Posted by Suzanne McNeil on July 29, 1998 at 06:17:08:

In Reply to: Brnad New Peke :o)) posted by Ignahi Pons on July 15, 1998 at 22:31:18:

> Hi there.. i don't know much about pekes.. this is my first one.. a baby boy 2 months old.. he's very shy and gets scared very easily.. my problem is his poop!.. i got him kind of paper trained.. but he poops all over the place.. when is time to do pipi he goes to the paper most of the time but nevermind for number two!.. what can i do?.. I can't lock him up it makes him cry too much.. I'm a softy :o(..any others ideas?.. thanks in advance.. Iggy and Fay

Hello, I hope you have solved your paper training at this point, but in case you have not, this is what I did with my pekes. The first day home, every hour we would take an outside break. Then over the next few days we went to every two hours, as mentioned earlier the praise goes a long way. Our pups used the paper indoors, and we slowly reduced the amount of paper, and moved closer to the door. We did this slowly over the weeks, and before we knew it, they were trained! With the occasional accident, within six weeks, our pekes skipped the paper and went to the door when they needed to relieve themselves, and by the time they were 4 -6 months their schedule became regular and our outdoor time is business and play. I think the key is consistency, and understanding. This has never been a stressful transition for us or our pekes, we never expected them to "behave", we just offered them ample opportunities for relief outside, and kept a strict schedule which comforted them and they adapted to rather effortle
ssly without feeling any demands. Goodluck!!