I receive countless inquiries for Potty Training.

Clients are often disappointed when I tell them “I cannot potty train your dog” (since I don’t live there and cannot be present every time the dog needs to potty), “YOU will potty train your dog” (by understanding the information and following the guidelines on Potty Training which I share on the first training session). Needless to say, 8 out of 10 times, I never hear from them again.

One Sunday in January, one of my clients rescheduled her session which left me with a free afternoon (rare!)…or so I thought.

I received a call in the morning. They had just gotten their puppy and wanted me to come over right away.

I didn’t expect to meet a family who’d just lost a very beloved family member. Needless to say, they bought a then-unnamed puppy quite impulsively.

They were at a loss on what to do with the pup, confused by conflicting advice from various sources. Potty Training was the main concern.

When I told them they needed to get a dog walker at least 2x/day to let the pup out to potty, Dad was ready to return the pup to the pet store.

Because I really didn’t want this family to return the pup, I offered to come by to potty Brighton for the next couple of days till they were able to arrange for a dog walker. The only way I was able to offer this is because their apartment is literally down the street from my office.

I came by 2-3 times a day. I also monitored their early morning and late-night progress. This arrangement went on longer than originally planned. So by Day 9 of faithfully following 8 am – 11 am – 2 pm – 5 pm – 8 am – 11 am potty schedule, I was able to capture proof that Brighton recognized the pee pad and what it was for, and what the potty command “Do it!” meant.

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Apart from Brighton (the puppy in the video) the most I’d done for any other was take Piper (a 6-week old Chihuahua mix adopted from a rescue/shelter) with me to work for about 2 weeks. She was tiny enough to fit in a sling bag and be placed in a box on my desk where she slept all day. I took Piper to the pee pad under my desk to potty and during down-time at work I trained her for Sits and Come.