Originally posted by lv4dogs
I was told that by a reputable trainer years ago. It sure makes sense & can't hurt to try. I've been listening to it for years & my dogs (fosters or not) have always seemed to of been housetrained pretty quickly.


If the dog sees you clean up a mess, the dog will be more likely to think that it is ok to mess in the house as the owner will just clean it up anyways.
I never thought of it that way, but that's a good thought. We have had several occasions with Roscoe peeing on the carpet recently, and he watched me clean it up two of the three times. I never thought anything of it, but I will put him outside next time. Thanks for the advice!