trained judging by the way they wouldn’t eat her food at first and had trouble spitting fire, it comes one day! We have a new shar-pei and he too has peed on (even our bed before).. they do have to go almost every 5 minutes it seems (or is sometimes), but one day you’ll be looking back on those days. And yes we are definitely questioning having a child too, they get to have diapers to contain their pee thank God. These look delish thanks for sharing!
These look amazing!! And I hear ya on the potty training… I just picked my pup up on Saturday and he is 9 weeks old as well. I’m feeling super lucky because they had trained him with puppy pads, so I’m just going with it for now. Of course we still go outside all the time, but his “accidents” are on puppy pads, and i’m pretty happy about that. So true on the “babies are tougher than puppies”… I’m doing this with an 8 month old baby as well. Crying happens, but it all works out in the end 🙂 Good luck potty training! I wish you the best! I have no advice though because I’m just going with the flow at this point!
What kind of honey do you suggest?
i use raw honey, i just like that flavor!
Take him out every hour to pee. If he goes more often than that then every 30 minutes. Place him in a confined area while inside so that if there is an accident its an area easily cleaned up. I kept my puppy in a dobie pen jail for a long time (all while inside). By restricting his access to an area its easier for him to get a clear message.
i trained him to shake a paw when he had to go outside rather than just stare at me, still works 9 years later except now i get him to kiss me on the nose sometimes 🙂
that’s awesome!
My boxer puppy would start to pee on the carpet and then begin walking (or running) away from me, still peeing. This made clean-up a real joy. But, with time, he got it. It sounds like you are doing all of the right things…just gotta try your best to be patient!
PS we had to replace the carpet when we moved. the joys of dog ownership. (=
Omg…these look amaze balls…how can I make chocolate from cacau butter…I tried mixing it with coconut milk but it was a disaster…any tips would be much appreciated 🙂
You know, I never thought I’d say this, but once you’ve raised a puppy, kids really don’t rock your World as much as you’d think. We have a 7 mos old (human) and every time we get advice from the pediatrician, some of the first words out of our mouths are “Oh! Just like with a puppy!”. It’s amazingly soothing to enter parenthood with puppy-raising skills under your belt. NOT pushing having kids at ALL, but I was pleasantly surprised at all the overlap…at least when the human “puppies” are small, that is.