Posted by A Smith on July 02, 1998 at 17:10:16:

In Reply to: crate posted by Irene Crawford on January 25, 1998 at 09:38:14:

> I thought I'd let the FAQ board know that I bought some OUT! for the urine smell. It's supposed to have special enzymes in it to naturize odors. I'll let you know how it works out. I'm going back to the crate training (from the beginning) with Dalton (Bubba). It's actually a birthing crate for my rottweiler. It's huge, but, he doesn't mess in it. It's set up like his own private castle. This way I won't feel guilty when I put him in it at night, although I shouldn't feel guilty when he's actually 7 months old and totally ignors the clean pee pee pads, and pees right BESIDE them. Irene

I would try taking them out every hour if possible. When he goes to the bathroom outside give him a treat. I know it's not fun to have to do that all the time, but that's what I did with my pups and they do great. I'd also try teaching him a trigger word/words such as go pottie. Say this all the time as he is using the bathroom. Pretty soon he will learn it and can go on command.