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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Is it just me or did this recipe make way more than 8-10 mini muffin cups? I filled all 18 cups and had leftover almond butter mix and it even seemed like I was filling the cups kind of high compared to how they look in the pics.
that’s what everyone is saying! i guess more isn’t a bad thing. my tins must be larger
Potty bell training is the BOMB! Hang in there girlie…it gets better.
The hubs and I are hooked on GOT too! Just finished the DVD set of Season Two and ready to start Season Three. I am one ahead in the books so ready for #4. Love it, and I agree with you I am waiting for a big ‘ole can of Dragon Whoop-Ass!!
Dogs are super smart, but they are also very simple creatures: almost every behavior pattern is due to some learned association. Giving him praise and treats for peeing outside is definitely the right thing to do, but just make sure that is really the ONLY thing he could possibly associating it with. For example, if you react at all when he pees inside, he could easily be making the association that treats outside = go inside for playtime = pee some more and get attention from Mommy. One thing that really helped when potty training my pup was the crate. I know you are already crate-training at night which is great. Try having him go straight into his crate when you come back inside from going out. Then take him out again maybe 15 mins later. This will mix up his pattern and association a bit and also make him realize you really mean business, he’s got to go outside or he’s not having playtime. It sounds like you are doing awesome and being really thoughtful about everything so just keep up the good work and be consistent like everyone has said – it will happen!
They key is to catch them mid-accident make a correction noise and carry them outside so othey understand outside is the place to go. For a little while I had to leash train my dog (attach leash to your belt so the puppy is never more than a couple feet away from you so you can catch accidents as they happen, not afterwards. Good luck! The first month is a bit rough (I call it baby lite), but it’s worth it in the end!!
OMG! I will be making these tonight! I got two dachshund puppies at the same time (yeah, don’t know what I was thinking either) and my boy had more trouble housebreaking than my girl. Two suggestions: One, he may have a bladder infection since he’s only doing a tablespoon at a time, so go to the vet and get him checked. Two, my boy dog had trouble going outside because there was nothing to lift his leg on (we have flat grass) and he kept getting confused about where to pee. Try a tall stick or they even sell a phermone laced “pee stick” at Petco. Good luck!
We recently got a puppy as well. I am home the majority of the time, therefore I was able to supervise him lots. My recommendation to minimize the mess… Take him out every 5 minutes. After a few days, every 10 minutes, than every 20 minutes. With my being around all the time to spend the time necessary to train him, he was house training by 3 months old! He is five months old now and we haven’t had an accident in over a month! Best of luck!!
I made them in full muffin tins (still made 10) and they look like Reese’s. Amazing. So good.
I was so excited to come across your page. I printed recipes like crazy. Thanks for the unique items. I can’t wait to try them.
Juli, I just recently potty trained a 3 month old puppy and the thing that worked for me THE BEST was to just make a REALLY big deal about him going potty outside. Like…legit….I made a fool of myself every time the dog peed in the yard. He had some accidents. But, because he knew how excited I got when he peed outside. He wanted to do it haha
We had a very similar problem with our rescue pup that we got at 7 months! He would just walk by something and pee on it and keep going. It was so frustrating, especially after he had just been outside.
I talked ot a trainer, and she gave some great advice. First, don’t praise him outside. I know that sounds backwards, but he was probably peeing a tiny bit to get the praise, instead of finishing.
Second, take him to the same spot every time, and stand still like a statue while he does his thing. It might take awhile, and several times to fully empty his bladder.
Third, avoid any distractions. For us, it was not letting the kids take him out, let alone with the other dogs at the same time.
It took a bit, but those few things helped tremendously. He’s not perfect now, but we’re down to a few accidents a week, instead of 8 a day!
Good luck, be patient, and it will be okay. He is still very young, it’s a good thing these dogs are so sweet!!!
Can’t wait to try this recipe!